006 Surviving Cancer & Better Healthcare Through Being an e-Patient

March 24, 2016 00:39:37
006 Surviving Cancer & Better Healthcare Through Being an e-Patient
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006 Surviving Cancer & Better Healthcare Through Being an e-Patient

Mar 24 2016 | 00:39:37

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Show Notes

In This Episode:

Dr. K talks with “e-Patient Dave” deBronkart, a co-founder of the Society for Participatory Medicine. Dave is a well-known advocate for improving healthcare by encouraging people to become “equipped, enabled, and empowered” when it comes to their own healthcare. They discuss:

  • How getting information from an online patient community helped Dave survive a usually fatal cancer
  • What is an “e-patient,” and why being proactive leads to better healthcare
  • Why public access to health information is creating a sea change in the practice of medicine
  • How the patients’ rights movement is creating a culture change that some doctors find threatening
  • Why it’s better for patients and doctors to act as partners and “share the knowledge”
  • Practical tips on getting more informed regarding your own (or your family member’s) healthcare
  • What kinds of doctors to avoid, and how to get a second opinion

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