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== Illness onset leads to advocacy == | == Illness onset leads to advocacy == | ||
In 2006 Ryan Prior was a healthy, athletic high school student when he became ill with [[ME/CFS]]. After graduating college and becoming a journalist he wrote an article for [http://college.usatoday.com/2013/06/10/opinion-telling-the-hidden-story-of-chronic-fatigue-syndrome/ USA Today: College] [http://college.usatoday.com/2012/10/02/opinion-the-real-story-of-chronic-fatigue-syndrome/ ''Viewpoint: The real story of chronic fatigue syndrome'']<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://college.usatoday.com/2012/10/02/opinion-the-real-story-of-chronic-fatigue-syndrome/|title=Viewpoint: The real story of chronic fatigue syndrome | last = Prior | first=Ryan|date=2012-10-02|work=USA TODAY College|access-date=2018-08-10|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|language=en-US}}</ref> and received so much feedback that he realized he needed to do more to report on the disease and produced a documentary: "A Film That Tells The Great Under-Reported Medical Story Of Our Time." His crowdfund raised $120,000 for ''[[Forgotten Plague]]''. Prior and his then-girlfriend, [[Nicole Castillo]], co-directed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://mecfsdocumentary.com/fundraising/|title=Fundraise | date = 2013-10-05|work=Forgotten Plague|access-date=2018-08-10|language=en-US}}</ref> | In 2006 Ryan Prior was a healthy, athletic high school student when he became ill with [[ME/CFS]]. After graduating college and becoming a journalist he wrote an article for [http://college.usatoday.com/2013/06/10/opinion-telling-the-hidden-story-of-chronic-fatigue-syndrome/ USA Today: College] [http://college.usatoday.com/2012/10/02/opinion-the-real-story-of-chronic-fatigue-syndrome/ ''Viewpoint: The real story of chronic fatigue syndrome'']<ref>{{Cite news | url=http://college.usatoday.com/2012/10/02/opinion-the-real-story-of-chronic-fatigue-syndrome/|title=Viewpoint: The real story of chronic fatigue syndrome | last = Prior | first=Ryan|date=2012-10-02|work=USA TODAY College|access-date=2018-08-10|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|language=en-US}}</ref> and received so much feedback that he realized he needed to do more to report on the disease and produced a documentary: "A Film That Tells The Great Under-Reported Medical Story Of Our Time." His crowdfund raised $120,000 for ''[[Forgotten Plague]]''. Prior and his then-girlfriend, [[Nicole Castillo]], co-directed.<ref>{{Cite news | url=http://mecfsdocumentary.com/fundraising/|title=Fundraise | date = 2013-10-05|work=Forgotten Plague|access-date=2018-08-10|language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
Prior also founded the [[The Blue Ribbon Fellowship]] to educate students in the disease [[ME/CFS]]. Currently only 5% of medical schools have proper curricular, research and clinical standards of care for the disease.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://theblueribbonfoundation.org/fellowship-details/|title=Fellowship Details|date=2013-12-09|work=The Blue Ribbon Foundation|access-date=2018-08-10|language=en-US}}</ref> | Prior also founded the [[The Blue Ribbon Fellowship]] to educate students in the disease [[ME/CFS]]. Currently only 5% of medical schools have proper curricular, research and clinical standards of care for the disease.<ref>{{Cite news | url=http://theblueribbonfoundation.org/fellowship-details/|title=Fellowship Details|date=2013-12-09|work=The Blue Ribbon Foundation|access-date=2018-08-10|language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
== Production credits on ME/CFS == | == Production credits on ME/CFS == | ||
* 2015, [[Forgotten Plague]] | * 2015, [[Forgotten Plague]] | ||
* Oct 2018, [https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/05/health/chronic-fatigue-stuart-murdoch-belle-sebastian-turning-points/index.html Indie pop sensation's disease became his muse]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/05/health/chronic-fatigue-stuart-murdoch-belle-sebastian-turning-points/index.html|title=Indie pop sensation's disease became his muse|last=CNN | first = Ryan Prior|work=CNN|access-date=2018-10-09}}</ref> Produced Dr. Sanjay Gupta's ''Turning Points'' interview with [[Stuart Murdoch]], a short segment and an article. | * Oct 2018, [https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/05/health/chronic-fatigue-stuart-murdoch-belle-sebastian-turning-points/index.html Indie pop sensation's disease became his muse]<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/05/health/chronic-fatigue-stuart-murdoch-belle-sebastian-turning-points/index.html|title=Indie pop sensation's disease became his muse|last=CNN | first = Ryan Prior|work=CNN|access-date=2018-10-09}}</ref> Produced Dr. Sanjay Gupta's ''Turning Points'' interview with [[Stuart Murdoch]], a short segment and an article. | ||
== Awards == | == Awards == | ||
