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 'health 2.0'. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:09:45 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3385501&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F03%2F19%2Fpathway-genomics-lets-see-my-genes%2F As I’m doing PhD in clinical genomics and I’m really interested in the connection between internet and medicine, so I was very happy when Pathway Genomics, one of the newest direct-to-consumer genetic companies, offered me a free genetic test. After an interview I did with them, I sent my saliva sample back and 3-4 weeks later, I received an e-mail that my results were ready. This is just an entry about my experience and the things I found interesting. As I got a free test from Navigenics a year ago, I plan to compare these services in a future entry. The reason why I was very interested in the service of Pathway Genomics is what they analyze: Risk markers for 70+ diseases Maternal and paternal ancestry Drug responses Carrier status 1) Sampling: It was quite an easy process... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3385501 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:17:47 +0100 3385501 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3383017&cid=t_99803_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fin-case-of-emergency-this-keychain-gadget-could-be-your-lifeguard.html Let’s face it: a medical ID bracelet really doesn’t answer all the questions someone would need to ask if they found you unconscious in an emergency.  But clearly, no one wants to schlep around a binder-full of medical history when they work out or travel. A number of new tech gadgets are being developed to [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3383017 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:00:32 +0100 3383017 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3385348&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2010%2F03%2Fchris-flim.html  We interviewed Chris Flim, our Health 2.0 Europe Ambassador to the Netherlands, in Barcelona during eHealthWeek. He's looking forward to attending Health 2.0 Europe and, if you listen to the brief video, you will learn one important thing about the Netherlands and Health 2.0 which will make you proud to be Dutch and probably jealous if you are not. Health 2.0 Europe's Denise Silber interviews Chris Flim Netherlands from Denise Silber on Vimeo. (Source: Denise Silber's eHealth) Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3385348 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3385348 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3378666&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F03%2F18%2Fge-steps-in-healthcare-innovation%2F GE is trying to take some serious steps in healthcare innovation. Here are a few examples. Morsel - a mobile health application designed to help consumers take small, daily steps to better health. Better Health Converstation – a tool for patients developed by GE and WebMD to help guide the conversation between patients and doctors on the next visit. Healthy How Tos – Health-based how-to videos created by GE and Howcast. (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3378666 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:34:26 +0100 3378666 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3378678&cid=t_99803_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fdesign-challenge-insights-from-last-years-big-winner.html I proudly present Samantha Katz as Exhibit A: the graduate student from Northwestern University who (along with project partner Erik Schickli) won last year’s DiabetesMine Design Challenge Grand Prize, and was subsequently hired by Medtronic Diabetes to help design their next-generation insulin pumps. (See yesterday’s big Medtronic announcement.) Samantha is living proof that “crowdsourcing” exercises [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3378678 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:00:03 +0100 3378678 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3378667&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F03%2F18%2Fe-patients-please-have-your-voices-heard%2F On the 5th week of my Internet in Medicine university accredited course, I talk about e-patients and how they will change medicine. Last semester, Kerri Morrone Sparling kindly accepted my invitation and uploaded a video to Youtube which students could watch during and after the course. It was a personal message for them about how to become patient-centric doctors. Dear empowered patients, feel free to upload your 1-2 minute-long messages to Youtube so students can hear how to become good doctors from the best sources. Please upload it before the 25th of March. Thank you! (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3378667 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:34:57 +0100 3378667 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3374127&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2010%2F03%2Fsegoleneaymeorphanet.html Video interview of Ségolène Aymé, founder of OrphaNet, who has by the way, added Google Translate to its already multilingual pages. Ségolène will be speaking at Health 2.0 Europe April 6 2010, Paris. Can't imbed this channel  ;-( but you can click here to see the interview on YouTubehttp://www.youtube.com/user/eurordis#p/a/u/0/p-bB30q_Yzk (Source: Denise Silber's eHealth) Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3374127 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3374127 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3370601&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F03%2F16%2Finternet-in-medicine-course-week-3-rss-and-microblogging%2F The new semester of the Internet in Medicine university accredited course for medical students just launched and 120 students registered for the course which is a great pleasure. Now here are the core points of my presentations as well as useful videos and links. The third week is dedicated to RSS and microblogging. In the first slideshow, I described what RSS is, how to use trend trackers and which tools can help you follow the medical literature easily. Before, we had to surf on the web. Now we let the content and information come to us automatically. Definition and story of RSS. Advantages of RSS (easy to use, free, comprehensive). Statistics (medical bloggers tend to read RSS). RSS icons. How to read RSS (browser; Bloglines; desktop-based readers). An example, a real tutorial a... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3370601 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:12:58 +0100 3370601 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3370348&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2010%2F03%2Fa-web-20-interview-with-miguel-cabrer-ceo-of-medting.html By Denise Silber Miguel Cabrer, the founder of MEDTING, a global site for the exchange of medical information and images, will be a panelist at Health 2.0 Europe in Paris. Formerly CIO of Hospital Son Llatzer, the first digital hospital... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3370348 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3370348 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3370347&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2010%2F03%2Fwebmdnan-forte-explains-health-exchange.html By Matthew Holt WebMD introduced a new series of Health 2.0 style forums last week called Health Exchange. Not everyone was thrilled--in fact John Moore gave it a right padding over at Chilmark mostly because of usability issues. I got... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3370347 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3370347 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3370346&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2010%2F03%2Fjonathan-bush-quickly.html By Matthew Holt Jonathan Bush gave me a quick interview at HIMSS ten days ago. We had a chat about what the recent restatement of accounting was all about (stock off about 12%), and last night they released numbers that... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3370346 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3370346 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3366369&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F03%2F15%2Finternet-in-medicine-course-week-2-medical-blogging%2F The new semester of the Internet in Medicine university accredited course for medical students just launched and 120 students registered for the course which is a great pleasure. Now here are the core points of my presentations as well as useful videos and links. The second week is always dedicated to the medical blogosphere. Key points of the first slideshow: Definition of blog, post, trackback, pingback, comment, tag. First blog: Jorn Barger, 1997 Technorati statistics about the state of the entire blogosphere Blogs in plain English: Types of blogs and bloggers Major medical blogs as examples: Kevin, MD; Medgadget; Sixuntilme; Doctor Anonymous; Street Anatomy. Analyzing the results of the study of Ivor Kovic et al. (Examining the Medical Blogosphere: An Online Survey of Medical Blogg... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3366369 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:09:37 +0100 3366369 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3366370&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F03%2F15%2Fhealth-2-0-news-virtual-patients-design-challenge-and-the-future%2F PatientsLikeMe Reports High Rate of Adverse Event Reporting Among Its Members (Pharma Marketing Blog): Patientslikeme will certainly play an important role in driving the pharma sector towards social media. The 2010 DiabetesMine™ Design Challenge: The DiabetesMine blog presents this year’s Design Challenge in which innovations in diabetes can win prizes. WebMD + Social Media, NOT! (Chilmark Research): WebMD wanted to take a step towards web 2.0, but didn’t do it in the best manner. My name is Christopher. I have CF and was born in Novartis (Advertising and Health): A virtual patient promotes a new pharma-sponsored community site for patients dealing with cystic fibrosis. Does anyone think it’s a good idea? Protecting Your Professional Image in the 21st Century... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3366370 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:16:00 +0100 3366370 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3370413&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2010%2F03%2Fmiguel-cabrer-medting.html Miguel Cabrer founder of MEDTING, a global site for the exchange of  medical information and images, will be a panelist at Health 2.0 Europe in Paris. Formerly CIO of Hospital Son Llatzer, the first digital hospital in Europe (European Commission eHealth Award in 2004) and eHealth Coordinator for the Balearic Islands Health Department,  Miguel Cabrer is now an independent eHealth Advisor, Member of the HIMSS EMEA Governing Council and Member of the IMIA Web 2.0 taskforce workgroup.  Our Health 2.0 Regional Ambassador to Spain, Miguel even found the time to be interviewed!     Denise says: Please tell us the main reason for a physician to use Medting?   Miguel says: Physicians use Medting to share a clinical case with a colleague from anywhere in the ... Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3370413 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3370413 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3366153&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2010%2F03%2Faneesh-chopra-on-txting-in-haiti.html By Matthew Holt Here's a quick video I took at the end of Aneesh Chopra's (the Federal CTO) talk at HIMSS. It’s a remarkable story of the role of SMS, tools and crowdsourcing in aiding in a disaster zone. A... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3366153 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3366153 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3366371&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F03%2F14%2Fpsychiatry-and-web-2-0%2F As Webicina.com is getting closer to a huge milestone, here is the newest addition, Psychiatry and Web 2.0, that focuses on selected mobile apps, blogs, podcasts, Twitterers, communities, slideshows and many more social media tools dedicated to psychiatry. The number of mental health or psychiatry-related websites is constantly growing and it is getting harder to find relevant, reliable resources, but with PeRSSonalized Psychiatry it will be a piece of cake for You. (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3366371 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:14:24 +0100 3366371 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3363770&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F03%2F13%2Fgoogle-data-explorer-and-visualizing-health-supplements%2F If you are interested in the scientific evidence behind some health supplements, this is the best tool you can use as it helps visualize the huge amount of information and also medical conditions related to the supplements. For those data geeks out there, here is Google Public Data Explorer, a visualization tool that lets you explore, visualize and share data. Some datasets including cancer statistics have already been uploaded. (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3363770 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:07:22 +0100 3363770 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3358973&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2010%2F03%2Fhealth-20-europe-.html (Source: Denise Silber's eHealth) Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3358973 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3358973 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3354518&cid=t_99803_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fdesign-challenge-a-word-with-our-cde-judge-gary-scheiner.html As you all hopefully know, the 2010 DiabetesMine Design Challenge is ON. We opened for entries last Monday. I’m excited about community voting this year (y’all get to choose the competition finalists). I’m equally delighted to have such a wonderful panel of expert judges whose role will be to determine the winners from your list of [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3354518 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:00:05 +0100 3354518 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3354253&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2010%2F03%2Frememberitnow-and-prezi.html By Matthew Holt RememberItNow! is a feisty little start-up that's aiming at the medication reminder/management space. I like the feature set and the approach, and I hope the Pam Swigley the engaging CEO gets some traction. It’s launching officially on... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3354253 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3354253 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3350237&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2010%2F03%2Fcommunity-wars-webmd-launches-health-exchange.html By Matthew Holt Just when we thought things were calming down in the world of Health 2.0, it’s kicking off. WebMD has been watching Everyday Health take over its spot as top Health site ranking in the ComScore rankings (cue... