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A Call for Engagement Outside of the Exam Room

Physician's Weekly

There is robust data regarding the importance of patient connection and engagement in the hospital and clinic setting. Physicians can often literally meet patients where they are and address the broader social determinants of health, such as housing, education, and income, which significantly impact patient well-being and illness prevention.

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What Do Patients Have to Say about Gene Therapy Trials? An Upcoming FDA Public Meeting to Hear from Patients and Caregivers

FDA Law Blog

Who better than people living with a condition to inform drug companies, physicians, academics, and the FDA on what it is like to live with their condition, what symptoms most impact their lives, what goes into their decision about whether to participate in a clinical trial, and what kind of treatment effects would be most meaningful to them?

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Poetry & Palliative Care: Podcast with Mike Rabow and Redwing Keyssar

GeriPal

Poetry helps us grapple with our own experiences of illness. Links to Redwing’s poetry workshops: Food for Thought Poetry for Resiliency. I think that in almost every clinical encounter, we struggle with what’s ours and what’s someone else’s? Redwing: That’s what we do in these workshops.