MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'epatient'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:34:14 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4921422&cid=t_229014_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ftreatment-success-depends-largely-on-patient-participation%2F2011.06.10 Ten days ago a post here mentioned the 14th ICSI / IHI Colloquium. I said the Society for Participatory Medicine was well represented, including: Jessie Gruman, four time cancer patient and founding co-editor of our journal, gave an important breakout session, about which I’ll be writing soon. (Jessie is founder and president of the excellent Center For Advancing Health.) Jessie’s talk was so good it had me going nuts on Twitter – I couldn’t keep up with all the “tweet-worthy” things that came out of her mouth. Well, I’ve just re-read her text, and it brought back why I went nuts. I was going to write about it, but I’m just going to post the full text. For those who don’t know, last fall Jessie underwent surgery for her fourth cancer; she has some experience. (more&#8... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4921422 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 16:00:53 +0100 4921422 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4902679&cid=t_229014_147_f&fid=39273&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2F5a-g09FML7k%2Freal-costs-of-social-media.html We all know social media is not free. David Fleet recently posted a very informative infographic compiled from the expertise of multiple organizations to illuminate the true costs of social media. The graphic expounds on the hidden costs of social media campaigns including staff costs, advertising consultant fees, platform creation and apps. The costs on the low end total up to about 200,000 on average for a small operation and increase exponentially from there depending on staff size and involvement in the space. But not to worry, the article goes on to praise the impacts that social media can have on a campaign including engagement, brand awareness and overall reach. ePharma Summit West is your opportunity to hear from the guru’s of social media in the pharmaceutical industry and fi... ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4902679 Mon, 06 Jun 2011 19:05:00 +0100 4902679 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4742388&cid=t_229014_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthings-you-can-learn-from-a-bad-nurse%2F2011.04.21 My husband had a screening colonoscopy last Friday.  His nurse in the recovery is the only one I had issues with.  I, not my husband. All went well, but let me tell you he is not an ePatient Dave.  He did not read his instructions about when to quit eating and the prep.  I did.  I then reminded him along the way:  “Only clear liquids today.”  “You must take the Ducolax at 3 pm.  Do you want me to text you a reminder?” Sometimes the instructions we give patients are clear, but not always read. The staff at the front desk were very kind and organized.  Calls had been made the day before and I had insured the insurance information they had was correct.   I did not tell anyone I was a doctor.  I’m not sure if my husband did later or not. ….. When I was called back by th... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4742388 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4742388 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4615096&cid=t_229014_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ftracking-medical-practice-variation-is-the-treatment-necessary%2F2011.03.21 It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. Sherlock Holmes, in Scandal in Bohemia I’ve been reading Jack Wennberg’s new book Tracking Medicine, which is about his lifetime of work in understanding the reality of how medicine is practiced, as a route to helping us achieve the best care possible for each of us. My first post about this was three months ago, en route to a seminar on SDM (shared decision making); my first post after the seminar was shortly after. The whole subject has bent my thinking about healthcare so severely that it’s taken me this long to decide what to say next. Key findings: Your doctors, with the best of intentions and the best of training, may unwittingly... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4615096 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:00:58 +0100 4615096 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4592320&cid=t_229014_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F03%2F15%2Fon-doctors-patients-and-the-internet-an-analogy%2F This a topic that bears further discussion later, but I wanted to share this analogy I came up with after talking to a friend who experienced hostility when asking her doctor about information found online. I posted it to Facebook a while ago, but wanted to put it here where I will be able to find it again, too. Warning patients away from “the internet” because some sources are bad is like telling patients to avoid all medications because some/most would be inappropriate or dangerous for that patient. Both miss opportunities to educate, collaborate, and improve care. People – including patients! – use the internet. Period. It’s my opinion that doctors and nurses who immediately scoff at any mention of the internet – rather than appreciating the wide web... