Letters

We welcome submissions for this section of JoPM. Letters to the Editors should not exceed 150 words. If you are interested in submitting a letter to the editors, you may do so here.

Letters, Vol. 3, 2011

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Why Can’t We Protect Doctors Who Put Patients First?

Francisco J. Grajales III | August 8, 2011

A reader expresses his frustration over a system that condemns doctors who try to humanize medicine through social media.

The Importance of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the Participatory Movement

Grace Karen Sweet | January 26, 2011

To the Editor: Alternative methods are a significant and important support to healing and, I think, should definitely be included in JoPM’s agenda.

Letter: Developing a Positive Patient-Provider Relationship

Sheryl Kurland | January 7, 2011

I would like to elaborate on Mr. Scott’s points about development of a positive relationship between patients and health care providers. Just as health care providers are accused of possessing an edge of arrogance, patients sometimes possess the same; it’s a two-way street.

Response to “The Term ‘Patient’ May Describe Me…But It Does Not Define Me.”

Anne Lawlor | January 3, 2011

A round of applause, please, for Michael Scott’s recent commentary. What struck me immediately was that this is something that is not confined to participatory medicine; society needs this seismic shift in relation to everything.

Response to “Evidence that Engagement Does Make a Difference”

Steve Wilkins | December 31, 2010

Why do patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) opt out of surgery as a treatment option? Having been there with my wife, who survived NSCLC, (Stage 4; re-staged to Stage 2 after chemo), I can offer several reasons based upon real-life experience.