Top Legal Supreme Court Analyst Discusses the Aftermath of the Supreme Court Ruling on the Health Care Law and the Obama Administration
In an exclusive interview on The Hutchinson Report Newsmaker Hour on KTYM 1460 AM Radio and heard nationally on six stations and in fifty cities and Washington D.C. on the Hutchinson Newsmaker Network, on Friday, March 30, 9:30 AM PST and Saturday, March 31, 7:00 PM PST, Susan Low Bloch, Georgetown Law Professor and leading Constitutional scholar, will discuss the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the health care law, its impact and consequences for the public and the Obama administration.
The Supreme Court’s pending ruling on the health care law will have enormous legal, health and political consequences for the nation, “says Political Analyst and Hutchinson Report Host Earl Ofari Hutchinson, “A leading Supreme Court expert will t tell how what the court is likely to do and what that decision will mean for the public and the Obama administration.”
You have been invited to share your promotional experience with others.
Your Name: Lorene Burkhart
1. Where you are from and where are you now? Vincennes, IN / Indianapolis, IN
2. How did you get started writing? Progressed from radio, television scripts to magazine articles. Books seemed like the next project.
3. What do you do when you are not writing? Serve on community boards; promote books.
4. What would readers like to know about you? I’m a young 75-year-old woman who just keeps ticking.
5. What inspired your first book? My life – it’s an autobiography.
6. How many books have you written? Six in six years.
7. What are the titles of your books and what genres are they?Two about life on the farm, three children’s books, and one patient empowerment book.
8. Why are you specially qualified to write about this topic? Years of life experience and many careers.
9. How do you manage to keep yourself focused and on track when you’re writing a book? Keep away from distractions; have materials ready.
10. Do you write to make money, for the love of writing or both? Both – a portion of proceeds from each book title is given to a variety of non-profit causes.
11. What are some unique methods of marketing you have used? Which were the most successful? Am just entering the national arena, so am working with a publicist; all types of electronic possibilities through a Web 2.0 platform.
12. Do you sell through a website? If so, what’s the address? If not, why not? Yes, http://www.burkhartnetwork.com.
13. Where can people order your books? Website, amazon.com, ebooks, bookstores.
14. What format are your books – e-book, print, audio etc? Ebook and print.
15. Will you write more books? Yes.
16. What do you have in the works now? A book about how women pull themselves up through tough times.
17. What does the future hold for you and your books? Hopefully, many more years.
18. What was the most successful thing you did to promote your books? Marketing combines traditional public relations and Web 2.0. The combo seems to work well and leads people to the website to buy.
19. What was the least successful thing you did to promote your books? Book signings have not sold many books, but they offer insight from readers.
20. What makes this book special to you? It can make a difference in people’s lives as they pursue better relationships in the health care system.
21. What sort of comments have you gotten about the content of the book? Medical community (doctors, nurses) love it as well as patients.
22. What makes this a book that other people MUST read and WHY? It can change their attitude about their responsibility for their medical relationships.
23. What people NEED to read this book and WHY? Any person who is a patient, which is everyone. It’s also a refreshing reminder for practicing professionals and great for medical students.
24. What sparks your creativity? Any tips to help others spark their own
creativity? Paying attention to everything around me.
25. What do you think motivates people to become authors? What motivated you to get into this unusual industry? I don’t know about most people but I was motivated by the challenge.
26. Tell me about the most unusual things you have done to promote any books? Hired an actor to do my YouTube video.
27. If a potential reader thinks that your book wouldn’t interest them, what would you say to convince them to buy? I’m thinking something better than “Its the greatest book ever.” Give me something more specific 🙂 They will manage their medical care in a more satisfactory manner.
28. Why does the topic of your book interest you? Why would it interest potential readers? Give us a hook to reel in new readers. The topic of my book, “Sick of Doctors? Then Do Something About It” interests me because patient responsibility for their care is a huge problem and requires a shift in attitude. I love solving problems and sharing my insight where it makes a difference.
