Join Dr. John Grohol in a SXSW Core Conversation this Sunday in Austin, Texas.
With the rise of social networking in health, the inevitable questions arise about patient’s data and privacy. But such networks also allow for aggregating data which can help people spot trends and changes in their own health. This discussion panel will discuss the pros and cons of such networking tools.
This conversation couldn’t be more timely, with Google’s recent data leak just the latest in a long history of companies being unable to keep private data they promised they would. Questions to ask yourself — With Twitter and Facebook becoming so prevalent, does privacy even matter anymore? Should I be more or less concerned about the privacy of my health records? What about my mental health records? Should I just trust the big companies and the hospitals and put it all out there? Or is there some better way nobody’s yet thought of?
Room 5B
Sunday, March 15th
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
http://sxsw.com/interactive/talks/core_conversations?action=show&id=IAP0900058
Hope to see you there!
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Life blog (3/25/2009)
SXSW 2010 Panel Submission – Psychology and the Internet: From Freud to Facebook | Dr. Keely Kolmes (8/17/2009)
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“Social Networking in Health: e-Patients, Data & Privacy”
Interested in other SXSW presentations this year on health, mental health and/or privacy? Dr. Keely Kolmes has a great entry summarizing such talks:
http://drkkolmes.com/2009/02/28/preparing-for-sxsw-interactive/
I am a member of the mood community on the Patients Like Me(PLM)website and I find the tracking charts they have on there to be very helpful. I also enjoy participating in the forum because the information sharing that takes places there is very helpful.
PLM is the only website that I have disclosed any personal information as I do not have a Facebook or MySpace page. I feel comfortable doing this because I hope that by sharing my experiences with various medications and past treatments I can benefit someone else.
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