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ConferencesAttended Medicine 2.0'08 (Toronto, Canada) Accepted AbstractsMedicine 2.0'08 (Toronto, Canada)Mobile Medicine 2.0 Introduction A new generation of smartphones is enabling high speed internet access via the mobile web browser. In this paper, we examine the unique aspects of using social media applications on mobile platforms and suggest potential uses for medical practice. Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) have long been used by clinicians as reference tools(1) and simple patient databases. Recent advances in mobile phone and PDA technology have allowed for high speed access to social media web appli...
New Media Medicine: A Social Network for Doctors and Medical Students New Media Medicine hosts an online Social Network with over 40,000 registered members. The network primarily caters for UK doctors, medical students and pre-med students applying for medical school. Features include a lively discussion forum with over 500,000 posts, and facilities for members to blog, upload photos and create social groups of friends. This presentation describes the tools and techniques required for building a friendly and successful medical social networking community....
Medicine 2.0'09 (Toronto, Canada)Facebook: An Innovative Influenza Pandemic Early Warning System Background: The common influenza virus imposes global monetary and productivity costs and cause mortality among the vulnerable. Novel influenza viruses like H5N1 can spread rapidly in an increasingly globalized world. Surveillance is crucial to identify and effectively contain outbreaks. In most developed countries traditional sentinel monitoring with virological sampling has a 1-2 week reporting lag. Developing countries are less well co-ordinated. Facebook an online social networking site w... The New Zealand Health I.T. Knowledge Base The National Institute for Health Innovation at the University of Auckland in New Zealand has developed a Web 2.0 Health IT Knowledge base for the New Zealand Ministry of Health. The knowledge base is being developed using the Drupal open source content management platform and uses Web 2.0 tools to facility communication, networking and knowledge sharing in the New Zealand health sector. The website focuses on detailed user profiles of key decision makers and project leaders linked to W... Medicine 2.0'11 (Stanford University, USA)The Health InnoVation Exchange (HIVE – www.hive.org.nz) is a social networking platform designed to support and foster innovation in the New Zealand healthcare sector. The HIVE is funded by New Zealand Ministry of Health (MoH) and is operated by the team at the National Institute for Health Innovation (NIHI) at the University of Auckland. Based on the Drupal Open Source platform, the HIVE brings together clinicians, health IT professionals, government officials, academic researchers and the...
Using Social Media Applications in Academic Research This international panel discussion aims to explore issues relating to the use of social media in academic research and to hone in on social media applications that may align with research methodologies. While use of social media is growing in health care and academia, there has been, to date, little exploration of or research into its use toward various communities (e.g. providers, patients, educators, learners). This is an appropriate time to discuss the issues and begin the process of deve... Published WithThis user's work may be related toUsers who have said they are friend/colleague of Chris Paton |
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