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Sunday, June 24, 2012

Basic Computer Security for Doctors

A Simple Presentation about Computer Security and Anti Viruses keeping in mind healthcare professionals as the target audience. Contains Definitions, Educational Content , Purchase and Free Options and a Simple tutorial on How to use Avast Free Edition.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Introduction To Twitter For Healthcare

Twitter is the second most commonly used social media platform (after Facebook) and cmmands a vast following among doctors and patients alike. Here's a short presentation introducing newbies to the magic of Twitter. Also included are some notes on how doctors can use Twitter.

Saturday, May 12, 2012

PubMed Made Simple

PubMed is the most popular medical database used by doctors. It contains arguably the largest collection of articles, journals and books for the healthcare professional. Its so huge, its sometimes difficult to narrow down searches to access the most relevant articles.
To improve your PubMed search skills, check this PowerPoint by Dean Giustini

BCLA Pubmed Made Simple - Searching Tips for Librarians

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Thursday, February 16, 2012

Google Search Tips in one Video

The most important internet skill any doctor needs is the ability to use search engines. All medical literature sites, like Pubmed or Cochrane Library, have their own search engines. "Google' is the mother of all search engines and there are many tricks for making optimum use of it. Here's a video showcasing many of Google features.



All the Google Search Tips in one Video

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Medical and clinical communication using Email

Emails have become an important tool for doctor-patient communication.
Here are a few things to remember when using emails in your medical practice.

Medical and clinical communication using Email

Friday, December 2, 2011

How Doctors Use Blogs and Wikis

A look at how Blogs, Wikis and RSS feeds are changing medicine and making knowledge available to all

How web 2.0 is changing medicine

Wikipedia Content on Cancer Is Accurate


Wikipedia has been a long derided source for medical information. The combined intelligence of the world to spot inaccurate information has been unfairly suspected by many healthcare professionals. Here's an eye opener for all them doubting Thomas.

Wikipedia Content on Cancer Is Accurate, but Dense, Study Finds

Cancer information found on Wikipedia generally is accurate, but it can be dense and difficult to read, according to a study published in the Journal of Oncology Practice, HealthDay/U.S. News & World Report reports.



he study found that PDQ's cancer-related content was at a ninth-grade reading level, while Wikipedia's cancer-related content was at a college reading level. In addition, researchers found that the links embedded in Wikipedia took readers to more dense information than links embedded in PDQ .