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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 .


Primer: Twitter For Doctors

A primer on use of twitter by doctors.


IMU Twitter 101 Learning Workshop For Doctors

Thanks for sharing, Zaid Alsagoff

IMU Twitter 101 Learning Workshop

How Internet Search Evolved Over The Past 15 years

For many of us, the internet is almost synonymous with a Google search.
Here's a primer on how the search evolved at google.

The Evolution of Search - YouTube

Monday, November 7, 2011

How to use google search like a professional user

Google search engines are the gateway to your online world. All doctors need to learn how to make optimum use of all of Google's search shortcuts and tricks.


Wednesday, October 26, 2011

How To Set Up A Gmail Account

Gmail is the best email service available online. Besides letting you send and recieve emails, there are many other benefits for doctors who use email. Check the video below to understand how you can get a Gmail account for free.

Practicing Medicine in Web 2.0 Era

Technology has changed the way people communicate with each other. Facebook, instant messenger, emails etc are the new media for conversation. And doctors can't afford to ignore these tools which are being used by their patients on a daily basis. Check this interesting presentation by Dr. Bertalan on ' Practicing Medicine In Web 2.0 Era'.

Thursday, October 13, 2011

This website will take a look at how doctors use the internet. Most of the stuff will be very basic and aimed at beginners.