Society for Participatory Medicine
@participatorymed.bsky.social
Collaboration is the best medicine. We envision a time when patients become full and valued partners in collaborative relationships with health professionals to achieve better health and wellbeing.
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Shared clinical decision making was devised to help patients & their doctors make choices when the answer isn't clear cut. People who devised the approach fear it's being hijacked to undermine decades of study supporting #vaccines, @ericboodman.bsky.social writes. www.statnews.com/2026/01/20/s...
Is 'shared decision-making' being hijacked by U.S. health officials to sow doubt about vaccines?
Experts worry that health officials' use of 'shared decision-making' in new vaccine guidance distorts the concept's meaning and disregards the importance of evidence.
www.statnews.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Shared clinical decision making was devised to help patients & their doctors make choices when the answer isn't clear cut. People who devised the approach fear it's being hijacked to undermine decades of study supporting #vaccines, @ericboodman.bsky.social writes. www.statnews.com/2026/01/20/s...
Did you know that we offer travel awards for conferences?
Here's how:
1️⃣ Become a member of SPM
2️⃣ Apply for the travel award
3️⃣ Follow-up with either a blog post or five social media posts
Read more: lnkd.in/eZCP5xP2
Example blog: wp.me/p8S1TQ-61e
#Medsky
@dcunha77.bsky.social @grohol.com
Here's how:
1️⃣ Become a member of SPM
2️⃣ Apply for the travel award
3️⃣ Follow-up with either a blog post or five social media posts
Read more: lnkd.in/eZCP5xP2
Example blog: wp.me/p8S1TQ-61e
#Medsky
@dcunha77.bsky.social @grohol.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Did you know that we offer travel awards for conferences?
Here's how:
1️⃣ Become a member of SPM
2️⃣ Apply for the travel award
3️⃣ Follow-up with either a blog post or five social media posts
Read more: lnkd.in/eZCP5xP2
Example blog: wp.me/p8S1TQ-61e
#Medsky
@dcunha77.bsky.social @grohol.com
Here's how:
1️⃣ Become a member of SPM
2️⃣ Apply for the travel award
3️⃣ Follow-up with either a blog post or five social media posts
Read more: lnkd.in/eZCP5xP2
Example blog: wp.me/p8S1TQ-61e
#Medsky
@dcunha77.bsky.social @grohol.com
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Collaboration could be the best medicine when caregiving for a loved one.
Eric has learned a lot since his wife’s illness, and wanted to share some ways to think about caregiving as a loving and mutually beneficial collaboration between yourself and one you are caring for.
Eric has learned a lot since his wife’s illness, and wanted to share some ways to think about caregiving as a loving and mutually beneficial collaboration between yourself and one you are caring for.
Collaboration is the Best Medicine: It’s the Heart of Caregiving - SPM Blog
Editor’s Note: Recent SPM articles have given a high-level overview of the responses to some questions that the Society for Participatory Medicine suggested for the Beryl Institute – IPSOS PX […]
participatorymedicine.org
January 20, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Collaboration could be the best medicine when caregiving for a loved one.
Eric has learned a lot since his wife’s illness, and wanted to share some ways to think about caregiving as a loving and mutually beneficial collaboration between yourself and one you are caring for.
Eric has learned a lot since his wife’s illness, and wanted to share some ways to think about caregiving as a loving and mutually beneficial collaboration between yourself and one you are caring for.
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“My first mistake was talking instead of listening. I should have slowed down. I should have given them the time and space to explain their thought process. I should have given myself the time to empathize with their perspective.”
@statnews.com #MedSky #ParticipatoryMedicine
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@statnews.com #MedSky #ParticipatoryMedicine
buff.ly/WZ2dhj5
What I got wrong 33 years ago as a new pediatrician talking to parents about vaccines
Thirty-three years ago, as a new pediatrician, RWJ CEO Richard Besser had a conversation about vaccines with two parents-to-be. It still sticks with him.
www.statnews.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:01 PM
“My first mistake was talking instead of listening. I should have slowed down. I should have given them the time and space to explain their thought process. I should have given myself the time to empathize with their perspective.”
@statnews.com #MedSky #ParticipatoryMedicine
buff.ly/WZ2dhj5
@statnews.com #MedSky #ParticipatoryMedicine
buff.ly/WZ2dhj5
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The best medicine includes the patient as a collaborator.
S4PM Board member, Darlene Cunha explains the key role nurses and their training play.
participatorymedicine.org/epatients/20...
#MedSky
#nursesareprofessional
#nursing
#caritas
S4PM Board member, Darlene Cunha explains the key role nurses and their training play.
participatorymedicine.org/epatients/20...
