How do we rebuild trust in vaccines when fear and misinformation stand in the way, especially for autistic individuals and their families?

In this episode of Patient Advocacy Voices, host Eric Racine is joined by co-host Heather Entenmann, U.S. Public Health Engagement Lead at Sanofi, for a thoughtful conversation on vaccine confidence, trust, and inclusion. Together, they welcome two leading voices in public health and advocacy: Danielle Hall, former Vaccine Education Lead at the Autism Society of America, and Dr. Kelly Moore, President and CEO of Immunize.org.

Drawing on lived experience, decades of public health leadership, and frontline advocacy work, the conversation explores why the long-debunked myth linking vaccines and autism continues to persist, and why rebuilding trust requires more than facts alone. The discussion highlights how healthcare experiences, sensory needs, anxiety, and empathy all play critical roles in shaping vaccine decisions, and what advocacy leaders and providers can do differently to better support autistic individuals and their families.

In this episode, you’ll gain insights on:

• Why misinformation about vaccines and autism endures, and how to address it with empathy, not judgment
• How healthcare experiences and sensory needs influence vaccine confidence in the autism community
• Practical ways providers and vaccination sites can reduce anxiety and create more inclusive, respectful experiences for immunizations in any disease area
• How advocacy organizations, healthcare professionals, and trusted messengers can counter misinformation by leading with empathy and authenticity

This conversation is a powerful reminder that rebuilding trust in public health starts with listening, understanding lived experiences, and meeting people where they are, because confidence is built not just through evidence, but also through empathy.

2025 was a year of transformative change and opportunity across the patient advocacy community, Sanofi, and for patients.

In this special year-end episode, host Eric Racine, joined by Adam Gluck, Head of U.S. & Global Specialty Care Corporate Affairs, and all Sanofi Season 2 co-hosts, revisit the most powerful conversations and lessons from the 2025 season while exploring the year’s defining theme, transformation. We are living through an unprecedented moment where sweeping shifts in healthcare policy, groundbreaking AI capabilities, and breakthrough scientific advances are unfolding at the same time, creating both extraordinary opportunity and profound responsibility to ensure these developments truly improve patients’ lives.

Eric and the team surface insights on how patient advocacy organizations and Sanofi are rising up to meet this incredible moment. Together they recall key lessons from advocacy leaders across immunology, lung health, vaccines, mental health, rare diseases, maternal health, and more. Learn how collaboration, co-creation, and patient integration can help organizations transform capabilities and deliver more impact for patients.

In this episode, you’ll gain insights to:

• Uncover transformation opportunities during this time of rapid shifts in healthcare, policy, technology, and science
• Adapt new tools and engagement models to better meet the needs of patient communities
• Scale community-centered programs creatively, from helplines to peer networks and proactive outreach
• Strengthen collaborations across advocacy groups, policymakers, and industry to drive meaningful change
• Accelerate the “last mile” between scientific breakthroughs and real-world patient access
• Embrace continuous learning and mindset shifts that are essential for organizational transformation that delivers results

As we close out the year, we’re grateful to every patient advocacy leader whose insights helped us renew our commitments and elevate our performance for patients moving forward into 2026. Looking ahead, the pace of change will only accelerate, but so will our collective ability to anticipate and respond, guided by the advocates who inspire and inform this work. We’re excited to build on this momentum next season with new conversations, fresh discoveries, and more lessons that move us closer to a healthcare system that truly works for every patient.

What does it take to move beyond patient-centric slogans and truly integrate patient voices across every part of a global organization?

In this episode, host Eric Racine is joined by Michael Osso, President & CEO of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, along with Sanofi leaders from around the world: Kersten Sharrock, Amy Akers-Teets, Catherine Coulouvrat, and Nick Taylor. Together, they explore how Sanofi’s Patient Community Promise initiative is transforming culture, clinical research, and collaboration – with measurable results and lessons for patient advocacy leaders.

In this episode, you’ll hear insights on:

• Why co-creation and global collaboration are key to accelerating meaningful innovation
• How data, digital tools, and real-world evidence are changing the way research reflects patients’ priorities
• What it takes to simplify processes and make partnerships easier and more impactful
• How to measure progress in patient engagement and why transparency builds trust
• The power of persistence and intentionality in making patient integration more than a promise

Tune in to hear how Sanofi, in collaboration with advocacy organizations like the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, is redefining what it means to listen, act, and co-create a healthcare system that truly works for patients.