by Nancy Finn | Dec 15, 2016
Participants: Nancy Finn, John Grohol, Sarah Krug, Danny Sands, Joe Ternullo, Jon Wald Tracy Zervakis, Peggy Zuckerman November 1 Board minutes approved Retreat recap Tabled for the next meeting. Nancy to create key points document. Membership Update Tracy Zervakis...
by Nanette Mattox | Dec 12, 2016
This year marked a new approach to publishing our Society’s newsletter with the wonderful volunteerism of our members as guest editors. Please join me in giving a + very warm THANK YOU to the following fellow members: Mike Mascia – February Vanessa Carter – March Mark...
by Nanette Mattox | Dec 7, 2016
Hi all, I hope you had an enjoyable Thanksgiving and will be able to take some time during the winter holidays as well. It always feels a little bit hectic this time of year, in part, because there seems to be so much yet to accomplish. I want to call out some...
by Nanette Mattox | Dec 6, 2016
Dear Friends, It’s an important time for Participatory Medicine and for the Society. Â We would like to ask you to help us boost our membership roles by asking two of your colleagues to join the Society this year for a low membership fee of $30.00. As you know,...
by Nanette Mattox | Dec 6, 2016
The conventional model of medicine had only two players. The doctor alone had access to all medical information and his encounter with the patient was the only way to obtain health-related information. The dawn of the information age led to a change in the dynamics in...
by Nanette Mattox | Dec 6, 2016
I have experience as a physician, a patient, and a caregiver. I am a medical doctor—a surgeon in obstetrics and gynecology. In a hospital where I had practiced, I became a patient. Because of a missed diagnosis, instead of being treated with medications, my treatment...
by Nanette Mattox | Dec 6, 2016
Heather Hansen “This case is killing me.” I cannot tell you how many times I have heard those five words. I defend doctors when they are sued for negligence. I am a medical malpractice defense attorney, but attorneys are also called...
by Nanette Mattox | Dec 6, 2016
Mental health disorders are in vogue, and by that I mean our society pays a lot of attention to quantifying and identifying the social and mental dysfunctions of modern life. It is my belief that most mental health conditions represent ancient helpful survival...
by Nanette Mattox | Dec 6, 2016
Season’s greetings, December is especially blessed this year as on Sunday the 25th we get to experience Christmas and the first day of Hanukkah on the same day. There are five weekends and every holiday falls on one. So unusual has our year been that the...
by Nancy Finn | Nov 30, 2016
Participants: Mandy Bishop, Peter Elias, Nancy Finn, John Grohol, John Hoben, Sarah Krug, Danny Sands, Joe Ternullo, Jonathan Wald, Ken Yale, Peggy Zuckerman Minutes approved New Board members Danny introduced new two board members Mandy Bishop and Ken Yale. Their...
