by Eric Bersh | Apr 6, 2026
The Society for Participatory Medicine (SPM) will have a small but important presence at the upcoming World Orphan Drug Congress, June 9-11, at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.  Anyone who knows me knows I have a heart for the rare disease community that...
by Eric Bersh | Sep 10, 2025
Editor’s Note: Kevin Freiert and Dan Halpren-Ruder, MD are part of a group working to launch an exciting new SPM inititative, described here. The Promise Participatory medicine promises to enhance quality while potentially decreasing costs. By...
by Mary Hennings | Aug 7, 2024
Over the past several months, SPM’s board has engaged in a planning effort, as it approaches the fifteenth anniversary of its creation. Our goal is to assess the state of the Participatory Medicine movement and discern where SPM could have its greatest impact in...
by e-Patient Dave | Oct 2, 2023
Since our beginning in 2009 a big part of the vision for our Society has been to spread the word. Toward that end, this month I’m doing a talk at the Massachusetts Council on Aging annual conference, to launch a new topic I’ll be using in local community...
by Eric Bersh | Mar 14, 2023
Recently, there has been a large emphasis by organizations that are interested in addressing bias, health equity, and increasing diversity. The verdict is still out if these are real structural changes, or just surface statements that have no real impact. It is...
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