Why patients blog and don't tell their doctors

Why patients blog and don't tell their doctors

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  10 Reasons WhyPatients Blog 5 Reasons Why They Don’t Tell Their Doctors By Shirley Williams 1 Copyright 2013 Image: Walking Gallery, Regina Holliday
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  Research has shown ! Justover 40% of patient bloggers shared their patient blogs with a health care provider ! Most patient bloggers (90%) shared their writing with friends and family ! The patient panel at the Medicine 2.0 congress [2012] revealed why patients blog and why they did not share them with their doctor Copyright 2013 Image: owenwbrown 3
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  Why Patients blog Theyhave a story to tell Copyright 2013 Image: Walking Gallery, Regina Holliday 4
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  Why Patients blog Theyneed an outlet for expression Copyright 2013 5 Image: Walking Gallery, Regina Holliday
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  Why Patients blog They need to regain a sense on inclusion and purpose They need to connect with others who may share the same experience Copyright 2013 Image: Walking Gallery, Regina Holliday 6
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  Why Patients blog Patientsneed to describe their illness without scrutiny Patients find a sense of control in blogging Image: <<saigerowe>> Copyright 2013 7
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  Why Patients blog Acry for help Blogging provides a way to manage their situation Copyright 2013 Image: Walking Gallery, Regina Holliday 8
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  Why Patients blog Bloggingprovides support to both the blogger and reader Blogging provides a forum to be heard Copyright 2013 Image by Bill Bouton 9
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  Why Patients don’ttell their doctors Patients did not want their writing discounted by clinicians Copyright 2013 Image: Walking Gallery, Regina Holliday 10
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  Why Patients don’ttell their doctors Patients felt invisible to health care providers Image: DazT Copyright 2013 11
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  Why Patients don’ttell their doctors Patients did not want to be shamed Copyright 2013 12
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  Why Patients don’ttell their doctors Patients did not want their work minimized Copyright 2013 Photo by Nakeva 13
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  Why Patients don’ttell their doctors Patients did not want their feelings and thoughts “clinicalized” Image by aussiegal Copyright 2013 14
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  About Shirley Williams.! Shirley Williams has had a dynamic and assertive management career that has led to a reputation of a visionary, result-driven and passionate leader with excellent strategic implementation and motivational abilities.! Shirley has had 20+ years in the Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare and Information Technology. She has led Global Supply, Global Program Management, Operations Management, Research and Development. Thank You Shirley is the Chief Transformation Officer and owner at William Pearl and Social Media Pearls. Shirley consults in strategy, business transformation, www.williampearl.com team development and social media. Shirley also has her own Talk Radio www.socialmediapearls.com Show on Social Business Environment and Healthcare. ! ! Also check out the Walking Gallery By Regina Holliday Follow Me 15 Copyright 2013