by Esther Dyson | Oct 21, 2009
Abstract Summary: The job of the Journal of Participatory Medicine is to answer the question of “why participatory medicine?” It is our hypothesis that PM is good: it will lead to healthier, more empowered individuals, lower health care costs (through...
by Jessie Gruman | Oct 21, 2009
Abstract Summary: Achieving the benefit of safe and effective health care has never demanded so much from so many. Each of us has a role, and that role is changing with advances in technology and the delivery of care. No player—patient, caregiver, clinician,...
by George D. Lundberg | Oct 21, 2009
Abstract Summary: All medical and health care is intensely personal: one patient, one professional, one moment, one decision. The patient is best served by fully participating. With American health care reform imminent, participation for self-preservation becomes even...
by Joanne Disch | Oct 21, 2009
Abstract Summary: Most nurses inherently value the concept of partnership, of complementary expertise, of collaboration. This stems from our service orientation and our holistic view of situations and solutions. As nurses, we also value the recognition that we bring...
by Trisha Torrey | Oct 21, 2009
Abstract Summary: Purchasers of health care—employers, union trusts, and government agencies—have experienced inexorable cost increases and stagnating quality results despite many efforts at payment and delivery system reform. Many employers embraced...
by Kate Lorig | Oct 21, 2009
Abstract Summary: I have the honor of writing this introductory piece for the Journal of Participatory Medicine (JoPM) from the viewpoint of a patient. To do this I must drop my academic titles and replace them with my qualification for the task at hand. I was born...