#MedSky
#nursesareprofessional
#nursing
#caritas
Collaboration is the Best Medicine: Patient-Centered Collaboration Grounded in Caritas® - SPM Blog
What if the most powerful medicine wasn’t a pill, but a team grounded in compassion? Healthcare today is complex. No single clinician can meet every need of a patient navigating […]
participatorymedicine.org
January 6, 2026 at 2:01 PM
The best medicine includes the patient as a collaborator.
S4PM Board member, Darlene Cunha explains the key role nurses and their training play.
participatorymedicine.org/epatients/20...
#MedSky
#nursesareprofessional
#nursing
#caritas
S4PM Board member, Darlene Cunha explains the key role nurses and their training play.
participatorymedicine.org/epatients/20...
#MedSky
#nursesareprofessional
#nursing
#caritas
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I was thrilled to represent the Society for Participatory Medicine @s4pm.bsky.social at the December @everylifeorg.bsky.social Community Congress.
In return for some help with the travel costs, I wrote a short blog. Did you you know SPM offers travel awards to their members?
wp.me/p8S1TQ-61e
In return for some help with the travel costs, I wrote a short blog. Did you you know SPM offers travel awards to their members?
wp.me/p8S1TQ-61e
January 20, 2026 at 2:13 PM
I was thrilled to represent the Society for Participatory Medicine @s4pm.bsky.social at the December @everylifeorg.bsky.social Community Congress.
In return for some help with the travel costs, I wrote a short blog. Did you you know SPM offers travel awards to their members?
wp.me/p8S1TQ-61e
In return for some help with the travel costs, I wrote a short blog. Did you you know SPM offers travel awards to their members?
wp.me/p8S1TQ-61e
Collaboration could be the best medicine when caregiving for a loved one.
Eric has learned a lot since his wife’s illness, and wanted to share some ways to think about caregiving as a loving and mutually beneficial collaboration between yourself and one you are caring for.
Eric has learned a lot since his wife’s illness, and wanted to share some ways to think about caregiving as a loving and mutually beneficial collaboration between yourself and one you are caring for.
Collaboration is the Best Medicine: It’s the Heart of Caregiving - SPM Blog
Editor’s Note: Recent SPM articles have given a high-level overview of the responses to some questions that the Society for Participatory Medicine suggested for the Beryl Institute – IPSOS PX […]
participatorymedicine.org
January 20, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Collaboration could be the best medicine when caregiving for a loved one.
Eric has learned a lot since his wife’s illness, and wanted to share some ways to think about caregiving as a loving and mutually beneficial collaboration between yourself and one you are caring for.
Eric has learned a lot since his wife’s illness, and wanted to share some ways to think about caregiving as a loving and mutually beneficial collaboration between yourself and one you are caring for.
“My first mistake was talking instead of listening. I should have slowed down. I should have given them the time and space to explain their thought process. I should have given myself the time to empathize with their perspective.”
@statnews.com #MedSky #ParticipatoryMedicine
buff.ly/WZ2dhj5
@statnews.com #MedSky #ParticipatoryMedicine
buff.ly/WZ2dhj5
What I got wrong 33 years ago as a new pediatrician talking to parents about vaccines
Thirty-three years ago, as a new pediatrician, RWJ CEO Richard Besser had a conversation about vaccines with two parents-to-be. It still sticks with him.
www.statnews.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:01 PM
“My first mistake was talking instead of listening. I should have slowed down. I should have given them the time and space to explain their thought process. I should have given myself the time to empathize with their perspective.”
@statnews.com #MedSky #ParticipatoryMedicine
buff.ly/WZ2dhj5
@statnews.com #MedSky #ParticipatoryMedicine
buff.ly/WZ2dhj5
The best medicine includes the patient as a collaborator.
S4PM Board member, Darlene Cunha explains the key role nurses and their training play.
participatorymedicine.org/epatients/20...
#MedSky
#nursesareprofessional
#nursing
#caritas
S4PM Board member, Darlene Cunha explains the key role nurses and their training play.
participatorymedicine.org/epatients/20...
#MedSky
#nursesareprofessional
#nursing
#caritas
Collaboration is the Best Medicine: Patient-Centered Collaboration Grounded in Caritas® - SPM Blog
What if the most powerful medicine wasn’t a pill, but a team grounded in compassion? Healthcare today is complex. No single clinician can meet every need of a patient navigating […]
participatorymedicine.org
January 6, 2026 at 2:01 PM
The best medicine includes the patient as a collaborator.
S4PM Board member, Darlene Cunha explains the key role nurses and their training play.
participatorymedicine.org/epatients/20...
#MedSky
#nursesareprofessional
#nursing
#caritas
S4PM Board member, Darlene Cunha explains the key role nurses and their training play.
participatorymedicine.org/epatients/20...
