Comments on: Rebooting Health Care: Myca/Hello Health

By: Shaping Youth » Sky’s test post (DRAFT)

Shaping Youth » Sky’s test post (DRAFT) — Sun, 10 May 2009 05:02:20 +0000

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By: Melanie M Lazarus, MPH

Melanie M Lazarus, MPH — Thu, 07 May 2009 21:27:47 +0000

Andre, this is so crazy! I just wrote Dr. Parkinson a letter today. Richard met him at the ICIS conference in MN and said his presentation was amazing. I love the idea of doctors going back to the old house call and black bag routine. That’s how it should be. Dr. Parkinson also likes health games so I’m automatically a fan.

By: Shaping Youth » Therapeutic Impacts of Virtual Worlds: Using New Media Positively

Wed, 06 May 2009 21:51:39 +0000

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By: Carey

Carey — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:10:04 +0000

Fascinating video about communicative medicine, thanks. With 50% of interactions taking place online as Dr. Parkinson states and over 60% of follow-ups taking place online through email, chat or video, I wonder if the hope for this movement is thought about more as an exception rather than the norm of healthcare? Or whether certain parts of medicine would be more receptive and conductive to this social media form of medicine, and others not. Especially in light of dropping rates of primary care doctors and souring visits to emergency departments. And although this movement seems highly productive and innovative, I still worry about the individual, the actual body being cared for when it is seen in the flesh 50% of the time and how treatment from afar is possible when illness is not just about physical pain but also social, emotional and spiritual…Essentially, how is this form of communicative medicine making a difference in changing health beliefs and communication practices in the field of medicine? And what sorts of things are being redefined as social media continues to meet healthcare?