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4592320 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 22:59:34 +0100 4592320 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4532207&cid=t_229014_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fyou-are-the-biggest-wasted-resource-in-health-care%2F2011.03.01 ABCNews.com has posted a great new piece by Dr. Roni Zeiger entitled, “The Biggest Wasted Resource in Health Care? You.” Subtitle: “How Your Internet Research Can Help Your Relationship With Your Doctor.” It’s well reasoned and clearly written, and continues the trend we cited a month ago, when Time posted Dr. Zack Meisel’s article saying that patients who Google can help doctors. Related notes: – Dr. Zeiger’s article title parallels what Dr. Charles Safran told the House Ways & Means Subcommittee on Health in 2004: Patients are “the most under-utilitized resource.” He was talking about health IT, quoting his colleague Dr. Warner Slack, who had said it many years earlier. I often quote it in my speeches for the Society for Participatory Medicine, assert... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4532207 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:00:16 +0100 4532207 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4527981&cid=t_229014_147_f&fid=39266&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCreationInteractive%2F%7E3%2Fc5veIxZafxo%2F In conclusion, an empowered patient is somebody who speaks up and takes action in general and patient engagement is about being in a partnership, being a stakeholder in this “participatory medicine”. To conclude, I’ll give you a review of the key insights on the future of the patient: The patient will play an active role in healthcare The future is to change the culture of the patient and the culture of healthcare professionals Participatory medicine will be the norm Think achievement more than adherence. Words are important. Envision your communication as a partnership (a two-way conversation valuable to both) Use the digital environment to achieve great outcomes (Source: Creation Interactive) Creation Interactive blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4527981 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:38:35 +0100 4527981 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4331016&cid=t_229014_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ffirst-report-from-the-society-of-participatory-medicines-newly-appointed-public-policy-committee-chair-david-harlow%2F2011.01.10 In December, the Society for Participatory Medicine’s executive committee appointed health law attorney David Harlow to represent the Society in public policy matters. Regular readers of HealthBlawg::David Harlow’s Health Care Law Blog know what a patient-centered, participatory thinker David is. This is his first report. I am delighted to offer my first report as Public Policy Committee Chair for the Society of Participatory Medicine. I encourage all of you who are not yet Society members to join, and I encourage new and old members to consider volunteering to help with the wide range of public policy issues facing us today. Over the past couple of months, the Public Policy Committee has gotten its sea legs. We are beginning to add the Society’s voice to the national discourse on p... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4331016 Mon, 10 Jan 2011 14:00:15 +0100 4331016 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4119644&cid=t_229014_147_f&fid=39273&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2FUVmSEYDi2kA%2Fepatient-online.html Today, @blueeyepath tweeted great infographic featuring many of the statistics of how patients search for their medical information online.A few of the statistics I found interesting:-61% of E-patients who want news or information about medical conditions or diseases via social media-77% of those recently diagnosed turn to find out more information about the disease online-10 Million adults turn to their mobile phones to find out more health information onlineSee the full PDF here.What statistics surprised you? (Source: ePharma Summit) ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4119644 Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:15:00 +0100 4119644 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4055713&cid=t_229014_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fshould-patient-engagement-be-regulated%2F2010.10.11 Last month in Cambridge I met Twitter friend Bryan Vartabedian, M.D. (Twitter @Doctor_V) at a meeting at Vertex Pharmaceuticals. We’ll cross paths this fall on the conference speaking circuit. [Recently] on his blog he raised a rowdy, rough, but valid point: As e-patients (obviously including me) get into the business, should they/we be regulated? He said: Will industry be required to publicly list monies used for sponsorship, travel and swag support of high profile patients in the social sphere? Should high visibility patients who serve as stewards and advocates disavow themselves of contact with pharma just as many academic medical centers have begun? As is often the case, I don’t have an answer. I’m just raising the questions. Smart questions. My short answer: Fine with me if ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4055713 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:00:46 +0100 4055713 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4025616&cid=t_229014_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ffrom-epatient-connections-2010-getting-physicians-involved%2F2010.10.02 