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3350237 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3350237 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3342829&cid=t_99803_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fkris-freeman-closing-thoughts-on-vancouver-2010.html Admittedly, I’m a bit tardy here in publishing the final installment of my Winter Olympics conversations with cross-country skier Kris Freeman.  He has type 1 diabetes and was America’s best hope for a medal in his sport in Vancouver this year — but alas, things did not go well for Kris this time around.  He [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3342829 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:00:35 +0100 3342829 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3338282&cid=t_99803_113_f&fid=34631&url=http%3A%2F%2Fehealth.johnwsharp.com%2F2010%2F03%2F05%2Fsocial-media-at-himss-2010%2F Social Media at the Annual Conference of the Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society has come a long way. A few years ago, the bloggers meetup was a dozen or so of us meeting in a bar near the conference site. This year, for the second time, there was a social media center and three panels of Meet the Bloggers. I was glad to be a part of it. Participatory Medicine was represented by ePatientDave discussing his new involvement with Kaiser. A busy twitter stream kept many informed of the concurrent activities.  My round table with Deborah Kohn on Social Networking: Are You Listening, was well received. Another version of the slides are below. Some of the recommendations out of the session include: be prepared for dealing with complaints via social media by monitoring and havi... eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3338282 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:15:34 +0100 3338282 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3327235&cid=t_99803_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fthe-%25e2%2580%259cpatient-centered-medical-home-too-good-to-be-true.html Those of you who follow me on twitter may know that I traveled to Washington DC late last week to take part in a “roundtable event” discussing paths to better diabetes care. Now, I’m no policy-maker, and certainly no expert on the crazy mixed-up reimbursement system in this country.  I was there, again, to talk [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3327235 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:00:38 +0100 3327235 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3327080&cid=t_99803_114_f&fid=34648&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBlawg%2F%7E3%2FswUaX-REUa0%2Fhimss-in-atlanta-and-online-better-health.html The HIMSS annual convention going on this week in Atlanta is a 30,000-person blowout of epic proportions (and, yes, there was snow there but not in Boston), with many industry announcements, product launches, and meetings and sessions large and small.  There were a ton of blog posts (even a couple of blogger panels - sorry I couldn't participate remotely), and a blizzard of tweets at #HIMSS10.  For some up-close-and-personal looks at products and services brought to the conference, look no further than the Better Health livestreamed video interviews from HIMSS.  @DrVal (Val Jones),  @DoctorAnonymous (Mike Sevilla) and @Blogborygmi (Nick Genes) have been doing a bang-up job broadcasting to those interested well beyond the exhibit halls, and have been taking questions online for the ... HealthBlawg :: David Harlow's Health Care Law Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3327080 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:19:44 +0100 3327080 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3327219&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F03%2F03%2Fan-e-patient-twitter-success-story%2F In the fifth week of my Internet in Medicine university credit course, the focus is on the world of e-patients when I present several real e-patients stories, examples when patients could successfully improve their health by using online pieces of information or communities. Here is a new story I will have to mention this March. Erin Turner suffered with pain in her right wrist on a daily basis, despite regular treatment from an orthopedic surgeon for years. Then she found a solution via Twitter: First, my mother told me she saw something about wrist ligament damage in USA Today. Second, I noticed an alert on my Twitter aggregator: In coordination with the USA Today article, @MayoClinic was hosting a #wristpain Twitter chat with Dr. Richard Berger, the surgeon who discovered the UT split t... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3327219 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:47:47 +0100 3327219 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3327221&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F03%2F02%2Fmanaging-scientific-information-overload-slideshow%2F Cameron Neylon who I had the pleasure to meet at last year’s Science Fo Camp published uniquely useful presentation about science and the online world. Now he focused on the problem of managing the scientific information overload which is an issue that affects nearly all scientists. I covered the topic in medicine a few months ago (Being Productive Online: Time-Management Lifehacks). Cameron makes an excellent point on slide #46: In the area of social web tools for scientists I’m confident that every significant (public) document and announcement crosses my attention stream without active searching. That’s exactly what I feel. After a few years online, I think I’ve built many relevant and useful communities (one for medicine on Twitter, one for science on Friendfe... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3327221 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:31:12 +0100 3327221 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3327222&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F03%2F02%2Fmayo-clinic-releases-iphone-symptom-checker%2F Mayo Clinic is not only exceptional because of its unique and properly managed online presence but because it seems to be always open to new solutions and methods. So it’s not a big surprise that it just released a free iPhone symptom checker. (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3327222 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:44:27 +0100 3327222 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3322569&cid=t_99803_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F03%2F2010-design-challenge-get-your-posters-here.html More on the 2010 DiabetesMine Design Challenge today —in part because I can’t think about much else this week I almost forgot to mention the beautiful and very official contest fliers/posters we’ve prepared. They’re available for downloading and distributing in PDF format here, as you like. For interested universities and other organizations – we can [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3322569 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:00:05 +0100 3322569 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3322563&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F03%2F02%2Fmobile-monday-amsterdam-on-health%2F Mobile Monday Amsterdam is a fantastic series of events and when Maarten den Braber invited me to speak about medicine 2.0 I was very sad not to be able to make it. But a few of my friends did attend and gave great presentations: (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3322563 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:30:35 +0100 3322563 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3322564&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F03%2F01%2Fhealth-2-0-in-news-self-guided-research-and-dangers-of-google-buzz%2F Online video viewing accelerates – where is Pharma? (Pharma Strategy Blog) The number of videos viewed grew almost 150%, from 14.3 billion to 33.2 billion, while the duration of the average video viewed grew 28%, from 3.2 to 4.1 minutes. The top-10 words doctor writers should ban (The Doctor Writer): Really valid suggestions including benign or acute. Medicine 2.0 in a historical perspective (Biomedicine on Display) Google Buzz “antisocial networking” exposed details of “estranged spouses, current lovers, attorneys and doctors” (Clinical Cases and Images): “Doctors should be very cautious when using social media to communicate with patients. In general, “friending” patients on Facebook, Buzz and Twitter is not a good idea at the current level ... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3322564 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:25:13 +0100 3322564 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3318604&cid=t_99803_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fannouncing-the-2010-diabetesmine-design-challenge-open-for-entries-now.html After months of preparation, today I am indescribably excited and proud to kick off the 2010 DiabetesMine™ Design Challenge, an online competition to encourage creative new tools for improving life with diabetes! You know the drill: Do you have an idea for an innovative new diabetes device or web application? This is your chance to win [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3318604 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:00:24 +0100 3318604 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3318595&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F03%2F01%2Fnew-networks-for-scientists%2F I’ve been constantly updating a huge list of biomedical community sites for years and now the list contains 44 sites, but here are two new ones. VIVO: The national network of scientists will facilitate the discovery of researchers and collaborators across the country. Institutions will participate in the network by installing VIVO, or by providing semantic web-compliant data to the network. Orwik:  The innovation life-cycle is equal parts funding, team work, and publishing. Orwik helps you along the way by enabling collaboration management, and community development. (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3318595 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:02:16 +0100 3318595 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3318384&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2010%2F03%2Fweb-20-bmj-braillon-silber-act-2.html You recall that I learned about a French colleague's unfortunate "sacking" through a Dutch colleague's tweet of an article by a French author in BMJ and wrote about it on this blog and my French blog. This all led to broad 2.0 relaying of the story in France. Chapter 2 is a somewhat happier story. Braillon and SIlber responded jointly this weekend to an article that Alain Braillon had noticed. And sure enough it was published online the same day and discouvered thanks to  a Google alert received this morningOur response explained why we think that the FDA should not suddenly be recommending that patients fill in  lists of x-rays taken on a separate form, given the many alternatives for a relatively complete file online, not to mention the "meaningful use&... Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3318384 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3318384 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3316206&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F02%2F28%2Fgenetics-and-web-2-0%2F The web is exceptionally rich in genetics-related content so it was time to publish the Genetics and Web 2.0 collection on Webicina.com as well as PeRSSonalized Genetics that lets you keep track of the latest news and resources in the field of genetics in a personalized way. A few of the many great examples how genetics is covered online. GenomeWeb provides news and announcements in several sub-fields of genetics. DNA Network is the biggest aggregator of genetics blogs. SNPedia is a unique collection of single nucleotide polymorphisms. The American Society of Human Genetics manages a Youtube channel: There is a Personal Genome Assistant for smartphones: And you can analyze a human gene and locate it on a chromosome through WolframAlpha: More examples and resources in the Genetics... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3316206 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:13:41 +0100 3316206 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3314758&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F02%2F26%2Finterview-as-an-ambassador-to-hungary-for-health-2-0-europe%2F Health 2.0 taking place in Paris (April 5-7) is going to be one of the most exciting events this year and I will present Webicina.com in action. Also I have the honour to be a regional ambassador to Hungary for Health 2.0 Europe. So Denise Silber, health 2.0 expert and co-organizer of the event, asked me some questions and published the interview on her blog. (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3314758 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:55:15 +0100 3314758 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3314759&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F02%2F26%2Fwhat-is-your-path-to-successful-searches-in-pubmed%2F NovoSeek asked this interesting question today. They want to see how users get to the final answer while doing searches in Pubmed, the biomedical database. Click here to see the entire decision tree: You can also participate in a live poll (more information about the different paths here) What is your path? Tweet this post to your followers adding the #hashtag that better describes you. Direct, this is my path to successful searches in Pubmed Ask for help, this is my path to successful searches in Pubmed Alternatives, this is my path to successful searches in Pubmed Beer, why not?, this is my path to successful searches in Pubmed (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3314759 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:47:44 +0100 3314759 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3314704&cid=t_99803_114_f&fid=34646&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthCareBlogLaw%2F%7E3%2FDO6gWZUuMJE%2Fahla-social-media-presentation_26.html Today Jody Joiner and I presented at the AHLA Hospitals and Health Systems Institute on the use of social media by hospitals and health care providers. We provided an overview of social media use by hospitals and health care providers, discussed the pros/cons of using social media in the health care environment, presented case studies of the risks and legal implications and did a short role play involving tweets in the context of a medical negligence case. We also provided those attending with recommendations on developing social media guidelines and policies.To show the speed and ease of using social media tools to spread information, news and photos we we did some live shots during the presentations using an iPhone that were then loaded up to my blog, Twitter and Facebook. We then pulled... Health Care Law Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3314704 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:52:14 +0100 3314704 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3311631&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2010%2F02%2Fparis-here-we-come-are.html By Matthew Holt For those of you just getting up on Friday, here's a little taste of the atmosphere we're drinking in for the upcoming Health 2.0 Europe conference. And yes, we have been working hard here too! Health 2.0... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3311631 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3311631 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3311630&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2010%2F02%2Fnot-exactly-what-athenahealth-was-looking-for.html By Matthew Holt This is not a fun day for athenahealth, and frankly with HIMSS coming up, not a fun time to have such a day. None of this has anything to do with their products or their client services,... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3311630 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3311630 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3306842&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2010%2F02%2Fsocialmedia-burson-marsteller.html Are you like a Fortune 100 company, as regards Social Media? Do you have a Twitter, Facebook Fan Page, YouTube and or corporate blog account ? The graph on the left from a Burson Marsteller study enables us to see that Europe behaves like the US in social media. At any rate, the difference is low..The study includes other data about what is being done, frequency, etc.  The study can be downloaded herei Parallel to all of this, there are increasing anecdotal descriptions of what is being done by pharma, hospitals, and other healthcare actors. DoseofDigital, the wiki of all wikis inventorying all of this, and in particular the pharmaceutical industry in English is to be commended for its work. Here is the linkSo, are you a Fortune 100 company does not allow its managers to access... Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3306842 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3306842 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3306841&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2010%2F02%2Fdose-of-digital-wiki-socialmedia-healthcare-pharma.html  If you're going to a desert island -- with wifi-- and there's access to only one site about social media in pharma, which should you choose ? Without a doubt "doseofdigital.com". DoseOfDigital just celebrated its first birthday on Feb 24 2010. It is amazing to realize how in only one year, this wiki, a combination of well-thought out lists and a submission form, has come to constitue the best source of "who's doing what" in social media. And full credit is given for the submissions. Crowdsourcing the best wiki in town. Very bright indeed. Not to mention that the agency behind the wiki has been voted one of the best places to work in the USA. (Source: Denise Silber's eHealth) Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3306841 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3306841 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3306801&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2010%2F02%2Fa-20-interview-with-berci-mesko-regional-ambassador-to-hungary-for-health-20-europe.html By Denise Silber Dr Bertalan Mesko, or Berci to his friends, is a recently-graduated Hungarian medical doctor, with whom I had the pleasure of blogging about geriatrics at IAGG 2009. Berci was then just beginning his PhD in clinical genomics.... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3306801 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3306801 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3307023&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F02%2F24%2Fxbox-wireless-technologies-and-search-engines-in-medicine-2-0%2F Microsoft looks at health potential of Xbox, apps (Cnet News): Xbox unit is cheaper than similar hospital equipment yet often just as powerful for storing electronic medical records. Top 10 Free iPhone Medical Apps for Health care Professionals (iMedicalApps) New search tools for science and disease information (Pharma Strategy Blog): Great new search engines found by Sally Church, PhD. 6 Reasons why mHealth is different than eHealth (Ted Eytan, MD) New patients— Are you prepared for your visit? What does your physician want to know ? What should you ask?: Very important list for patients who will go to a doctor. Eric Topol: The Wireless Future of Medicine (Medgadget) 10 Tips for Scientists on Blogging and Social Networking (HUGO Matters): Fantastic tips for scientists ... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3307023 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:48:04 +0100 3307023 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3307024&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F02%2F24%2Fperssonalized-geriatrics-social-media-in-elderly-care%2F PeRSSonalized Medicine is an easy-to-use, free aggregator of quality medical information that lets you select your favourite resources and read the latest news and articles about a medical specialty or a medical condition in one personalized place. The newest category is dedicated to PeRSSonalized Geriatrics containing quality news sites, blogs, peer-reviewed journals, Twitter users and Youtube channels. Many thanks to Jason Mark Young, who has 10 years experience with serving seniors in several capacitiese and who helped a lot by sending me tons of quality geriatrics resources. Some reasons why PeRSSonalized Medicine is unique: You can search in the database. It means you will find medical information only from a quality selected portion of the world wide web. You can personalize any ... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3307024 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:18:18 +0100 3307024 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3306843&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2010%2F02%2Fbertalan-mesko-health20-europe-paris.html Dr Bertalan Mesko, or Berci to his friends, is a recently-graduated Hungarian medical doctor, with whom I had the pleasure of blogging about geriatrics at IAGG 2009. Berci was then just beginning his PhD in clinical genomics. He’s also found the time to create Webicina, a web 2.0 guidance service for patients and medical professionals,  continue to be an award-winning blogger, Scienceroll.com,  become an educator for a Medicine and Web 2.0 university credit course and participate in a recent seminar with me. Enjoy the interview below with our  Regional Ambassador extraordinaire to and from Hungary ;-) for Health 2.0 Europe Paris        http://www.health2con.com/paris2010, Denise Silber  How did you get interested in 2.0 tools for physicia... Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3306843 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3306843 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3302274&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2010%2F02%2Fbentley-stanton-two-uk-docs-talk-about-health-20.html By Matthew Holt Last week in London I met with two of the brightest lights in the UK's community of physicians looking at Health 2.0. Annabel Bentley is the medical director and head of informatics at Bupa, the UK-based non-profit... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3302274 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3302274 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3298524&cid=t_99803_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fgrowing-your-own-decision-tree.html To what degree is the state of our health really in our own hands? According to author Thomas Goetz, it very largely is. In his new book The Decision Tree, published last week, Thomas argues that since we live in a world where data on anything, including personal health, is abundant, [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3298524 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:00:04 +0100 3298524 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3298513&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F02%2F22%2Fweb-2-0-in-action-in-hospitals%2F We can talk about the potential role of social media or web 2.0 in the future of healthcare forever but what really counts is how doctors use these tools and applications in their practices. So I’m very glad when I see an example that works in real, and it means there are reasons to work more and more in order to change healthcare through social media. I also have to mention the 53% adoption rate of hospitals. Ed Bennett highlighted we’re now at 805  hospitals out of 1,500 doing some sort of social media. Not bad, right? Let’s see the scenario Ves Dimov, MD featured on Clinical Cases and Images: “It is difficult to keep track of which patients are in which rooms, how many patients are in the waiting room, and how far the doctors are falling behind with their patien... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3298513 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:26:02 +0100 3298513 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3294756&cid=t_99803_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fkris-freeman-update-breaking-d-ground-in-olympic-endurance-sport.html I’m back today for my second exclusive check-in with Kris Freeman, world-class cross-country skier competing in the Winter Olympics this week. He’s the only athlete there with diabetes. And on Saturday, it caught up with him. A blood sugar crash killed his chances for taking a medal in the men’s 30K event, where he was [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3294756 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:00:35 +0100 3294756 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3294751&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F02%2F22%2Fmy-bookshelf-the-decision-tree%2F I’m starting a new series here called My Bookshelf in which I will post short reviews of the new books I finish. I’m glad the first book I mention is The Decision Tree by Thomas Goetz, the executive editor of Wired Magazine. I met Thomas during last year’s Science Foo Camp event and he has a unique vision about how healthcare should work. The starting point of the book is that healthcare is one of the few fields where people don’t exactly know what kind of choices they have, how they can make a decision based on facts and reliable information. It’s obvious that they have to be able to access such information so then they can make the best possible decisions (by using properly designed decision trees). The Decision Tree is one of (if not) the best health-relat... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3294751 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 01:11:20 +0100 3294751 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3294595&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2010%2F02%2Fhealth20-europe-ben-heywood-patientslikeme.html Preview some of the speakers you'll meet in person at Health 2.0 Europe. Here briefly is Ben Heywood, PatientsLikeMe (Source: Denise Silber's eHealth) Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3294595 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3294595 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3294594&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2010%2F02%2Fhealth-20-europe--susannah-fox-pew-foundation.html Preview speaker Susannah Fox, whom you'll get to meet in person at Health 2.0 Europe, Paris April 6-7. (Source: Denise Silber's eHealth) Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3294594 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3294594 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3294592&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2010%2F02%2Fhealth20-europe-celia-boyer.html Catch a glimpse (in French) of Celia Boyer, HON, who will be speaking in English at Health 2.0 Europe (Source: Denise Silber's eHealth) Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3294592 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3294592 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3294591&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2010%2F02%2Ftribucancer-laporte.html Catch an interview (in French) with Jean-Louis Laporte, TribuCancer, patient association, who will speak at Health 2.0 Europe (Source: Denise Silber's eHealth) Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3294591 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3294591 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3294590&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2010%2F02%2Fhealth-20-europe-speaker-christian-angele-imedeode-1.html Catch a glimpse of Health 2.0 Europe speaker Christian Angele. The interview here is in German. But you'll get to speak with him in English about Imedeo, his exciting online community (Source: Denise Silber's eHealth) Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3294590 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3294590 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3294589&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2010%2F02%2Fhealth-20-europe--gilles-frydman.html Catch a glimpse of GIlles Frydman whom you'll get to meet in person at Health 2.0 Europe. (Source: Denise Silber's eHealth) Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3294589 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3294589 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3294588&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2010%2F02%2Fvideo-health-20-europe-speaker-mohammad.html Catch Dr Mohammad Al Ubaydli speaking about electronic health records. Meet him in person at Health 2.0 Europe. Improving patient care with the EPR - Mohammad Al-Ubaydli from Mohammad Al-Ubaydli on Vimeo. (Source: Denise Silber's eHealth) Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3294588 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3294588 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3294587&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2010%2F02%2Fhealth-20-europe-denise-silber.html Catch a glimpse of me below, being interviewed in San Francisco, before we had even mapped out the full program at Health 2.0 Europe Paris. And if you continue on to view some of the other videos of our speakers, you will realize that the diversity of Europe, the linguistic, cultural, and regulatory differences are in fact a source of tremendous creativity. Amazing things are going on in Health 2.0 in Europe. And why you don't know about them?a) because of the language barrier. b) according to my quick survey ;-); web site founders outside of the US are so far  less likely to post videos of themselves than are us Americans, no matter where we live...But that will change. So, there will be a big "before and after" at Health 2.0 Europe, as national stars become international stars... Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3294587 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3294587 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3294586&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2010%2F02%2Fhealth-on-the-net-foundation-goes-web-20-interview-with-celia-boyer.html This article focuses on Health on the Net. Established in 1995 in Geneva Switzerland, HON is the longest running, most widespread code of conduct dedicated to health and the Internet. HON will release its next Web 2.0 tool during the Health 2.0 Europe Conference, Paris April 6-7, 2010 ! HON plays a special role in France. In October 2007, after a lengthy review process, the French High Health Authority (Haute Autorité de Santé) accredited HON as its partner for the certification of health sites in France, in view of its simplicity, widespread presence, and accessibility for webmasters free of charge. 859 French sites are currently certified by HON, one of the largest numbers for a single country, except for the U.S. To be certified, web sites commit to the respect of ... Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3294586 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3294586 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3294585&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2010%2F02%2Ftrialreach-clinicaltrials.html  Question : Which online clinical trial repository will French internet users consult?    Reply : Those which are the most Search Engine optimized and the most ergonomic. There is always room for a new player who does both well, hence the title of this post equally available in French on DeniseSilber.com.The purpose of the original post was to demonstrate that competition for traffic is international in this seglment.Born in the UK, just across La Manche / the Channel ;-), the site TrialReach.com has an impeccable internal search function that enables the user to enter successive critria and manage its personal data.  The home page is Web 2.0 / Googlish clean. And it seems easy to get around. Is the data base complete ? Possibly too soon to say, but there are nearly... Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3294585 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3294585 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3294548&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2010%2F02%2Fhealth-on-the-net-foundation-goes-web-20.html By Denise Silber The subject of the quality of healthcare information on the Internet is rich and recurring. The main question we hear regularly is whether or not Internet users are finding quality health information. But it’s not the only... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3294548 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3294548 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3294752&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F02%2F21%2Forganizing-people-in-real-time%2F Jay Parkinson has recently found a nice service that is in beta version now. It’s called Groundscrew and lets you organize people in real time by combining the power of Google Maps with your online communities and friends such as Twitter of Facebook. For example, I would like to organize free lectures about DNA in order to educate people living in my neighborhood about genomics and health. It’s not that easy to find people around my home but this tool lets me spread the word easily and manage all the people who join the live feed of the event. Give it a try and see how the demo works. (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3294752 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:10:35 +0100 3294752 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3291976&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F02%2F21%2Fdentistry-in-social-media%2F Have you ever tried to find a quality dentistry blog, mobile application or an active community site? Believe me, it takes plenty of time and effort as the number of dentistry-related websites is exponentially growing. But on Webicina.com, you will find only selected content focusing on dentistry. Check out Dentistry in Social Media for more. News and Information on Dentistry Dentistry in the Blogosphere Dentistry Podcasts and Intrerviews Dentistry Community Sites, FaceBook Groups and Forums Microblogging: Twitter and Friendfeed Dentistry Wikis Dentistry videos, animations and videocasts Mobile Applications Social Bookmarking Medical Search Engines Trend Trackers Clinical Cases and Images in Dentistry Slideshows about Dentistry We also help you follow dentistry news, journals, blogs and ... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3291976 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 13:09:00 +0100 3291976 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3294596&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2010%2F02%2Fhealth-20-europe-organized-wisdom.html Get a preview here of some of the speakers you'll get to meet at Health 2.0 Europe in Paris on April 6-7. Here's a video of Steven Krein, Organized Wisdom from his first Health 2.0 conference. (Source: Denise Silber's eHealth) Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3294596 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3294596 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3280148&cid=t_99803_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fcalling-all-grassroots-diabetes-advocates-unite-to-get-noticed.html If you run a diabetes blog, web site, or small organization doing some kind of diabetes advocacy work, you will want to know about this: a new ‘Diabetes Advocates Program’ that can help you and your work get noticed. Basically, TuDiabetes founder Manny Hernandez and David Edelman of DiabetesDaily put on their thinking caps after last [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3280148 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:00:11 +0100 3280148 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3283532&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2010%2F02%2Frating-or-narrating-that-is-the-question-how-best-to-relate-the-patient-experience.html This article is republished with the authorization of The Health Care Blog (Source: Denise Silber's eHealth) Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3283532 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3283532 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3280140&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F02%2F16%2Fanesthesiology-in-social-media-selected-resources%2F Webicina, the first medical web 2.0 guidance service, published today Anesthesiology and Web 2.0, a free comprehensive resource containing all the web 2.0 tools from quality blogs and communities to online slideshows and mobile applications. It was designed to help medical professionals interested in anesthesiology find the best resources online. Please take a look at the table of contents: News and Information on Anesthesiology Anesthesiology in the Blogosphere Anesthesiology Podcasts and Intrerviews Anesthesiology Community Sites, FaceBook Groups and Forums Microblogging: Twitter and Friendfeed Anesthesiology Wikis Anesthesiology videos, animations and videocasts Mobile Applications Social Bookmarking Medical Search Engines Trend Trackers Clinical Cases and Images in Anesthesiology Sli... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3280140 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:27:53 +0100 3280140 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3279933&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2010%2F02%2Fpatientslikeme-buys-reliefinsite.html By Matthew Holt Some news in the world of Health 2.0 today where the worlds of patient communities and tracking tools come ever closer. (Those of you following my Health 2.0 “bubbles” chart know that “social networks” and “tools” are... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3279933 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3279933 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3273047&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F02%2F14%2Fasthma-in-social-media-the-collection%2F It takes plenty of time and effort to find quality content in social media regarding medical conditions or specialties. Outstanding asthma-related web 2.0 tools and applications are collected in Webicina’s Asthma and Web 2.0 guide. Let’s see a few examples that have been included: AsthmaMom, a fantastic blog about raising a young kid with persistent asthma. Here are other selected asthma blogs. Asthma UK provides patients with useful information through a Youtube channel. Other channels were also included. Asthma, MD is a free application that allows users to easily and quickly log their asthma activity, their medications, causes of their asthma in the form of a diary. More asthma mobile apps. You can find hundreds of examples on Asthma and Web 2.0. We also help you follow the b... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3273047 Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:16:25 +0100 3273047 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3266872&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2010%2F02%2Ftodd-parkdata-liberacion.html By Matthew Holt Todd Park is CTO of HHS. What does that mean? And what is he doing? He gave a talk last week about it that I posted on, but here's Todd in his own words (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3266872 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3266872 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3262811&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F02%2F10%2Fhealth-2-0-news-cloud-computing-in-cancer-craig-venter-and-more%2F Extraordinary Measures: Computing in the Cloud for Cancer (Read Write Cloud): This blog discusses the future of medicine and life sciences. Craig Venter on Genetics, Synthetic Life at TEDMED 2009 (Medgadget) #NotSoFunny – Ridiculing RCTs and EBM (Laikas MedliBlog): “Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma related to gravitational challenge: systematic review of randomised controlled trials” USB X-Ray Reader (Coolest Gadgets) The Dean of Social Media in Medicine: A Talk With Dean Giustini (Significant Science) (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3262811 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:34:46 +0100 3262811 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3259161&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F02%2F10%2Fkickbee-not-the-youngest-twitter-user-any-more%2F When I first talked about Kickbee, it created a buzz about how this method could be utilized in health management. In a nutshell, Corey Menscher, the father of kickbee, probably the youngest Twitter user, has designed a kick sensor which monitors his pregnant wife’s belly, and generates a fetal tweet whenever the baby kicks. Now Kickbee is ready to get to your home. A nice example about how a good idea can be converted into a product. The Kickbee is a stretchable band worn by a pregnant mother. Vibration sensors are attached directly to the band, and are triggered by movement underneath. The band and electronics are covered in a soft fabric cover for design and comfort. A microcontroller in the garment captures the movement and transmits the signals wirelessly to a computer running a cu... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3259161 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:24:28 +0100 3259161 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3262572&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2010%2F02%2Fhands-on-social-media-workshop-in-berkeley.html By Matthew Holt Speranza Avram from the UC Berkeley School of Public Health Center for Health Leadership writes to say that they’re hosting a two-day conference on April 15-16 called 21st Century Tools for Health Leaders: Using New Media and... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3262572 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3262572 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3258978&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2010%2F02%2Ftwitter-bmj-braillon-engelen.html What does the title of this post mean? Well,that it's a small world and that Twitter is of course shrinking time and space. Thanks to a retweet by my Dutch colleague Lucien Engelen,   @zorg20   of a BMJ post, I learned that Alain Braillon, whom we appreciate,  amongst others, for his newsletter on the quality of care and the elegance with which he manages it, always clearly citing his sources -- which is rare, despite the recommendations of the HONCode to cite your sources-- lost his job at the Amiens teaching hospital. Various reasons for this dismissal are suggested in the article by Paul Benkimoun. The author's gamble that a BMJ post would create a public dialogue has led to this first post and possibly others. The French medical news Panorama also ... Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3258978 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3258978 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3259162&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F02%2F09%2Fmedicine-and-web-2-0-elective-course-new-semester%2F Do you want to know how to save time online? how to be up-to-date in your field of interest? how to use Facebook safely as a medical student? The 4th semester of the world’s first university credit course focusing on how medical students should use the tools of the world wide web will launch on the 25th of February at 5:00 PM at the Lecture Hall of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Debrecen, Medical School and Health Science Center. 10 lectures about medical blogs, virtual worlds, the advantages and dangers of Facebook, Wikipedia, medical search engines and more with interactive case presentations and practical examples. See last semester’s summary for more information about the slideshows. You can register on Neptun (AOG359901), or contact the Department of B... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3259162 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:21:44 +0100 3259162 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3254644&cid=t_99803_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fweight-diet-and-writing-things-down-is-this-what-you-call-health-2-0.html There is a VERY interesting discussion going on over at the e-Patients.net blog about what the heck “Health 2.0″ actually means, and whether it can really help people. I’ve spoken and written a lot on Health 2.0 myself, and when people ask me what the term means, I usually give them this simple two-part explanation: 1) Health [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3254644 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:00:22 +0100 3254644 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3258951&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2010%2F02%2Frating-or-narrating-that-is-the-question.html By Denise Silber This April 6–7, the Health 2.0 Europe conference will feature the many ways in which Web 2.0 tools are providing innovative solutions to, amongst others, our fundamental need for self-expression, known more recently as “user-generated content”. Several... