Dave deBonkart

In January 2007, a routine shoulder X-ray caught an unexpected shadow in the lung. Dave deBronkart was diagnosed with Stage IV kidney cancer spread to both lungs, multiple bones, and muscle tissue. His median survival time was 24 weeks. He beat it. After his recovery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, deBronkart became the world’s best-known advocate for the patient empowerment movement — attending more than 600 conferences and policy meetings in 19 countries as e-Patient Dave.

TED Talk, Congressional Testimony, and a Medical Society
His TED Talk “Let Patients Help” spent years in the top half of the most-viewed TED Talks ever, with more than half a million views and subtitles in 26 languages. He co-founded the Society for Participatory Medicine, testified before Congress for patient access to medical records under Meaningful Use, and was named by HealthLeaders as one of “20 People Who Make Healthcare Better.” Mayo Clinic named him Visiting Professor in Internal Medicine in 2015.

The Patient Voice on AI and Digital Health
Today deBronkart is at the forefront of patients engaging AI in their own care. His opening keynote at Frontiers Health in Berlin addressed the dawn of patient autonomy in the AI era, and he is one of healthcare’s most credible voices on what genuine patient partnership requires of the system.

Dave deBronkart keynotes on patient engagement, participatory medicine, healthcare transformation, AI and digital health, and what becomes possible when patients are treated as genuine partners in their care.

Laugh, Sing & Eat Like a Pig

Patient Engagement / Patient Empowerment

Healthcare Transformation

Inspiration / Motivation / Attitude / Mind Power

Meaningful Use (health IT) and personal health records