Last week I had the privilege of speaking at the Annual Native Aspirations Community Meeting in Anchorage, Alaska. I was there to talk about Mood 24/7, as well as relay the success story that is unfolding with our very simple service, in rural Kansas. The pitch was well received by more than a few communities, [...]

When we were speculating about “the next big thing” that might launch at SXSW, Chris Hall mentioned Beluga. This group messaging company was recently acquired by Facebook. That caught my interest, but not enough to download the app. The next day, I read Steve Cheney’s blog post about joining GroupMe. I arrived at his blog [...]

One of the best aspects of SXSW is the wide variety of session topics. You can hear people talk about game mechanics, re branding birth control, tweeting strategies for non-profits, and location-based services.  At almost every session, someone says, “there were 3 other good sessions at the same time.  It’s so hard to choose.” Ogilvy [...]

Guest Post by Beryl Lee and Tina Robles Tina steers video planning and production undertakings at HealthCentral where she puts her Video Production and Psychology underpinnings into full practice. Beryl adds her voice to social media, communications, and outreach at HealthCentral where she applies her former studies in Sociology, Humanities and Bioengineering. With a reality [...]

Fascinating panel discussion of leading patient advocates – Ann Bartlett, Dave deBronkart and Alicia Staley – moderated by Jeremy Shane at the ePharma Summit. My only complaint is that it was limited to half an hour. I was particularly struck by the unanimity on the panel that they welcome open interaction with pharma and that [...]

The 2010 mHealth Summit hit Washington DC this week, and if you missed it then you missed out. There was definitely more of a buttoned up feel to this particular conference… with lots of suits being worn and a regulatory vibe buzzing through the massive Walter E. Washington Convention Center. But in the end I [...]

When you’re in the midst of an historic moment, you can feel it.  Something is happening that is simply bigger than the immediate. This two day gathering in Dubai is such a moment.  I believe we will look back on the history of global entrepreneurship, which is really the essence of so much of history [...]

This week kicks of the Celebration of Entrepreneurs (CoE) event –#CoE2010.   It is a great honor for HealthCentral and me that I’ve been invited to a historic assembly of entrepreneurs from the Middle East.  Gathered today in Dubai are over 2,500 young, tenacious, brilliant women and men, from around the world, sharing ideas and learning – [...]

Yesterday was the official kick-off for the 2010 Collaborative Family Healthcare Association’s 12th Annual Conference, in beautiful downtown Louisville, Kentucky. I was fortunate enough to attend an afternoon Preconference Workshop today led by, Alexander Blount, EdD and Ronald Adler, MD, FAAFP, called “Orientation to Collaborative Care for Mental Health Specialists,” and am really glad that [...]

So here we go again – events season is here and we kicked ours off at the e-Patient Conference in Philly!  The first day agenda was packed with great insights from e-Patient Dave, Susannah Fox, and Joe Shields.   I really enjoyed the LIVESTRONG presentation and the mobile track later in the day.  One of my [...]

At all (good) conferences, there are moments that stick out in our minds as anecdotes of why conferences like these matter, and why our work in health care matters, and why we are still far from our goals of reform. On the surface, yesterday’s Health 2.0 brought together the 2.0 crowd and the government to [...]

Earlier today I hung around with the people behind Health 2.0, the 5 person company that’s put on 7 (or 8? Maybe 9? Even they have to count back) of the industry’s most talked about conferences. We were stoked when the team asked us for a free room leading up to their Health 2.0 DC [...]

If you’re in the interactive space, your twitters streams and Facebook updates are overflowing with reports from Austin, Texas — well, that and the latest Lady Gaga and Beyonce duet video.  Yup, it’s that time of year again… SXSW’s panels and keynotes offer insight and predictions on emerging technologies in the space. What are you [...]