Is Google the Beast? March 8, 2010
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Google, Video, Web 2.0.add a comment
First, I must say I use many Google applications and I really love them, but sometimes I feel we let Google to close to our private lives.
(Hat tip: Kereső Világ)
From Twitter to the New York Times March 7, 2010
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in About me, Medicine, Medicine 2.0, twitter, Web 2.0.14 comments
I have many reasons to use Twitter. One of them is that it’s quite easy to get feedback from doctors who also use Twitter for communication. Now one of my stories was featured in the New York Times.
Some people are even using Twitter for more urgent questions. Bertalan Meskó, a medical student at the University of Debrecen in Hungary, wrote a post about a patient with mysterious symptoms: “Strange case today in internal medicine rotation. 16 years old boy with acute pancreatitis (for the 6th! time). Any ideas?”
Within hours, specialists worldwide had responded, suggesting gallstones, lupus or growths on the pancreas. One of the suggestions helped the doctors with a diagnosis.
“It would have been impossible to find that specialist through e-mail, because we had no idea who to contact,” Mr. Meskó said.
Grade Your Paper March 6, 2010
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in e-Science, science, Web 2.0.5 comments
When I write a manuscript and don’t know which journal I should choose, I always check what JANE (Journal Author Name Estimator) has to say. Now I also gave Pre-Grade Your Paper a try:
PaperRater.com is a free resource, developed and maintained by linguistics professionals and graduate students. PaperRater.com is used by schools and universities in over 46 countries to help students improve their writing.
PaperRater.com combines the power of natural language processing (NLP), artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, information retrieval (IR), computational linguistics, data mining, and advanced pattern matching (APM). We offer the most powerful writing tool available on the internet today.
UPDATE: Be cautious when uploading documents for them as according to the Terms and Conditions you give them the right to use your documents.
20 Impressive Internet Statistics March 6, 2010
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Statistics, Video, Web 2.0.3 comments
I guess everybody knows the Did you know video series focusing on different internet-related statistics, but this one is really spectacular and unique.
Research Blogging Awards 2010 March 6, 2010
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The annual Medgadget Weblog Awards just ended with a very positive result, and now here is Research Blogging Awards 2010 where you can vote for the best science blogs.
Seed Media Group’s Research Blogging Awards honor the outstanding bloggers who discuss peer-reviewed research. With over 1,000 blogs registered at ResearchBlogging.org and 9,500 posts about peer-reviewed journal articles collected, it is time to recognize the best of the best.
By February 11, 2010, readers had made over 400 nominations. Then our expert panel of judges painstakingly assessed the nominees to select 5 to 10 finalists in each of 20 categories. Congratulations to all our finalists, who represent the best blogging about peer-reviewed research on the Internet! In one week, voting will open and the bloggers themselves will decide who receives the awards.
Nursing in Social Media: Podcasts, Blogs, Mobile Apps and More March 4, 2010
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Medicine.2 comments
Nursing and Web 2.0 is a new collection of resources on Webicina.com that features selected nursing blogs, news sites, podcasts, Youtube channels, mobile applications and slideshows, among others. As the number of nursing resources is huge, it was a challenge to find the most relevant content.
We also help you follow news, journals, blogs and Twitter users on PeRSSonalized Nursing which is an easy-to-use, free aggregator of quality medical information that lets you select your favourite resources and read the latest news and articles in one personalized place.
An E-Patient Twitter Success Story March 3, 2010
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in e-patient, Health, Health 2.0, Healthcare, Medicine, Medicine 2.0, Web 2.0.4 comments
In the fifth week of my Internet in Medicine university credit course, the focus is on the world of e-patients when I present several real e-patients stories, examples when patients could successfully improve their health by using online pieces of information or communities. Here is a new story I will have to mention this March. Erin Turner suffered with pain in her right wrist on a daily basis, despite regular treatment from an orthopedic surgeon for years. Then she found a solution via Twitter:
First, my mother told me she saw something about wrist ligament damage in USA Today. Second, I noticed an alert on my Twitter aggregator: In coordination with the USA Today article, @MayoClinic was hosting a #wristpain Twitter chat with Dr. Richard Berger, the surgeon who discovered the UT split tear. When I read the article and the tweet, I knew I had to participate.
Less than 24 hours after my initial appointment, I not only had a new diagnosis – a UT split tear – but had surgery to correct the problem. As I write this, my right arm is in a festive green, but otherwise annoying cast. The short-term hassle, however, should be more than worth the long-term gain – the potential for a future without chronic wrist pain. A future, that without Twitter and those in the medical community willing to experiment with new communications tools, might not exist for me.
Turner summarized the story in 3 points:
- Patients need to receive information through multiple channels.
- Social media should be integrated with traditional media, when possible.
- Success needs to be redefined.
Couldn’t said it better…
Internet in Medicine Course Week 1: Web 2.0 in Medicine March 3, 2010
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Medicine, Medicine 2.0, Medicine 2.0 Course, Web 2.0.1 comment so far
The new semester of the Internet in Medicine university accredited course for medical students just launched and 120 students registered for the course which is a great pleasure. Now here are the core points of my presentations as well as useful videos and links. In the first week’s lecture, I talked about web 2.0 and its potential impact on medicine and healthcare through a Prezi.com slideshow.
- First I showed some results from last semester’s surveys.
- As first examples, I talked about Jay Parkinson and Tamás Horváth.
- I described what web 2.0 or social media means.
- Shared some positive examples outside medicine such as
And negative ones as well:
- Also shared statistics and numbers.
- The rest of the slideshow was based on what I have recently presented in The Netherlands.
Mayo Clinic Releases iPhone Symptom Checker March 2, 2010
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Health, Health 2.0, Healthcare, Innovation, Medicine, Medicine 2.0, Mobile, Web 2.0.2 comments
Mayo Clinic is not only exceptional because of its unique and properly managed online presence but because it seems to be always open to new solutions and methods. So it’s not a big surprise that it just released a free iPhone symptom checker.
