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Thursday, July 30, 2009

The next generation of doctors

The Next Generation of Doctors from Health 2.0 on Vimeo.

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Eysenbach: Consumer health informatics

Seminar at University of Twente, the Netherlands (N.B. 101 slides)

Eysenbach: Consumer health informatics

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The ePatient as a Provider of content

A Presentation from Medicine 2.0 2008

The ePatient as a Provider of content (by Tromso Telemedicine Laboratory)

View more documents from Luis Fernandez luque.

John Snow would have tweeted

Epidemiology via twitter? Can't find the mash-up referred to unfortunately.

9 killer apps ....

9-killer-apps-that-will-revolutionize-healthcare

One is missing...

Top 10 Nursing Traits?

I thoroughly endorse 8 of them (but 6 and 9 should be properly rewarded) but would issue a strong caution about 7 and 8 (which really should be combined into one). There is little or no evidence (as opposed to assertion or assumption) to support the view that all or most nurses are perfect or even excellent intuitive decision makers. For example most studies show that requiring nurses (and of course doctors!) to follow evidence-based protocols/scoring systems/nomograms leads to higher quality care. The trait that is needed in both professions is the meta-cognitive one of the ability to carry out fairly intuitively what I call a 'Value of Analysis Analysis', deciding, in this particular case, whether or not their 'quick' intuitive judgment/decision is likely to be optimal. It may be or it may not be. Their own performance in the past should be an input into their judgement. Fortunately I think that many experienced nurses (and doctors) do possess this ability but it is important to recognise it for what it is and not over-romanticise about 'reflection-in-action'

Apps on iPhone

So far I have installed (to my amazement)

TweetDeck (for Twittering, preferred to Twitterifis and Twitterlator), Facebook
Google Reader (for RSS feeds)
ToDo
Skype
Shazam
File Aid (for file movement with DiskAid on PC)
Quick Office files, Doc Scanner, File Magnet, Wallet, 1Password
Pub Search Plus, NextBio (for search)
Skyscape, MedCalc, Epocrates, Eponyms
Spreadsheet
Instapaper, Evernote
Readdle Docs
Brushes
Decision Calculator
Dictionary, Wikipanion
iThoughts, iFreeMind (for MindMapping)
RadioBox
Love Art, Shakespeare
Google Earth
New York Times. Wall St Journal, Le Monde, BBC Reader
iEmoticons, SodaSnap
iBowl, Labyrinth, Sudoku,iChessLite, Shotgun
Tube deLuxe. London Buses, iRail, Where, TV Guide, BBC iPlayer
Wimbledon, ECB Cricket, Sky Sports Cricket
Booyah, Lifecast
SlingPlayer
Flashlight, Birthdays
PayPal

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Sunday, July 26, 2009

What nurses want

Nurses push the call light re new technology.See page 5 in particular. From HIMMS April 2009

Saturday, July 25, 2009

IPod Nursing

University of Rochester has nurses with iPod Touches. Story here

Web 2.0 Tools to Inspire

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Energizing Word of Mouth through Social Media

View more documents from Lee Aase.

Innovation: Is the future of healthcare online? - tech - 24 July 2009 - New Scientist

Innovation: Is the future of healthcare online? - tech - 24 July 2009 - New Scientist

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Friday, July 24, 2009

Cell Phone To Diagnose Blood Diseases

Mobile Phone Based Clinical Microscopy for Global Health Applications
see PLoS story here

Thursday, July 23, 2009

SINI blog feed

The Health-Informatics Krew (as they call themselves) are blogging from the 2009 Summer Institute in Nursing Informatics (SINI) currently happening in Uni Maryland, Baltimore. (Search Twitter for #sini to find their tweets.) I have added a feed from their blog at the bottom of the left nav bar.