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My Reasons for Thanksgiving: On The Ultimate Loss of Control, Unclear Diagnoses, and Being a Patient

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...

Thanks from the Philippines

by Ileana Balcu | Nov 27, 2013

In this guest blog post, member Beatrice Tiangco describes some of the pain and suffering in the Philippines after the typhoon and expresses her gratitude for the SPM, local community and overall support. Beatrice Tiangco is a practicing Medical Oncologist from the...

Author Anna Quindlen asks medical schools: do you really know your patients?

by Susan Woods | Nov 12, 2013

Any of us would probably have paid to be at the gathering of over 1000 medical school deans, faculty and residents at last week’s American Association of Medical College’s (AAMC) meeting to hear Anna Quindlen deliver her speech, Healthcare in an Age of...

Patients in Power conference in Athens

by e-Patient Dave | Nov 8, 2013

Latest update below: 7:39 a.m. ET On my personal site I’m blogging about the second annual Patients In Power conference happening today and tomorrow in Athens, Greece, organized by SPM member Kathi Apostolidis. 7:39 a.m. ET – The European Charter of...

Monthly introduction to e-Patients.net

by e-Patient Dave | Nov 3, 2013

This is our monthly introduction to e-Patients.net, blog of the Society for Participatory Medicine. Follow the Society on Twitter (@S4PM), Facebook, and LinkedIn. Here’s how to become a Society member, individual or corporate. Our publications: This...

Janice McCallum’s Interview at StrataRx – About #GMDD and #SPM

by Ileana Balcu | Oct 11, 2013

Guest blogger Janice McCallum shared her interview from the StrataRx conference. Janice McCallum is a health data strategist at Health Content Advisors. Her blog and tweets (@janicemccallum) reflect her focus on the value of information to all healthcare stakeholders...