*2014, [http://medicinex.stanford.edu/conf/a/medx2014/conference/speaker/247 ePatient Scholar; Executive Producer, The Blue Ribbon]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://medicinex.stanford.edu/conf/a/medx2014/conference/speaker/247|title=Speaker Profile: Ryan Prior | last= | first = |date=|website=medicinex.stanford.edu|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2018-08-10}}</ref> | *2014, [http://medicinex.stanford.edu/conf/a/medx2014/conference/speaker/247 ePatient Scholar; Executive Producer, The Blue Ribbon]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://medicinex.stanford.edu/conf/a/medx2014/conference/speaker/247|title=Speaker Profile: Ryan Prior | last= | first = |date=|website=medicinex.stanford.edu|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2018-08-10}}</ref> | ||
*2014, [http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=19960 ProHealth's Advocate of the Year]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.prohealth.com/library/prohealths-2014-advocate-of-the-year-ryan-prior-34892|title=ProHealth's 2014 Advocate of the Year – Ryan Prior - Prohealth|date=2015-04-05|work=Prohealth|access-date=2018-08-10|language=en-US}}</ref> | *2014, [http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=19960 ProHealth's Advocate of the Year]<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.prohealth.com/library/prohealths-2014-advocate-of-the-year-ryan-prior-34892|title=ProHealth's 2014 Advocate of the Year – Ryan Prior - Prohealth|date=2015-04-05|work=Prohealth|access-date=2018-08-10|language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
*2017, [https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/ruth-libby-2017-grand-prize-winner-for-rare-life-award-2017-02-28 Eagle Rare Life ''Leadership Category'' Award]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/ruth-libby-2017-grand-prize-winner-for-rare-life-award-2017-02-28|title=Ruth Libby 2017 Grand Prize Winner for Rare Life Award|last= | first = |date=|work=MarketWatch|access-date=2018-08-10|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|language=en-US}}</ref> $5K Prize | *2017, [https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/ruth-libby-2017-grand-prize-winner-for-rare-life-award-2017-02-28 Eagle Rare Life ''Leadership Category'' Award]<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/ruth-libby-2017-grand-prize-winner-for-rare-life-award-2017-02-28|title=Ruth Libby 2017 Grand Prize Winner for Rare Life Award|last= | first = |date=|work=MarketWatch|access-date=2018-08-10|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|language=en-US}}</ref> $5K Prize | ||
== Nominations == | == Nominations == | ||
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==Media exposure== | ==Media exposure== | ||
*Jun 17, 2013, [https://whchronicle.com/a-young-man-a-big-disease-and-a-big-idea/ A Young Man, a Big Disease and a Big Idea]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://whchronicle.com/a-young-man-a-big-disease-and-a-big-idea/|title=A Young Man, a Big Disease and a Big Idea | last = King | first = Llewellyn|date=Jun 17, 2013|work=White House Chronicle|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=}}</ref> | *Jun 17, 2013, [https://whchronicle.com/a-young-man-a-big-disease-and-a-big-idea/ A Young Man, a Big Disease and a Big Idea]<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://whchronicle.com/a-young-man-a-big-disease-and-a-big-idea/|title=A Young Man, a Big Disease and a Big Idea | last = King | first = Llewellyn|date=Jun 17, 2013|work=White House Chronicle|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=}}</ref> | ||
*Aug 8, 2018, [https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/08/health/iyw-ryan-me-cfs-story/index.html Millions suffer from an invisible disease: My ME/CFS story]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/08/08/health/iyw-ryan-me-cfs-story/index.html|title=Millions suffer from an invisible disease: My ME/CFS story | last = Prior | first=Ryan|work=CNN|access-date=2018-08-10 | date = |archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=}}</ref> | *Aug 8, 2018, [https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/08/health/iyw-ryan-me-cfs-story/index.html Millions suffer from an invisible disease: My ME/CFS story]<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/08/08/health/iyw-ryan-me-cfs-story/index.html|title=Millions suffer from an invisible disease: My ME/CFS story | last = Prior | first=Ryan|work=CNN|access-date=2018-08-10 | date = |archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=}}</ref> | ||
== Online presence == | == Online presence == |
Revision as of 20:11, November 30, 2022
Ryan Prior is an advocate who wrote and co-directed the documentary, Forgotten Plague, based on his experiences as well as others living with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). The topics of science and politics of ME/CFS were also included. He is the founder of The Blue Ribbon Foundation.
