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Unmentionables

Celebrating #BCSM as a peer health innovation

August 20, 2021 By Susannah Fox 6 Comments

A man and woman walking on a trail

Cancer patients were among my first peer health innovation teachers and remain, years later, among my favorite communities to follow. I keep an eye out for hashtags like #gyncsm (gynecological cancer social media), #bcsm (breast cancer social media), and #lcsm (lung cancer social media) on Twitter. I listen to podcasts like The Cancer Mavericks (and […]

Filed Under: e-patient stories, patient networks, peer-to-peer health care, pts as teachers Tagged With: #bcsm, #gyncsm, #hcsm, #lcsm, Alexandra Drane, Alicia Stales, breast cancer, Dana Lewis, Deanna Attai, Elizabeth O'Riordan, Jodi Sperber, Jody Schoger, Leslie Schover, Matthew Zachary, peer health innovation, Trisha Greenhalgh, Unmentionables

Let yourself in on your own secrets

December 31, 2014 By Susannah Fox 12 Comments

I respect secrets. When my grandmother died at age 96 and a half, her final words were: “Erase my email.” Why? I don’t need to know. And she is not someone you want to cross (present tense — her spirit is still here with me, urging me to live a big life.) But I am […]

Filed Under: beauty and wonder Tagged With: Alexandra Drane, Frank Warren, Meghan Daum, PostSecret, Unmentionables

Let’s fix the culture of stress

October 13, 2014 By Susannah Fox 3 Comments

The Unmentionables panel at Health 2.0 addressed issues we don’t talk about in public but which deeply affect our health and well-being. I posted the first set of videos last week — here is the second batch. Michael Painter, of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, talked about his personal perspective on stress and building a culture […]

Filed Under: hc's problem list, key people Tagged With: #health2con, Alexandra Drane, health 2.0, Kent Bradley, Michael Painter, On Purpose, Unmentionables, Vic Strecher

“We must redefine health to include life.” – Alexandra Drane

October 7, 2014 By Susannah Fox Leave a Comment

The first videos from the Unmentionables panel at Health 2.0 are up: http://www.viddler.com/v/f3f37d94 Note that this video contains both the opening and closing segments — tons of wonderful research and insight courtesy of Alexandra Drane. Look out for our two surprise guests who share some fascinating data and very quotable quotes: “In health care we […]

Filed Under: key people Tagged With: Alexandra Drane, Esther Perel, Fred Trotter, health 2.0, Jonathan Bush, Unmentionables, video

Five years on: The Unmentionables of Health 2.0

September 20, 2014 By Susannah Fox 9 Comments

Three generations of hands

Five years ago, Matthew Holt and Indu Subaiya bravely turned over their main stage to Alexandra Drane and a posse of thinkers, doers, and builders working on removing the real barriers to good health — all the stuff that nobody wants to talk about but which we know is at the center of people’s lives. Alex called […]

Filed Under: key people, positive patterns Tagged With: #health2con, Alexandra Drane, Esther Perel, health 2.0, Jonathan Bush, Kent Bradley, Maureen O'Connor, Michael Painter, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Unmentionables, Vic Strecher

Prepare

September 18, 2014 By Susannah Fox 11 Comments

What if this was played on a loop in Times Square? What if every health conference displayed it on a screen at the front of the hall, to accompany every speaker? How might we prepare for what is coming? Thoughts, comments, inspiration, tips welcome in the comments!

Filed Under: demographics Tagged With: caregivers, health 2.0, Pew Research Center, Unmentionables

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