The document discusses how internet usage related to health has grown significantly, with over half of internet users under 30 using social media and nearly a quarter participating in online support groups. It also presents strategies for participatory medicine, advising health organizations to recruit doctors, empower e-patients to lead, and develop mobile access to information.
2. AMA 2001: Beware the internet
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3. “We are lab rats tapping out messages on the
bars of our cages.” – an e-patient in 2002
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4. 52% of internet users watch shared videos
72% of internet
users under 30
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5. 37% of internet users share photos online
51% of internet
users under 30
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6. 29% of internet users use social networking sites
More than half
of internet users
under 30
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7. 12% participate in online support groups
23% of internet
users under 30
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8. Seven Words of Wisdom
Eat food.
Not too much.
Mostly plants.
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9. Seven Words of Wisdom
Eat pie.
Very good pie.
Not often.
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10. Seven Words of Online Health Wisdom
Go online.
Use common sense.
Be skeptical.
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11. A screen that ships without a mouse ships
broken – Clay Shirky
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12. Assets, Actions, and Attitudes: Technology
Low Tech Elite Tech
49% Users
31%
Mid-Range
20%
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13. Mobile access goes mainstream
62% of Americans have some
experience with “on the go”
access to digital data and
information
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14. Seven Word Challenge
Recruit doctors.
Let e-patients lead.
Go mobile.
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15. Thank you!
Susannah Fox
Pew Internet & American Life Project
www.pewinternet.org
E-patients blog
www.e-patients.net
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