MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'computer literacy'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:00:43 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442903&cid=t_175573_158_f&fid=36018&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcaregiversbeacon.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Ffor-many-seniors-switching-from-getting.html For many seniors switching from getting information from "paper media" to getting it online is a challenge, but it can be an important way to enhance the senior years.Some of the benefits include:* Obtaining information about health and insurance* Enjoying history websites, especially about events they remember* Keeping up with the latest local and world news at a time when "paper newspapers" are declining * Communicating with others by email * Mental stimulation to keep the brain healthyThe video below explains that in the past seniors held the keys to passing along history and wisdom. But now that has changed with the online information age. Giving the seniors the "keys" to online information by promoting senior computer literacy is an important goal when seeking to improve... The Caregiver's Beacon - Resources, Links, Ideas, News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442903 Sun, 24 May 2009 19:19:00 +0100 2442903 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1329937&cid=t_175573_132_f&fid=35006&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnsaunders.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F03%2F27%2Fbioinformaticians-in-the-service-of-bench-biologists%2F Stumbled out of bed to the feed reader and came close to spraying cereal over the screen when I read this exchange on a Nature Network blog: Original post: Like them or loathe them, it’s not really possible to analyze a genome-wide screen without a large number of [Excel spreadsheets] Comment #1 from our Pierre: Oh please, please, please, no, don’t that with excel, please He’s quite right, of course. Unfortunately, the ensuing debate is heading down a familiar track: “that’s all very well for you hardcore computer types, but we’re just simple bench biologists”. Well look - a lot of us “computer types” were, or are, bench biologists too. We weren’t born with magical computer skills, nor did we learn them overnight. We know what we know... What You're Doing Is Rather Desperate blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1329937 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:22:33 +0100 1329937 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1035008&cid=t_175573_105_f&fid=36673&url=http%3A%2F%2Fweb2097.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F11%2Fdigital-literacy-how-to-search-web.html W e are living in the era of information. Information is knowledge, and knowledge is power. But how to find what you look for? That is why it is important to learn and to develop "digital literacy skills". Nowadays it is so common to find patients who look for answers to their health problems before they go to their primary doctor. With the information accessible to any person from their computers, lot of people without access to the health care system will try to cure themselves. But what type of answers are people finding? I think we have to spread awareness about this fact in the health care community. And that is why we have to learn how to search for information on internet. This presentation was made by Patricia Anderson. I highly recommend it. At the end of the post you will find mo... Web 2.0 and Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1035008 Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:21:00 +0100 1035008 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1035013&cid=t_175573_105_f&fid=36673&url=http%3A%2F%2Fweb2097.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fweb-20-medical-e-books-and-importance.html F ew weeks ago I went to UCLA Medical Center. Medical students were presenting their posters about the work they did during the summer. There were many interesting ones, but there was one that caught my attention. It was about how publishers are changing from paper publications to electronic publications during the last years. This week I read a post from K.S. Descartin. She wrote about her experience with the use of e-books and all the advantages that this fact represents. Even when I like a lot techno-gadgets. I have to admit that they still have disadvantages when compared with paper materials. While you can access lot of information with a simple click. You depend on the duration of the battery of your device to access the information you want. And actually you have to buy the gadget -... Web 2.0 and Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1035013 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:14:00 +0100 1035013