During June, Lorene Burkhart, author of Sick of Doctors? Then Do Something About It! is touring cyber space with a virtual book tour. We are working with busy blogs that include or attract:
Women 35 plus/Moms – Primary healthcare coordinators in the house
Boomers—Their healthcare or a parents
Medical professionals/students
Some of the topics that are discussed in the book include:
Patient Empowerment
Doctor-Patient Relationships
Consumer Driven Healthcare
Healthcare Management
Healthcare education
Improvement in patient’s healthcare
This book contains information about ways that we can all help ourselves and empower ourselves to get the best possible health care for ourselves and our families. If these things are something you would like to discuss on your blog – contact nikki @ nikkileigh.com
Lorene McCormick Burkhart is a genuine entrepreneur. Her business career spans 40 years and features many notable achievements, which in their time broke traditional business boundaries. From becoming a female executive before the phrase “glass ceiling” was coined to founding her company, Burkhart Network in 2007 at the age of 73, Burkhart is a true trail blazer. She’s just published her fifth book Sick of Doctors? Then Do Something About It! A Prescription for Patient Empowerment, with two more book titles scheduled to be published in 2010.
During the tour, have a series of guest posts that are relevant to the content of the book (see the list and the links below) and we have some copies of the book for review.
Thur May 20 – Lorene Burkhart, author of Sick of Doctors? Then Do Something About It! is interviewed on the radio at 8:35 am ET on www.800wvhu.com out of Huntington, WV with Morning Show host Tom Roten
Monday June 21 – Shel Horowitz shares tips about improving the doctor/patient relationship from Lorene Burkhart, author of Sick of Doctors? A Patients Prescription for Empowerment – http://www.frugalfun.com/doctor-patient-relationship.html
In August we will be coordinating the virtual blog tour for The Fearless Factor by Jacqueline Wales. Jacqueline will tour cyber space in September and October and we are searching for blogs, newsletters, radio shows etc that attract the sort of people we describe below and that discuss the topics listed below. If you would like to be considered for participation in this tour, please contact nikki @ nikkileigh.com
What would it mean to you if you:
Had a stronger more loving relationship?
Could communicate more powerfully with the people in your life?
Made more money?
Built a successful career?
Could be more productive and satisfied at work?
The Fearless Factor will show you how to turn off the fear, doubt and anxiety and turn on the confidence so you can Live Your Best Life Now.
We will schedule blogs and radio shows to participate in this tour. Jacqueline will do written or live interviews, providing excerpts from the book, writing guest posts that are applicable to the topics in Fearless Factor, we can also supply PDF copies of the book for reviews.
Who Needs to Read The Fearless Factor
The Fearless Factor addresses issues that any age can understand although many of the people are women in the 40s – 60’s range with a wide variety of interests
Women concerned with self-improvement but they avoid doing the needed work, but they are looking for answers.
People who buy self help books and they may have complete libraries of books they have never read, but with the intention that they will.
People who are in denial or avoiding how much work needs to be done
Whether these people are making changes, they know something needs to change.
People in the workforce, or are self-employed either successfully or not.
Many of these people are not financially sound.
They are married and single, but are in a kind of relationship that may or may not be working
Women in their 50’s having major changes involving their job, family, relationship, meaning in life.
Topics Discussed In The Fearless Factor
Personal Development, Women, Health Care, Mental Health, Career Transitions, Public Speaking, Confidence Building, Emotional Health, Peak Performance, Achievement, Relationship Building, Self-Esteem
About The Fearless Factor: Overcome the fears, doubts and anxieties that stop you from Being Your Best Self Now by Jacqueline Wales
Fear is one of the most powerful motivating forces in the human experience. Why then do we run from it, hide from it, pretend it’s not there? Because we believe it’s real. Fear is mostly imagination based, and if you change your thinking, you can change your life from being run by fear, to embracing the challenges that fear ignites within you. The Fearless Factor shows you how you can gain control of your life and start creating your best life now.
