by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. | Apr 29, 2017
Last week, The Society for Participatory Medicine held a learning exchange entitled “Shared Decision Making in Imaging: How Should Patients and Physicians Discuss the Costs of Care” in partnership with the American College of Radiology, For those who were...
by Nancy Finn | Mar 30, 2017
Participants: Dave deBronkart, Kyra Bobinet, Judy Danielson, Peter Elias, Nancy Finn, Terry Graedon, John Grohol, Sarah Krug, Bruno Nardone, Danny Sands, Joe Ternullo, Jon Wald, Susan Woods Minutes from Board and Executive Committee approved Treasurer and Membership...
by Nancy Finn | Mar 30, 2017
Participants: Dave DeBronkart, Nancy Finn, Peter Elias, Sarah Krug, Danny Sands, Joe Ternullo, Jon Wald, Susan Woods, Tracy Zervakis Minutes Approved Member Outreach – Danny Sands Our plans for outreach to members who have expressed interest in becoming more involved...
by Nancy Finn | Feb 17, 2017
Participants: Dave DeBronkart, Nancy Finn, John Grohol, Sarah Krug, Danny Sands, Joe Ternullo, Jon Wald, Susan Woods, Tracy Zervakis Minutes approved Note: Date for the next board meeting, moved up by 1 week to Feb. 14. Collaborative Initiative The Precision Medicine...
by Nancy Finn | Feb 17, 2017
Participants: Nick Dawson, Peter Elias, Nancy Finn, John Grohol, Sarah Krug, Danny Sands, Joe Ternullo, John Wald Minutes Approved Retreat Follow Up Discussed the retreat list of To Dos and agreed to develop a timeline. Danny and Jon will identify project leaders and...
by Nanette Mattox | Feb 14, 2017
Patient and family engagement in research is critical to truly realize the goals of cooperative health care supported by the Society for Participatory Medicine members and other industry leaders. However, barriers to engagement are evident and frustrating to patients,...
by Nanette Mattox | Feb 14, 2017
Social media in medicine is here to stay. The banter centered on social media’s “emergence” and “potential” have been largely replaced by discussions dissecting best-practices and real use-case scenarios from practices that have successfully implemented social media...
by Nanette Mattox | Feb 14, 2017
If you were to design the ideal patient portal that also included diagnostic imaging, it would make sense to convene a group of stakeholders — patients, caregivers, and referring physicians and radiologists — to determine what features each group would...
by Nanette Mattox | Feb 14, 2017
Lung cancer can be deadly, so early detection and treatment are important. When a patient is at risk for lung cancer due to her age and history of smoking, she and her physician have to make important decisions about how and when to screen for lung cancer. Low-dose...
by Nanette Mattox | Feb 14, 2017
People usually don’t have courses in school on empathy: how to be compassionate towards each other. There are some professions, however, where empathy is part of the formal learning process — with health care professionals leading the way, learning how to listen...
