Michael Weiss: Patients helping other patients is often the best medicine

“Patients helping other Patientsis often the

Best Medicine”

Michael A. Weiss, Esq., MBAHospitalPatient.comTheCDWP.org@HospitalPatient#MedX

2013 - “Medicine as Team Sport”Dr. Roni Zeiger

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Experienced Patients helping Newer Ones

Value of Experienced Patients

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Because I’ve been there, done that…

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But, why do we need Patient “Micro-Experts?”

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Fighting Autoimmune Disorders

Crohn’s DiseaseUlcerative ColitisLupusMultiple SclerosisRheumatoid Arthritis Type 1 Diabetes

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Benefits

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Benefits

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Strength in Numbers

Patient Engagement

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Using Social Media to Match Patients

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Patient-Patient Communications

Email, Phone, In-Person, Twitter, Facebook, Google+

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Integrating Patient “Warriors” into Physician Practices

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Patient “Warriors” are another “Personalized” Physician Tool

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Recommending Patient Social Media Platforms

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Sharing Patient Insurance Experiences

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Alternative Medicine/Treatment Side Effects

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Patients Helping Other Patients is often the Best Medicine!

Prescription drugs?

Patients helping patients?

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The Crohn’s Disease Warrior Patrol’s First Success Story

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