Chat Topic 8/14: How Can We Bring the Benefits of #LCSM to Those Who Are Not Online?

Our 8/14 #LCSM Chat (at 8 PM ET, 5 PM PT) will explore how best to bring the benefits of the online lung cancer community to those who are not on the Internet.  What aspect of #LCSM would benefit them most, and what would be the best way to reach them?  Our moderator Dr. Jack West will raise the following questions for discussion: T1: What benefits of the #LCSM community would be most useful to those affected by lung cancer who are not online? T2: How might we extend the #LCSM community… Read More

Chat Topic 7/31: #LCSM Celebrates One Year of Informative Chats and Awesome Support!

Join us for our 7/31 #LCSM Chat (8 PM ET, 5 PM Pacific) as we celebrate #LCSM’s one year anniversary! The first-ever Lung Cancer Social Media (#LCSM) Chat took place on July 25, 2013.  You can read more about how #LCSM was formed here. We’ve come a long way in one year: we’ve hosted 25 informative chats, formed many great friendships, and experienced awesome support and collaboration among lung cancer patients, caregivers, family members, advocates, healthcare providers, researchers and charities.  In the past year, the 7,900 participants in the #LCSM community generated over 69,000 tweets that shared new research findings,… Read More

#LCSM Chat Topic 7/17: Help us define the benefits of online resources for lung cancer patients

The topic for the #LCSM chat on July 17 (8 PM Eastern, 5 PM Pacific) will be “Help us define the benefits of online resources for lung cancer patients.” The moderator will be H. Jack West, MD. Dr. West writes this on the GRACE blog: We have seen over the past decade that patient self-education and participation in their own care have been steadily increasing with availability of the Internet. It has enabled patients and caregivers to look online for information as well as to connect with other people in the patient… Read More