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 'healthcare professionals'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:16:51 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4872089&cid=t_92621_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthree-good-reasons-for-healthcare-professionals-to-use-social-networks%2F2011.05.27 Social networking allows doctors, nurses and other health professionals to deeply connect and engage with the community and their colleagues. “We are standing at the precipice of a new online revolution in health care. As more and more health experts embrace the Internet and increase their social media activity, health information seekers will undoubtedly benefit in profound ways.” [Source: Mashable] Dynamic health and medical professionals engaged in social networking, using Twitter, Facebook, Blogs and YouTube are on the front-line of new modern medicine. Today’s modern medicine is all about the patient.  Participating, partnering and developing a professional relationship is paramount. While many health consumers are searching the web for support, reassurance and specific health ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4872089 Fri, 27 May 2011 21:00:03 +0100 4872089 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4549751&cid=t_92621_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdefining-online-physician-conduct%2F2011.03.04 This week a reporter cornered me on the issue of professional behavior in the social space. How is it defined? I didn’t have an answer. But it’s something that I think about. Perhaps there isn’t much to think about. As a “representative” of my hospital and a physician to the children in my community, how I behave in public isn’t any different than a decade ago. Social media is just another public space. Sometimes it’s easy to forget that we’re in public. When I’m wrapped up in a Twitter thread it’s easy to forget that the world is watching. But the solution is simple: Always remember that the world is watching. On Twitter I think and behave as I do in public: Very much myself but considerate of those around me. I always think about how I might be perceived.... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4549751 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 20:00:27 +0100 4549751 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4517356&cid=t_92621_151_f&fid=35805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwelvestepfacilitation.com%2Faa-videos-for-healthcare-workers%2F Alcoholics Anonymous produces many materials for education and training of professional workers. Here are three of the most common occupational groups that encounter alcoholics.AA Video for Healthcare ProfessionalsA.A. Video for Legal and Corrections ProfessionalsA.A. Video for Employment/Human Resources ProfessionalsRelated articlesCounseling and the 12 Steps of AA (twelvestepfacilitation.com)Peers Help Alcoholics in Many Ways (twelvestepfacilitation.com)AA and Treatment Work Better Together (twelvestepfacilitation.com)Mutual Aid Groups in Psychiatry and Substance Misuse. (twelvestepfacilitation.com)Alcoholics AnonymousRandom ArticlesAA DiversityRecovery from the Perspective of Addicted WomenAA and Recovery HousesWhat Are Drug Users Looking For?What is Brief-TSF? (Source: Twelve Step Faci... Twelve Step Facilitation.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4517356 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:31:00 +0100 4517356 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4151787&cid=t_92621_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fswanson-physicians-have-an-ethical-duty-to-participate-in-social-media%2F2010.11.10 Wendy Sue Swanson, MD Most physicians still don’t see the need to blog, Tweet, or spend time on Facebook. They groan when you ask if they participate on social media platforms. “I’m too busy seeing patients,” they say, “and why would I expose myself to legal risk? Someone might think that I’m giving medical advice, or disclosing personal information about patients online.” While these fears are pervasive, early adopters of social media like Dr. Wendy Swanson (and yours truly, by the way) have a different view. Not only should physicians become active in social media, but they have an ethical responsibility to do so. Wendy is a pediatrician, mother, and blogger at Seattle Children’s Hospital. My friend “ePatient Dave” deBronkart re... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4151787 Wed, 10 Nov 2010 18:00:01 +0100 4151787 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3812979&cid=t_92621_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fmayo-clinic-center-for-social-media-%25e2%2580%2593-what-it-represents%2F2010.08.02 In a move that may represent a new level of social health organization within large institutions, the Mayo Clinic announced that it has launched The Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media. Mayo intends to “accelerate effective application of social media tools throughout Mayo Clinic and to spur broader and deeper engagement in social media by hospitals, medical professionals and patients to improve health globally.” Look for more information in Mayo’s press release which is diplomatically vague while at the same time lofty and enticing. So what does this really mean? The Mayo Clinic recognizes opportunity. The opportunity to formally offer comprehensive social media training to hospitals and medical schools is huge. The Mayo Clinic can and should leverage what they’ve done both to the... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3812979 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:00:50 +0100 3812979 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3802385&cid=t_92621_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fshould-medical-school-applications-mention-social-media%2F2010.07.29 I have a friend actively involved in social health applying for medical school. She reached out to ask me how much should she make of her social media involvement? Will the mention of participation on a SXSW panel or the start of a social community help or hurt her application? Actually a good question. Some academics, after all, see social media as a waste of time, but many are curious about it.  