Gunther Eysenbach

e-pts resources, positive patterns, trends & principles

Health News Review launches new site with improved e-patient training

e-Patient Dave | December 4, 2009

There’s a new resource for a vital e-patient skill: reading health news responsibly. It helps us be smarter before we bring new findings to the attention of other patients and our providers – not to mention smarter for our own benefit. When “Doc Tom” Ferguson defined “e-patient” in the 1990s, “Educated” wasn’t one of his [...]

Give patients (that’s you) access to all their (your) data – so they can help

e-Patient Dave | September 21, 2009

Cross-posted from my website, ePatientDave.com – the happy home for my new business! I’ve just returned from Toronto, where I gave the opening keynote at the Medicine 2.0 Congress. It was titled “Gimme My Damn Data,” which is an unconventional title for an opening address, but I meant it. Here’s why. A new world of [...]