Patient/Doctor Co-Care Archives

Hey ChatGPT, what’s Participatory Medicine?

by e-Patient Dave | Nov 20, 2023

I’m working on lots of things about generative AI in healthcare, because among other things, “GenAI” is incredibly empowering and liberating for e-patients. For kicks I decided to ask GPT-4 what it thinks participatory medicine is. Here’s its...

A Surprising Collaboration Gives Trauma Patients a Second Chance

by Eric Bersh | Sep 25, 2023

Emergency medicine has always been a collaborative practice, where teamwork and communication are paramount as first responders, nurses and physicians work together knowing that every second counts. While much has been written about collaboration during the clinical...

Participatory Medicine: the Final Mile of Health Care System Change

by Eric Bersh | Apr 20, 2023

When I describe the concept of participatory medicine, people who work in the healthcare industry often confuse it with other change initiatives, like social determinants of health or better access to care. It’s a different story when I describe participatory...

Why Dying is Not Giving Up

by Eric Bersh | Feb 14, 2023

Throughout my time as a psychotherapist specializing in end of life diseases, primarily cancer, I have spent many hours talking with both patients and medical teams about the importance of authentic communication and end of life planning. I see this kind of planning...

The Keys to Good Relationships With Your Care Teams

by Eric Bersh | Aug 23, 2022

Being born with cystic fibrosis, a progressive, genetic lung disease, I have had countless health encounters throughout my life. Through these experiences I have learned the power that lies in self advocating for my health in the clinic setting with my doctors and...

Collaborative Notes, Engaged Partners, Fewer Errors

by Danny van Leeuwen | Jun 13, 2022

Patients, care partners & clinicians can reduce record errors with collaborative notes. Dr. Peter Elias shares his note-writing with collaborative partners. Proem Expecting an error-free medical record seems unreasonable – too many opportunities, too many forces,...