Meanwhile, the elderly population itself will increasingly feel the influence of the Baby Boomers; recent annual conference of the Society for Participatory Medicine (SPM) honored a 68-year-old cancer survivor known interantionally for his advocacy of patient empowerment, online information and a relationship of equals between doctors and patients; e-Patient Dave, the preferred moniker of Dave deBronkart, was recognized along wiyh the primary care physician who helped him find the online information central to his survival Dr. Danny Sands.
Meanwhile, the elderly population itself will increasingly feel the influence of the Baby Boomers. The recent annual conference of the Society for Participatory Medicine (SPM) honored a 68-year-old cancer survivor known internationally for his advocacy of patient empowerment, online information and a relationship of equals between doctors and patients. e-Patient Dave, the preferred moniker of Dave deBronkart, was recognized along with the primary care physician who helped him find the online information central to his survival, Dr. Danny Sands.