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Registration for Stanford Medicine X now open
Registration for the Stanford Medicine X conference is now open. The three-day event, which runs Sept. 28-30 on the Stanford campus, will cover a wide …
Inspire CEO offers tips for growing a healthy social network
Over on the Stanford Medicine X blog, Julia James profiles Brian Loew, chief executive officer of patient-support network Inspire, about how to grow a useful, …
Dr. Google: Threat or menace?
We've partnered with Inspire, a company that builds and manages online support communities for patients and caregivers, to launch a patient-focused series here on Scope. Once a …
Stanford Medicine X and Doctors 2.0 & You conferences announce registration partnership
Stanford Medicine X and Doctors 2.0 & You are offering a unique opportunity to get the global perspective on how social media and information technology …
Stanford Medicine X partners with IDEO to create design challenge
The organizers of the Stanford Medicine X conference announced the Medicine X | IDEO Design Challenge, a day-long workshop where attendees will have the opportunity …
An encephalitis journey: A dozen doctors and 2.5 years
We're partnering with Inspire, a company that builds and manages online support communities for patients and caregivers, to launch a new series here on Scope. Once a …
Designer Michael Graves confirmed as Medicine X opening keynote speaker
Here's some very exciting news from Larry Chu, MD, the executive director of the Stanford Medicine X conference: I am so pleased to announce that …
Video: Crowdsourcing your health
In this interesting TED Talk, Lucien Engelen, the founder and curator of TEDxMaastrict, discusses several emerging technologies that he thinks have the potential to change …
Core themes announced for Stanford Medicine X
Some exciting news from Medicine X: The six core themes for the 2012 conference have been announced. They are: Design Thinking: Patient-Centered Design The Networked …
Stanford Medicine X announces Alliance Health ePatient Scholarship Program
This fall, the School of Medicine will host Stanford Medicine X, a new conference exploring how emerging technologies will advance the practice of medicine, improve …
Medicine X conference issues call for papers
Stanford Medicine X, a new conference exploring how emerging technologies will advance the practice of medicine, improve health and empower patients, will be held at …
How Regina Holliday uses art to advance the discussion about patients rights
Today on the Medicine X blog, writer Julia James tells the empowering story of how Regina Holliday, a widow and mother of two, is challenging the …
Founder of Diabetes Mine discusses the power of patient communities
Over on the Medicine X blog, Julia James has written a great profile of Amy Tenderich, a member of the Medicine X advisory board and …
ePatient discusses how web-savvy patients are changing the practice of medicine
A post today on the Medicine X blog features a thought-provoking conversation with Sarah Kucharski, ePatient and author of The Afternoon Nap Society. In the …
A closer look at Stanford's free clinics
My open enrollment period at work ended last week. A yearly routine, it's easy to forget how lucky I am to be able to make …