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3258951 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3258951 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3251342&cid=t_99803_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fthe-real-pepsi-challenge-diabetes.html Isn’t it ironic that the multi-million-dollar companies that are most ‘part of the problem’ like to pretend that they’re ‘part of the solution’? That’s all I could think of when learning about Pepsi’s big social-media-based “goodwill campaign” surrounding the SuperBowl this weekend. The company hopes to wow the country by relinquishing those coveted SuperBowl TV ad [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3251342 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:00:13 +0100 3251342 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3254413&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2010%2F02%2Fdna-bought-by-medco-consumer-genomic-counselling-goes-mainstream.html By Matthew Holt Ryan Phelan started DNADirect to expand the power of genetic testing to everyone, using the Web. She’s been ploughing a tough furrow but been making some real progress in the last few years, including getting an investment... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3254413 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3254413 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3248662&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F02%2F07%2Fcyberchondria-top-medical-trends-for-2010-and-other-news%2F Cyberchondria: Is Online Health Information Good for Patients? (Medscape) Microsoft’s Ryen White and Eric Horvitz conducted a study into the growing condition dubbed “cyberchondria,” a phenomenon that describes anxieties about health instigated by reading information online. They compared the results of online searches for information about common symptoms including “headache,” “muscle twitches,” and “chest pain” between generic and medical search engines. The results alone are enough to give you palpitations. Japanese group introduces wearable ‘human recorder system’ (Engadget): You affix this directly to your chest that lets you monitor heart rate, body surface temperature and movement. iMicroscope Turns Your iPhone In... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3248662 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:39:02 +0100 3248662 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3246859&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2010%2F02%2Fby-matthew-holt----the-not-huge-world-of-health-20-participatory-medicine-and---epatients-has-been-fretting-itself-about.html By Matthew Holt The (not huge) world of Health 2.0, participatory medicine and ePatients has been fretting itself about a comment Susannah Fox (all hail) elevated into a post called “What’s the Point of Health 2.0”. Here’s an excerpt from... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3246859 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3246859 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3247026&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F02%2F05%2Fpatientslikeme-com-at-tedmed%2F Jamie Heywood, co-founder of Patientslikeme.com talked about his brother and the inspiration behind one of the biggest patient-driven community sites at TEDMED09. (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3247026 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:58:46 +0100 3247026 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3247028&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F02%2F05%2Ffitness-and-web-2-0-the-collection%2F Empowered patients have been sharing different health parameters such as sleeping habits, diets, blood pressure, etc. with each other  in San Francisco for years. I’m talking about Quantified Self, one of the most interesting health-related projects ever. This and other similarly outstanding fitness tools and solutions are collected in Webicina’s Fitness and Web 2.0 guide. Let’s see other examples as well. Here is Weight Watchers, a community site for those who would like to lose weight by the help of others. They have been assisting millions of people for 45 years. There are plenty of Youtube channels focusing on fitness, but Exercise TV is one of the best ones: Regarding fitness podcasts, I should mention Geekfit that helps geeks and other like minded people in the ... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3247028 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:21:14 +0100 3247028 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3239525&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2010%2F02%2Ftodd-park-speaks-free-the-data.html By Matthew Holt Todd Park is definitely one of health care IT’s good guys. Todd was the brains (but not the mouth!) behind athenahealth. Since he left athenahealth, he spent a year back in California doing angel investing (Ventana among... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3239525 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3239525 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3236023&cid=t_99803_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fwayback-wednesday-confounded-diabetes-statistics.html Today, another example of the more things change, the more they stay the same: In his new book Diabetes Rising, journalist Dan Hurley reports about skyrocketing numbers of children being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in a wealthy Boston suburb. Parents there are desperate for answers as to why this is happening, yet “the lack [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3236023 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:00:59 +0100 3236023 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3239566&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2010%2F02%2Fwill-the-real-sermoblog-please-stand-up.html Are you interested in how to run an online physician community? Many people are. That is why the subject will be treated at Health 2.0 Europe. The panel will be segmented in two parts: international physician communities and national physician communities. One American community will be present, Sermo represented by Daniel Palestrant. SInce I'll be moderating that panel, I was intrigued by a post on Sermo blog, self-described as "keeping an eye on physicians' social media. "Today's article is entitled: what makes a physician forum work, part 1? The post was tweeted around today, amongst others by @Gaborgy who manages a physician community in Hungary.The post sounds interesting:  starts by saying that a physician's forum should be limited to physicians. So fa... Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3239566 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3239566 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3236012&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F02%2F02%2Fperssonalized-midwifery-dynamic-collection-of-selected-resources%2F PeRSSonalized Medicine is an easy-to-use, free aggregator of quality medical information that lets you select your favourite resources and read the latest news and articles about a medical specialty or a medical condition in one personalized place. The newest category is dedicated to PeRSSonalized Midwifery containing quality news sites, blogs, peer-reviewed journals, Twitter users and Youtube channels. Many thanks to Sarah Stewart, a health professional (midwife) and great blogger with nearly 30 years of clinical and education experience who helped a lot by sending me tons of quality midwifery resources. Some reasons why PeRSSonalized Medicine is unique: You can search in the database. It means you will find medical information only from a quality selected portion of the world wide web.... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3236012 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:14:16 +0100 3236012 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3231742&cid=t_99803_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F02%2Ffive-things-i-learned-about-lyme-disease.html I know, I know, this is a diabetes blog. But those of you who follow me regularly are probably aware that a new chronic illness has entered our lives — Lyme disease. My husband was diagnosed shortly after we returned from Germany last summer, and it’s turning out to be a much more formidable opponent [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3231742 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:00:42 +0100 3231742 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3231733&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F02%2F01%2Fhealth-tweeder-disease-specific-discussions-on-twitter%2F The number of health-related Twitter users or discussions is still growing and while it’s easy to find Twitter messages focusing on a medical condition or specialty (search.twitter.com), visualizing these tiny bits of information is incredibly hard. Health Tweeder, managed by Pixels&Pills, aims to fill this gap. Using the laboratory that is social media and Twitter, we’re visually and metaphorically using petri dishes to culture cells of dialogue on specific disease states. Each cell in a ptri dish represents a distinct tweet that has been gathered using relevant disease search terms, hashtags, and people we’ve identified. If you select a petri dish, you will see the related Twitter messages: (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3231733 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:57:42 +0100 3231733 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3231734&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F02%2F01%2Fleukemia-and-web-2-0-selected-online-resources%2F Webicina, the first medical web 2.0 guidance service, comes up with 3-4 selections every week in order to assist empowered patients in their health management. The newest one is dedicated to Leukemia and Web 2.0. Such a selection is a free comprehensive resource containing all the web 2.0 tools from quality blogs and communities to online slideshows and mobile applications. It was designed to help patients by providing medically reliable information and websites. Please take a look at the table of contents: News and Information on Leukemia Leukemia in the Blogosphere Leukemia Podcasts and Intrerviews Leukemia Community Sites, FaceBook Groups and Forums Microblogging: Twitter and Friendfeed Leukemia Wikis Leukemia videos, animations and videocasts Mobile Applications Social Bookmarking Me... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3231734 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:38:58 +0100 3231734 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3227947&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F01%2F31%2Fapple-ipad-in-healthcare-pros-and-cons%2F I’m not really an Apple fan, but I’m always open to innovations in healthcare. Last week was centered around iPad both in the news and the blogosphere as more and more bloggers started to describe its potential role in healthcare. It’s obvious now that healthcare will go through some major changes in the next few years due to EMRs (electronic medical records) and PHRs (personal health records). Though Boston has already gone through this. Tablet solutions have a clear future (pdf) but as Apple tablet representatives were spotted at Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Center a few weeks ago, it seems iPad might have a shot in healthcare as well. Let’s see what can happen. Possible cons from the healthcare aspect: No camera: it means it cannot be used in telemedicin... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3227947 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:44:58 +0100 3227947 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3223436&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F01%2F30%2Ffda-and-social-media-today-in-second-life%2F On November 12-13, the FDA held a hearing on how pharmaceutical companies use the web and social-media tools to market their products (FDASM). It was the first and an important step. Today, Patricia F. Anderson will present her slideshow dedicated to this topic in the virtual environment of Second Life. When: Saturday, January 30, 2010, 10am-noon SLT Where: The Sojourner Auditorium in Second Life About what: (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3223436 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:37:34 +0100 3223436 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3223437&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F01%2F30%2Fdeath-in-the-digital-age%2F Have you ever wondered what happens with your online appearances if you die? What will happen to my blog? Or Twitter account? Will anyone tell my contacts on Facebook what happened to me? Quite strange questions. There will be a one-day seminar on ‘Afterlife & Death in a Digital Age’ at the National University of Singapore on 17 April that will cover this “interesting” issue. How is the dash between life and death, being and oblivion reflected in the age of digital media? How can we approach the subtleties of different cultural practices and beliefs through design? What is the technological response to the ephemerality of our digital and physical existence? How can we respond to the ever-increasing mass of digital refuse or ‘dead’ data and what are the implications... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3223437 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:09:32 +0100 3223437 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3223207&cid=t_99803_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F01%2F29%2Fpracticing-medicine-in-the-web-2-0-era%2F Many people don’t get Web 2.0 – and certainly not Medicine 2.0. Just the other day a journalist asked me if the redesigned PubMed could be called PubMed 2.0. I said: “well no….no… not at all” ….Web 2.0 is not merely tools or fancy looks, it is another way of producing and sharing information and new web [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3223207 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:27:30 +0100 3223207 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3223438&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F01%2F29%2Fdermatology-and-web-2-0-selected-online-resources%2F Webicina, the first medical web 2.0 guidance service, published today Dermatology and Web 2.0, a free comprehensive resource containing all the web 2.0 tools from quality blogs and communities to online slideshows and mobile applications. It was designed to help medical professionals interested in dermatology find the best resources online. Please take a look at the table of contents: News and Information on Dermatology Dermatology in the Blogosphere Deramtology Podcasts and Intrerviews Dermatology Community Sites, FaceBook Groups and Forums Microblogging: Twitter and Friendfeed Dermatology Wikis Dermatology videos, animations and videocasts Mobile Applications Social Bookmarking Medical Search Engines Trend Trackers Clinical Cases and Images in Dermatology Slideshows about Dermatology ... