FitBit: Self-Tracking 2.0 October 18, 2009
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Health, Health 2.0, Invention, Medicine, Medicine 2.0, Technology, Video, Web 2.0.add a comment
If you want to track your fitness, your diet and sleep, FitBit is something you will really like. Tim Stevens on Engadget had a detailed review with videos and screenshots. The wireless device that can be carried in a pocket or clipped to clothing, tracks calories burned and sleep cycles to help users be healthier.
A piano in a hospital October 18, 2009
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in eHealth, Fun, Health, Health 2.0, Hospital, Humor, Medicine, Medicine 2.0, Video, Web 2.0.11 comments
Lee Aase from Mayo Clinic shared an interesting story with us at the recent Reshape 2009 event in the Netherlands. They placed a piano in the lobby of the hospital and an old couple showed their talent.
The video became a viral one and now has more than 4 million visits. A few weeks later, the couple appeared in many US TV shows as well:
Lee described in his slideshow that it cost around $75 to make this happen but bringing the joy to the world through music is priceless. Great example how hospitals can reach patients via social media.
Here is another story:
Alex Walton-Creutz began drawing crowds by playing the piano at Mayo Clinic when he was just eight years old and started coming to the clinic with his mother, Lynnette. Lynnette is a patient at Mayo and comes for treatment at least once a year. When he was eight, Alex was playing Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata and the Pathetique Sonata. At 15 he’s moved well beyond Beethoven, to playing his own compositions. Alex plays by ear and is always composing.
I don’t think it only happens at Mayo Clinic or Mayo Clinic inspires people that way, but this is the only clinic where such great stories are being recorded and shared with the world via proper communication channels.
Web 2.0 in Medicine University Course: Pictures October 17, 2009
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Education, Health, Health 2.0, Medical education, Medicine, Medicine 2.0, Medicine 2.0 Course, Web 2.0.3 comments
This is the third semester of my university credit course, Web 2.0 in Medicine, that I launched at the Medical School and Health Science Center, University of Debrecen. We are at week 4 out of the 10 and I’m very happy to announce that we just passed the 100 milestone which means now more than a hundred students attend the course. The course has recently become an obligatory one at the Public Health Institute of Debrecen.
I really enjoy the lectures because students are very responsive and have questions. They also have to fill a survey before and after the course so I can see whether their attitude changes during the course.
Next Thursday, I will talk about e-patients and doctor communities.
ReShape 2009: Review October 17, 2009
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Conference, Health, Health 2.0, Healthcare, Innovation, Medicine, Medicine 2.0, Web 2.0.3 comments
This March, I gave a keynote at the Health 2.0 (Zorg 2.0 in Dutch) conference organized by Lucien Engelen from the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre. Now he invited me to give a Prezi again in Nijmegen, the Netherlands but this time I focused more on Webicina.com. I presented many practical examples about how the pharma sector, e-patients, doctors, students and researchers should use web 2.0 and then presented Webicina in details.
I also dedicated my slideshow to the strategy perspective. I mean it’s not a question any more whether social media can be used in medicine and healthcare. But now we must focus on which strategy we should use in order to reach patients more easily.
Lucien took this photo when I was on stage
For related tweets, please follow me or the Reshape09 hashtag.
John Sharp from eHealth, Francisco Grajales and Lee Aase from Mayo Clinic were also there.
@corinezorg20, @ciscoGIII, @leeaase, @ocmer, @zorg20, @janetsharp, @johnsharp, @Hildevandijk, @berci
If you want to see what the video studio of Mayo clinic is like, click here.
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Google Wave and Medicine October 17, 2009
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Google, Health, Health 2.0, Healthcare, Medicine, Medicine 2.0, Video, Web 2.0.14 comments
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the medical and scientific implications of Google Wave that might revolutionize the way we communicate nowadays. But it’s hard to demonstrate its power without real examples. This video shows how to combine Google Wave with the medical data stored in Google Health:
Artificial Intelligent Doctor:
Systematic and thorough: can check millions of variables
Not emotionally involved: will not stop after finding the first problem
System evolves: continuously improves over time
Phil Baumann has recently covered this topic in details.
Remember the BingyBot? Now imagine introducing a clinical bot which is powerful enough to provide pertinent information to enhance the entire collaborative effort. Let’s call it ClinyBot. Say the bot can access research data or even link to relevant clinical trials for which the patient/case relates.
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HUGO Matters: New Blog October 13, 2009
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Blogging, genetics, Health 2.0, Medicine, Medicine 2.0, Web 2.0.3 comments
It’s good to see that huge organizations like the Human Genome Organisation are starting to use web 2.0 tools in order to reach people in an easier way. As Hsien-Hsien Lei just reported, HUGO now launched an official blog, HUGO Matters, that looks nice and I can’t wait to see the new posts and announcements so added it to my feedreader and the genetics selection of PeRSSonalized Medicine as well immediately.
HUGO Matters is the central hub for HUGO’s social networking efforts. The blog will serve as a platform for discussions on genome technology, genomics and ethical, legal, and social issues, intellectual property, education, latest research techniques, and other topics relevant to genomics in the 21st century. Contributors will include myself, editor Dr. Hsien-Hsien Lei, HUGO Council and Committee members, fellow HUGO members, and genetic and genomic scientists/researchers from around the world. We will also use the blog to communicate HUGO’s latest events and happenings, including exclusive behind-the-scenes look into how an international scientific organisation is run. Over the next few months, HUGO has plans to facilitate greater interaction and activity on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter, hopefully creating a virtual scientific community that spans the globe.
ReShape Healthcare 2009 October 11, 2009
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Conference, Health, Health 2.0, Medicine, Medicine 2.0, twitter, Web 2.0.2 comments
This March, I gave a keynote at the Health 2.0 (Zorg 2.0 in Dutch) conference organized by Lucien Engelen from the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre. Lucien is the founder of AcuteZorg.nl and the organizer of the Reshape 09 conference as well. Now he invited me to give a presentation again but this time I should focus more on Webicina.com. I will present many practical examples about how the pharma sector, e-patients, doctors, students and researchers should use web 2.0 and then will present Webicina in details.
For live tweets, please follow me or the Reshape09 hashtag.
John Sharp from eHealth and Lee Aase from Mayo Clinic will also be there.
