FREE Workshop:
Practice Building Tips, INCLUDING How YOU Can Help Cancer Patients
Saturday, December 6 - 2:00PM-5:00PM eastern via zoom
The healthcare system is collapsing, and most patients want as little to do with it as possible. There has never been a better time to consider establishing an independent practice, and there are great opportunities for both licensed and unlicensed health professionals. This workshop is for anyone who is thinking of starting a health-related practice, and for those who are looking for tips on how to expand their existing practice. We’ll discuss how to identify and attract your target market, suggestions for services to offer, and proven marketing ideas.
We’ll spend some of the workshop time on how to help cancer patients. More and more of them are recognizing that their survival depends on the use of complementary and alternative modalities, and there are few trustworthy individuals outside of the system to turn to. We’ll discuss both conventional and alternative treatments; promising alternative treatments almost all patients should consider; clarity concerning various dietary approaches to cancer; how to assist and engage family and friends; and how to charge for services.
Note: you must be a health professional to attend (all modalities welcome); or a person who is seriously considering entering the healthcare field. This is NOT a workshop for cancer patients – it is for practitioners who would like to know more about how to help them.
Please feel free to send questions in advance – I can add additional topics to the curriculum throughout the week.
Advice for a Prosperous and Productive 2026
Pamela A. Popper, President
Wellness Forum Health
The last few years have been tumultuous, particularly in healthcare. The COVID debacle revealed the underbelly of a healthcare system that is both corrupt and crumbling; a government that permits and even facilitates unlimited greed and deception in almost all areas of life, but particularly in healthcare; and a population suffering from ill health at levels that are unsustainable. There is almost universal agreement that it’s time for things to change. It’s my contention that if there is going to be change, it starts with all of us. I propose that we all make (or continue to make) the following commitments starting now and through 2026 (and hopefully beyond):
Lead by example. This means healthy diet, healthy habits, healthy appearance. This is, first, a matter of integrity. An overweight, visibly unhealthy provider or health advisor lacks credibility. On the other hand, an obviously healthy person can inspire others to want to invest in their own health improvement. Additionally, figuring out how to practice healthy habits while juggling a busy work schedule, family life, and other obligations is great preparation for addressing one of the most common obstacles to working toward better health – lack of time. I speak from experience. I’m the busiest person I know, and I manage to take care of myself. I teach our members how to use the same strategies to achieve better health too.
Scientific discipline. I’ve watched practitioners from all branches of medicine descend into an undisciplined abyss in which hypotheses are presented as truths, theories are presented as proven facts, and a single, poorly designed study is used to justify a protocol. If we are going to criticize the government and institutions and so-called “experts” for misleading people, we had better make sure that we are not guilty of the same bad practices.
At Wellness Forum, we’ve used and made public a set of rules by which we filter information for almost 30 years. We teach patients and clients how to apply these rules in a matter of weeks, and they often understand the real risks and benefits (or lack of benefits) of medical interventions better than their doctors. You may not grab as much attention this way – outrageous and unfounded statements often generate more clicks – but you’ll gain more respect and find it easier to build a practice populated with the right types of patients. We will celebrate our thirtieth anniversary in business next year, and the most important contributors to our success, both in terms of results for our members and our own economic growth, have been our integrity and scientific discipline.
Be mindful of how you spend your time. Time is limited – both hours in each day and years on the planet. If you want to make a difference in healthcare – or in the world in any other way – use it wisely. Invest your time in learning and in activities that move your professional and personal life forward.
Start with the end in mind. I love and have lived by this advice from the late Stephen Covey for a very long time. Set clear objectives for your life – both personal and professional - and then develop a detailed plan likely to result in realization of these goals. A well-designed “blueprint for life” offers the best chance of success making your wildest dreams come true.
And last but not least…Fix and celebrate regularly. The end of the year is a good time to do this in preparation for 2026. Ask yourself questions such as “How am I doing?” and “How close did I come to meeting my goals?” and “What do I need to change in order to succeed?” And then do something – make adjustments and ask for help if needed.
We have important work to do and the time to do it is now. Fixing our society and our government and our healthcare system will require time and energy and persistence. If we sit back and hope that Trump or RFK or anyone else is going to solve our problems, we will likely be disappointed. On the other hand, we can contribute to change today by starting with ourselves and the people around us.