#MedSky
#nursesareprofessional
#nursing
#caritas
Look out for more from us in 2026 about our CHAMP initiative!
We are developing a Collaborative Healthcare Action Measurement Platform (CHAMP) to rigorously and consistently measure the actions, behaviors, and perceptions of patients (consumers), providers, and health systems over time.
#MedSky
We are developing a Collaborative Healthcare Action Measurement Platform (CHAMP) to rigorously and consistently measure the actions, behaviors, and perceptions of patients (consumers), providers, and health systems over time.
#MedSky
December 31, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Look out for more from us in 2026 about our CHAMP initiative!
We are developing a Collaborative Healthcare Action Measurement Platform (CHAMP) to rigorously and consistently measure the actions, behaviors, and perceptions of patients (consumers), providers, and health systems over time.
#MedSky
We are developing a Collaborative Healthcare Action Measurement Platform (CHAMP) to rigorously and consistently measure the actions, behaviors, and perceptions of patients (consumers), providers, and health systems over time.
#MedSky
Nurses notice the subtle clues that save lives.
In the upcoming documentary, SICKLE, @Society for Participatory Medicine Board Member Dr. Brenda Merriweather discusses how she assesses patients through their unique body language.
#sicklecellmatters #ASH2025 #SPM #MedSky
In the upcoming documentary, SICKLE, @Society for Participatory Medicine Board Member Dr. Brenda Merriweather discusses how she assesses patients through their unique body language.
#sicklecellmatters #ASH2025 #SPM #MedSky
December 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Nurses notice the subtle clues that save lives.
In the upcoming documentary, SICKLE, @Society for Participatory Medicine Board Member Dr. Brenda Merriweather discusses how she assesses patients through their unique body language.
#sicklecellmatters #ASH2025 #SPM #MedSky
In the upcoming documentary, SICKLE, @Society for Participatory Medicine Board Member Dr. Brenda Merriweather discusses how she assesses patients through their unique body language.
#sicklecellmatters #ASH2025 #SPM #MedSky
Nurses are people you can talk to. Healthcare providers talk to them in medical terms.
Patients and families talk to them in practical terms. Nurses are critical to collaborative
healthcare…and they are good at it too!
#nursesareprofessional #ParticipatoryMedicine #PatientEngagement #MedSky
Patients and families talk to them in practical terms. Nurses are critical to collaborative
healthcare…and they are good at it too!
#nursesareprofessional #ParticipatoryMedicine #PatientEngagement #MedSky
December 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Nurses are people you can talk to. Healthcare providers talk to them in medical terms.
Patients and families talk to them in practical terms. Nurses are critical to collaborative
healthcare…and they are good at it too!
#nursesareprofessional #ParticipatoryMedicine #PatientEngagement #MedSky
Patients and families talk to them in practical terms. Nurses are critical to collaborative
healthcare…and they are good at it too!
#nursesareprofessional #ParticipatoryMedicine #PatientEngagement #MedSky
At Society for Participatory Medicine, we know AI is redefining patients and healthcare providers interactions.
In October, @drdannysands.bsky.social moderated a panel of forward thinkers to discuss HOW AI is impacting these relationships: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeT5...
#MedSky #PatientsUseAI
In October, @drdannysands.bsky.social moderated a panel of forward thinkers to discuss HOW AI is impacting these relationships: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeT5...
#MedSky #PatientsUseAI
The e-Patient Evolution: How Digital Health is Redefining Patient Engagement
How is digital health reshaping the patient experience? In this webinar from the Journal of Participatory Medicine and the Society for Participatory Medicine, experts explore how empowered…
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December 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
At Society for Participatory Medicine, we know AI is redefining patients and healthcare providers interactions.
In October, @drdannysands.bsky.social moderated a panel of forward thinkers to discuss HOW AI is impacting these relationships: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeT5...
#MedSky #PatientsUseAI
In October, @drdannysands.bsky.social moderated a panel of forward thinkers to discuss HOW AI is impacting these relationships: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeT5...
#MedSky #PatientsUseAI
Nurses play a critical role in connecting patients and providers. During COVID, nurses
were the ones who spoke with the families AND physicians.
#nursesareprofessional #MedSky #ParticipatoryMedicine #PatientEngagement #CollaborativeHealthcare #SPM
were the ones who spoke with the families AND physicians.
#nursesareprofessional #MedSky #ParticipatoryMedicine #PatientEngagement #CollaborativeHealthcare #SPM
December 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Nurses play a critical role in connecting patients and providers. During COVID, nurses
were the ones who spoke with the families AND physicians.
