My SXSW Health Picks

by Ed Bennett on August 12, 2010

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You’ve got to hand it to SXSW. Their panel picker system generates serious publicity for the conference, and helps them select the best sessions. It’s a win for everyone. Anyone can vote – even if you don’t plan to attend.

This year they’ve added a health track and there are 82 proposals. Here are my picks:

Be The Voice Of Science: Engage, Empower, EducateVote
Wendy Sue Swanson, Seattle Children’s Hospital

Minority Report: Social Media for Decreasing Health DisparitiesVote
Aimee Roundtree, University of Houston-Downtown

Mobile Health in Africa: What Can We Learn?Vote
Douglas Naegele, Infield Communications

Re-branding Birth Control: Behavior Change Through DesignVote
Lawrence Swiader, The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy

The Case for Social Media When Your Hospital Resists - Vote
Daniel House, Huntington Memorial Hospital

Why Nurses Are Vital In Emerging TechnologyVote
Phil Baumann, CareVocate LLC

Can Prognostication Science Save the Future of Medicine?- Vote
Christian Sinclair, Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care

Yelping Health Professionals: Patients, Providers & Digital RightsVote
Keely Kolmes, Dr. Keely Kolmes, Clinical Psychologist

Health and Wealth: Economically Viable Health OnlineVote
Nick Dawson, Bon Secours Health System

Social Media: The RX for Improved Adherence?Vote
Jody Schoger, Women With Cancer

Creative Alternatives: What if we Reinvented Healthcare Today?Vote
Robert Fabricant, frog design

Putting the “MED” in Social MediaVote
Julian Bond, Detroit Medical Center

Will Online Patient Communities Replace Primary Care?Vote
Greg Matthews, WCG

Open Leadership and Healthcare: Reform Through Social TechnologyVote
Tiffany Mura, bizpro

Health Data Everywhere: Not a Drop to Link?Vote
Indu Subaiya, Health 2.0 / Developer Challenge

Social Media: The RX for Improved Adherence? - Vote
Jody Schoger, Women With Cancer

How Can Privacy Be Protected in Social Media?Vote
Erin Breedlove, Georgia College and State University

Social Media: The Lawyers Don’t Always Say NoVote
David Harlow, The Harlow Group LLC

Direct Provider Access Networks: DIY Healthcare Reform Now!Vote
Alex Fair, FairCare LLC

and finally, this one from yours truly:

Patients/Caregivers on Facebook: Establishing Boundaries Without BarriersVote
Ed Bennett, University of Maryland Medical Center

What are your favorites? Please share them in the comments.

  • http://www.meredithgould.com Meredith Gould

    No surprise, we voted “yes” for most of the same proposals and, reading through these, I realized why the “usual suspects” dominate our conversations about healthcare in general and healthcare social media in particular. They consistently provide both the structure and content to move our conversations forward. Also on my list:

    Why Medicine Cannot Ignore Social Media (Renee Berry, KLX Media)
    Crazy No Longer: Why Telepsychiatry is Going Mainstream (Mark Goldenson, Breakthrough.com)
    Health Privacy: Can Health Insurance Be Social? (Tammy Young, BC/BS of Minnesota)
    Haiti Disaster Medicine: Social Media & Mobile EMR (Enoch Choi, Palo Alto Medical Foundation)
    We’re Not WebMD: Essential Healthcare Provider Content (Dan Haley, Scripps Health)
    Case for a Caregiver Centric Personal Health Record (Sheetal Dube, Evantage Consulting)
    Improving Patient’s Health Literacy Through Technology and Design (Samuel Pettyjohn, Health Literacy Missouri)