e-Patient Dave, Author at SPM Blog

Mayo Proposal: Make Med Students Understand Costs?

by e-Patient Dave | Jan 31, 2012

Corrected 6:50 pm – the Medical Professionalism Blog belongs to the ABIM Foundation, not to the Board. ABIM is the American Board of Internal Medicine, one of the two U.S. organizations that certifies internal medicine physicians. Their The ABIM...

“I have a right to my damn data”: Hugo Campos in the Mercury News

by e-Patient Dave | Jan 30, 2012

Well, SPM’s resident ICD patient is getting quite a lot of attention these days! First a feature in MIT Technology Review in November, then his TEDx video was released this month, leading to a spot on NPR’s On The Media on 1/20, and now he’s on the...

“That means there is hope” – Atul Gawande at #CISummit

by e-Patient Dave | Jan 26, 2012

Edits made in the discussion at bottom, 1/27. Quick post from the media table at today’s Medicare Innovation Summit: Deservedly famed surgeon & author Atul Gawande just put together a bunch of thoughts into a potent summary. Paraphrasing from memory: There...

Medical Devices: Another take on “We want Access to our Damm Data”

by e-Patient Dave | Jan 24, 2012

Another potent guest post by SPM member Alexandra Albin, @MsAxolotl. If this doesn’t give you a sense of who is “the ultimate stakeholder” in health matters, nothing will. Remember, “patient” is not a third person word. Your time will...

Hugo Campos on NPR’s “On The Media”

by e-Patient Dave | Jan 22, 2012

Read to the end… Our man Hugo Campos (see Friday’s post) is becoming a media star! TEDx, then MIT Technology Review, now NPR’s “On The Media”! From SPM co-founder Joe Graedon, of People’s Pharmacy, on the SPM listserv – see...