by e-Patient Dave | Apr 13, 2016
Third in our #DocTom10 series, which started here. Yesterday I asked that you download Ferguson’s white paper, the manifesto he was working on when he died unexpectedly, ten years ago tomorrow. Today we’ll look at the preface. The lost section:...
by e-Patient Dave | Jan 27, 2015
There are times in a movement when value is revealed and recognized, and you know something real is happening. In the engaged-patient movement, the first I noticed was when Amy Tenderich’s Diabetes Mine blog (and its community) was acquired several years ago....
by Ileana Balcu | Oct 22, 2014
Wikipedia says “Participatory medicine is a movement in which networked patients shift from being mere passengers to responsible drivers of their health, and … providers encourage and value them as  full partners.” That movement gets a big boost in...
by e-Patient Dave | May 4, 2014
Thanks to Twitter friend @CourageSings for this tip. I retweeted it, but I know a lot of readers of this blog will answer “yes” and might not see the tweet: Ever hit a paywall trying to access a scientific paper? For a story, would love examples from...
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...
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