by Eric Bersh | Mar 28, 2024
I have a confession to make: I’m not always an effective advocate for my own care. It’s probably helpful for me to put this into context. I have been working in and around healthcare organizations for more than 25 years. I’m a researcher by trade, and worked with...
by e-Patient Dave | Oct 15, 2023
Be cautious, be wise: AI tools like ChatGPT sometimes makes things up! Would you want a doctor who does that?? You can use AI to gather information and probe deeply for more details. But check your facts before you act. See tips at end of post. The world is still...
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 | Jan 11, 2023
I recently saw The Color of Care, a documentary highlighting the disparate and inequitable care received by Black and Brown individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic. During the movie, Executive Producer Oprah Winfrey opined that one of the primary issues with...
by Eric Bersh | Dec 14, 2022
“When someone is having an acute situation, that is not a teaching moment.” Peter Pitts I recently participated on a panel at the STAT Summit with two brilliant healthcare thought leaders, former FDA Associate Commissioner and current president of the Center for...
by Eric Bersh | Nov 15, 2022
Editor’s note: In his new book, The Long Haul – Solving the Puzzle of the Pandemic’s Long Haulers and How They Are Changing Healthcare Forever, journalist and patient Ryan Prior depicts the courage of patients with Long COVID who were the first to name,...
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