November 2nd, 2009 by Dr. Val Jones in Announcements
Tags: ABC, ABC News, Better Health, Dave Lucas, Dr. Val Jones, ePatient, Journal of Participatory Medicine, Revolution
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I recently spoke at the first annual ePatient Connections conference in Philadelphia. I’ll be discussing the ePatient revolution (patients participating in their healthcare decision-making using Internet tools) at ABC news channel 8 live this morning with Dave Lucas. During the segment I’ll be referring to several websites that people will want to check out. For those of you who saw the segment, welcome to my website! Here are the links:
1. Doctors answer questions for free at MedHelp.org Did you know that 9 of the top 11 hospital centers in the country offer access to their physicians for free at MedHelp.org? As part of a PR effort, hospitals are volunteering their doctors’ time to make sure that ePatients can get their questions answered by a reputable source.
2. Identify those mystery pills. Thanks to David Hale at the NIH, a new pill identifier tool is now available online. It’s called “PillBox” and it will soon allow you to search its large pill database by describing the color, shape, and letter/number codes printed on the tablet. Eventually, you may even be able to take a photo of the mysterious pill and have PillBox automatically identify it for you! Today, unfortunately, photo resolution on most cell phones and cameras is not sufficient for this feature to work. Read more »
October 27th, 2009 by Dr. Val Jones in Announcements, Humor, True Stories
Tags: #epatcon, A Tale Of Two ePatients, Dr. Val, Dr. Val Jones, ePatient, ePatient Connections 2009, Limerick
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Today I presented 20 slides in 20 seconds each at the ePatient Connections conference in Philadelphia. It was in the new “Pecha Kucha” format whereby the presenter must encapsulate her thoughts very carefully as the slides advance automatically each 20 seconds.
I decided to do it as a Limerick, since timing could be more easily gaged that way. I wasn’t sure how the presentation would be received, but the crowd loved it and asked for a copy of my slide deck… so for you conference attendees who wanted it… here it is:
And here is what I was reading as the show advanced (the slides advanced every 2 verses). Enjoy! Read more »
October 17th, 2009 by DrRob in Announcements, True Stories
Tags: #bwe09, Blog World Expo, Event, Medblogger, Medbloggers, Medical Blogging, Medicine, Nursing
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I am sitting now in the medical blogger track at the Blogworld Expo.
As is generally the case, I got here too late to bum around with the med bloggers last night. It happened when I went the the “Putting Patients First” summit in DC as well. I just seem to have that kind of luck.
Anyway, the medical bloggers are forgiving and did not think I was being snooty. They also didn’t mind it when I missed breakfast with them. Why did I miss breakfast? I was being interviewed by Ira Glass from NPR. For some reason, this little ol’ blog got the attention of the producer from This American Life, the show that Ira hosts. They are doing a series on health care costs being out of control, and read the post I did in January about the insanity of medical codes. She felt that I would be a good person to discuss the reality of medical codes in the daily life of a doctor. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Musings of a Distractible Mind*
October 11th, 2009 by KerriSparling in Announcements, Better Health Network
Tags: 5 Senses, Contest, Diabetes, Endocrinology, Internal Medicine, Making Sense Of Diabetes, Primary Care, TuDiabetes
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I have a lot to catch up on, but something I wanted to post about ASAP was the Making Sense of Diabetes contest that is happening at TuDiabetes, in preparation to raise awareness of World Diabetes Day (coming up fast on November 14th).
According to the release, “We are seeking video entries that tell about the impact diabetes has on our lives through one of the five senses: sight, hearing, taste, touch and smell. Diabetes affects our lives in ways we may not always realize. We smell insulin, savor glucose tablets, feel the poke of our lancing devices, react to our doctor’s words and see the life ahead of us.”
They’re looking for video submissions, and there are some really cool prizes on tap for winners. Not to mention the emotional boost that creativity like this can provide – which, in my mind, is huge in helping us deal with diabetes. For details on how, and what, and when, to submit, check out this entry on TuDiabetes. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Six Until Me.*
October 10th, 2009 by RamonaBatesMD in Announcements, Better Health Network
Tags: Blog World Expo, Medblogger Track, October 15, Quilt
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As promised last week, here’s the autograph quilt for BWE. The quilt is going to be used as a door prize. It has 64 white spaces for attendee’s autograph (name and blog title). I used batiks in blue, green, and brown shades. The quilt is machine pieced and quilted. It is 43 in square.
Here you can see some of the fabrics used. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Suture for a Living*
