One 20th March 2018, Jane addressed the potential (negative) impact of patient data sharing and trust in light of the revelations about Facebook and Cambridge Analytica’s misuse of Americans’ personal information. The Society for Participatory Medicine has re-published the essay, to ensure that Society members stay mindful of the news in light of the group’s commitment to full-on patient engagement.
Jane’s post on Facebook and Cambridge Analytica’s Impact on Patient Social Networks and Data Sharing published by the Society for Participatory Medicine
By Jane Sarasohn-Kahn on 21 March 2018 in
Thank you Team Roche for inviting me to brainstorm patients as health citizens, consumers, payers, and voters in the Healthcare Transformers series.
For the past 15 years, the annual CES conference in Las Vegas has been my go-to meeting for updating my research and network in digital health and consumer-facing electronics that people find meaningful for their well-being, families, and home lives. I'll be back in Vegas in January for a full week of Media Days, one-on-one meetings, and speaking about my perspectives on health consumers.
Thank you, Feedspot, for naming Health Populi a top public health blog to follow. Getting real and factual about public health is crucial in a growing era of mistrust and mis-information in health, medicine, and science.