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3223438 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:35:00 +0100 3223438 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3223440&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F01%2F29%2Fsocial-media-in-hospitals-video-presentation%2F On the 26th of January, Lucien Engelen, the organizer of the prestigious ReShape event, spoke about Social Media in Hospitals as part of the (r)evolution into Participatory Healthcare in Zurich, Switzerland. (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3223440 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:08:56 +0100 3223440 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3220694&cid=t_99803_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fin-memoriam.html Earlier this week, I got word that a woman who called herself “Goddess” online has passed away. She had over 6,000 friends on the DiabeticConnect community site. To be honest, I didn’t know much about her other than the tips and questions she posted very regularly.  Still, it’s the oddest (and saddest) sensation when any [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3220694 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:00:57 +0100 3220694 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3220522&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2010%2F01%2Fphrs-revolution-microsofthealthvault.html So, it's a big week in PHR-land. Revolution Health stops theirs for lack of users. Obama doesn't mention health IT in his State of the Union address. Microsoft Health Vault goes off to test European waters via Siemens in Germany. Good thing the weekend is almost upon us...But that doesn't mean the news will stop. On the contrary, with all the tweeters, bloggers, etc, we're all having to tweet and blog, faster and faster to keep our platforms current.Who can predict the physionomy of the PHR market? All I can say, is that it is sure to be hybrid. No big new national programs that ultimately bite the dust, despite Denmark's success. Long live innovation...We're waiting for the breakthrough and if we don't continue to innovate, phr's will remain imperfect ... Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3220522 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3220522 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3212501&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F01%2F26%2Fperssonalized-anesthesiology-dynamic-collection-of-selected-resources%2F PeRSSonalized Medicine is an easy-to-use, free aggregator of quality medical information that lets you select your favourite resources and read the latest news and articles about a medical specialty or a medical condition in one personalized place. Now here is the newest category, PeRSSonalized Anesthesiology with all the quality news sites, blogs, peer-reviewed journals, Twitter users and Youtube channels focusing on anesthesiology. Many thanks to Jose Gustavo Martins who helped a lot by sending me tons of quality anesthesiology resources. Some reasons why PeRSSonalized Medicine is unique: You can search in the database. It means you will find medical information only from a quality selected portion of the world wide web. You can personalize any of the sections. You can also receive... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3212501 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:27:17 +0100 3212501 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3212502&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F01%2F26%2Fsmartphone-as-a-personal-genome-assistant%2F A few months ago, I wrote about a press release: Using the Google Phone’s built-in bar code reader, Dr. Pellionisz demonstrated how personal genome computing can detect genome-friendly and genome-supportive products from foods to cosmetics to building materials and beyond. You upload data from personal health record system such as Microsoft Healthvault or Google Health; genomic data from 23andMe or Navigenics to your smartphone and then by using the bar code reader, you can find products that are probably good for you based on your genomic and health profiles. Though the system has several limitations (e.g. how useful genomic data is right now regarding medical decisions), it sounds quite interesting. Here is the process on video: (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3212502 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:15:32 +0100 3212502 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3212503&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F01%2F26%2Fget-up-and-move%2F Jen McCabe from Contagion Health came up with something really interesting, Get Up and Move. Issue a challenge, barter with exercise! This is a golden example about how web 2.0 could and should be used in people’s health management. (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3212503 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:05:26 +0100 3212503 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3208309&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2010%2F01%2Facor-health-20-in-the-us-europe-gilles-frydman-tells-all.html By Matthew Holt Gilles Frydman is one of the leading ePatients. He started and runs ACOR (Association of Cancer Online Resources) and has discussed the role of engaged patients with rare diseases at the last few Health 2.0 Conferences. We'll... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3208309 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3208309 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3208594&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F01%2F25%2Fstroke-and-web-2-0-selected-online-resources%2F Webicina, the first medical web 2.0 guidance service, just published Stroke and Web 2.0, a free comprehensive resource containing all the web 2.0 tools from quality blogs and communities to online slideshows and mobile applications. It was designed to help stroke patients and affected families find the best resources online. Please take a look at the table of contents: News and Information on Stroke Stroke in the Blogosphere Stroke Podcasts and Intrerviews Stroke Community Sites, FaceBook Groups and Forums Microblogging: Twitter and Friendfeed Stroke Wikis Stroke videos, animations and videocasts Mobile Applications Social Bookmarking Medical Search Engines Slideshows about Stroke PeRSSonalized Stroke is an easy-to-use, free aggregator of quality medical information that lets you select... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3208594 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:56:42 +0100 3208594 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3201856&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F01%2F24%2Fonline-medical-radio-channels%2F I was featured on the Doctor Anonymous online medical radio show in March, 2008 (had to wake up at 2:30 AM but really enjoyed it). You can listen to it or download it (23MB). Doctor Anonymous was the pioneer in this field and has been running his quality radio show for years. I’ve recently come across Radio Rounds, a radio talk show run by medical students from Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine on Sundays at 12pm EST. You can follow them on Twitter. The mission of Radio Rounds: Radio Rounds’ mission is to promote the development of current and future physicians by sharing experiences and perspectives. Radio Rounds strives to deliver high quality content that upholds the values and integrity of the profession of medicine, with a particular emphasis on the qualiti... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3201856 Sun, 24 Jan 2010 01:15:32 +0100 3201856 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3201857&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F01%2F23%2Fe-patients-harnessing-google-apple-in-hospitals%2F Getting it online: The emergence of the e-patient (CBS News): A really great review of what we have to know about the world of e-patients. Bringing Knowledge into Health Search (Bing blog): Microsoft search engine, Bing, enters the healthcare space as well. (via Sally Church, PhD) How to Harness Google for Better Health (Medgadget) The other side of the same coin, as we have argued before, is Google’s responsibility to deliver accurate and responsible medical search results. Even though some might argue that what is delivered in search results is not Google’s responsibility per se, as these reflect the conversations on the internet, nevertheless we do think what Google suggests in the drop down menu is indeed Google’s responsibility. According to a discovery by PZ M... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3201857 Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:01:15 +0100 3201857 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3200609&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F01%2F22%2Fcardiology-and-web-2-0-selected-online-resources%2F Webicina, the first medical web 2.0 guidance service, just published Cardiology and Web 2.0, a free comprehensive resource containing all the web 2.0 tools from quality blogs and communities to online slideshows and mobile applications. It was designed to help cardiologists save time and effort while searching online. Please take a look at the table of contents: News and Information on Cardiology Cardiology in the Blogsphere Cardiology Podcasts and Interviews Cardiology Community Sites, FaceBook Groups and Forums Microblogging: Twitter and Friendfeed Cardiology Wikis Cardiology videos, animations and videocasts Cardiology Mobile Applications Social Bookmarking Medical Search Engines Trend Trackers Clinical Cases and Images in Cardiology Slideshows about Cardiology PeRSSonalized Cardiolo... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3200609 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:16:51 +0100 3200609 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3197831&cid=t_99803_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fstupid-diabetes-winners-announced.html I asked for some input on what a new diabetes web site could offer, and I got it – Thank You! Ahem… ask a silly question, get a silly answer, right? I mean it should have been obvious that the No. 1 thing that fits under the heading “StupidDiabetes.com” is humor! The general consensus seems [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3197831 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:00:58 +0100 3197831 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3193952&cid=t_99803_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F01%2F10-d-things-to-do-this-year.html Over at HealthCentral Network, the theme for 2010 is “This Year, I Get My Condition Under Control.”  For January, the bloggers are focused on “Pairs of Tens for Your Condition,” as in 10 Things You Should Know, 10 Myths Busted, etc., etc. For my part, I’m taking on “10 Things I’ll Do This Year.”  To make [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3193952 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:00:47 +0100 3193952 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3197578&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2010%2F01%2Fthe-past-and-future-of-health-20.html By Matthew Holt Health 2.0 Advisors is the research and consulting arm of the Health 2.0 family and it will be offering a series of reports, a database of all Health 2.0 organizations, and others consulting services including one day... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3197578 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3197578 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3193720&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2010%2F01%2Fcommunicate-film.html The film you're about to see was originally produced with a French audience in mind. We did an English voice-over...and would love to get your opinion on how it works for an Anglophone audience. Thanks. (Source: Denise Silber's eHealth) Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3193720 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3193720 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3193939&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F01%2F20%2Finternet-based-medical-television-mditv%2F I’ve recently come across quite an interesting initiative, the Medical Doctor Interactive Television or MDiTV. Andrew Holtz, former CNN Medical Correspondent, will host the daily news program and Dr. Robert Lazzara is the founder. You can also follow them on Twitter. Medical Doctor Interactive Television (MDiTV) is a health sciences media network founded in 2009, expected to launch in early 2010. The company is based in Portland, Oregon with an east coast studio in Tampa, Florida. MDiTV is the first health sciences media network to exclusively use internet-based video content, making the information more meaningful and easily understood. MDiTV will be a new platform for the health care community to interact and share information, available through apps, smart phones, widgets, and tel... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3193939 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:15:30 +0100 3193939 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3185290&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2010%2F01%2Fthe-health-20-show-today-11am-pst-special-guest-thomas-goetz.html By Matthew Holt Today is the day that Indu Subaiya and I kick off our new series of Health 2.0 webinars. We've cutely called it the Health 2.0 Show, with Indu & Matthew. Almost a riff on the Tonight Show... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3185290 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3185290 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3182326&cid=t_99803_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fwin-a-copy-of-diabetes-rising.html A little diabetes online fun for your Monday: Use your Noggin and three lucky readers will win a free copy of Dan Hurley’s new “epic” book, “Diabetes Rising.” First off, you may have heard a lot of buzz about this book lately. The full title is, “Diabetes Rising: How a Rare Disease Became a Modern Pandemic, [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3182326 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:00:13 +0100 3182326 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3182154&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2010%2F01%2Fhealth-20-goes-to-washington-.html Time is running out for you to take advantage of our best deal ever! For a very limited time you can come to both the Health 2.0 Goes to Washington and the annual San Francisco Health 2.0 conferences for one... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3182154 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3182154 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3175832&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2010%2F01%2Fpharmasecure-using-sms-to-detect-counterfeit-drugs.html By Matthew Holt In developing countries, (and here too) counterfeit drugs are a mega-big problem. Essentially fraudulently labeled drugs in the supply chain are often not what they say they are, with potentially devastating consequences. But there’s no really easy... