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The impact of the internet on one man’s life

March 13, 2012 By Susannah Fox 9 Comments

Nell Minow is a movie critic and corporate governance watchdog (yep, both). She and I were seated together at a luncheon a few weeks ago, part of a weekend-long meeting on leadership. We had just watched the movie, Act of Valor, and began talking about different kinds of leaders and heroes — those who seek […]

Filed Under: e-patient stories, internet geology Tagged With: Americans With Disabilities Act, bulletin boards, Facial Paralysis, Hearing Loss, Indomitable Spirit, Moebius Syndrome, Navy Seals, Nell Minow, Rare Disease

Patient-Driven Content at MedShelf.org–Susannah Fox

May 10, 2007 By Susannah Fox Leave a Comment

Online support groups have long been recognized as an important and unique source of medical information and social support for patients. Derek Hansen, Paul Resnick, and Sean Munson at the University of Michigan’s School of Information, are trying to help online support groups create community repositories using wiki software at http://medshelf.org.

Filed Under: patient networks Tagged With: bulletin boards, derek hansen, e-patients, email listserves, health information, medshelf, online support groups, patient networks, university of michigan, wiki

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