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Using social media personally, not professionally May 5, 2012

Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Health, Health 2.0, Medical education, Medicine, Medicine 2.0, The Social MEDia Course, Web 2.0.
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I just came across a very interesting article about physicians using social media for personal reasons, not professional ones.

Physicians are, for the most part, staying away from social media interaction with patients, HealthLeaders Media reported.

Only 15 percent use Facebook in their work life, according to data from QuantiaMD. About 8 percent read blogs, 3 percent use Twitter and 3 percent get involved in patient communities.

I got similar results when I asked my medical students before and after my course about the purposes they use social media for and it seems they are digital, they are mobile, they are active in social media but for clearly personal reasons, not professional ones.

Believe me, that’s going to cause them problems later in their career, so at least we have to teach them how to use it properly and have to show them the ways they can leverage its power professionally.

Here is the first step!

How Social Media Can Revolutionize Medical Education May 3, 2012

Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Medicine, Web 2.0, Medicine 2.0, Medical education, Interview, Webicina, The Social MEDia Course.
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I co-authord a recent MedPage Today article about social media and medical education with Dr. George Lundberg. Check it out here!

Medical education and medical practice at all levels, already online in so many ways, can no longer remain aloof from social media.

When patients ask questions about the online world, or more precisely about social media, medical professionals should at least be aware of the issues and be able to give an honest, nondefensive, appropriate answer without hesitation.

After a presentation about this course at the Medicine 2.0 Congress at Stanford University in November 2011, a U.K. physician asked permission to travel to Debrecen, Hungary, every week during the semester just to attend the course. So, Dr. Mesko developed and launched a new global format called The Social MEDia Course.

Digital literacy in the medical curriculum worldwide! April 27, 2012

Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Medicine, Web 2.0, Medicine 2.0, Medical education, Webicina, The Social MEDia Course.
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I’ve been saying this for a long time. As the internet is becoming more and more important in medicine, we must include digital literacy in medical education as young doctors must learn about internet-related issues. I made the first step by launching a free, Prezi.com based online course with 16 relevant topics covered in social media and medicine. But I need your help!

Please spread the word about it and get the information about the course to your local medical school or association.

Many thanks!

Web 2.0 and Social Media in Medical Education: Slideshow April 19, 2012

Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Medical education, Medicine, Medicine 2.0, Slideshow, The Social MEDia Course, Web 2.0.
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Dr. Peter Murray, the director of the International Medical Informatics Association was so kind to share The Social MEDia Course in his recent presentation given at the Medical Education Informatics conference, April 06-07, 2012 in Thessaloniki, Greece.

Digital Literacy in Medical Education: Please Spread the Word! April 17, 2012

Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Health 2.0, Medical education, Medicine, Medicine 2.0, Web 2.0, Webicina.
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For long years, I’ve been giving presentations about reforming medical education due to crucial changes in medical communication and the internet. I’ve been quoted several times: “Digital literacy must be in the medical curriculum globally!“

The Social MEDia Course, an online, Prezi.com-based portal with post tests and gamification was launched 3 weeks ago as a first step in this movement.

Please help disseminate this free course to as many students globally as possible. Please share it with your networks and the local medical schools and authorities. The Australian Medical Students’ Association agreed to link to the course, but digital literacy does not seem to be that important for other associations.

All medical students should have a chance to learn about reasonable internet usage and social media tricks even if their own medical school does not have a course like that.

Here you can find a description, a video, a prezi and images about the course.

Thank you!

Being Up-To-Date in the Medical Profession: Prezi and Test April 12, 2012

Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Health, Health 2.0, Medical education, Medicine, Medicine 2.0, The Social MEDia Course, Web 2.0, Webicina.
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Do you know how to keep yourself up-to-date online? Do you know how to get search results about your name, organization or practice without spending time and efforts? Do you know what RSS is?

The Being Up-to-date in medicine prezi will answer all your questions and you can test your knowledge by taking the post test and earning your badge at the free Social MEDia Course!

Jack Choi: On the virtual dissection table (TED2012) April 9, 2012

Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Medical education, Medicine, Ted Talks, Video.
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Amazing solution for teaching medical students about the human anatomy on a multi-touch screen. I wish I had this in medical school when I had to study anatomy from books.

The Social MEDia Course Gets Coverage March 27, 2012

Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Medical education, Medicine, Medicine 2.0, The Social MEDia Course, Video, Web 2.0, Webicina.
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Only a few days ago, a revolution in medical education, The Social MEDia Course was launched with 16 flash Prezis, exciting tests, badges and achievements; hundreds of students have already signed up and the course also got some great coverage.

Prezi.com featured the course on Facebook:

Early Prezi adopter Bertalan Mesko uses Prezi to teach social media to doctors and medical professionals. Bertalan uses Prezi for not only his Webicina course at the University of Debrecen, Medical and Health Science Center but also for all his 80+ presentations worldwide. Congratulations Bertalan for the new course website!

Scope blog of Stanford Medical School mentioned it:

Bertalan Mesko, MD, founder and managing director of Webicina.com, has launched a new course aiming to educate future physicians about the fundamentals of social media.

Another mention at #prismSA:

The course launched yesterday, and includes sixteen modules.  Each module includes an interactive presentation built with Prezi, which Dr Meskó estimates will take between 40 and 80 minutes for most students, and an evaluation, which takes 10-12 minutes.  Participants can earn badges for successfully completing each module and passing its evaluation.  Best of all, this excellent professional development opportunity is completely free of charge.  Thanks to Dr Meskó for his excellent work and for building this very useful course!

 

The Social MEDia Course: Revolution in Medical Education NOW! March 22, 2012

Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in e-patient, Education, Health, Health 2.0, Healthcare, Innovation, Medical education, Medical Search, Medicine, Medicine 2.0, Prezi, twitter, Video, Web 2.0, Webicina.
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Social media is changing how medicine is practiced and healthcare is delivered. Patients, doctors, communication or even time management, everything is changing, except one thing: medical education. We need a revolution!

When a UK physician wanted to visit Hungary every week just to attend my university course focusing on social media and medicine, I decided it’s time to make this course global.

Today, The Social MEDia Course goes live with 16 flash Prezis, exciting tests, badges and achievements. Enjoy and have fun while learning! Medical students, physicians and even patients, everyone is welcome to take the course which is, of course, for free.

Here is a video about the course (and also a Prezi).

The Social MEDia Course: Revolution in Medical Education Soon! March 13, 2012

Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Medical education, Medicine, Medicine 2.0.
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Social media is changing how medicine is practised and healthcare is delivered. Patients, doctors, communication or even time management, everything is changing, except one thing: medical education.

That is why I launched a course at the University of Debrecen, Medical and Health Science Center in 2008 in order to help medical and public health students learn more about social media. Now, after several semesters, the course developed a lot and I still teach students about the basics of social media, through blogging, Twitter, Facebook, searching and many other topics.

And now this course, as The Social MEDia Course, goes global as the online format with flash Prezis and gamification will launch on the 21st of March. Stay tuned and please spread the word!

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