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A cure for what killed Doc Tom! Can people afford it?

A cure for what killed Doc Tom! Can people afford it?

Our Society was founded by 11 friends and followers of “Doc Tom” Ferguson, who died in 2006 of multiple myeloma. (If you don’t know his extraordinary vision, see our Doc Tom page, and perhaps our Founders page. I continue to cite him in my speeches,...
Hey ChatGPT, what’s Participatory Medicine?

Hey ChatGPT, what’s Participatory Medicine?

I’m working on lots of things about generative AI in healthcare, because among other things, “GenAI” is incredibly empowering and liberating for e-patients. For kicks I decided to ask GPT-4 what it thinks participatory medicine is. Here’s its...
Mighty Casey is entering hospice

Mighty Casey is entering hospice

Update 3/19: We’ve opened a CaringBridge page for Casey, where her support team will post updates. You can subscribe to get notifications and to leave words of support, memories, etc. Anyone can view; posting requires free registration. This news hit us worse...
Leadership Transition, Part 2: Meet Mary Hennings

Leadership Transition, Part 2: Meet Mary Hennings

Hi Fellow SPM Members, As a follow up to the note from Danny Sands on Monday, I would like to provide you with an update on some of the exciting strategy work a group of board members and others undertook this summer and fall. Much has changed in the world at large...

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