by e-Patient Dave | Aug 31, 2011
Guest post by SPM member Gangadhar Sulkunte. We posted his family’s e-patient story two years ago. The FDA’s Risk Communication Advisory Committee has published a PDF book called  “Communicating Risks and Benefits: An Evidence-Based User’s...
by e-Patient Dave | Aug 8, 2011
Guest post by SPM member Nancy B. Finn, author of the forthcoming book e-Patients Live Longer: The Complete Guide to Managing Your Health Using Technology. Participatory medicine depends on the availability of health information to all members of a care team....
by e-Patient Dave | Aug 2, 2011
The Society for Participatory Medicine  recently named three new board members. They’ve been introduced to the members on our private listserve, and we’ve been thinking about introducing the new leadership to the public here. One is Sue Woods MD MPH, a...
by e-Patient Dave | Jul 26, 2011
Now up on YouTube: You, the patient, are a vital component of medical decision making. Believe it or not, it’s worth your effort to find out about your treatment options! This informal FlipCam vignette models a physician encouraging the patient to ask:...
by e-Patient Dave | Jun 3, 2011
SPM member Sue Woods, of Oregon Health and Science University and the Veterans’ Administration, has posted a terrific response to  CNN.com’s “Ten dumb things you do at the doctor’s office” and to our discussion of it here. Titled Dumb...
by e-Patient Dave | Jun 1, 2011
Ten days ago a post here mentioned the 14th ICSI / IHI Colloquium. I said the Society for Participatory Medicine was well represented, including: Jessie Gruman, four time cancer patient and founding co-editor of our journal, gave an important breakout session, about...
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