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Mythbusting, “demanding patient” edition

by Casey Quinlan | Feb 24, 2015

We’d bet good money that anyone who identifies as an e-patient has been led to believe that their desire to participate actively in their medical care marks them as a “demanding patient.” The perception of demanding patients is that they’re...

on the complexity of problems and ePatients as innovators

by Nick Dawson | Feb 9, 2015

One of our Society’s best kept secrets is the composition of our membership. And lately, some of my best collaborations are coming out of conversations with fellow members. Last week, as I frenetically packed for a trip, I was chatting on the phone with our own...

A Case for Autonomy & The End of Participatory Medicine

by Nick Dawson | Dec 5, 2014

Guest post by Hugo Campos; introductory note from Society for Participatory Medicine president Nick Dawson Every movement evolves. And as a grassroots social justice movement, the Participatory Medicine Movement is also growing, changing and evolving. Something...

Surgeon: “Participatory Medicine encourages partnership between patient and provider”

by Nick Dawson | Mar 13, 2014

I now ask all my patients, at the end of our visits, “Did I get it? Did I successfully answer your questions and address your fears?” Dr. Marc Katz is a cardiac surgeon in Richmond Virginia. His op-ed, ‘Participatory Medicine’ encourages partnership between patient...

Guest post by Kate Lorig: Words Matter – Let’s Reconsider the Term “e-Patient”

by e-Patient Dave | Mar 13, 2014

This is a real treat – a guest post by SPM member and participatory pioneer Kate Lorig. Kate was a friend of our founder “Doc Tom” Ferguson, is cited twice in his e-patient white paper (see right sidebar), was the author of an important essay What...

My Reasons for Thanksgiving: On The Ultimate Loss of Control, Unclear Diagnoses, and Being a Patient

by Danny Sands, MD | Nov 27, 2013

As we know participatory medicine is based upon mutual respect: the clinician respecting the self-knowledge, experience, and wisdom that the patient brings to the collaboration and the patient respecting the knowledge, clinical experience, wisdom, and technical skills...