The Best of 2016
As 2016 comes to an end, we would like to take a moment to highlight a few of our most popular posts from each month and to thank the people who contributed to the popularity of these posts. We cannot thank the authors and organizations enough that have contributed to make 2016 one for the books, such as Marie Ennis-O’Connor, Melissa Van Houten, Treatment Diaries, David Wallace, Marcia Donziger, and Edward Leigh. Your efforts to Patient Empowerment Network are greatly appreciated.
January
Designing With The Patient In Mind
Marie Ennis-O’Conner explains how the potential of digital technology will never be realized if unless the stakeholders work alongside patients in co-designing solutions that will truly engage, enable, and empower the end-user.
After a decade of work and personal experiences, Ed created the educational tool – Engaging Your Patients 2016 Calendar. In this calendar, there is a tip-a-day to connect, interview and educate patients in the hopes of improving patient satisfaction and safety.
February
5 Simple Steps to Become a Twitter Pro
Short how-to for beginners to learn how to use twitter to become educated and empowered patients
Complications Post Cancer Treatment
From Treatment Diaries, a “cancer free” patient shares the daily complications from the treatments that cured the cancer.
March
Shared Decision Making: Putting The Patient At The Center of Medical Care
Marie Ennis-O’Connor explores the importance of shared decision-making (SDM).
Tweetchats: What Are They? How Can I Participate?
A concise guide to help you understand and participate in Tweetchats.
April
The Power of Content Curation For Healthcare Communities
Marie Ennis-O’Connor explains the importance of more accessible, understandable, and credible healthcare information rather than just more untrustworthy content.
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) 101 Storify
CLL 101 is an online course offered through ePatient101.com created in partnership with the Patient Empowerment Network and Intake.me. To introduce our course, a #patientchat was held on March 18 at 1 PM EST and the included tweets are some highlights from the chat.
May
MRD Testing For Myeloma: What Is It?, Why Should It Be Used?, and Why?
Interview with C. Ola Landgren, MD, PhD, Chief, Myeloma Service Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Latest Research and Advancement in Multiple Myeloma
Interview with Thomas Martin, MD, Associate Director at the Myeloma Institute UCSF Medical Center.
June
Interview with Patient Advocate, Jennifer Abraham.
What is Telehealth? How Can It Benefit Patients?
A concise explanation of telehealth plus top ways that it can benefit patients
July
The Conversation: Getting The Right Treatment and Testing For Lung Cancer
Panel Interview with lung cancer experts Emma Shtivelman, PhD, Chief Scientist Cancer Commons, Mary Ellen Hand, RN, BSN, Nurse Coordinator Rush University Medical Center, and Stage 4 Lung Cancer Patient, Mary Williams.
A Person Centered Approach To The Care of Chronic Illness
Marie Ennis-O’Connor describes the need for chronic illness patients to be treated as whole people rather than pieces of people.
August
Spotlight on: MPN Cancer Connection (MPN-CC)
Interview with David Wallace, founder of PV Reporter and MPN Cancer Connection.
How to Read Beyond the Headline: 9 Essential Questions to Evaluate Medical News
Marie Ennis-O’Connor shares her tips to separate fact from fiction when searching for reliable medical information.
September
Seven Steps to a Successful Digital Advocacy Strategy
Marie Ennis-O’Connor gives seven tips to engage your audience online and inspire them to take action around your cause by using digital tools and applications.
How Can Cancer Patients Contribute To Science?
From the Lung Cancer Town Meeting in Chicago, Illinois, Janet Freeman-Daily interviewed Dr. D. Ross Camidge about how lung cancer patients can contribute to cancer research.
October
The Benefits and Pitfalls of Blogging About Your Illness
Marie Ennis-O’Connor shares some of her concerns and experience about blogging about her illness.
Thanks to Social Media, Rare Progress on Rare Diseases
Recently, social media has been a big part of advances in how we identify and treat rare disease. Patients with these diseases are for the first time able to reach across geographic and cultural borders to band together, giving critical mass to efforts like fundraising and clinical trial enrollment that might otherwise wither away.
Chronic Illness: Oh, The Stress of It All
Melissa Van Houten shares her story and discusses the stress that comes along with a chronic illness.
November
The digital sherpa™ Workshop Main Takeaways
Overview of our pilot digital sherpa™ Workshop.
What Records Should You Bring For A Second Opinion Appointment?
From the Lung Cancer Town Meeting in September 2016, the panel of lung cancer experts talk about what patients should bring to their second opinion.
5 Lessons Learned From An Ovarian Cancer Survivor
MyLifeLine.org founder and ovarian cancer survivor, Marcia Donziger shares 5 of the lessons learned after she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at age 27.
December
Looking Back On 2016 With Andrew Schorr
Amy Gray interviews Andrew Schorr on his thoughts about the advances in cancer treatment in 2016.
15 Tips To Get the Most From Your Doctor’s Visit
In her latest blog, Marie Ennis-O’Connor, gives 15 tips to help you become a more empowered and engaged partner in your own health – and the health of those you care for.
