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Gail Phillips: My journey to the Society for Participatory Medicine

by e-Patient Dave | Dec 26, 2018

Editor’s note: this guest post by SPM member Gail Phillips shares the odyssey that led her through numerous related disciplines, eventually discovering our society and our conference last October. Members can submit guest posts to our blog (guidelines). Join SPM...

Getting Your Doctor to Really See You

by Michael Millenson | Nov 9, 2018

Doctors are regularly deluged with advice on how to engage patients. But how can you, as a patient, get your doctor to truly engage with you as a person? Your health and even your life could depend upon it. By “engage,” I don’t mean just the doctor not interrupting...

Doc Tom Awardees Announced at SPM2018 Conference

by Sue Woods | Oct 29, 2018

On October 17th, the Society enjoyed their 2nd conference in Boston. Filling a larger room than last year, attendees – in person and virtual – enjoyed an impressive lineup of speakers. The passion in the room was palpable. Much more to come on that. A...

At #SPM2018, Ivan Handler (with @MightyCasey) Wants to Put the Care Back in Healthcare

by e-Patient Dave | Oct 15, 2018

Here’s the last in our series of posts by and about the outstanding speakers we’ve lined up for the Society for Participatory Medicine’s second annual conference on Oct. 17 in Boston, attached to the prestigious Connected Health conference. Last chance: register here....

#SPM2018 speaker preview – Brennen Hodge: “Health is the New Wealth”

by e-Patient Dave | Oct 12, 2018

Here’s the latest in our series of posts by and about the outstanding speakers we’ve lined up for the Society for Participatory Medicine’s second annual conference on Oct. 17 in Boston, attached to the prestigious Connected Health conference. Register here....

#SPM2018 speaker preview – Jason Bobe: “The future of medicine begins with the patient”

by e-Patient Dave | Oct 10, 2018

Here’s the latest in our series of posts by and about the outstanding speakers we’ve lined up for the Society for Participatory Medicine’s second annual conference on Oct. 17 in Boston, attached to the prestigious Connected Health conference. Register here....