I attended ePatient Connections 2010 this week in Philadelphia and got the chance to meet some wonderful people interested in improving patient-provider relations, healthcare communication, and the adoption and employment of emerging technologies in healthcare. One of the questions I raised had to do with getting physicians involved in the growing discussions about these plays for importance. It’s my view that physician involvement can be a sort of limiting agent, and that rather than “taking on” physicians, they should to be approached from where they are coming from so that they can better understand why it’s important to listen. The video of my summary of the question is HERE, and you can catch up with the conference tweets HERE. *This blog post was originally published... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4025616 Sat, 02 Oct 2010 23:00:43 +0100 4025616 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3980830&cid=t_229014_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2F3-things-that-make-a-better-doctor%2F2010.09.17 On Monday, NPR’s Scott Hensley posted: “Between the Internet and all the data insurance companies and the government collect on doctors, you’d think it would be a lot easier than it used to be to find a good one. But it’s not.” Sound familiar around here? See his thoughts: “3 Tips For Picking A Slightly Better Doctor.” (Thanks to friend Cindy Johnson for the tip.) *This blog post was originally published at e-Patients.net* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3980830 Fri, 17 Sep 2010 17:00:10 +0100 3980830 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3957915&cid=t_229014_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdealing-with-medical-error-together%2F2010.09.10 The “Running A Hospital” blog has another discussion of dealing with medical error. This time, the hospital has opened up an error of its own (a “wrong side” surgery) for examination by the Open School of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). Sample comments: – From IHI’s Jim Conway: “Our systems are too complex to expect merely extraordinary people to perform perfectly 100 percent of the time. We as leaders must put in place systems that support great practice by people who suffer from being human and will make mistakes.” – From a patient who had two surgical errors in ten months: “After years of suffering through our incredibly brutal tort(ure) system I finally had the chance to talk to the surgeon. The most meaningful words he spoke ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3957915 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:00:01 +0100 3957915 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4018279&cid=t_229014_118_f&fid=39279&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Ffoxepractice%2F%7E3%2FG-t_0Fu4sGs%2F So you have finally created a Twitter account for your medical practice and are ready to take on the world of healthcare social media, but what’s the next step? Creating the account was a great milestone (which should be celebrated!), but that was the easy part of your twitter creation process. We see a lot of abandoned medical Twitter accounts that never get past that first milestone. Here are some useful next action steps you want to take for your medical group’s presence on twitter. Follow thought leaders and trusted authorities within your medical field No one except you knows better where to look to for trusted information within your medical specialty. For years you have followed them in the offline world, the printed world, and you now look for them in the world of heal... Fox ePractice blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4018279 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 07:45:07 +0100 4018279 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3733085&cid=t_229014_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vimeo.com%2Fmoogaloop.swf%3Fclip_id%3D10444174%26amp%3Bserver%3Dwww.vimeo.com%26amp%3Bfullscreen%3D1%26amp%3Bshow_title%3D1%26amp%3Bshow_byline%3D0%26amp%3Bshow_portrait%3D0%26amp%3Bcolor%3D01AAEA ePatient Dave, who shared his story (video below) with my students in the “Internet in Medicine” course this semester, is about to publish his own book: “Laugh, Sing, and Eat Like a Pig: How an Empowered Patient Beat Stage IV Cancer.” Now three of his friends have written essays about this important issue: We who’ve worked on it hope it will provoke thought about how healthcare is changing because of what e-patients can contribute, empowered as individuals and enabled by the Internet. To start that process, we’re publishing the introduction. Three friends and mentors generously offered introductory essays. These essays they have little to do with my story, and everything to do with how e-patients can help heal healthcare: Part 1, by Dr. Danny Sands: Putting Informatio... