Nexus - 1501 - New Times Magazine-pages

Page Content (OCR)

Expert Patients and the New Healthcare Paradig Continued from page 24 budget for NHS balloons", The Guardian, 14 19. Kolodner, K., MD (National Coordinator for October 2004, http://www.guardian.co.uk/ Health Information Technology, USA), "The . . a technology/2004/oct/14/internet. politics United States National Health Information drive us deeper into a cul-de-sac, this fourth 7, https://newsmedia.kaiserpermanente.org/ Technology Agenda", MEDINFO Conference, power, expert health consumers, will succeed _ kpweb/fastfactsmedia/entrypage2.do Brisbane, Australia, August 2007 in destabilising the current balance of power. 8. UK Department of Health, "The Expert Patient: 20, Conversation with Stephen Alexander, When the core message from the three power A New Approach to Chronic Disease Management __ e-health strategist, August 2007 blocs—"We think we can help you manage for the 21st Century", http:/Avww.dh. gov.uk/ 21. http://www.expertpatients.co.uk/ and take responsibility for your condition that prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@ dh/ 22. UK Department of Health, op. cit. wes ; @en/documents/digitalasset/dh_4018578.pdf we created and, if we're able, have you pay for 9. Coghlan, A., "Blockbuster challenge", New About the Author: it'"—finally cans on the majority, then the Scientist, 12 June 2004, http:/Awww.sciencejobs. Kathryn Alexander DThD, is an move towards truly preventive medicine, to com/insider/article.action?article.id=insider105& H + ; ‘ managing your own health before you become _focusId=uk internationally al cknowledged ‘ auth jor and expert in the field of detoxification and sick, wi 2 antra oo 10. Etheredge, L.M., "A Rapid-Learning Health . . . . sick, will become the new mantra. System’, Health ‘Affairs 2007: 26(2) 8 dietary healing, having lectured widely in Endnotes 11. "The Answer: Thiazides First-line for me heauish Statin ene cved 1. Transparency International, "Corruption and Hypertension", Therapeutics Letter, issue 47, Institute and prod d its practitioner Health", http://www transparency org/global. January-March 2003, http://www.ti.ube.ca/ sutute a if ¢ log _ me actitlo oF tiorities/health a pages/letter47.htm raining manual. . fe) lowing ie SUCCESS ol p IT Facts Employment, "Obesity Costs US 12. PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Pharma 2020: The ner current publication Dietary Heal ing. Companies $13 billion a Year", Vision — Which Path Will You Take?, June 2007 The Complete Detox Program (see review http://www. itfacts.biz/index.php%id=P7657 13. Coghlan, op. cit. his edition), she will be publishing her 3. UK Government Office for Science, "Foresight 14. ibid. expert patie nt series to help those with Tackling Obesities: Future Choices— Summary of 15. PriceWaterhouseCoopers, op. cit. chronic disease take control of their Key Messages", October 2007, 16. Alexander, K., "Natural Health Products: journey, navigate the medical system and http:/s3.amazonaws.com/foresight/20.pdf Guilty Until Proven Innocent?", choose treatment options that will deliver 4. Brice, A. and Gray, M., "Knowledge is the http://www. getalife.net.au/file_folder/nhp.pdf hem the best outcomes. enemy of disease", Update, March 2003, http:// 17. http://useu.usmission.gov/Dossiers/ Kathryn Alexander can be contacted by www.cilip.org.uk/publications/updatemagazine/ Public_Health/eHealth_Workshop_Presentations_ post at. PO Box 259, Maleny Qld 4552, archive/archive2003/march/update0303b.htm May2007/Muir_Gray pdf Australia, by email at kathryn@getalife. 5. ibid. 18. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/ net.au, and also via her website 6. Carvel, John, "Confusion in Whitehall as IT articles/11856.php http://www.dietaryhealing.com. About the Author: Kathryn Alexander, DThD, is an internationally acknowledged author and expert in the field of detoxification and dietary healing, having lectured widely in he UK, USA and Australia. She served on the Board of Directors of the Gerson Institute and produced its practitioner raining manual. Following the success of her current publication Dietary Healing: The Complete Detox Program (see review his edition), she will be publishing her expert patient series to help those with chronic disease take control of their journey, navigate the medical system and choose treatment options that will deliver hem the best outcomes. Kathryn Alexander can be contacted by post at PO Box 259, Maleny Qld 4552, Australia, by email at kathryn@getalife. net.au, and also via her website http://www.dietaryhealing.com. Endnotes 1. Transparency International, "Corruption and Health", http://www.transparency.org/global_ priorities/health 2. IT Facts Employment, "Obesity Costs US Companies $13 billion a Year", http://www. itfacts.biz/index.php?id=P7657 3. UK Government Office for Science, "Foresight Tackling Obesities: Future Choices —- Summary of Key Messages", October 2007, http://s3.amazonaws.com/foresight/20.pdf 4, Brice, A. and Gray, M., "Knowledge is the enemy of disease", Update, March 2003, http:// www.cilip.org.uk/publications/updatemagazine/ archive/archive2003/march/update0303b.htm 5. ibid. 6. Carvel, John, "Confusion in Whitehall as IT NEXUS +77 DECEMBER 2007 — JANUARY 2008 www.nexusmagazine.com