Before we begin, Dr. Sands, I’d like to give readers a bit of background. You are already well known to those of us who follow the movements Health 2.0, Medicine 2.0, the e-Patient movement, Participatory Medicine, Connected Health and to those who work in the fields of health information management, medical informatics and health IT [...]
Archive for the ‘The Sig-Sci Files: Interviews’ Category
A Doctor’s Take on Participatory Medicine, Health IT and the E-Patient: A Talk With Daniel Sands of Cisco Systems
February 3, 2010
The Indispensable Man of Open Science: A Talk with Cameron Neylon
January 28, 2010
Before we begin, Cameron, I’d like to give readers a bit of background as to how I heard of you and why I think it is so important for people interested in topics such as Medicine 2.0, Health 2.0, Science 2.0 and important societal trends and Web issues in general to know who you are [...]
The Connector of Open Science: A Talk With Antony Williams of ChemSpider
January 9, 2010
Before we begin, Dr. Williams, I would like to give readers a bit of background on why those of who are not chemists should know who you are and why ChemSpider is important. I came to learn of you as I have been trying, as the saying goes, to “wrap my head around” the concepts [...]
Health 2.0, Personal Genomics and Open Science: A Talk with Shirley Wu of 23andMe
December 17, 2009
Before we begin, Shirley, I’d like to give readers a bit of background as to who you are and why what you are doing is important. Those of us who follow the Open Science movement already know of your activity in FriendFeed on that topic and of your blog, of your doings on Twitter and [...]
The Furor Over Futurity and the Future of Science Journalism: A Talk With Jenny Leonard
November 10, 2009
Before we begin, Jenny, I’d like to give readers a bit of background as to why I think Futurity is a fascinating development in the world of scientific publishing, research administration, science journalism, grant-making and philanthropy, scientific research, academia, consumer health, Web journalism, scientific communication, Medicine 2.0, the e-Patient movement, Open Access, biotechnology, and Science [...]
Power to the Patient–The Transformation of the American Healthcare System: A Talk With e-Patient Dave
November 6, 2009
Before we begin, Dave, I would like to provide readers with a bit of background. I first heard of you (as did many others who follow healthcare issues, especially questions touching on healthcare IT and healthcare information management matters) when the Boston Globe reported in April 2009 on the shock you got when, after transferring [...]
A TRIP Down Database Lane: A Talk With Jon Brassey
October 29, 2009
Before we begin, Jon, I’d like to give readers a bit of background on how I came to learn about the TRIP Database and why they should know about it. I envision the readers of this interview as most anyone in medicine and healthcare who needs to search for medical information as well as non-medical [...]