#nursesareprofessional #MedSky #ParticipatoryMedicine #PatientEngagement #CollaborativeHealthcare #SPM
were the ones who spoke with the families AND physicians.
#nursesareprofessional #MedSky #ParticipatoryMedicine #PatientEngagement #CollaborativeHealthcare #SPM
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Have you heard the latest episode of Raising Rare yet?
@medsky.social #participatorymedicine @s4pm.bsky.social @globalgenes.bsky.social @everylifeorg.bsky.social #rarediseases #mentalhealth
www.raisingrare.fm/episodes/rar...
@medsky.social #participatorymedicine @s4pm.bsky.social @globalgenes.bsky.social @everylifeorg.bsky.social #rarediseases #mentalhealth
www.raisingrare.fm/episodes/rar...
Rare Men, Rare Wellness - David Hogan — Raising Rare
How do you tell whether a zebra is male or female? The male doesn’t’ talk about their #raredisease. This can be hard on them. There have been very few places for them to gather to take care of thei...
www.raisingrare.fm
December 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Have you heard the latest episode of Raising Rare yet?
@medsky.social #participatorymedicine @s4pm.bsky.social @globalgenes.bsky.social @everylifeorg.bsky.social #rarediseases #mentalhealth
www.raisingrare.fm/episodes/rar...
@medsky.social #participatorymedicine @s4pm.bsky.social @globalgenes.bsky.social @everylifeorg.bsky.social #rarediseases #mentalhealth
www.raisingrare.fm/episodes/rar...
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Society for Participatory Medicine (a U.S.-based non-profit organization that promotes a model in which patients, caregivers, clinicians, researchers, payers and other stakeholders collaborate as partners in care) moves to Bluesky (7.177 followers on X)
Bluesky: @s4pm.bsky.social
Bluesky: @s4pm.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Society for Participatory Medicine (a U.S.-based non-profit organization that promotes a model in which patients, caregivers, clinicians, researchers, payers and other stakeholders collaborate as partners in care) moves to Bluesky (7.177 followers on X)
Bluesky: @s4pm.bsky.social
Bluesky: @s4pm.bsky.social
Collaboration is the best medicine. Patients and providers working together leads to better outcomes.
Nurses are critical to connecting with patients. They listen. They translate. They advise. They keep two-way communication flowing.
#nursesareprofessional
Nurses are critical to connecting with patients. They listen. They translate. They advise. They keep two-way communication flowing.
#nursesareprofessional
December 11, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Collaboration is the best medicine. Patients and providers working together leads to better outcomes.
Nurses are critical to connecting with patients. They listen. They translate. They advise. They keep two-way communication flowing.
#nursesareprofessional
Nurses are critical to connecting with patients. They listen. They translate. They advise. They keep two-way communication flowing.
#nursesareprofessional
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At @s4pm.bsky.social Collaboration is the Best Medicine.
Nurses are integral to our vision of healthcare where patients and families are considered equal partners on the care team.
Nurses get it!
They are trained to notice the subtle changes that could be important.
#nursesareprofessionals
Nurses are integral to our vision of healthcare where patients and families are considered equal partners on the care team.
Nurses get it!
They are trained to notice the subtle changes that could be important.
#nursesareprofessionals
Under new Trump administration rules, students won't be able to borrow as much for medical or nursing school or some other health professions. n.pr/49F5HOn
New limits on school loans could narrow physician and nurse pipeline, educators warn
Under new Trump administration rules, students won't be able to borrow as much for medical or nursing school or some other health professions.
n.pr
November 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
At @s4pm.bsky.social Collaboration is the Best Medicine.
Nurses are integral to our vision of healthcare where patients and families are considered equal partners on the care team.
Nurses get it!
They are trained to notice the subtle changes that could be important.
#nursesareprofessionals
Nurses are integral to our vision of healthcare where patients and families are considered equal partners on the care team.
Nurses get it!
They are trained to notice the subtle changes that could be important.
#nursesareprofessionals
Join us Mar 20 at The Multiple Sclerosis Patient Journey: From New Diagnosis to Engagement. Engage w #patients, #caregivers, #healthcare professionals, & others; learn importance of #participatorymedicine in MS. Keynotes @healthhats.bsky.social & Ursela Baber.
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The MS Patient Journey: From New Diagnosis to Patient Engagement
Join this interactive conference to explore the MS diagnosis journey, with insights from patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals.
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February 16, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Join us Mar 20 at The Multiple Sclerosis Patient Journey: From New Diagnosis to Engagement. Engage w #patients, #caregivers, #healthcare professionals, & others; learn importance of #participatorymedicine in MS. Keynotes @healthhats.bsky.social & Ursela Baber.
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-ms-pat...
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-ms-pat...