About Jacqueline Wales
What can you learn from a former alcoholic, mother of four, author, singer and global nomad who earned a black belt in karate at age 49, has performed in front of thousands of people, and developed a system to help people go beyond the fears, doubts and anxieties that hold their lives in limitation instead of abundance? – Plenty!
A lifelong adventurer, Wales began her motivational career on the tenement steps of her building at age 9 giving advice to the neighborhood children. After a few detours she began singing at age 40, writing at age 41 and at 43 she took up martial arts. At 49 she had earned a red belt in Tai Kwon Do and a black belt in Shotokan karate. Who says life begins at 40! She also sang in front of thousands of people as a lay-cantor for synagogues in Paris and Amsterdam, and recorded an album of original material. At 54, Jacqueline decided she wanted to go into business and began her first motivational company Fearless Fifties which later reinvented to The Fearless Factor. Jacqueline has been a global nomad for over forty years and has lived on three continents and six cities including London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Paris, Amsterdam, New York and Bali. By applying the skills she learned in over thirty years of making change in her own life, Wales has gone on to achieve remarkable success after a lifetime of overcoming the odds. She presently lives in New York.
Jacqueline Wales is known the world over as The Fearless Lady. Her unique programs have helped women around the globe develop strong personal success, confident communication and clear visions of their goals. Jacqueline has successfully made the leap from author and caretaker to being an extraordinary force in the women’s self-help movement and succeeds with a winning personality and a commitment to help others achieve their goals. No theorist, she is a practical, hands-on, been there – done that lady who shares her knowledge and expertise with everyone she presents to.
Tuesday September 15 – Margay Justice shares her review for The Fearless Factor and her interview with author, Jacqueline Wales – http://margayleahjustice.com/?p=330
Thursday October 1 – Jennifer Louden shares a guest post on her blog – http://www.comfortqueen.com/the-fearless-factor-self-care. The post by Jacquelyn Wales, is about whether she uses (or doesn’t use!) comfort, self-care, and self-kindness to help her with fear and fearful situations.
Wednesday October 7 – Ellen Besso at Midlife Maze shares a guest post on 2 or 3 ways in which the fear factor affects women in midlife. http://ellenbesso.com/midlifemaze/?p=943
Monday October 19 – Camille Kocsis interviews Jacqueline Wales, author of The Fearless Factor, this evening on her radio show at 6 pm EST – www.blogtalkradio.com/coach-camille
Thursday October 22 – Jacqueline Wales is interviewed by Miss Young on the Wellness Experience at 7 pm EST to talk about The Fearless Factor – http://www.blogtalkradio.com/WellnessExperienceCall-in Number: (347) 838-9623
Wednesday October 28 – Nikki Leigh shares her thoughts and an overview of The Fearless Factor by Jacqueline Wales on her book review blog – http://nikkileighreviews.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/the-fearless-factor-by-jacqueline-wales/. Is your life in need of a change? Is something holding you back from the happiness and success you want? You need to read this post and then order a copy of the book.
Before the Scalpel by Panchali Dhar, MD – Concerns about your Child’s Health
In Before the Scalpel: What Everyone Should Know about Anesthesia, Dr. Dhar walks readers through the various steps that ensure a safe and pain-free experience during medical procedures that may require or benefit from anesthesia. Before the Scalpel is formatted and illustrated for quick and easy reference in an interactive manner. This is a take-along-book to the doctors office, with outlines and room to make notations. Each chapter is a mini crash course for any person who is concerned about the anesthesia aspect of surgery.
What to know Before Surgery
Concerns About Your Child’s Health When Facing Surgery
Concerns for Cosmetic Surgery and Plastic Surgery Patients
Concerns for Overweight Patients Who Are Facing Surgery
We are still coordinating the virtual blog tour for Panchali Dhar, MD – If you would like to feature any of these topics on your blog or in your newsletter, please contact nikki@nikkileigh.com for more details.
