Anna Reisman's Atlantic Health piece, Should Doctors Write About Patients, has received lots of dialog. Writing about patients is not new. What’s new is the capacity of every doctor to build an audience and write about patients. Publishing has become democratized. From constrained micromedia to traditional long-form, every doctor has the means of sharing their ... Continue Reading about When Doctors Write About Patients
(How) Should Patients be Present at Medical Meetings?
After reading Lucien Engelen’s BMJ editorial this past summer, I couldn’t help but think: Should patients be present at all medical meetings? Or better: Is there ever a time and place where doctors should meet without patients? The e-patient voice is critical. But, as important, we must think about where that voice best fits. We must move beyond they have to be ... Continue Reading about (How) Should Patients be Present at Medical Meetings?
Can a Patient Teach Medical School?
Can a patient teach medical school? Of course, according to The Mayo Clinic. They’ve been leading medicine for decades, so why wouldn’t they lead here? Today, The Mayo Clinic announced that e-Patient Dave deBronkart would serve as the 2015 Visiting Professor: Patient engagement and empowerment is a natural extension of Dr. Will Mayo’s vision of a medicine as a ... Continue Reading about Can a Patient Teach Medical School?
A Zero Tolerance Policy for Patient Dialog
A UK medical practice has posted a sign attempting to prohibit public conversation by patients. Citing a Zero Tolerance Policy apparently invoked to protect NHS staff, this type of veiled threat illustrates how disconnected the medical community can be from the realities of medicine in a connected age. You can read about this over at the BBC. True abusive ... Continue Reading about A Zero Tolerance Policy for Patient Dialog
How Children Review Their Pediatricians
Why is it that Post-It Notes never make it to Angie's List? ... Continue Reading about How Children Review Their Pediatricians
Should Doctors Google Their Patients?
I read in the New York Times that the vast majority of doctors Google their patients. I found this implausible. I consider myself a digitally sophisticated physician. Perhaps that's why I've never Googled a patient. The story, When Doctors 'Google' Their Patients by Haider Warraich, is worth a critical peek. Here’s why the vast majority of doctors don’t Google ... Continue Reading about Should Doctors Google Their Patients?