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 Happy New Year! We are starting 2014 off with a bang, and I hope you enjoy this issue's offerings. This month we close out several multi-part articles:
- Part 3: From Patient Partner
- Part 2: Healing Relationships and the New Face of Medicine
- Health Disparities Series: Part 2: Breast health Decisions of African American Women: Responsibility Within the Culture
We have a summary of the accomplishments of the WHCMAA in 2013 and information regarding the already busy schedule for 2014. And besides our standing columns, there are articles which run the gamut from personalized medicine to solutions to the problem of medication non-adherence to advances in the treatment of cancer. So without further ado, read on! And be on the lookout soon for the winner of a free WHCMAA membership in follow-up to the Wharton Healthcare Quarterly December feedback survey. Z. Colette Edwards, WG'84, MD'85 Managing Editor To learn more about Colette, click here.
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Contributor: Jeff Voigt, WG'85  Be sure to read this jam-packed coverage of the 2013 accomplishments of the WHCMAA and the exciting plans underway for 2014:
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In Take Two Doses of Organization and Call Me in the Morning, discover answers (and some solutions) to the question, "Why does the chasm exist in dental health between the simple and easily understood science and simple and easily implemented treatments on one side of the divide, and the very existence of disease in the population, disproportionately so in vulnerable segments?" Read more.
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This eclectic standing column features insightful musings, words of wisdom, life lessons, and stepping stones to business success. This month's philosopher is Hareesh Nair, WG'08. Read more.
We'd love to hear from you and invite you to click here to participate in future editions. Column Editor: Z. Colette Edwards, WG'84, MD'85
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The Next Phase of Personalized Medicine: Predictive Analytics Applied to Medication Adherence Programs
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Discover the potential and importance of using predictive analytics to forecast patients' adherence to their medications and create personalized medication adherence programs. Just as medicine has become personalized, medication adherence interventions must also become personalized using the same data-driven approach. Read more. Back to Top
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Wharton MBA Grad Founds AdhereTech, Building the Pill Bottle of the Future
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Follow the story of how one company is addressing the problem of 40% medication non-adherence, a problem which results in $300B in increased costs, $100B in lost revenues, and 125,000 deaths in the U.S. alone, every year. Read more. Back to Top
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Wharton Around the Globe: Working to Accelerate the Reality of Personalized & Precision Medicine
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Learn from the World Economic Forum's former Head of Global Health and Healthcare Industries about the work of the Global Agenda Council in the arena of personalized and precision health. Read more.
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Part 1 of this article discussed the optimism and hope the Affordable Care Act offers and asserted that, while expansion of health coverage to those previously uninsured is a monumental step forward, the role of culture is pivotal in the decisions some African American women may make in their breast health decisions. Part 2 focuses on my research findings and the important role physician/patient relationship plays, making cultural sensitivity training for physicians imperative. Further, by empowering family, friends, and clergy with appropriate health education in conjunction with balanced spirituality, many African American women will be better equipped to make optimal breast health decisions. Read more.
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Immuno-Oncology: Attempting to Outsmart Cancer
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Immuno-oncology treatments are designed to harness the natural capabilities of the patient's immune system to fight cancer by targeting the very same pathways tumor cells use to evade recognition and destruction. Learn about the history and promise of this evolving science which is changing the cancer landscape. Read more.
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This is the third in a series of three articles about engaging patients in population health management.
In the first installment, we discussed the necessity of a shift from patient to partner, to help patients become full partners in their own health. In the second article, we talked about using new behaviors and corresponding "supports," to aid patients in behavior change. This final installment describes several of our observations about some consequences of the shift from patient to partner. We look at some of the challenges related to emerging care models and the technologies designed to support them explore some ideas about how to manage them.
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In Part One of this article, the author summarized research he and his colleagues at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center have done over the last five years examining what clinicians and patients have to say about healing relationships. But there is an enormous problem this research brings to the fore. Increasingly, healthcare is delivered by teams, not individuals. Thus the question becomes: Can we develop teams that can establish healing relationships with patients? Read more. Back to Top
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