The really smart ones understand its potential power. So as a medical school applicant you can see how this could work for you or against you. While initially I thought that positioning yourself as a social health innovator could be something of a liability, I think the potential upside outweighs risk. But like so many things, it’s all in how you set it up. (more…) *This blo... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3802385 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:00:23 +0100 3802385 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3784258&cid=t_92621_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhat-doctors-and-patients-can-learn-from-apple-and-steve-jobs%2F2010.07.23 First, I am a big admirer of Apple CEO Steve Jobs for his thoughtful 2005 Stanford commencement speech, his clarity of vision, and his superb skills as a leader. Fortune magazine named him CEO of the decade after turning around the company he founded from near bankruptcy in the late 1990s to becoming the most valued company today. Though I have great respect for him, I haven’t bought an Apple product, ever, until this year. So I watched with great interest his press conference regarding Antennagate which has consumed technology news with regards to the design of the new iPhone 4 and its new antenna design. Apparently this makes the smartphone vulnerable to dropping phone calls when held a certain way, known as the death grip. If one simply avoided holding the phone that one explicit ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3784258 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:00:00 +0100 3784258 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3416326&cid=t_92621_150_f&fid=38374&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2FiPODDtNt-bM%2Finternet-has-more-influence-on.html (Source: ePharma Summit) ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3416326 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:29:00 +0100 3416326 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3262718&cid=t_92621_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fhealthcare-wants-tablet-not-apple%25E2%2580%2599s-ipad-survey-results Last week, during the fever pitch surrounding the announcement of Apple’s iPad tablet, Software Advice surveyed 178 physicians, nurses, medical students and healthcare IT professionals about what the healthcare industry’s ideal tablet would look like. This isn’t our first time talking tablets and healthcare. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3262718 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:28:02 +0100 3262718 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3259065&cid=t_92621_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fhealthcare-wants-tablet-not-apple%25E2%2580%2599s-ipad Last week, during the fever pitch surrounding the announcement of Apple’s iPad tablet, Software Advice surveyed 178 physicians, nurses, medical students and healthcare IT professionals about what the healthcare industry’s ideal tablet would look like. This isn’t our first time talking tablets and healthcare. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3259065 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:28:02 +0100 3259065 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2920246&cid=t_92621_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F10%2F22%2Fintroducing-the-journal-of-participatory-medicine%2F Well, today’s the day. After many months of long, hard work by many talented professionals — among them, Sarah Greene, managing editor; co-editors Jessie Gruman and Charles Smith; and Alan Greene, deputy editor — the Journal of Participatory Medicine is now live! What is the Journal of Participatory Medicine? And what the heck is “participatory medicine” and how does it relate to mental health? The second question first. Participatory Medicine is a cooperative model of health care that encourages and expects active involvement by all connected parties (patients, caregivers, healthcare professionals, etc.) as integral to the full continuum of care. The ‘participatory’ concept may also be applied to fitness, nutrition, mental health, end-of-life care, and al... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2920246 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:31:16 +0100 2920246 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1605915&cid=t_92621_150_f&fid=34889&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmamkting.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F07%2Fwhats-your-opinion-of-phrmas-new-code.html Today, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) Board of Directors adopted measures to enhance the PhRMA Code on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals.Among its changes, the revised Code (learn more here):Prohibits distribution of non-educational items (such as pens, mugs and other "reminder" objects typically adorned with a company or product logo) to healthcare providers and their staff. The Code acknowledges that such items, even though of minimal value, "may foster misperceptions that company interactions with healthcare professionals are not based on informing them about medical and scientific issues."Regarding CME, the new code specifically states that a pharmaceutical company should separate its CME grant-making functions from its sales and marketing dep... Pharma Marketing Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1605915 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:41:00 +0100 1605915 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1052729&cid=t_92621_113_f&fid=36670&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fmsdn%2Fhealthblog%2F%7E5%2F191054423%2F I've called "data input" the final frontier in clinical computing.  In fact, data input has been a frequent topic on HealthBlog these past few years.  If you want to see for yourself, just type in "data input" in the handy search box on the upper right-hand corner of my Blog.  Up will come entries about Tablet PCs, voice recognition, digital inking, surface computing and more, including this piece where I explain in greater detail why data input is perhaps the final frontier for clinical computing.  From the perspective of a typical clinician, data input is often cited as the one barrier holding us back from realizing the full potential of IT in healthcare.  Patient care is data intensive, and entering all that data into a computer remains a challenge for most doct... 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