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Happy Birthday, Emergiblog!

Today marks the fourth year anniversary of Emergiblog, a delightful collection of Emergency Medicine musings by nurse Kim McAllister.

Kim doesn’t know this, but I use excerpts from Emergiblog when I teach blogging courses to healthcare execs. Her writing is a favorite with them – and when I ask what kind of person they think she might be (judging from her blog) they say things like:

“An experienced nurse with a heart of gold.”

“Someone who’s seen it all and still kept her marbles.”

“I want her to be my nurse when I show up in the ER.”

I agree with all those sentiments… and I wish you a very happy blogiversary, Kim! I’ll see you in Las Vegas*

*Attention – anyone who reads/writes blogs should join us at Blog World Expo, October 15-17. This is our very first year for a special medblogger track. All are welcome!

Speakers include:

Kevin Pho – KevinMD

Dr. Rob – Musings Of A Distractible Mind

Kim McAllister – Emergiblog

Dr. Val – Better Health

Dr. Mike Sevilla – Doctor Anonymous

Paul Levy – Running A Hospital

Kerri Morrone Sparling – Six Until Me

Gene Ostrovsky – Medgadget

Terri Polick – Nurse Ratched’s Place

Nick Genes – Blogborygmi

Marc Monseau – JNJBTW

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