This document discusses patient empowerment through health information technology. It references the empowering stories of individuals like @MatthewBrowning, @BenMerrion1, and Jerry Matczak who work to empower patients through choice, mission, and sharing their personal health stories. It also highlights how nurses, doctors, and health informatics professionals can empower patients through their work. Finally, it suggests that social media, unconferences, and crowdfunding can help empower patients by helping them access healthcare.

1. POW!
Patient
(Super) emPowerment
by @ReginaHolliday

2. Patient
Empowerment
in HIT
begins with origin
stories…

3. THE BIG BAD
THE FINAL BOSS
What meme depicts
our treatment of patients?

4. “The thing about a hero,
is even when it doesn't look like
there's a light at the end of the tunnel,
he's going to keep digging,
he's going to keep trying to do right
and make up for what's gone before,
just because that's who he is.”
― Joss Whedon

5. @MatthewBrowning’s
CHOICE

6. @BenMerrion1’s
MISSION

7. Jerry Matczak’s
STORY

8. @cyberslate’s
CAUSE

9. Adverse
Childhood
Experience
Survey
@boltyboy

10. Wonder Twin Powers Activate!

11. Sometimes
the lone hero
finds a friend
to share a story
and a mission
@TOBIASGILK
&
@REGINAHOLLIDAY

12. T
H
E
P
O
W
E
R
O
F
NURSES

13. The power
of
Doctors

14. THE
POWER
Of
HEALTH
INFORMATICS

15. “The cake is a lie.”
Meaningful Use

16. Blue Button: More than app for veterans.

17. Social media, unconferences and crowdfunds
can help us FLY

18. Our world of health care
seen through a child’s eyes.

19. THE JUSTICE LEAGUE

20. Photo by Ted Eytan

21. “You are the hero of your own story.”
-Joseph Campbell