Editorials

Editorials, Vol. 4, 2012

Participatory Medicine: Must You Be Rich to Participate?

Joe Graedon and Terry Graedon | February 1, 2012

Participatory medicine requires patients who take an active role in their health care and providers who have time to listen and work together in a partnership with patients. We fear that this movement may be leaving too many people behind.

Editorials, Vol. 3, 2011

Welcome New Co-Editors Joe and Terry Graedon

Charles W. Smith | May 18, 2011

The Journal welcomes new “consumer” Co-Editors Joe and Terry Graedon.

Editorials, Vol. 2, 2010

A Thank You to Departing Co-Editor Gruman

Charles W. Smith | December 13, 2010

Citation: Smith CM. A thank you to departing co-editor Gruman. J Participat Med. 2010 Dec 13; 2:e16. Published: December 13, 2010. Competing Interests: The author has declared that no competing interests exist. The JoPM editorial team has been very fortunate to have Jessie Gruman serve as one of the founding Co-Editors. Jessie, with great wit [...]

Editorials, Vol. 1, 2009

Why Participatory Medicine?

Esther Dyson | October 21, 2009

The job of the Journal of Participatory Medicine is to answer the question of “why participatory medicine?” It is our hypothesis that PM is good: it will lead to healthier, more empowered individuals, lower health care costs (through reduced need for health care), and a more productive, happier society overall.

Editorials, Vol. 1, 2009

Why the Journal of Participatory Medicine?

Jessie Gruman | October 21, 2009

Achieving the benefit of safe and effective health care has never demanded so much from so many. Each of us has a role, and that role is changing with advances in technology and the delivery of care. No player—patient, caregiver, clinician, administrator, or payer—is expendable in the effort to improve the prevention, treatment, and management of disease. This journal will build the field of participatory medicine by serving as a single source of articles and multimedia content that demonstrate and illustrate what it is and what difference it makes in health outcomes. We will dedicate our efforts in this journal to realizing the change this entails using the tools of science, critical review, consultation, experience, and consensus.