Cross-posted from e-patients.net today. I know my subscribers here have been following the growth of this movement; look at this truly extraordinary development, created by one widow with two kids and no foundation funding, and a bunch of peer supporters.
This is a hint of what social media can enable in giving voice to the disenfranchised – in healthcare and everywhere. You can help – support it in a large or small way. Use our ready-to-click links below.:-)
Yes, “Regina” – you know who I mean.:-) You know someone’s a star in the firmament when they gain first-name status. (Especially in healthcare, where “the other Regina” happens to be Surgeon General!)
As we reported here in June, Regina Holliday has led a band of patient colleagues and professional partners in creating this event, hosted by EMR vendor Cerner, to train and develop patients’ skills as effective advocates and related topics.
This is as grass roots as it gets – please support it,
as I am, personally, with time and cash.
Also, SPM is providing the infrastructure
for tax-free donations to support patient travel.
Summary of links below:
- Register to attend or sponsor on EventBrite
- The event’s site: PartnershipWithPatients.com
- Agenda blog post
- Donate to the Patient Travel Scholarship Fund on the SPM site
- Contribute to crowd-funding of conference costs on Medstartr or Health Tech Hatch.