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Dr. Kate Lorig, R.N, Dr.P.HProfessor, Stanford University School of Medicine, Director of the Stanford Patient Education Research Center, California, USA Dr. Kate Lorig is a Professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine, and Director of the Stanford Patient Education Research Center. She has a Masters in nursing and a Doctorate in Public Health with a specialty in health education. For more than two decades, using a public health approach, she has developed and evaluated community-based patient education programs for people with chronic conditions including arthritis, heart disease, lung disease, diabetes and AIDS. In recent years this work has been extended to the Spanish speaking community and the internet. Her present research includes three internet based programs, Healthier Living with Ongoing Health Problems, Healthier Living with Arthritis, and Healthier Living with Diabetes. In addition she and her team are evaluating a community-based Diabetes Self-Management Program and short arthritis self-management courses. Organizations and communities in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, and South Africa are using her work. She is especially proud of the work being done by the Expert Patients Program in England, where both community-based and online chronic disease programs are underway. Dr. Lorig's studies have resulted in more than 80 professional journal publications and eight books. Contact information: |