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Public Q&A: How to support an introvert in an increasingly connected world?

November 13, 2014 By Susannah Fox 31 Comments

All signs point to a social revolution in health. As I’ve put it, the internet gives us access not only to information, but also to each other. Crucial advice can come from a just-in-time someone-like-you as well as from a clinician. So what happens to people who are shy or introverted? If sharing and learning […]

Filed Under: e-pts resources, end of life, patient networks, peer-to-peer health care, public Q&A

Evolution of online patient communities

February 1, 2014 By Susannah Fox 28 Comments

A conversation broke out on Twitter this morning about the evolution of online patient communities — how some people prefer to stick with older, familiar, “it just works” technologies rather than try to migrate to a new platform. Catch up by reading this Storify. I’d love to work on this with the health geek tribe […]

Filed Under: e-pts resources, patient networks Tagged With: Facebook, Smart Patients

Engage With Grace

November 27, 2013 By Susannah Fox 1 Comment

This Thanksgiving, I am hosting the guest post below, participating in the annual Engage With Grace blog rally, to encourage those who haven’t considered their end-of-life preferences start thinking about them, and asking those who have done it to consider how their decisions may have changed over time. It’s good food for thought. Wishing you […]

Filed Under: e-pts resources, end of life Tagged With: Engage with Grace

“Googling is a sign of patient engagement”

May 3, 2013 By Susannah Fox 10 Comments

Let Patients Help book cover

Wrap your head around that idea. It’s one of the many insights I learned from reading Let Patients Help — and I’m freaking quoted in that chapter! But that’s E-patient Dave, seeing things that nobody else sees and, in this case, making up words like “boogloo” (Bing + Google + Yahoo). As he writes: 81% […]

Filed Under: e-pts resources, key people, net-friendly docs Tagged With: Danny Sands, E-Patient Dave, Let Patients Help

Visualize This: An e-Patient’s Medical Life History

March 18, 2012 By Susannah Fox 12 Comments

The following was originally Katie McCurdy’s response to the excellent, ongoing discussion about the future for self-tracking. It’s too good not to elevate to a post of its own — Susannah. ____________________________________________________________________________  Katie’s self-crafted medical timeline (Click to enlarge; see story below) There is some recent thought that self-tracking or data gathering is “a manifestation of […]

Filed Under: e-patient stories, e-pts resources, featured commenters Tagged With: Katie McCurdy

The Power of Rare Disease Patients

February 25, 2012 By Susannah Fox 5 Comments

I’m honored to post this essay by Wendy White, Founder & President of Siren Interactive: Thanks to the Pew Internet Project, we have a lot of data about ePatients. These empowered, engaged and educated patients (and families) are helping to bring about a transformation of healthcare in this country. Pew’s Susannah Fox has named them […]

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