Before the Scalpel: What Everyone Should Know About Anesthesia by Panchali Dhar, MD
The decision has been made: you are going to have surgery. You’ve met with your surgeon. You have a good idea what will happen during the operation. But how much do you know about the anesthesia?
Below is the table of contents to give you an idea of the topics that we are covered in the book.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments Introduction
Anesthesia: The Art of Comfort 1. At the helm: the anesthesiologist 2. Choices, choices: tools of the trade
It’s Showtime! What to Expect 3. The countdown: diving in 4. Clean and serene: the operating room 5. Watching over you: monitors and measures 6. The recovery room: wake up and feel better 7. The “ouch” factor: controlling pain
Special Topics 8. Nips and tucks: repair, restore, rejuvenate 9. Weighty matters: what about the heavy patient? 10. Labor of love: enjoy childbirth 11. The smallest breaths: when your child needs anesthesia 12. Smile! Dentistry and oral surgery 13. The “ick” factor: post-operative nausea and vomiting 14. Awake? Aware? Taking care
References and Tools Anesthesia through the ages Everyday medications used for anesthesia Glossary References Index
Before the Scalpel: What Everyone Should Know About Anesthesia by Panchali Dhar, MD
The decision has been made: you are going to have surgery. You’ve met with your surgeon. You have a good idea what will happen during the operation. But how much do you know about the anesthesia?
Did you know, by the age of 50 most people have had at least 3 or 4 encounters with some form of anesthesia? Before you or a loved one undergoes another surgery or medical procedure, this book will enable you to empower yourself and learn the basic questions to ask about anesthesia.
Did you know1 in 7 Americans will be getting plastic surgery in the next 5 years.By the year 2015, 55 million plastic surgery procedures will be done annually.
Why is superstar Beyoncé afraid of childbirth?She said on having a baby: “No way! I’m terrified of delivering a child because I saw my nephew being born. That traumatized me. I’m only 27. I’ve got time….”Hear what Dr. Dhar has to say about how to eliminate that fear and give birth pain-free.
Every mother and father’s nightmare:The phone rings.It’s the day care center or the school.Your child has had an accident and was rushed to the hospital.Your child needs surgery and must undergo anesthesia.What does this mean?You’ve tried to educate yourself about childhood diseases and symptoms and be prepared to take care of routine first aid situations.But now you’re in a panic! Read this book to be prepared and know what questions to ask.
Author Panchali Dhar, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Anesthesiologist at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center and is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Anesthesiology. She has demystified the process and terms associated with anesthesia and arranged the information in an easy to understand topic-by-topic sourcebook. Dr. Dhar takes you into the complicated, fascinating, cutting-edge world of anesthesia.
In Before the Scalpel:What Everyone Should Know about Anesthesia, Dr. Dhar explores such real-life topics as:
Pain-relief options during Labor and Delivery
Facts to know before deciding on Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery
Why children are not just “small adults” when it comes to anesthesia
How obesity adds risk to surgery and anesthesia
The common fear of awareness during anesthesia
In Before the Scalpel:What Everyone Should Know about Anesthesia, Dr. Dhar walks readers through the various steps that ensure a safe and pain-free experience during medical procedures that may require or benefit from anesthesia. Before the Scalpel is formatted and illustrated for quick and easy reference in an interactive manner. This is a take-along-book to the doctor’s office, with outlines and room to make notations. Each chapter is a mini crash course for any person who is concerned about the anesthesia aspect of surgery.
To view videos about various elements of the book – visit
To buy your copy – http://www.amazon.com/Before-Scalpel-Everyone-Should-Anesthesia/dp/0981645305 We are beginning to coordinate a virtual tour for Before the Scalpel which will run from mid February to mid March. If you have a blog that deals with these topics – feel free to contact Nikki for more details at nikki@nikkileigh.com
Virtual Tour Schedule – Additional Dates will be Added as Dates are Confirmed
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