Patricia J. Rullo is the author of many books, including the recent Healthcare and Hospital Hazards, the patient safety/charity anthology titled Highway to Heart, Humor, and Honesty in Healthcare, and Speak Up and Stay Alive, a patient advocate hospital survival guide. She is a speaker and trainer on patient safety and host and producer of three nationally syndicated radio shows. (Speak Up and Stay Alive, Authors on Fire, and Eleven Cats Radio)

Pat is a seasoned audiobook narrator and producer and offers her radio experience to help others host their own podcasts.   She founded the Firebird Book Awards and the Positive Change Podcast Awards. The submission fees are considered donations and are fully tax deductible, which supports Pat’s mission to help transform homeless shelters for women and children by making and sending fun and colorful handmade pillowcases and bedtime books for the children.  

Pat has been rescued by 13 cats and not surprisingly, she is an accomplished litterbox scooper.   For more information visit http://www.speakuptalkradio.com