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3733085 Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:00:37 +0100 3733085 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3730100&cid=t_229014_150_f&fid=38374&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2FuZDndQLG01Y%2Fepharma-summit-value-add-beyond-pill.html ePharma Summit 2010 took place this past February in Philadelphia. If you were unable to make it, we will no be presenting a weekly video series featuring all of the sessions from our event. This week we will continue with presentation from SBrian O'Donnell, Executive Vice President, Interactive Services, Klick Pharma and guest speaker Dave deBronkart, "ePatient Dave", Spokesperson and Advocate for Patient Empowerment presenting "Value-Add Beyond the Pill - The Digital Opportunity to Generate Patient Advocacy and Build Meaningful Differentiation with HCPs."Click here to watch the video. The video is under the "video" portion of the interactive player on the ePharma Summit webpage. (Source: ePharma Summit) ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3730100 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:33:00 +0100 3730100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3729878&cid=t_229014_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-cancer-journey-take-control-of-your-illness-and-treatment%2F2010.07.06 I love this – a website that could’ve ONLY been created by cancer patients. From ThinkAboutYourLife.org: Find empowerment: Anything you can do to feel like you are taking control of your illness and treatment will help you. Think About Your Life was developed by cancer survivors. We have used the tools on this website in our own experiences, and we hope to inspire you do the same. This website provides easy-to-use tools for each stage of the cancer journey to help you: Process your thoughts and feelings: Elizabeth shared the “Good Day, Bad Day” tool with her family to tell them how they could help her throughout treatment. Take control and make decisions: Amanda used her “One Page Profile” with her doctor to discuss the impact of treatment on her life... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3729878 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3729878 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3603867&cid=t_229014_150_f&fid=34889&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmamkting.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F05%2Fnobody-knows-youre-fake-patient-on.html Last night I had the honor of hosting the #socpharm "Tweetchat" session, standing in for Eileen O'Brien (@EileenObrien; Siren Interactive) who is the founder and regular host of that Twitter discussion stream.One issue discussed in last night's session was Sara Baker, a "fake" patient created by MedSeek, a health IT company (see Lori Moore's comment to this post)."Meet Sara Baker," says MedSeek on its website. "ePatients like Sara Baker are the future of eHealth. She uses the Internet to stay connected with friends, check her bank balance and make purchases. She is Web-savvy and expects her healthcare provider to be, too. She has growing expectations of her healthcare providers for 2011 and beyond. And she will be the driving force behind your healthcare organization's ePatient revenue cen... Pharma Marketing Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3603867 Thu, 27 May 2010 12:18:00 +0100 3603867 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3259267&cid=t_229014_150_f&fid=38374&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2FzwX8oUo1kOk%2Fepharma-summit-2010-value-add-beyond.html (Source: ePharma Summit) ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3259267 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:14:00 +0100 3259267 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3254644&cid=t_229014_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fweight-diet-and-writing-things-down-is-this-what-you-call-health-2-0.html There is a VERY interesting discussion going on over at the e-Patients.net blog about what the heck “Health 2.0″ actually means, and whether it can really help people. I’ve spoken and written a lot on Health 2.0 myself, and when people ask me what the term means, I usually give them this simple two-part explanation: 1) Health [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3254644 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:00:22 +0100 3254644 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3146159&cid=t_229014_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fwayback-wednesday-wisdoms-from-my-favorite-joslin-doc.html The following post, dating back to June 2005, was one of the first expert interviews I ever published here at the ‘Mine.  It was originally titled ‘Surprising Interview with a Joslin Researcher,’ although that title seems quite dated to me now, because the good doctor’s recommendations are so basic (yet still so relevant, and with [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3146159 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:20:44 +0100 3146159 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3133760&cid=t_229014_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fa-good-slide-into-2010.html In Germany, people wish each other a “Guten Rutsch” (or a “good slide”) into the new year. Here’s a little visual that might help with that expression Today, from the bottom of my diabetic heart — and my family’s — wishing you all a great slide into 2010. I did not get around to compiling a [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3133760 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:15:51 +0100 3133760 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2905061&cid=t_229014_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fwhy-data-logging-is-not-the-holy-grail.html Some people were surprised recently to hear me say that tools for logging glucose are “not the Holy Grail of online diabetes tools.”  