{"product_id":"health-resources-online-with-tom-ferguson-m-d","title":"Health Resources Online with Tom Ferguson, M,D.","description":"\u003ch2\u003eMP3 Download\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eIn this 1996 New Dimensions Radio Archive Edition, Dr. Tom Ferguson discusses the transformative potential of online health communities. He highlights the shift from traditional doctor-patient interactions to online forums where individuals can connect, share experiences, and seek support. Ferguson emphasizes the convenience and depth of online support, particularly for those facing life-threatening illnesses or grieving. He notes that while many doctors are cautious about online health, early adopters see benefits in terms of efficiency and patient engagement. Ferguson also discusses the role of health professionals as coaches rather than authorities, and the potential for online services to reduce healthcare costs by empowering patients to manage their own health. \u003ci\u003e(hosted by Michael Toms)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eBio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eTom Ferguson, M.D. (1943–2006) was an American physician, educator, and author who trained at Yale Medical School but focused his career on consumer health and the doctor–patient relationship rather than traditional clinical practice. Starting in the 1970s, he became one of the earliest and most influential advocates for what we now call patient empowerment and participatory medicine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eTom Ferguson is the author and co-author of many books including:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eMedical Self-Care: Access to Health Tools \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e(Summit Boos 1980)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eHealth Online: How to Find Health Information, Support Groups, and Self‑Help Communities in Cyberspace (Addison-Wesley 1996)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eTo learn more about the legacy of Tom Ferguson go to\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.doctom.com\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003ewww.doctom.com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eTopics explored in this dialogue include:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eWhy people are accessing more on-line health care and support communities\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eHow on-line health is having a significant impact on health care decisions by individuals\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eWhat is the depth of emotional support possible through online interactions\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eWhat are some examples of on-line support for death and dying\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eHow consumers push healthcare organizations to adopt online services more quickly\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eHow HMOs are getting on board with doctor-patient email communication\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eWhat are some on-line comprehensive medical databases\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eWhat is the future of healthcare and consumer responsibility\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eHow consumers will need to take an active role in their health care, doing research and making informed decisions\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eHost:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e Michael Toms\u003cspan\u003e    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003eInterview Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 8\/28\/1996\u003cspan\u003e   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003eProgram Number:\u003c\/b\u003e 2590\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Dimensions Radio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48146313117937,"sku":"2590","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1200\/0142\/files\/TomFerguson300.png?v=1778194957","url":"https:\/\/programs.newdimensions.org\/products\/health-resources-online-with-tom-ferguson-m-d","provider":"New Dimensions Radio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}