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3175832 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3175832 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3172149&cid=t_99803_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fsmall-but-mighty-meet-rickina-of-stick-me-designs.html So much diabetes news, so little attention to the individuals “in the trenches”… It seems we’re bombarded with headlines, often about developments from the major pharmaceutical and device companies that do play a key role in how we live and manage our diabetes. But what about the folks that don’t have a billion-dollar budget? The [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3172149 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:00:07 +0100 3172149 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3175833&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2010%2F01%2Fms-hug-awards-lets-see-you-health-20-gang.html By Matthew Holt Last year I was a judge in the MS-HUG award for the HealthVault applications category. The quantity and standard of the entries was pitiful. I think that a few sales reps rounded up a few entries at... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3175833 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3175833 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3172013&cid=t_99803_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclinicalit.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fphysicians-and-social-media.html I neglected to post this a couple of months ago, but I had my first-ever story published at Medscape back in November, on the subject of physicians and social media. Feedback is appreciated. (Source: Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog) Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3172013 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:07:00 +0100 3172013 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3167228&cid=t_99803_113_f&fid=34631&url=http%3A%2F%2Fehealth.johnwsharp.com%2F2010%2F01%2F12%2Fsocial-media-and-search-in-health-care%2F Several new stories popped up today: Microsoft’s secret weapon against Google: Health search – although this reviewer sees a some temporary advantage over Google Health search, he notes that even more important is a search within a simple-to-use electronic medical records system for consumers and does not see either as doing a good job of this yet Oncologists Using Twitter to Advance Cancer Knowledge: about physicians using twitter for “Disseminating, correcting, and expanding information in conversation with professional colleagues” Boundary Erosion in Information Technology:  John Glaser points out how social media and other consumer-oriented technologies as risk to Healthcare IT but also sees “Boundary erosion is an underlying, unalterable trend in infor... eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3167228 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:35:31 +0100 3167228 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3167073&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2010%2F01%2Fnancy-turret-edelman-health-is-the-new-green.html By Matthew Holt Late last year PR/Communications giant Edelman released a survey called the Health Engagement Pulse. (Here’s the press release and here are the charts) This is separate from both Edelman’s Trust Barometer which has looked at consumer engagement... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3167073 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3167073 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3159678&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2010%2F01%2Fnancy-turret-edelman-health-is-the-new-green.html By Matthew Holt Late last year PR/Communications giant Edelman released a survey called the Health Engagement Pulse. (Here’s the press release and here are the charts) This is separate from both Edelman’s Engagement Barometer which has looked at consumer engagement... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3159678 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3159678 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3153576&cid=t_99803_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fgearing-up-for-the-2010-diabetesmine-design-challenge.html I’m very excited to announce that we’re currently in the early stages of preparing for the 2010 DiabetesMine Design Challenge. Look, we’ve even updated the logo: For those of you not familiar with it, this is an annual innovation competition to encourage creative new tools for improving life with diabetes. The contest is generously sponsored by [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3153576 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:00:18 +0100 3153576 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3146159&cid=t_99803_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fwayback-wednesday-wisdoms-from-my-favorite-joslin-doc.html The following post, dating back to June 2005, was one of the first expert interviews I ever published here at the ‘Mine.  It was originally titled ‘Surprising Interview with a Joslin Researcher,’ although that title seems quite dated to me now, because the good doctor’s recommendations are so basic (yet still so relevant, and with [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3146159 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:20:44 +0100 3146159 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3142756&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F01%2F04%2Fperssonalized-nephrology-selected-news-blogs-journals-twitter-and-youtube%2F PeRSSonalized Medicine is an easy-to-use, free aggregator of quality medical information that lets you select your favourite resources and read the latest news and articles about a medical specialty or a medical condition in one personalized place. Now here is the newest category, PeRSSonalized Nephrology with all the quality news sites, blogs, peer-reviewed journals and web 2.0 tools focusing on nephrology. Many thanks to Moises Auron MD (blog and Twitter), Assistant Professor of Medicine of Cleveland Clinic who helped a lot by sending me tons of quality nephrology resources. Some reasons why it is unique: You can search in the database. It means you will find medical information only from a quality selected portion of the world wide web. You can personalize any of the sections. You... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3142756 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:29:58 +0100 3142756 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3142757&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F01%2F04%2Fun-facebooking-tips-for-medical-professionals%2F Whenever I talk about medical professionals using social media, people are surprised by what I say. Most of people think they can hide online and never have to reveal their real identity. I think they are wrong. In the online world, it’s much easier to find out private information about someone who wasn’t cautious enough than in real life. A recent example includes Doctors warned of Facebook flirts (e-Health article): The Medical Defence Union said it was aware of a number of cases where patients have attempted to proposition doctors by sending them an unsolicited message on Facebook or similar sites. The medical defence body said it would be “wholly inappropriate” to respond to a patient making an advance in such a way. If you are a medical professional and a member of Fac... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3142757 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:23:10 +0100 3142757 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3133760&cid=t_99803_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fa-good-slide-into-2010.html In Germany, people wish each other a “Guten Rutsch” (or a “good slide”) into the new year. Here’s a little visual that might help with that expression Today, from the bottom of my diabetic heart — and my family’s — wishing you all a great slide into 2010. I did not get around to compiling a [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3133760 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:15:51 +0100 3133760 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3135508&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2009%2F12%2Fwiki-handbook-on-medical-informatics-.html The Wikipedia Handbook of Biomedical informatics is itself a gem "published" today, thanks to the wonderful new Web 2.0 world in which we live and in particular to the organizational  efforts of Pr Renato Sabbatini in Brazil. Read on for  the reasons to not miss out on this one! The Biomedical Informatics wiki pulls together several hundred pages of articles on Wikipedia that deal with health IT. They can all be accessed on WIkipedia via a hyperlinked table of contents, itself a classification of the many terms that you have come to know and love over the years.  For example, the general overview section links to Health IT, health informatics, medical informatics, clinical informatics, cybermedicine, ehealth, Health 2.0, public health informatics and translation... Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3135508 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3135508 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3133753&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2009%2F12%2F30%2Fwebicina-com-2009-summary%2F In October of 2008, I launched Webicina.com, the world’s first medical free web 2.0 guidance service, in order to help empowered patients and their doctors find quality medical information and medical web tools easily. 2009 was a fantastic year with many new features and international conferences where I presented our work. Here are the milestones. Webicina.com was presented at: Medicine Meets Virtual Reality Conference 17 (Long Beach, CA; January, 2009) Web 2.0 BarCamp in Budapest, Hungary (March, 2009) Acutezorg.nl event in Nijmegen, The Netherlands (March, 2009). Sanidad 2.0 in Bilbao, Spain (June, 2009) Science Foo Camp in San Francisco, USA (July, 2009) Pharma 2.0 event in Budapest, Hungary (October, 2009) Reshape Health 2.0 event in Nijmegen, The Netherlands (October, 2009) C... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3133753 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:18:07 +0100 3133753 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3126745&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2009%2F12%2F29%2Fvisualdx-on-your-mobile%2F I’m now back in action and going to share some reviews and new applications with you today. First, here is VisualDx: VisualDx Mobile, that is scheduled for release on January 19th, is the fastest way for physicians to visually validate a patient’s diagnosis. It serves as a decision support tool for physicians, allowing them to either build a differential diagnosis by entering patient findings, signs, and symptoms, or search for a diagnosis by name. It combines physician-reviewed clinical information with more than 18,000 medical images from renowned physician and institutional collections that represent the variation of disease presentation in age, stage, and ethnicity. I received a few original screenshots: (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3126745 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:49:01 +0100 3126745 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3124669&cid=t_99803_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fthis-year-at-diabetesmine-2009.html Once again it’s time to reflect on what marked the year here at DiabetesMine.com.  2009 was surely eventful, both for this blog and for me personally.  Never a dull a moment when you’re a busy D-blogger, Health 2.0 advocate, and mother of three, I guess.  Here’s a list of some key milestones that stand out [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3124669 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:57:06 +0100 3124669 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3124599&cid=t_99803_113_f&fid=34631&url=http%3A%2F%2Fehealth.johnwsharp.com%2F2009%2F12%2F27%2Fupdated-blog-with-updated-thoughts%2F Thanks to my daughter, I have moved my blog to WordPress and have an updated skin. This will certainly encourage me to post more frequently in the new year. The focus of my posts in the coming year will include: e-Patients, participatory medicine and particularly the lethal lag time in research Health 2.0 specifically research related tools both for patients and providers eHealth and its convergence with Health 2.0, mHealth and telemedicine health policy issues including comparative effectiveness research and medical home, two key directions in research and policy What for changes to the blog as I get used to WordPress and add widgets which are helpful to my readers. Thanks for reading and share your thoughts about the new year in ehealth and Health 2.0. (Source: eHealth) eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3124599 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:55:08 +0100 3124599 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3115081&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2009%2F12%2Fhealth-20-in-europe-quotes-testimonials.html We've been reaching out and  collecting statements regarding Health 2.0 Europe from health care's finest in Europe.  Etienne Caniard from the National French Health Authority and Ségolène Aymé from OrphaNet, speakers at the conference raise some interesting points in this post. Click also for our Regional Health 2.0 Ambassadors from Europe. "The impact of online technologies on health care and in particular on the physician/patient relation is highly underestimated. One of our challenges is to ensure that healthcare providers understand this new reality and decide to use the tools rather than to undergo them. The French National Authority wants to promote this sort of change management in order to improve the quality of care." Etienne CaniardThis conferenc... Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3115081 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3115081 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3111595&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2009%2F12%2F21%2Fperssonalized-pediatrics-selected-news-blogs-journals-twitter-and-youtube%2F PeRSSonalized Medicine is an easy-to-use, free aggregator of quality medical information that lets you select your favourite resources and read the latest news and articles about a medical specialty or a medical condition in one personalized place. Now here is the newest category, PeRSSonalized Pediatrics with all the quality news sites, blogs, peer-reviewed journals and web 2.0 tools focusing on pediatrics. Some reasons why it is unique: You can search in the database. It means you will find medical information only from a quality selected portion of the world wide web. You can personalize any of the sections. You can also receive the newest Pubmed articles focusing on your search term. Just insert your field of interest, a therapy, a condition, etc. and click Search. Then you can a... