Last November (2010), PatientsLikeMe was fortunate to have the opportunity to showcase our research at the world’s largest gathering of kidney and kidney transplant professionals. The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) annual meeting is the premiere event platform for debuting revolutionary treatments, cutting-edge technological breakthroughs and top research findings. PatientsLikeMe presented a poster about our… Continue reading Comparing Our Transplants Community to the UNOS/OPTN Databases
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Aligning Interests: A PatientsLikeMe Year in Review (Part VII – Business Development)
2010 was a strong year for business development at PatientsLikeMe. Our goal was – and continues to be – to align patients’ needs with industry interests in order to maximize interaction between the two. Here are a few of our successes and challenges over the year. Successes 1. New Partnerships, New Communities In the first… Continue reading Aligning Interests: A PatientsLikeMe Year in Review (Part VII – Business Development)
Sharing and Learning with PatientsLikeMe
In December community newsletters (launched earlier this week), we asked some of our members to think about what they’ve shared and compared in 2010. Below are highlighted answers from each interviewee across all nine community newsletters. Thank you for your contributions. We also want to thank all of you who have contributed to the 90… Continue reading Sharing and Learning with PatientsLikeMe
Know Thy Self – Measuring Your Quality of Life
Last Fall, PatientsLikeMe introduced our Quality of Life (QoL) tool which is displayed on the profiles of members in the HIV community. By answering a few questions, patients can see how HIV is impacting them – physically, socially and mentally. Today, this same QoL measure is used by thousands of patients across the HIV community… Continue reading Know Thy Self – Measuring Your Quality of Life