Posted by vwoolf on March 3, 2005, at 13:04:20
In reply to Re: dates and voting » terrics, posted by AuntieMel on March 3, 2005, at 8:49:26
You know, I'm too far away to be any use, but my feeling is that you have to think bigger here.
You need to create an event, invite sponsors (pharmaceutical companies etc)and turn this into something exciting that no-one else is doing. PB is very unique, as far as I can see, and could generate enough interest to set this in motion. You would need to provide a forum where people with psychiatric issues are comfortable to talk openly and come together for a meeting/conference around issues that concern them vitally. There is no event like that around - everyone is too busy hiding.
We need to be aware that we are a large and potentially powerful interest group - we probably consume more medicines than any other group of people, and certainly make more use of professionals. I doubt that any other group of patients see their specialists up to five times a week for many years. I am sure that it would not be too difficult to set up, and would, apart from anything else, generate enough income for PB to self-fund itself for a year. The event could be moved somewhere else the following year, to another city or abroad - why not?
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