Life Disrupted: Getting Real About Chronic Illness
About a week ago I wrote a post about two books I recently purchased – both written by Laurie Edwards.Continue Reading
Category: Patient Empowerment
This 15 Year Old Explains Patient Engagement & Patient-Centered Care
Wow. Last night my friend Lisa Fields (@practicalwisdom) Tweeted about this piece written by Dave deBronkart (epatient Dave) and theContinue Reading
Advance Care Planning (ACP) & Video
This weekend I read a great article in The Atlantic about a non-profit organization, ACP Decisions, made up of aContinue Reading
An ePatient Firestorm Provoked by Journalists
A pair of journalists, husband and wife, recently published opinion pieces that seem to draw into question the ethics andContinue Reading
We Should All Be In The Community Business
I’m going to keep writing about online communities/patient communities until I believe that hospitals and health systems understand their importance!Continue Reading
Living in Denial of Chronic Disease: A Patient Story
The Stanford Medicine Scope (@ScopeMedBlog) is one of my favorites. I love the diversity of posts and the blending ofContinue Reading
Patient Online Community Reaches 5 Million Posts Milestone
I’ve written numerous times about Inspire.com and the good work it does bringing the patient’s voice to the foreground. TheContinue Reading
Shut Up and Listen to the Voice of the Patient (Please)
The voice of the patient – we don’t hear it nearly enough. That may sound strange but it is theContinue Reading
Retired Nurse & Patient Blogs About The Long Road To Diagnosis
I am a huge fan of Stanford School of Medicine’s SCOPE blog, and its ongoing series that features stories fromContinue Reading
Stanford School of Medicine Shares the Patient’s Perspective
A new series of articles on Stanford’s award winning Scope Blog shares the unique stories of patients affected by seriousContinue Reading
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