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3111595 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:50:42 +0100 3111595 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3108503&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2009%2F12%2F21%2Fhealth-2-0-news-20-people-who-make-healthcare-better%2F The increasing use of social media to recruit patients for clinical trials (Pharma Strategy Blog): There are more and more news ways for patients to find ongoing clinical trials and also for pharma companies to find interested patients. ResearchGATE and Its Savvy Use of the Web (BusinessWeek): The world’s biggest scientific community site has over 200,000 members and an official blog which I’m a co-author of. Buzzwords in Academic Papers (Flowing Data) 20 People Who Make Healthcare Better (Health Leaders Media) FDA Social Media Guidelines Best Done in Baby Steps (Pharma Marketing Blog) Are any of these the Web’s next big thing? (CNN) Hacked Wiimote Makes Super Scientific Sensor (Wired Science) To gamers, $40 may seem like a steep price to replace a Wii remot... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3108503 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:47:28 +0100 3108503 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3108504&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2009%2F12%2F20%2Fbest-virtual-world-ever-innovation-in-organizing-meetings%2F I’ve been organizing scientific events and medical conferences in the virtual realm of Second Life for years. Though it has some serious limitations. If you don’t have IT experience, it will be quite hard to download and install it. Costs a lot if you want to upload content. Creating slideshows is a complicated and long process. In the last couple of months, I’ve been a consultant for a Hungarian team that developed Visuland which should be a perfect alternative for Second Life: Takes about 20-30 seconds to enter: You come up with the idea to organize an event and send the specific links to the potential attendants. They click on the link and get into your conference room in 20-30 seconds. No need of installation and registration Real-time voice communication Real time... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3108504 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:37:34 +0100 3108504 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3108505&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2009%2F12%2F20%2Fdad-delivers-baby-with-help-from-google%2F It was the strangest headline this week. Let’s see a case study focusing on how to promote a device carefully and how to deliver false message about the use of online health information. When Leroy Smith’s pregnant wife started going into labor, the desperate dad didn’t turn to the doctors, but to Google. Unsure of what do when his wife, Emma Smith, began having contractions at their home, and fearing that the midwife wouldn’t arrive in time, the dad-to-be grabbed his Blackberry and Googled “how to deliver a baby.” Leroy, a security guard, followed the step-by-step instructions he found on wikiHow, and successfully delivered his and his wife’s baby girl, Mahalia Merita Angela Smith. First, people should contact online health information resources i... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3108505 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:39:20 +0100 3108505 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3105211&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2009%2F12%2F18%2Finterview-about-perssonalized-medicine%2F I gave an interview to one of the biggest Hungarian educational web portals, Felvi.hu about Webicina.com and Health 2.0. An excerpt: Webicina.com is a freely accessible resource base for those who wish to read useful medical web pages, but cannot decide which ones are reliable and which ones are not. PeRSSonalized Medicine analyses the quality of Hungarian resources on health and diseases from a medical perspective, and presents them to the readers in a form that is easy to follow and does not require experience in informatics. The latest publications and posts in professional papers, medical blogs, news pages, video channels are made accessible on a surface that is as easy to handle as possible. We have collections categorised by diseases and professional fields, and we also have German, ... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3105211 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:27:34 +0100 3105211 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3100991&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2009%2F12%2F18%2Fnon-invasive-health-monitoring-with-mobile-health-slideshow%2F Bart Collet, author of Zorgbeheer, published an interesting slideshow about non invasive health monitoring systems: (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3100991 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:27:40 +0100 3100991 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3100992&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2009%2F12%2F18%2Fperssonalized-pharma-and-pharma-companies-selected-news-blogs-journals-twitter-and-youtube%2F This week, we launched a new section of PeRSSonalized Medicine, an easy-to-use free aggregator of quality medical information that lets you select your favourite resources and read the latest news and articles about a medical specialty or a medical condition in one personalized place, every day and I thought we should publish the most interesting sections on Friday. Now here are the newest categories, PeRSSonalized Pharma with all the quality news sites, blogs, peer-reviewed journals and web 2.0 tools focusing on pharmacology; and PeRSSonalized Pharma Companies that features the online presence including news, blogs, Youtube channels and Twitter accounts of the biggest pharmaceutical companies. Some reasons why it is unique: You can search in the database. It means you will find medical ... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3100992 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:26:10 +0100 3100992 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3096856&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2009%2F12%2Fhealth-20-in-europe-couldnt-wouldnt-does.html (first published on the Health Care Blog)They said it couldn’t happen in Europe, that social media and online tools wouldn’t catch on, because the healthcare context was soooo different from the US. They said that Europeans don’t worry about access and cost, that they aren’t looking for information online because they they trust their doctors utterly and fully, and that European doctors don’t go online, except if they're Scandinavian. Well, it just isn’t so! True collective intelligence will tell you that participatory medicine is a natural human instinct and that Health 2.0 is kicking up a storm in Europe this winter! Consumers and professionals are generating content everywhere, even though they don't necessarily cross language or country borders. Unfort... Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3096856 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3096856 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3097004&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2009%2F12%2F16%2Fperssonalized-dermatology-quality-news-blogs-journals-twitter-and-youtube%2F I launched PeRSSonalized Medicine to help patients and doctors keep themselves up-to-date more easily without any kind of IT knowledge. It is an easy-to-use, free aggregator of quality medical information that lets you select your favourite resources and read the latest news and articles about a medical specialty or a medical condition in one personalized place. Now here is the newest category, PeRSSonalized Dermatology with all the quality news sites, blogs, peer-reviewed journals and web 2.0 tools focusing on dermatology. Some reasons why it is unique: You can search in the database. It means you will find medical information only from a quality selected portion of the world wide web. You can personalize any of the sections. You can also receive the newest Pubmed articles focusing ... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3097004 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:05:21 +0100 3097004 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3092864&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2009%2F12%2F15%2Fperssonalized-medicine-quality-psoriasis-news-blogs-journals-twitter-and-youtube%2F I launched PeRSSonalized Medicine to help patients and doctors keep themselves up-to-date more easily without any kind of IT knowledge. It is an easy-to-use, free aggregator of quality medical information that lets you select your favourite resources and read the latest news and articles about a medical specialty or a medical condition in one personalized place. Now here is the newest category, PeRSSonalized Psoriasis with all the quality news sites, blogs, peer-reviewed journals and web 2.0 tools focusing on psoriasis. What is psoriasis? Psoriasis is a chronic, non-contagious disease that affects mainly the skin. It is currently suspected to be autoimmune in origin. It commonly causes red, scaly patches to appear on the skin, although some patients have no dermatological symptoms. Some r... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3092864 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:31:29 +0100 3092864 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3089474&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2009%2F12%2F15%2Fmedicine-and-web-2-0-university-course-end-of-3rd-semester%2F I’m really proud that I can organize and run the world’s first university credit course focusing on Web 2.0 and medicine at a medical school. This was the third, and so far most successful, semester with 115 students who filled a survey before and after the course. I hope I can publish the results in a peer-reviewed paper soon with the help of real experts in this field. In the final lecture, I used Prezi.com again and talked about the future of medicine as well as the results of the surveys. I’ve already got some invitations to do at least a part of the course at other international universities. What is sure is that the next semester will launch in February in Debrecen with assignments and tests because I would like to engage students even more. See you there! Cours... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3089474 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:09:18 +0100 3089474 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3089232&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2009%2F12%2Fmedencentives-five-year-report.html By Matthew Holt As many involved in the worlds of Health 2.0 and Information Therapy know, some of the most interesting experiments in the world of patient-physician engagement have been happening in the somewhat unlikely environs of small town Oklahoma.... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3089232 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3089232 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3089476&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2009%2F12%2F14%2Fperssonalized-medicine-quality-stroke-news-blogs-journals-twitter-and-youtube%2F I launched PeRSSonalized Medicine to help patients and doctors keep themselves up-to-date more easily without any kind of IT knowledge. It is an easy-to-use, free aggregator of quality medical information that lets you select your favourite resources and read the latest news and articles about a medical specialty or a medical condition in one personalized place. Now here is the newest category, PeRSSonalized Stroke with all the quality news sites, blogs, peer-reviewed journals and web 2.0 tools focusing on stroke. What is stroke? A stroke (sometimes called an acute cerebrovascular attack) is the rapidly developing loss of brain function(s) due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia caused by thrombosis or embolism or due to a hemorrhage. As a result, t... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3089476 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:55:07 +0100 3089476 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3084741&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2009%2F12%2Fhealth-20-in-europe-couldnt-wouldnt-does.html By Denise Silber They said it couldn’t happen in Europe, that social media and online tools wouldn’t catch on, because the healthcare context was soooo different from the US. They said that Europeans don’t worry about access and cost, that... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3084741 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3084741 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3079519&cid=t_99803_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F12%2Flast-day-to-share-your-pre-holiday-stories.html I realize that we haven’t hit Christmas yet this year. And Hanukkah begins tonight at sundown — so maybe you haven’t yet experienced your Best or Worst of the Holidays with Diabetes for this year. But we’re asking anyway: share a story for a chance to win! The DiabetesMine ‘Tis the Season! Survival Sweepstakes closes for [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3079519 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:27:56 +0100 3079519 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3075714&cid=t_99803_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fthe-fda-and-social-media.html Many of you know that the FDA held public hearings on the pharma industry’s use of Social Media mid-last-month.  There was much excitement going into this because to date, the FDA has pretty much dodged the subject, and left drugmakers in fear of retribution (see BusinessWeek’s summary here). Essentially, since there are no clear rules laid [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3075714 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:00:02 +0100 3075714 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3075708&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2009%2F12%2F09%2Fperssonalized-medicine-multiple-sclerosis-news-blogs-journals-twitter-and-youtube%2F I launched PeRSSonalized Medicine to help patients and doctors keep themselves up-to-date more easily without any kind of IT knowledge. It is an easy-to-use, free aggregator of quality medical information that lets you select your favourite resources and read the latest news and articles about a medical specialty or a medical condition in one personalized place. Now here is the newest category, PeRSSonalized Multiple Sclerosis with all the quality news sites, blogs, peer-reviewed journals and web 2.0 tools focusing on multiple sclerosis. Some reasons why it is unique: You can search in the database. It means you will find medical information only from a quality selected portion of the world wide web. You can personalize any of the sections. You can also receive the newest Pubmed arti... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3075708 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:44:15 +0100 3075708