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Aging, housing, health

September 12, 2017 By Susannah Fox 2 Comments

Early 20th century typewriter keys

Brandeis University hosted a one-day symposium on aging, housing, health, technology, and other issues. Thanks to the people who captured these insights!

Filed Under: demographics, policy issues, trends & principles Tagged With: Alan Kay, Alexandre Kalache, Atlas of Caregiving, Brandeis University, caregivers, Danny Sands, Leslie Kernisan, Muriel Gillick, Pamela Ressler, Pippa Shulman, Rosalie Yerkes Figge, Ruth Finkelstein

Beauty and wonder

November 15, 2015 By Susannah Fox 5 Comments

Purple iris in front of a sunflower umbrella

  From nearly the beginning of writing this blog I’ve had a category tagged beauty and wonder. I was re-reading a few of those posts this morning, since we are all, once again, being urged to look for the helpers, as Mister Rogers said. If you haven’t yet read it, Maura Judkis, the daughter of […]

Filed Under: beauty and wonder Tagged With: Mister Rogers, Rosalie Yerkes Figge

The White House Conference on Aging

July 12, 2015 By Susannah Fox 12 Comments

Lawn sign in front of the White House announcing the Conference on Aging July 13

The White House Conference on Aging only happens once every ten years — and it’s happening tomorrow. The program begins at 10 a.m. ET on Monday, July 13, and will be livestreamed: https://www.whitehouse.gov/live I’ll be on a panel in the late afternoon talking about technology and the future of aging, directly after Tim Brown and Barbara Beskind discuss […]

Filed Under: demographics, key people, medical records Tagged With: Blue Button, Hhs, home health care hacks, maker movement, Medicare, Rosalie Yerkes Figge, usability, White House, White House Conference on Aging

Troublemaker vs. Rebel

May 24, 2015 By Susannah Fox 8 Comments

List of attributes: troublemaker vs rebel by Lois Kelly

I adore this slide that Wendy Sue Swanson, MD, captured during a presentation by Helen Bevan. The list was formulated by Lois Kelly and I highly recommend exploring her site: Foghound.com. The word pair that resonates most with me is “alienate vs. attract,” possibly because it reminds me of my grandmother‘s advice: You catch more […]

Filed Under: key people Tagged With: Rosalie Yerkes Figge, Wendy Sue Swanson

Is there a generational tech divide in medicine? And is that the main problem?

November 11, 2013 By Susannah Fox 19 Comments

Jay Parkinson recently wrote a post responding to a question raised by Atul Gawande: Can technology be a change agent for health care? Jay’s answer focused on the generational tech divide in medicine today. One quote: “Many of the most influential doctors practicing medicine today have an antagonistic relationship with computers. Change will only come in […]

Filed Under: demographics, hc's problem list, net-friendly docs Tagged With: Atul Gawande, family, Jay Parkinson, Manhattan Research, Pew Research Center, Rosalie Yerkes Figge

Never assume that what you are seeing or experiencing is everyone else’s reality.

April 15, 2013 By Susannah Fox 1 Comment

Light bulbs in the night sky - a photo by Ted Eytan

Atul Gawande can shine a bright spotlight, even with just a few tweets. On Saturday he linked to an article about new social media guidelines for physicians which states: Aside from not “friending” patients [on Facebook], the guidelines also recommend the following to physicians: • Don’t use text messaging for medical interactions, even with established […]

Filed Under: key people, net-friendly docs Tagged With: American Medical Association, Atul Gawande, e-patients, Rosalie Yerkes Figge, Tom Ferguson

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