406 Taking Charge as a Medical Advocate
Health, Wellness, Medici | Registration opens 12/2/25 9:00 AM EST
This class focuses on practical steps that individuals can take before, during, and after medical treatment to ensure better outcomes for themselves or for ones they attend. Topics include: personal medical information, communication with medical providers, in-patient hospitals and rehabilitation centers, skilled nursing facilities, home health care, out-patient treatment, physical and occupational therapy, long-term care, and billing, as well as insurance claims, extensions, and appeals. The instructor will also discuss her personal experience with goal setting and overcoming medical trauma.
Gay Marie Logsdon
Gay Marie Logsdon speaks from experience following her head-on car wreck in 2016 and from experience of family and friends over 30 years. Months of in-patient and out-patient medical care, torrents of insurance claims, and gradual ongoing recovery have helped shape her perspective, which is fortified by a meditation practice of many years. Gay Marie taught English at several universities and language institutes, and she served as a technical editor and writer at ORNL until retirement. Afterwards, she revived her aquatic and safety skills by working out with Oak Ridge swimmers, competing in Senior Olympics, and obtaining Red Cross certification to teach swimming, CPR, AED, and first aid.