Microblog: Cultural Competence and Patient Engagement

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CanBiotech Inc. — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 16:02:21 -0400

Co-Cultures and Value Framing: Know your users
A co-culture is a group whose values, beliefs or behaviors set it apart from the larger culture, which it is a part of and with which it shares many similarities.
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CanBiotech Inc. — Fri, 20 Jan 2017 17:45:40 -0500

Medical School Curriculum Shifts To Value-Based Care
Medical schools are introducing new courses and graduate medical education programs as fee-for-service medicine gives way to value-based care models.

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CanBiotech Inc. — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 15:39:03 -0400

Experience dementia
Demographic change requires a new approach to dementia. A project supported by the Austrian Science fund FWF creates awareness of the issue using innovative artistic methods that sharpen the perception and sensitivity of people unaffected by the ailment.
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CanBiotech Inc. — Fri, 27 May 2016 17:13:24 -0400

Integrating the Whole Person Into Integrative Medicine
Many ethnic populations prefer to use natural remedies and avoid medications. HCPs need to consider that a shared decision making approach can help make a more personalized patient plan while improving trust and patient outcomes.
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CanBiotech Inc. — Wed, 13 Apr 2016 09:37:52 -0400

Enhancing Shared Decision Making Through Carefully Designed Interventions That Target Patient And Provider Behavior
This study suggests that both novel and existing interventions were associated with better patient reports of how well primary care providers engaged them in shared decision making.
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CanBiotech Inc. — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 17:31:13 -0400

Gene Diet to Manage Heart Disease
The major diseases such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, hypertension and obesity may stem from a mismatch between genes and diet. Eating wrong for your genes may increase your chances of experiencing these problems. A good example is the relationship between your APOE gene and dietary fat.
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CanBiotech Inc. — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 09:25:17 -0500

Precision Medicine: Patient-Centric R&D necessitating education, communication and engagement across diverse populations. Read More...

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CanBiotech Inc. — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 17:33:30 -0500

FOOD LABELING INTERVENTION INCREASES SALES OF HEALTHY FOODS

The labeling and in-store promotion of both healthy foods and healthier low-sodium, low-fat, or lower-sugar-content food choices can increase sales of promoted food items, according to a study by researchers at Johns Hopkins University. The findings suggest an economically feasible…

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CanBiotech Inc. — Wed, 11 Nov 2015 15:09:53 -0500

A Framework for Compliant Patient Engagement
UCB is speaking to patients and learning not only from research but also from first hand experiences. “We’ve created a framework, “states Bharat Tewarie, Chief Marketing Officer at UCB Pharma. “A formal process is in place to listen better to patients and govern interactions in a compliant way with…

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CanBiotech Inc. — Mon, 26 Oct 2015 14:16:06 -0400

4 Ways Biopharma Can Build Trust and Loyalty: Patient Connections and Shared Values – A Panel Discussion

Thought Leaders:
Cheryl Lubbert, President and CEO, Health Perspectives Group
Jean McCoy, SVP, Strategy & Innovation, Health Advocacy Strategies
Pam Garfield, SVP, Strategy & Innovation, Patient Health Perspectives

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CanBiotech Inc. — Thu, 08 Oct 2015 17:10:48 -0400

Integrative Medicine: Treating the Body, Mind and Spirit
Read about integrative medicine as a holistic strategy to treat both disease and the person. Treatments work in parallel with conventional medicine--appealing to patients and allow for better control of health/disease management. How can stakeholders-biopharma and physicians alike consider…

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CanBiotech Inc. — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 14:40:26 -0400

Traditional vs. Western Medicine: In “Health Remedies: From Perceptions to Preference to a Healthy Lifestyle,” Wharton marketing professor Lisa Bolton, New York University doctoral student Wenbo Wang and Peking University marketing professor Hean Tat Keh looked at how people’s perceptions of a given remedy, their perceptions of their illness and…

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CanBiotech Inc. — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 11:37:19 -0400

DiabetesMine™ Test Kitchen

A video product review site for and by people affected by diabetes. Patients can view and comment on reviews of diabetes related products used by fellow patients. A noteworthy model of patient engagement-allowing for a discussion of personally driven health management strategies.

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CanBiotech Inc. — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 12:59:11 -0400

Why Patients Use Alternative Medicine: Results of a National Study

Read more about drivers for alternative medicine among patient populations. Is it a matter of dissatisfaction with conventional treatment, the needs for control of personal health/disease management, or congruence with philosophical/cultural values?

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CanBiotech Inc. — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 08:54:37 -0400

Patient Behavioural Change:

Supporting the health management and disease prevention paradigm, is the notion that patients need to be cognitively and emotionally incentivized to engage in the appropriate behaviour change. Further is the consideration of the impact of a patient's social network in terms of influencing behavioural change. Eventually…

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CanBiotech Inc. — Tue, 21 Jul 2015 20:15:37 -0400

Holistic Medicine: Cultural Cues

What can we learn from cultural cues regarding patient attitude toward health and disease management?

It is no longer sufficient for industry stakeholders to consider that conventional therapies are the only mechanisms being sought by patients. Without patient engagement at the level of collaboration, the…