Connected Health: Participatory Medicine
Susannah Fox Pew Internet Project October 27, 2008
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AMA 2001: Beware the internet
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“We are lab rats tapping out messages on the bars of our cages.” – an e-patient in 2002
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72% of internet users under 30
52% of internet users watch shared videos
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51% of internet users under 30
37% of internet users share photos online
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More than half of internet users under 30
29% of internet users use social networking sites
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23% of internet users under 30
12% participate in online support groups
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Eat food.
Not too much.
Mostly plants.
Seven Words of Wisdom
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Eat pie.
Very good pie.
Not often.
Seven Words of Wisdom
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Go online.
Use common sense.
Be skeptical.
Seven Words of Online Health Wisdom
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A screen that ships without a mouse ships broken – Clay Shirky
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Assets, Actions, and Attitudes: Technology
Elite Tech Users31%
Mid-Range20%
Low Tech49%
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Mobile access goes mainstream
62% of Americans have some experience with “on the go” access to digital data and
information
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Recruit doctors.
Let e-patients lead.
Go mobile.
Seven Word Challenge
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Thank you!
Susannah Fox
Pew Internet & American Life Projectwww.pewinternet.org
E-patients blogwww.e-patients.net