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How Trust Fuels Equitable Health Outcomes

How Trust Fuels Equitable Health Outcomes

by | May 24, 2023

At the Society for Participatory Medicine, we recognize trust and respect as a two-way relational dynamic essential to our mission to transform the culture of healthcare relationships so people can live their best lives (see our Participatory Medicine manifesto). And...
The Power of the Prescription Pad

The Power of the Prescription Pad

by | May 17, 2023

At some point in our lives, we’ll be handed a little sheet of paper from our physician that has scribbled on it the medication we need, how much of it, and how often we should take it. These little slips of paper are power. They tell us that in order to get better, we...
A Reminder of How To Care Through Self-Reflection

A Reminder of How To Care Through Self-Reflection

by | May 9, 2023

After 28 years of  nursing I could potentially consider myself an expert in the field. But this perception couldn’t be further from the truth. I still come home from a shift and often wonder and hope that I brought comfort to at least one patient. Did I do enough?...
Glimmers of Hope: Real Progress In Participatory Medicine

Glimmers of Hope: Real Progress In Participatory Medicine

by | May 2, 2023

Twenty-five years ago, I learned I had a large liposarcoma in my left quadricep. I have written elsewhere about my surprise when my surgeon informed me that he and the team had changed the treatment plan. What team? Who are these people? Why wasn’t I at the team...

AI Gives SPM a New Opportunity to Lead

by | Apr 6, 2023

I recently posted an article entitled, “In Cancer, Patient-Empowering AI Begins to Change Care, Relationships,” that contained this declaration, “Good medicine needs to become participatory medicine, not least because involving the patient as a partner consistently...

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