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Lessons from My First Six Months at the Crossroads of Healthcare and Social Media
In the very early part of January I made the decision to start blogging. Little did I know what was in store for me when I did. Even though I’ve had my own “personal” Facebook account since 2008, it was … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media
Tagged #meded, hcsm, healthcare social media, medical education, medicine, professionalism, social media
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“This is a very pleasant patient…”
As an attending and the program director in a university practice, I have the opportunity to read a lot of notes that other people have written. Many of these notes are written by residents and fellows, often from my own … Continue reading
Posted in patient care
Tagged #meded, gastroenterology, hcsm, healthcare social media, patient care
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Making choices in Social Media
This past week was a pretty exciting, relatively controversial week for people interested in Health Care in Social Media. If you don’t know what happened, you can listen to Dr. Mike Sevilla’s podcast about it here. Although it is certainly … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media
Tagged DoctorV, hcsm, healthcare social media, MommyDoctor, professionalism
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Announcing the new #meded chat
In the last few weeks, several #meded tweeps have been bouncing the idea around about starting a Twitter chat dedicated to discussing issues related to medical education. One night, Vinny Arora (@FutureDocs) made the proclamation that she thought we had now reached … Continue reading
Anonymity and Professionalism on Twitter: Room to Educate
A well-established medical blogger Dr. Bryan Vartabedian (aka @Doctor_V, a fellow gastroenterologist whom I recently had the pleasure of meeting at DDW 2011 #DDW11) seemed to ignite a firestorm this week amongst #hcsm tweeps with his post about a specific … Continue reading
Presenting on a consult service: Rule number three
In my most recent post, I discussed the first 2 rules of presenting on a consult service. In this post, we’ll take the next step. Actually, this rule could go for any type of presentation, even in the clinic. Rule … Continue reading
Presenting on a consult service: Rules number one and two
As an attending gastroenterology consultant, I have heard many a presentation from medical students, residents, and fellows that start something like this: This is a 64-year old woman with Afib, hypertension, diabetes, congestive heart failure, osteoarthritis, cholelithiasis, and depression, whom … Continue reading
Posted in medical education, patient care
Tagged #meded, academic medicine, communication, consultation, hcsm, medical education, medicine, presentation skills
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DDW Day 4
Well, it’s the last day of DDW. I’m already here, so I’m actually creating this blogpost during one of the esophageal motility sessions. I posted my video blog about yesterday’s sessions here. The one study that I forgot to include … Continue reading
Posted in gastroenterology
Tagged DDW, esophagus, gastroenterology, GERD, hcsm, healthcare social media
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DDW Day 2
So my first day of live tweeting from DDW went fairly well. I only attended 2 sessions and presented my poster. Unfortunately I didn’t get to see any other posters because of the amazing foot traffic at my poster that … Continue reading
Posted in gastroenterology
Tagged DDW, gastroenterology, GERD, hcsm, healthcare social media, reflux
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DDW Day 1
Today is the first day of DDW — Digestive Disease Week — in Chicago. This international 4-day conference is the biggest combined gastroenterology/hepatology conference. DDW attracts thousands of gastroenterologists, hepatologists, endoscopists, surgeons, and researchers from across the world. This will … Continue reading
Posted in gastroenterology
Tagged DDW, gastroenterology, hcsm, healthcare social media, journalism
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