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Ruth Carlos, MD - Engaging Patients on Twitter

Get Social Health with Janet Kennedy

Release Date: 02/25/2017

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Get Social Health with Janet Kennedy

Today’s on Get Social Health we’re talking about a project called My MG Sole. It's new collective art project designed specifically for people with Myasthenia Gravis, a rare autoimmune condition. The goal of the project is to help people in the MG community defy social distancing by uniting as a community online. In this time of intense social distancing, the separation of those with chronic illnesses, like MG, from their family, friends and community - who understand what they may be experiencing - can feel more like extreme social isolation. ...

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For all my Digital Health listeners, I wanted to share this interview with Jen Goldsack of the DiMe Society from the "People Always, Patients Sometimes" podcast. This podcast is a production of Spencer Health Solutions (full disclosure: my day-job!). Our podcast focuses on the innovators, thought leaders and patient influencers who are demanding change now in clinical trials The Digital Medicine Society is a group of individuals who are committed to innovating and transforming how digital apps, medical devices, software and processes can positively impact healthcare and clinical trials. Since...

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Health literacy is a relatively new term that is getting a lot of attention, but what does it mean? Does it have to do with reading ability or reading comprehension? Is it the responsibility of the healthcare provider or the patient? October is Health Literacy Month, so we're going to learn more about the meaning of health literacy from Lori Hall, director of global health literacy for Eli Lilly on Get Social Health. On the start of Lori's career: "In my career in nursing, I started out in the newborn intensive care unit. It was a wonderful opportunity to make a difference every day for...

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ePatient Dave - Part I I'm honored to have Dave deBronkart on the podcast today. He is the original "e-Patient" and has a lot of stories and interesting projects to share with us today. As a matter of fact, so many interesting projects that we're going to break this into a two-part discussion, so join me for our conversation with e-Patient Dave on Get Social Health. Podcast Transcript Announcer:                      ...

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Have you heard the term Patient Advocate? How about the expression "not about me without me" in the patient space? So often over the past decades, if not hundreds and thousands of years, the patients have sometimes the least consideration when healthcare decisions have been made. Well, that's changing due to empowered patients who are using social media, online resources and the ability to connect with other people of like situations. Patients now are finding that they not only have a voice, but that voice is starting to be respected and drawn into the healthcare community. Today on Get Social...

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A healthcare website is a critical element in patient communications even before they become a patient. Setting up and maintaining an active website is not easy and requires specialized skills. On the Get Social Health podcast, Janet Kennedy interviews Ajay Prasad of GMR Webteam and the work they do create and optimizing healthcare websites. Listen to the podcast or drop in on the timestamps below:  ...

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Seth Rotberg found out as a 15-year old that his mom had a rare neurological genetic disease known as Huntington's disease. Five years later, he tested positive for the disease. Today I'm talking with Seth about secrets, strengths and recognizing the power of community on Get Social Health. Connect with Seth at the links below: Interview Transcript Janet:                               ...

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Get Social Health with Janet Kennedy

Forced From Home Exhibition Immigration is on everyone’s mind right now. As with so many current issues, knowledge of how this global social problem impacts individuals is misunderstood or even unknown. Recently I had the opportunity to tour the national exhibition, Forced From Home, presented by Doctors Without Borders during its stop in Charlotte, North Carolina. I was graciously given a tour of the exhibition that included interactive activities designed to convey the challenges facing the more than 68.5 million people currently forced from their homes. I saw a re-creation of a...

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A wise man once said laughter is the shortest distance between two people. Well, there's no shortage of laughter in this episode with Jacob Weiss, who's the director of High-Wired communities and entertainment that gives back. Listen to the podcast and find out why laughter is the best medicine on Get Social Health.     Janet:                               ...

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Marie Ennis-O'Connor is a social media consultant for healthcare and pharma. She visited the Get Social Health podcast to talk about her upcoming presentation for the Annual Meeting of the Mayo Clinic Social Media Network. Marie visited the Get Social Health podcast 3 years about as a "must follow" social media expert and that is still very true. Listen to the podcast here or drop in at the time stamps below.   ...

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Today on Get Social Health my guest is Dr. Ruth Carlos.  She's the Deputy Editor of the Journal of the American College of Radiology, as well as a professor of radiology at the University of Michigan.  In 2016 she led a team of researchers to win the Stanford Medicine X / Symplur Signals "Everyone Included Research Challenge."  We'll talk about her work getting patients engaged in healthcare via social media on Get Social Health.

Listen to the podcast or drop in at the time stamps below:

01:13  Introduction

02:53  Patient access

Symplur winner03:57  Patient comprehension of said access
05:24  Medicine X Challenge
06:52  Diving head first into Twitter chat
07:38  Twitter focus
08:54  Hey scientists! Use Twitter!
10:59  Curating Twitter
12:12  Medicine X Team, Assemble!
15:55  How we Medicine X'ed
16:40  Democracy of social media
18:26  What do you do with this information?
19:34  Social Media and Patient Education
21:51  Exciting publication
23:14  Patient-centered care, an annual event?
24:08  Layman accessibility
24:37  Patient engagement and perspective
26:32  Appreciation for accessibility
28:16  Personal academia
29:26  Machine learning in 2018
30:21  End
31:10  Social Media Tip - Mandi Bishop
31:54  Closing

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