Society for Participatory MedicineLetters
We welcome submissions for this section of JoPM. Letters to the Editors should not exceed 150 words. If you are interested in submitting a letter to the editors, you may do so here.
Letters, Vol. 5, 2013
Why We Need Electronic Diagnostic Tools
Lincoln Weed | May 1, 2013
The coauthor of Medicine in Denial argues that the best protection for patients against diagnostic failure is the use of electronic tools to enforce high standards of care for managing clinical information.
Read MoreLetters, Vol. 4, 2012
An e-Patient’s Frustration
Roger Johnson | August 30, 2012
Inspired by a recent JoPM article, the author shares his struggle to be heard by his physician.
Read MoreLetters, Vol. 4, 2012
Another Mental Health Professional Shares Her “Self-Care” Story
Jacqueline A. Elder | April 11, 2012
In this reply to a recent JoPM article, a psychologist shares her own insights and experiences about self-care, as a patient and a clinician.
Read MoreLetters, Vol. 3, 2011
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Why Can’t We Protect Doctors Who Put Patients First?
Francisco J. Grajales III | August 8, 2011
A reader expresses his frustration over a system that condemns doctors who try to humanize medicine through social media.
Read MoreLetters, Vol. 3, 2011
The Importance of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the Participatory Movement
Grace Karen Sweet | January 26, 2011
To the Editor: Alternative methods are a significant and important support to healing and, I think, should definitely be included in JoPM’s agenda.
Read MoreLetters, Vol. 3, 2011
Letter: Developing a Positive Patient-Provider Relationship
Sheryl Kurland | January 7, 2011
I would like to elaborate on Mr. Scott’s points about development of a positive relationship between patients and health care providers. Just as health care providers are accused of possessing an edge of arrogance, patients sometimes possess the same; it’s a two-way street.
Read MoreLetters, Vol. 3, 2011
Response to “The Term ‘Patient’ May Describe Me…But It Does Not Define Me.”
Anne Lawlor | January 3, 2011
A round of applause, please, for Michael Scott’s recent commentary. What struck me immediately was that this is something that is not confined to participatory medicine; society needs this seismic shift in relation to everything.
Read MoreLetters, Vol. 2, 2010
Response to “Evidence that Engagement Does Make a Difference”
Steve Wilkins | December 31, 2010
Why do patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) opt out of surgery as a treatment option? Having been there with my wife, who survived NSCLC, (Stage 4; re-staged to Stage 2 after chemo), I can offer several reasons based upon real-life experience.
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