2010: The Year of Open Streams & Fax Machines

December 12, 2009 · Filed Under general · 21 Comments

I started writing this post while watching a livestream of the LeWeb09 conference in Paris and finished it while watching a livestream of TEDxSV. Open Streams are of many kinds and shapes. They are completely changing how we consume information, news & entertainment.

It could be a joke and it could be funny! Instead, it is just the sad truth. And embedded in this sad, sorry truth, lies a complete lack of democratic ideals and a deliberate attempt by various parties to keep as much control of your health data as possible. The main communication tool in doctors’ offices at the end of 2009 remains the fax machine, a dinosaur-like, throw-away appliance that is no longer part of the communication tools used by modern communicators and regular users of the Internet. This is in contrast with what is taking place in the highly competitive and innovative world of social media and open streams, and you must conclude that there is a concerted effort by segments of the health care professionals to remain technologically backward.

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Participatory Medicine and Patient Research: It’s Gonna be a New World, indeed!

September 17, 2009 · Filed Under Why PM, general · 7 Comments

Matthew Herper’s post about thalidomide treatment of Myeloma is a good example of how patients will contribute to medical knowledge in the future, and may form a cautionary tale for patients who get involved to this degree in formulating new treatment approaches.

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