# Meet e-Patient Dave

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxMaastricht
- Speaker: Dave deBronkart
- Year: 2011
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/dave_debronkart_meet_e_patient_dave)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

When Dave deBronkart learned he had a rare and terminal cancer, he turned to a group of fellow patients online -- and found the medical treatment that saved his life. Now he calls on all patients to talk with one another, know their own health data, and make health care better one e-Patient at a time.

## Lectures

1. [Meet e-Patient Dave](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/dave_debronkart_meet_e_patient_dave/a35df347b460), 17 min (TED's player)