Ryan is a Cross-Platform Associate Producer at CNN.[1]
Illness onset leads to advocacy[edit | edit source]
In 2006 Ryan Prior was a healthy, athletic high school student when he became ill with ME/CFS. After graduating college and becoming a journalist he wrote an article for USA Today: College Viewpoint: The real story of chronic fatigue syndrome[2] and received so much feedback that he realized he needed to do more to report on the disease and produced a documentary: "A Film That Tells The Great Under-Reported Medical Story Of Our Time." His crowdfund raised $120,000 for Forgotten Plague. Prior and his then-girlfriend, Nicole Castillo, co-directed.[3]
Prior also founded the The Blue Ribbon Fellowship to educate students in the disease ME/CFS. Currently only 5% of medical schools have proper curricular, research and clinical standards of care for the disease.[4]
Production credits on ME/CFS[edit | edit source]
- 2015, Forgotten Plague
- Oct 2018, Indie pop sensation's disease became his muse[5] Produced Dr. Sanjay Gupta's Turning Points interview with Stuart Murdoch, a short segment and an article.
Awards[edit | edit source]
- 2014, ePatient Scholar; Executive Producer, The Blue Ribbon[6]
- 2014, ProHealth's Advocate of the Year[7]
- 2017, Eagle Rare Life Leadership Category Award[8] $5K Prize
Nominations[edit | edit source]
- 2017, Eagle Rare Rare Life Honor[9] *Won Leadership category and $5K Award*
Talks and interviews[edit | edit source]
- Jan 23, 2014, ME/CFS on Nationally Syndicated "Jim Bohannon Show"[10] Appearing, Dr. Andreas Kogelnik, Ryan Prior, and Llewellyn King of ME/CFS Alert.
- 2014, ME/CFS Alert Episode 58 - Ryan Prior and the Blue Ribbon Foundation[11]
- 2014, ME/CFS Alert Episode 57 - Patient Perspectives - Ryan Prior and the Blue Ribbon Fellowship[12]
- 2016, In Sickness + In Health - Podcast 36 - ME/CFS & POTS w Ryan Prior[13] (Begins at 11:45)
- 2016, Just Talking Podcast[14]
Media exposure[edit | edit source]
- Jun 17, 2013, A Young Man, a Big Disease and a Big Idea[15]
- Aug 8, 2018, Millions suffer from an invisible disease: My ME/CFS story[16]
Online presence[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Prior, Ryan. "Ryan Prior - Journalist at CNN/Co-Director of "Forgotten Plague"". LinkedIn.
- ↑ Prior, Ryan (October 2, 2012). "Viewpoint: The real story of chronic fatigue syndrome". USA TODAY College. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
- ↑ "Fundraise". Forgotten Plague. October 5, 2013. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
- ↑ "Fellowship Details". The Blue Ribbon Foundation. December 9, 2013. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
- ↑ CNN, Ryan Prior. "Indie pop sensation's disease became his muse". CNN. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
- ↑ "Speaker Profile: Ryan Prior". medicinex.stanford.edu. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
- ↑ "ProHealth's 2014 Advocate of the Year – Ryan Prior - Prohealth". Prohealth. April 5, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
- ↑ "Ruth Libby 2017 Grand Prize Winner for Rare Life Award". MarketWatch. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
- ↑ "Ryan Prior | Eagle Rare Life". eaglerarelife.com. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
- ↑ Bohannon, Jim. "ME/CFS on Nationally Syndicated "Jim Bohannon Show"". Soundcloud. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
- ↑ King, Llewellyn (March 23, 2014). "MECFS Alert Episode 58: Ryan Prior and the Blue Ribbon Foundation". YouTube. ME/CFS Alert. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
- ↑ King, Llewellyn (March 12, 2014). "MECFS Alert Episode 57: Patient Perspectives - Ryan Prior and the Blue Ribbon Fellowship". YouTube. ME/CFS Alert. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
- ↑ Gael O'Regan, Cara (October 21, 2016). "36 ME/CFS & POTS w Ryan Prior". Retrieved August 10, 2018.
- ↑ X, Christopher (October 11, 2016). "With Ryan Prior". YouTube.
- ↑ King, Llewellyn (June 17, 2013). "A Young Man, a Big Disease and a Big Idea". White House Chronicle.
- ↑ Prior, Ryan. "Millions suffer from an invisible disease: My ME/CFS story". CNN. Retrieved August 10, 2018.