In order to receive a PatientsLikeMe
clinician
or
researcher
account,
please submit a valid clinical or professional license.
OR
you must have a Ph.D. and be affiliated with an academic institution.
Clinicians
and
Researchers
are welcome to use the site to get an idea how it works, but
are not permitted to survey patients, recruit patients, or extract data without the consent of PatientsLikeMe.
For academic partnership inquiries, please contact research@patientslikeme.com
For more information on proper use of PatientsLikeMe by
Clinicians
and
Researchers ,
see this section of our user agreement below:
Membership Eligibility
To become a Member and access the area on this Platform reserved for Members (the “Member Area”), PatientsLikeMe
requires that you are (a) a person 13 years of age or older (16 or older if in the EU or UK) or a parent or legal guardian acting for a
person who is under 13 years of age (16 or older if in the EU or UK), with a personal interest in a health condition or in tracking their
health and wellness on the Platform; or (b) a caregiver for a person eligible to join; or (c) a health care
professional (e.g., doctor, nurse) authorized by PatientsLikeMe; or (d) a guest with legitimate, non-commercial
reasons to participate in the community and who agrees to respect the privacy and preserve the dignity of
all community participants; or (e) guest as authorized by a PatientsLikeMe employee.
Select a U sername
(5 or more characters)
This will be your name on the site. We do not recommend using your real name or any part of your real name for your username.
Profile Visibility Setting
I want my profile to be v isible only to other PatientsLikeMe community members .
I want my profile to be p ublicly visible on the Internet
Public profiles can be viewed by anyone with Internet access, including non-PatientsLikeMe members,
and may be indexed by search engines such as Google. Account information, such as your real name,
address, birth date, and email address will
never
be displayed. Instead, you select a username
(anonymous or otherwise) of your choosing.
We urge you to read our
Openness philosophy
►
to find out how you help both yourself and other patients by making your profile public.
