Participatory Medicine: How User-Generated Media

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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

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