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Announcing The Journal of Participatory Medicine

I discovered the new Journal of Participatory Medicine in a guest post on E-Patients.net written by John Sharp of the Cleveland Clinic.

Now comes the Journal of Participatory Medicine to fill a gap in journals which acknowledge the active role of the patient in current medical practice. While other journals publish articles on patient participation in health care and social media, but a single journal devoted to this topic will be a welcome addition and make the topic more officially sanctioned as a valid field of medical study. The editorial board is very impressive and lends an important boost to this new journal.

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The Society for Participatory Medicine is a growing organization devoted to promoting the concept of participatory medicine by and among patients, caregivers and their medical teams and to promote clinical transparency among patients and their physicians through the exchange of information, via conferences, as well through the distribution of correspondence and other written materials.

I would love to take active part in the first steps either myself or with my team on Webicina.com.

*This blog post was originally published at ScienceRoll*


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