I stand by that assertion, and I’m going to tell you why. There are an ever-increasing number of PC and phone-based programs that allow diabetics to log and share their BG data. While [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2905061 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:18:06 +0100 2905061 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2865867&cid=t_229014_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fcoming-soon-the-diabetesmine-keas-health-account-plan.html What’s that you say? What the heck is a “Health Account Plan?” I am pleased to announce that this week, at the Health 2.0 Conference in San Francisco, I’ll be part of the launch of a brand new kind of online platform called Keas — featured in the New York Times today (!) As many [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2865867 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:00:31 +0100 2865867 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2839129&cid=t_229014_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fhow-to-be-a-good-endo-from-a-patient%25e2%2580%2599s-pov.html Scott Johnson is one of my favorite fellow diabetes bloggers. Always has been. This post will show you why.   A Guest Post by Scott K. Johnson, of Scott’s Diabetes Journal Amy’s guest post from Dr. Anne Peters last Thursday on “How to be a Good Diabetes Patient” sure ruffled some feathers.  I wanted to take [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2839129 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:00:25 +0100 2839129 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2804151&cid=t_229014_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fhow-to-be-a-good-diabetes-patient-from-an-endos-pov.html Ever wonder what your doctor considers “a good patient”? Yeah, me too. So I figured I’d ask one of the country’s leading endocrinologists.  Dr. Anne Peters is Director of the Diabetes Program at the University of Southern California (USC), head of the nation’s largest outreach program for community-based diabetes prevention and treatment in Los Angeles, [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2804151 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:00:53 +0100 2804151 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2796693&cid=t_229014_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fanother-diagnosis-in-the-family-lyme-disease.html Up until now it’s been all about me and my #$%@ chronic illness. That wasn’t so bad, for me. Far tougher is the realization that someone you love — someone who’s been the rock of your existence — may not be so invincible after all. Although nothing truly catastrophic has happened, a little [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2796693 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:52:33 +0100 2796693 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2793371&cid=t_229014_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F09%2Ftransforming-health-care-today.html Today I am in Rochester, MN, at the world-famous Mayo Clinic, taking in part in a “collaborative symposium” on health care called Transform. David Rosenman, a physician who runs the Mayo’s new Center for Innovation, had the idea to gather a bunch of smart, engaged people to exchange ideas on “new models of health care.”  This [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2793371 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:00:41 +0100 2793371 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2626226&cid=t_229014_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fpharma-on-twitter-and-other-social-media-the-epatients-dilemma.html As the Diabetes Social Media Summit hosted by Roche approaches, I’ve been thinking and reading a lot about the question of Pharma engagement here.  Is Social Media destined to be just another forum for them to push marketing mantras and build brands?  Or can there really be valuable two-way interaction between the chronically drug-dependent (us [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2626226 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:08:35 +0100 2626226 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2349465&cid=t_229014_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F04%2Fsevere-hypoglycemia-linked-to-dementia-and-other-big-bad-jama-diabetes-news.html The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has devoted an entire special issue to Diabetes this week.  It features the results of four big studies that are enlightening, but are not going to make you happy. The first comes from Kaiser Permanente, and shows that in elderly people with Type 2 diabetes, severe hypoglycemia is [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2349465 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:00:58 +0100 2349465 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2232626&cid=t_229014_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F03%2Fand-now-we-are-epharma-consumers.html In our emerging world of web-based health offerings and Net-informed patients, it looks like the name-game is still heating up.  Recently I sounded off about whether we should be referred to now as patients or consumers, and don’t forget the term “ePatients” — along with eHeath Consumers, Cybercitizens, etc., etc. Now Manhattan Research, a highly respected [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2232626 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:00:13 +0100 2232626