Archive for the ‘EU policy’ Category

Dear all,
Below, we’ve made an attempt to collate our thoughts on #hcsmeucamp, the #hcsmeu unconference, dialogue-style:
Just like when we started out the weekly #hcsmeu tweetups, Andrew and I had no idea of whether or not the community would be interested in meeting up in person and how many would take the time and make the [...]

It is time.
Time to prove that quality health information in the hands of empowered patients leads to improved health, also in Europe.
Time to demonstrate that social media provides this quality health information to millions of patients each day, even in Europe.
Time to make concrete proposals on how social media can efficiently and safely provide patients [...]

Researching the latest EU commission view point on social media, I came across this very upsetting conclusion from a review on the state of patient information in Europe:

Today huge inequalities exist in terms of availability and accessibility of information between different population groups and between EU member states.
Health related websites are amongst most frequently visited [...]


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The Internet holds the power to profoundly change the way healthcare is delivered. Millions of patients, caregivers and physicians turn to the Internet every day to look up the latest information on important health topics and find support from like-minded people.

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