Sheryl Stein, known to many as “wrekehavoc,” dispenses her wisdom and humor on a 6,000-member online community of parents (using good old listserve technology) and on her blog. In this third edition of our e-patient interviews, Sheryl talks about the power of community and how “reaching out via the internet is now an ingrained habit […]
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Health Education vs. Outcomes–Susannah Fox
The Pew Internet Project has found that the internet has a significant impact on decisions about which school to attend, but it does not play a big role in other “major life moments.” Is there something similar in health care? Are there conditions and diseases which are more likely to yield to an e-patient’s ability to change the outcome? Is it enough that e-patients are more informed and feel empowered by information, or should we expect more?
Patient-Driven Content at MedShelf.org–Susannah Fox
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.
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