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SPEAKING & WORKSHOPS

Bring the patient perspective into the room.

Eric connects lived experience with practical insight—helping healthcare teams, organizations, and patient communities think differently about preparation, communication, and empathy.

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THE PURPOSE

Make patient-centered care feel practical, not abstract.

Patient-centered communication is more than a phrase. It shows up in how information is explained, how questions are invited, and whether a person feels able to participate in what happens next.

Eric brings a grounded patient and caregiver perspective to those conversations, connecting personal experience with concrete ideas an audience can carry forward.

POSSIBLE TOPIC AREAS

Conversations that help people see care from the patient's side.

Every engagement can be shaped around the audience, setting, and outcome your organization wants to support.

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Patient-centered communication

How clear language, listening, and space for questions can change a patient's experience of care.

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Preparedness and care navigation

Practical ways patients and families can organize concerns, prepare for visits, and understand next steps.

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Rare and liver disease advocacy

A lived-experience perspective on navigating complexity, uncertainty, specialists, and long-term care.

Eric Butcher speaking into a microphone during a healthcare panel discussion
IN CONVERSATIONA patient voice grounded in experience, empathy, and practical action.

FLEXIBLE FORMATS

Built for the room you're bringing together.

Keynotes and talks

A focused patient-perspective message for conferences, meetings, and community events.

Panels and moderated conversations

An honest voice alongside clinicians, advocates, caregivers, and organizational leaders.

Interactive workshops

A practical setting for teams or communities to explore communication and preparedness together.

AUDIENCES

Relevant wherever better healthcare conversations matter.

Healthcare teamsPatient communitiesCaregiver groupsAdvocacy organizationsProfessional associationsEducational events

START THE CONVERSATION

Tell Eric about your audience and event.

Share the format, audience, timing, and what you hope people will take away. Eric will respond personally.

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