Journal of Participatory Medicine September 30, 2009
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in e-patient, Medical journalism, Medicine, Medicine 2.0, Web 2.0.add a comment
I discovered the new Journal of Participatory Medicine in a guest post on E-Patients.net written by John Sharp of the Cleveland Clinic.
Now comes the Journal of Participatory Medicine to fill a gap in journals which acknowledge the active role of the patient in current medical practice. While other journals publish articles on patient participation in health care and social media, but a single journal devoted to this topic will be a welcome addition and make the topic more officially sanctioned as a valid field of medical study. The editorial board is very impressive and lends an important boost to this new journal.
The Society for Participatory Medicine is a growing organization devoted to promoting the concept of participatory medicine by and among patients, caregivers and their medical teams and to promote clinical transparency among patients and their physicians through the exchange of information, via conferences, as well through the distribution of correspondence and other written materials.
I would love to take active part in the first steps either myself or with my team on Webicina.com.
Social Media and Organ Donor Participation September 30, 2009
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Medicine, Video, Web 2.0.3 comments
Christopher Boyer has recently interviewed Chris Bevolo and also featured the great and creative videos of Half the Men.
Minnesota men in this age category register to be organ and tissue donors at a lower rate than the general population. The Half The Men initiative seeks to raise the rate of registration in this group to 50% by the end of October 2009, resulting in more than 13,000 new organ and tissue registrants. Knowing that one person can save or enhance up to 60 lives through organ and tissue donation, the impact on those waiting for a transplant would be significant.
A few examples how this important issue can reach people through social media/viral videos.
Brand New Pubmed September 30, 2009
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Medical Search, Medicine, Medicine 2.0, pubmed, Web 2.0.1 comment so far
Pubmed is the best friend of medical professionals and researchers and now it is being redesigned.
- Easier to create RSS feeds for seach queries
- clearer interface
- filter option in search results
- word completion
Just to mention a few improvements. Patricia F. Anderson also took a deeper look at it.
PeRSSonalized Medicine: The Best Portuguese Resources September 28, 2009
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in eHealth, Health, Health 2.0, Medicine, Medicine 2.0, PeRSSonalized Medicine, Web 2.0, Webicina.3 comments
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 medical information tracking tool 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 the Portuguese version launches! It does not only mean the platform is Portuguese, but the resources are also the best ones in that language. We will publish French, Polish and German versions as well soon. Please let us know if you want another national version.
Many thanks to Alexandre Gouveia (Twitter) and Tiago Villanueva (Twitter). They helped a lot with the translation and the selection of quality Portuguese 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 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 add the newly created box to your personalized medical “journal”.
- It is a community-based project. Please let us know which quality resources should be added to the database.
Patient Education Video Series by Paul Levy and Val Jones September 27, 2009
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in e-patient, eHealth, Health, Health 2.0, Healthcare, Medicine, Medicine 2.0, Video, Web 2.0.4 comments
Dr. Val Jones has recently uploaded 3 videos as a part of a long series of patient education and inspirational story videos. These feature hospital safety described by Paul Levy, author of Running a Hospital blog.
“Paul Levy, President & CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, discusses his innovative approach to keeping patients aware of the safety record of his hospital. Produced by Dr. Val Jones.”
Paul Levy, President & CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, discusses how patients can have a better hospital experience, by keeping themselves informed and having an advocate. Produced by Dr. Val Jones.
Paul Levy, President & CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, discusses how to keep in touch with friends and family while in the hospital, and how to get the best aftercare. Produced by Dr. Val
Jones.
More videos about breast cancer management:
PeRSSonalized Medicina: Follow Quality Spanish Resources September 23, 2009
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in eHealth, Health, Health 2.0, Medicine, Medicine 2.0, PeRSSonalized Medicine, Web 2.0, Webicina.5 comments
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 medical information tracking tool 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 the Spanish version is public! It does not only mean the platform is Spanish, but the resources are also the best ones in that language. We will publish Portuguese, French and German versions as well soon. Please let us know if you want another national version.
Many thanks to Eduardo Alvarado, Alain Ochoa, Carlos Rizo and Luis Avila. They helped a lot with the translation and the selection of quality Spanish 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 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 add the newly created box to your personalized medical “journal”.
- It’s meant to be a community-based project so we are open to suggestions. Please let us know which quality resources should be added to the database.
Will Twitter Change Healthcare? Ask it! September 22, 2009
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in eHealth, Health, Health 2.0, Medicine, Medicine 2.0, twitter, Web 2.0.6 comments
Obviously not, but it can provide us with some new solutions. That’s why I wanted to share askCH, an interesting project.
AskCH is a one-of-a-kind healthcare tool. Send a healthcare cost or definition question in the proper format, and receive the answer with a link to find detailed information!
So you can send messages via Twitter such as:
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Cost of [drug name] near [zipcode]
example tweet: “d askch cost of lexapro near 37211“
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Generic for [drug name]
example tweet: “d askch generic for plavix“
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What is [drug name]
example tweet: “d askch what is lipitor“
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What is [health issue]
example tweet: “d askch what is diabetes“
Actually, I gave it a try and asked them “what is COPD”. The reply was “Sorry, we don’t have a description for copd.”
We will see whether people start using it as its success depends on that.
