Since 2006, PatientsLikeMe has made great strides in medical research for patients. Of course, all of the research that we do is made possible because of you, our members, and your willingness to openly share your health information, including your treatments, symptoms and outcomes.
PatientsLikeMe-led research has been published in at least six different scientific journals, including the Journal of Medical Internet Research and the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry. (See our Research page for a full list.) And, if you look us up on Google Scholar, you’ll see that PatientsLikeMe has been cited by others in more than 900 published scientific articles. We’re proud to have made such a noteworthy impact on medical research in five short years.
So what’s next? What can we achieve now that our patient members number more than 97,000? Well, that’s what this podcast episode is all about! Our Director of Research and Development Paul Wicks PhD stopped by PatientsLikeMeOnCall™ to discuss the future of PatientsLikeMe research, some of the challenges we face and the powerful influence patients like you can have when you share your health data.
Tune in to hear Paul’s thoughts here:
Thanks for stopping by and listening to the first podcast in this new series. Next Friday, March 25, 2011, we will be talking with our head of marketing and business development, David S. Williams III, about the importance of patients and industry working together. See you then!
