by e-Patient Dave | Aug 30, 2011
SPM member John Novack of Inspire.com sent this, about a project some members of an Inspire patient group created. They got the Mayo Clinic to explore whether a clinical trial can be done in a very unconventional setting: across the internet, instead of within one...
by e-Patient Dave | Aug 23, 2011
Stop what you’re doing, as soon as possible, and spend 20 minutes watching this. It’s the most powerful short talk I’ve ever seen about health care. Our e-patient white paper is titled “e-Patients: How they can help heal healthcare.” In...
by e-Patient Dave | Aug 17, 2011
I’m visiting yesterday and today with some marvelous kindred spirits: Health Literacy Missouri (Twitter @HealthLitMo, Facebook). Their thoughts are very aligned with participatory medicine. It’s like we’ve been ships in the night – not crossing...
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 7, 2011
An SPM member [name redacted – wishes to remain anonymous :–)] emailed this, with the playful subject line “A New e-Patient”: (Click the image to go to the high-res on the comic’s site; © Copyright 2011 King Features Syndicate, all rights...
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...
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