E-patients hold key to the future of healthcare

Riggare, Sara

doi:10.1136/bmj.k846

Cited by 31 publications

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“…There remains a concern about what may happen if patients become more proficient than the physician. 20 Finally, revisiting the analogy between the idea of flipped healthcare and the educational notion of a flipped classroom, we find that the digital transformation in both domains connotes a more interactive relationship between patients/physicians and students/teachers. However, the effects of patientcentric technologies may-for better or worse-be more fundamental, as some patients become significantly more authoritative in their own care, whereas the flipped classroom describes a redistribution of passive and interactive elements of teaching.…”

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confidence: 82%

Flipped healthcare for better or worse

Hult

Hansson

Svensson³

et al. 2019

Health Informatics J

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The medical profession is highly specialized, demanding continuous learning, while also undergoing rapid development in the rise of data-driven healthcare. Based on clinical scenarios, this study explores how resident physicians view their roles and practices in relation to informed patients and patient-centric digital technologies. The paper illustrates how the new role of patients alters physicians’ work and use of data to learn and update their professional practice. It suggests new possibilities for developing collegial competence and using patient experiences more systematically. Drawing on the notion of flipped healthcare, we argue that there is a need for new professional competencies in everyday data work, along with a change in attitudes, newly defined roles, and better ways to identify and develop reliable online sources. Finally, the role of patients, not only as consumers but also producers of healthcare, is a rather formidable and complex cultural change to be addressed.

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confidence: 82%

Flipped healthcare for better or worse

Hult

Hansson

Svensson³

et al. 2019

Health Informatics J

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“…Some patients, known as ‘ePatients’, are already taking advantage of social media to communicate with fellow patients to seek advice and support to enable better health care . Sara Riggare, an ePatient who has had Parkinson's disease for several years, has described how ePatient groups have enabled her to take more responsibility for her health care by learning from other patients’ experiences, using social media . ePatients also share health care information that they have vetted on social media, often via specifically created hashtags.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…ePatients have called for health professionals to engage with them on social media, acknowledging that ‘the results of mutual partnership with our healthcare providers are far better than if we don't collaborate’ . Some health professionals have already started to incorporate social media into patient management: for example, a Facebook page has been used to help patients with diabetes manage their blood glucose levels .…”

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Social media guidelines: a review for health professionals and faculty members

Hennessy

Smith

Greener

et al. 2019

The Clinical Teacher

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Summary Background The rising societal use of social media has encouraged health professionals to use social media in their professional activities; however, this can be a daunting task, particularly for those who are uncertain about the boundaries for the professional use of social media. This article summarises the guidelines provided by medical governing bodies on social media use and provides practical advice on how social media can be used, which is transferrable across the health professions. Methods Nine guidance documents published by medical governing bodies in major international English‐speaking countries were reviewed and analysed to identify their key common messages. Findings Five key themes were identified across all of the guidance documents, as follows: maintain patient confidentiality; defamation is unacceptable; privacy cannot be guaranteed; responsibility to maintain public trust; and reasons to use social media. Conclusions The guidelines predominantly focus on the risks of using social media. Although this is necessary, it is likely to inhibit the exploration of the potential uses of social media in health care education and practice. All of the guidance documents from governing bodies encourage the use of social media to engage with patients and to network with colleagues; however, there is relatively little practical guidance on how to use social media as a health professional. This article offers some practical advice for faculty members who wish to run development sessions on how to use social media for professional purposes.

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“…Riggare considers what healthcare professionals could learn from e-patients 1. People and communities will inevitably embrace digital technologies, including search engines that gather both up-to-date and fallacious information.…”

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