About

My Health Story mission

To help empower people living with ongoing health issues to achieve greater health outcomes.

My Health Story vision

Present the unique lived experience and help time-poor practitioners guide patients through health-first decision-making.

My Health Story Values

  • Patient centred care

  • Excellence in health management healthcare

  • Privacy of information

Background

My Health Story was originally founded as PainTrain – My Health Summary by Soula Mantalvanos after she developed chronic pain following an accident.

My Health Story is an engaging, safe and innovative online resource and app offering subscribers a way to generate, store, and privately share their health experiences.

‘I want to empower people facing ongoing health issues. Understanding a personal experience is key to receiving the best quality of care. It is also very distressing to have to repeat a long history.’ she said.

It was soon apparent that Soula’s novel health summarising idea for pain management could be expanded to help people living with other chronic health conditions such as Stroke, Dementia and aged care.

So, in 2021 Soula decided to rebrand PainTrain My Health Summary to My Health Story.

Healthcare professionals support

Healthcare practitioners, clinicians and health professionals have been involved in the development of My Health Story and we continue to improve the system through consultation with both health care practitioners and patients.

Read about our key people

Why My Health Story?

My Health Story is a fully functioning resource that communicates the unique lived experience. It empowers the patient so they can take a more holistic approach to their care. It also works as an asset to time-poor practitioners, presenting them with an effective way to tailor care to the individual’s experience.

‘My Health Story is a source of empowerment for patients who can have all their information on hand, and it also provides a way for the patient to tell their story without the added distress of having to repeat themselves.’– Dr Nick Christelis Director, Pain Specialist Australia

Privacy

The information stored on My Health Story remains owned by the patient, and the patient remains in total control of the sharing options.

Motivated by personal experience, founder Soula Mantalvanos developed My Health Story to address a large area of unmet needs; communication between those affected by ongoing illness and their health practitioners with social, educational, and employment economic implications in Australia and throughout the world.

Dr Susan Evans Chair, Pelvic Pain Foundation of Australia notes that, ‘At the Pelvic Pain Foundation of Australia, we recognise the need for innovation in this area. We strongly support My Health Story as an important step forward with international potential. My Health Story is easy to understand and provides a brief, to-the-point summary for time-poor health practitioners.’

Affiliate system

My Health Story costs $49 per year for full access of the website and App on all devices (no advertisements). An affiliate system is in place paying referrers 30% from every subscriber’s annual fee with a continued payment of 30% for every renewal.

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