“A well-educated patient is easier to treat. A badly educated patient is very difficult to treat.”
This and other choice quotes you’ll find in, How to deal with the digitally empowered patient, a four-doctor roundtable discussion hosted by Scott V. Haig, MD. an Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Columbia University. It was published in the April 2008 issue of Orthopedics Today.
John M. Grohol, Psy.D.
John M. Grohol, Psy.D. is one of the pioneers in online mental health and support groups, getting his start on the Internet in 1992 with depression support groups and advocacy efforts. He is a writer, researcher, and the publisher & founder of the Internet's leading mental health and psychology network, Psych Central, a founding corporate member of the Society for Participatory Medicine. Dr. Grohol sits on the editorial board of Computers in Human Behavior and does e-health consulting in his spare time.
Dr. Grohol is a founding member and treasurer of the Society for Participatory Medicine, and is also a member of the Association of Health Care Journalists.
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