Knowledge as Therapy
Rick MatsenScott Macklin
• U.W. Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine
• Program for Educational Transformation through Technology
Important concepts
• The knowledgeable person will make informed choices
• Knowledge is best gained at a pace, in a place and to a depth that is comfortable and controlled by the person, not the doctor
• The internet can bring knowledge on demand to the person in their own home.
• Put the controls in the hands of the person.
What Knowledge is Best?
• Knowledge needs to be customized for the person, avoiding ‘content overload’
• Knowledge needs to be contemporary and relevant to the person’s needs
• Knowledge needs to be authoritative - “can we believe it?”
When is knowledge needed?
Our research shows that individuals with arthritis need information when:
• They are first diagnosed with arthritis• When a new treatment becomes available• When they are contemplating surgery
Knowledge about exercise
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Am I doing it right?
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Content and formatting
• Derived from a 12 year partnership with the Arthritis Foundation
• Especially Arthritis Answers Hotline • And listening to patients with arthritis
Important concepts
• The knowledgeable person will make informed choices
• Knowledge is best gained at a pace, in a place and to a depth that is comfortable and controlled by the person, not the doctor
• The internet can bring knowledge on demand to the person in their own home.
• Put the controls in the hands of the person.
Mind, Body, Spirit - connected
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Thanks for a great partnership!