We Will All Be Patients Someday - Instigating Health Care Transformation One Community at a Time through HealthCamps
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Abstract
"We will all be patients someday" - Carlos Rizo (@carlosrizo)
Instigating health care transformation one community at a time through HealthCamps
In a health care context the 2.0 moniker begs the question "How can we rebuild health care on a participatory model using social media, open standards, open source and the best that the web and mobile internet technologies can offer?"
The current HealthCamp initiative is a grass-roots movement that started in 2008. The movement grew out of an obvious interest in the intersection of web 2.0 and health at the Web 2.0 Expo. It re-ignited an idea that first came to light in 2007.
HealthCamp sets out to address the health care transformation question. They are accessible to everyone. They are free or low-cost regional events open to all stakeholders (patients, providers, marketers, consultants, designers, students) based on the BarCamp concept that seek to stimulate vital conversations about the transformation of health care that involve everyone - the health care professional, institutions, pharmaceuticals and other commercial organizations, insurers, government, researchers, software developers and entrepreneurs as well as patients and consumers.
HealthCamp has caught the attention of communities across the globe. It is a simple idea - 10-200 people meet to discuss topics of interest that are planned on the day of the event - that has empowered a vibrant community of passionate and engaged people that work to improve the "care of health."
In this session we will:
- Explain the background and objectives of HealthCamps
- Provide guidance on how people can join this initiative
- Provide a blueprint on how to organize a HealthCamp
- Explain how people can create their own successful event by addressing issues such as:
* Why hold a HealthCamp?
* Embracing the strength of the local community
* Leveraging social media tools to engage participants
* It is more than just the event - leave a digital footprint
* Engage in the wider HealthCamp community
* Build on what has gone before
* The day of the event - creating the right atmosphere
* Finding a location and food, drink sponsors
* Creating materials for attendees (buttons, tees, etc)
* Building an event page
* Talking up the event - using social media
* Letting the real and virtual blur together
- Examine what the future might hold for HealthCamp?
- Explain how HealthCamp is more than just a conversation. It is a call to action.
Instigating health care transformation one community at a time through HealthCamps
In a health care context the 2.0 moniker begs the question "How can we rebuild health care on a participatory model using social media, open standards, open source and the best that the web and mobile internet technologies can offer?"
The current HealthCamp initiative is a grass-roots movement that started in 2008. The movement grew out of an obvious interest in the intersection of web 2.0 and health at the Web 2.0 Expo. It re-ignited an idea that first came to light in 2007.
HealthCamp sets out to address the health care transformation question. They are accessible to everyone. They are free or low-cost regional events open to all stakeholders (patients, providers, marketers, consultants, designers, students) based on the BarCamp concept that seek to stimulate vital conversations about the transformation of health care that involve everyone - the health care professional, institutions, pharmaceuticals and other commercial organizations, insurers, government, researchers, software developers and entrepreneurs as well as patients and consumers.
HealthCamp has caught the attention of communities across the globe. It is a simple idea - 10-200 people meet to discuss topics of interest that are planned on the day of the event - that has empowered a vibrant community of passionate and engaged people that work to improve the "care of health."
In this session we will:
- Explain the background and objectives of HealthCamps
- Provide guidance on how people can join this initiative
- Provide a blueprint on how to organize a HealthCamp
- Explain how people can create their own successful event by addressing issues such as:
* Why hold a HealthCamp?
* Embracing the strength of the local community
* Leveraging social media tools to engage participants
* It is more than just the event - leave a digital footprint
* Engage in the wider HealthCamp community
* Build on what has gone before
* The day of the event - creating the right atmosphere
* Finding a location and food, drink sponsors
* Creating materials for attendees (buttons, tees, etc)
* Building an event page
* Talking up the event - using social media
* Letting the real and virtual blur together
- Examine what the future might hold for HealthCamp?
- Explain how HealthCamp is more than just a conversation. It is a call to action.
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