About Kathryn Pendleton
Kathryn Pendleton, America’s Patient Advocate, is a best-selling author, award-winning international speaker, and dedicated patient advocate. Her fervent belief, that each one of you is your own best guardian of your health, has sustained her focus on discovering health care strategies you can use to guard your safety during health care.
Kathryn’s frustrations and observations during the extended hospitalizations and recoveries of her own family members have convinced her that errors occur regularly, although not maliciously. In her business, she teaches people what to do to effectively manage their own health care and the health care of their families.
She is especially passionate about including our preferences in our health care and avoiding treatment and medication mistakes. Her fifteen years of experience in watching, helping, and asking endless questions during her family’s healthcare has strengthened her belief that:
- No one cares more about your own health or your family’s health than you do.
- To help ensure that you avoid medical treatment and medication errors for those you help, it’s necessary to pay close attention and ask all question, both big and small.
- While doctors have years of experience and medical knowledge, you have even more years of experience and knowledge of the bodies of your family members.