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| February 2, 2016
by Danny Sands, MD | Feb 2, 2016 |
A fundamental precept of participatory medicine is that health care should not be a spectator sport—it’s best practiced in a participatory manner. This requires engagement from both the patient and the clinician. Yet the typical behavior of health encounters is not...
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| June 1, 2015
by Danny Sands, MD | Jun 1, 2015 |
Ever since the formation of the Society for Participatory Medicine we have discussed curating and sharing resources about participatory medicine. The resources might be videos, websites, blog posts, tutorials, and other online resources that could benefit patients,...
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| November 27, 2013
by Danny Sands, MD | Nov 27, 2013 |
As we know participatory medicine is based upon mutual respect: the clinician respecting the self-knowledge, experience, and wisdom that the patient brings to the collaboration and the patient respecting the knowledge, clinical experience, wisdom, and technical skills...
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| September 11, 2012
by Danny Sands, MD | Sep 11, 2012 |
This is the blog of the Society for Participatory Medicine. Since its inception, the Society has been an entirely volunteer organization, the only exception being the Managing Editor of our Journal. While this was generally fine in the early days, we have grown and...
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| March 12, 2010
by Danny Sands, MD | Mar 12, 2010 |
Yesterday I was at a monthly TelePresence meeting of the Person Centered Health initiative, a group that started in Canada that’s closely aligned with the Society for Participatory Medicine. At this meeting, some expressed concern that the memes of...
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| March 10, 2010
by Danny Sands, MD | Mar 10, 2010 |
Participatory Medicine is a new paradigm in healthcare, one that promises to enhance healthcare efficiency, transform the experience for both the patient and their providers, and improve healthcare outcomes. This cultural shift requires adaptation among healthcare...
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| March 8, 2010
by Danny Sands, MD | Mar 8, 2010 |
A joint post by e-Patient Dave and Dr. Danny Sands, written from alternating points of view. Danny: An important moment happened a few months ago during office hours – important because it brought a profound shift in Dave’s view of the doctor-patient...
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| November 9, 2009
by Danny Sands, MD | Nov 9, 2009 |
For most people, their impetus to be actively engaged in healthcare comes from an experience with serious illness—either their own or a loved one’s. My journey into participatory medicine began during my internal medicine residency at Boston City Hospital, a public...
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