OpenNotes, Division of General Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, United States
Liz Salmi is Communications & Patient Initiatives Director for OpenNotes at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA. In this role, Liz aims to better understand the changing nature of patient-clinician communication in an age of increasing health information transparency. She does this by working alongside clinicians, hospitals, health systems, researchers, and most importantly, in partnership with patient advocates.
Over the last 15 years Liz has been: a research subject; an advisor in patient stakeholder groups; a leader in “patient engagement” research initiatives; and an innovator, educator and investigator in national educational and research projects. Today her work focuses on involving patients and care partners in the co-design of research and research dissemination. In 2021, Liz and colleagues were awarded a $12.8 million Center Grant from the National Cancer Institute to determine optimal methods for patient enrollment in a cancer registry—designed in partnership with patients. It is rumored Liz was the drummer in a punk rock band.
Liz was named e-Patient of the Year by the Society for Participatory Medicine. She serves on the board of directors for National Brain Tumor Society. She lives in Northern California with her husband, Brett, and their cat, Mark.