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From BMJ: The BMJ’s own patient journey – Seeks to promote patient partnership by walking the talk

by Ileana Balcu | Jun 13, 2014

An interesting editorial in the BMJ (British Medical Journal) describes BMJ’s path to including patients in reviewing the articles and research published in the Journal. I hope this initiative will be successful and copied by the healthcare world....

Research – Route funding through consumer organizations

by Danny van Leeuwen | Jan 16, 2013

This is the third of 3 recommendations a group of Boston-based PCORI Ambassadors made to the PCORI Board in November. The first was Expanding the Scope of Research Questions Funded, the second, Micro-contracts. Researchers typically struggle to include...

PCORI and Micro-Contracts

by Danny van Leeuwen | Jan 4, 2013

Susan Woods responded to my previous post, PCORI and Just-In Time Decisions with the research funding system doesn’t really work for anyone. It is in concrete, Agreed. Micro Contracts could be a small intervention that could help move the dial. (As a reminder,...

“The Patient as Partner” in Medical Research at Radboud University

by e-Patient Dave | Dec 29, 2012

This encouraging news is adapted from the November cover story of Radboud University’s magazine Radbode (PDF, in Dutch, 1.6MB). Thanks to @LucienEngelen, initiator of this project, for forwarding it to us. Not surprisingly, Lucien’s also the creator of the...

Once again: e-patient essential – sorting out what writings to trust

by e-Patient Dave | Dec 2, 2011

A prime benefit of individual membership ($30) in our Society for Participatory Medicine is the right to participate in our members-only listserv. It was pretty sleepy a year ago, but these days it’s a hotbed of juicy discussions. Here’s something that...