November 5th, 2010 by Happy Hospitalist in Better Health Network, Health Tips, Research
Tags: Cardiac Health, Cardiologist On Call, Cardiology, Daylight Savings 2010, Happy Hospitalist, Heart Attack Risk, Heart Health, More Sleep, Sleep Cycle, Time Change
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With the daylight savings fall-back date for 2010 rapidly approaching (remember: “Spring forward, fall back” — which is this Sunday, November 7th, 2010), I’m reminded of some research I read a few years back suggesting a link between daylight savings and heart attack risk. The research suggested the Monday effect of increased heart attacks was not related to stress, but rather the sleep cycle.
When looked at from the daylight savings fall-back perspective, the research suggests the extra hour of sleep we gain from the November 7th, 2010 daylight savings fall-back date will be protective against heart attack risk. Good to know, especially if you’re the cardiologist on call the week following either date.
*This blog post was originally published at The Happy Hospitalist*
November 4th, 2010 by Iltifat Husain, M.D. in Better Health Network, Health Tips, News, Research
Tags: Athlete's Health, Cardiopulmonary, CSEM, Earphones, ESA, European Space Agency, Hikers, Iltifat Husain, iMedicalApps, iPhone Headphones, Joggers, Kinesiology, Medical Technology, Monitor Your Heart Rate, O2 Levels, Pulmonary Pharmacotherapies, Pulse Oximeter, Pulsear, Runners
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Imagine jogging, listening to music, and being able to keep track of your heart rate without needing a special watch or chest belt — common forms of attempting to monitor heart rates while jogging. Now, imagine not requiring any extra peripherals at all — just your iPhone and a special set of headphones that can monitor your heart rate.
Swiss technology-transfer company CSEM has created the final prototype for their Pulsear device. It’s a tiny device embedded in a regular earphone and it sends infrared signals through the tissues in your ear to see how fast your heart is beating. A photo diode records the results and sends the information to your phone via the earphone wires. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at iMedicalApps*
November 4th, 2010 by DrWes in Better Health Network, Humor
Tags: Dr. Wes Fisher, e-Prescriptions, Internet-Based Pharmacy Systems, Medical Abbreviations, Medical Humor, Medication Instructions, Prescribing Online, Twitter, Writing Prescriptions Online
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I’m surprised I didn’t notice this sooner, but e-prescriptions will only accept 140 characters in their instructions, just like Twitter. If you have longer instructions, you must print the prescription and hand it to the patient for it to be manually filled at their pharmacy.
Then again, maybe doctors will start to use some twitter-like abbreviations in their instruction fields, like: “Chk ur BP b4 taking b/c itz K 2 hold if nl. TIA.”
Dude. That’d b fab.
-WesMusings of a cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist.
*This blog post was originally published at Dr. Wes*
November 4th, 2010 by Bryan Vartabedian, M.D. in Better Health Network, Opinion
Tags: 33 Charts, Analog, Anemic Digital Adoption, Communication Gap, Digital, Disease State, Divide Between Online And Offline, Doctors and Social Media, Doctors in the Virtual World, Doctors on the Internet, Doctors Online, Dr. Bryan Vartabedian, General Medicine, Healthcare and the Virtual World, Johnson & Johnson, Online Medical Communities, Pharmaceutical Companies, Pharmaceutical Industry, Pharmaceutical Marketing, Pharmaceutical Reps, Physician Social Platform, Technology Gap
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It’s the great migration to digital. And as civilization makes its move, the pharmaceutical industry is trying to figure out how to reach out to physicians. Pharmaceutical reps are slowly becoming a thing of the past. Branded medication portals leave most doctors cold. Email outreach is marginal.
Pharma strategists ask me how to reach doctors in the new world. I don’t have an answer. It isn’t that I can’t come up with an answer. It’s just that a good one doesn’t exist. Why?
Doctors aren’t anywhere right now. They’re stuck somewhere between the analog and digital. Socially they’re nebulous. Their virtual communities are non-existent. Public social networks are sparsely populated. When they participate they watch and rarely create or discuss. Our profession is going through a lot right now and it’s evident in anemic digital adoption. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at 33 Charts*
November 4th, 2010 by Berci in Better Health Network, Health Policy, Health Tips, Research
Tags: 2000 Vs. 2010, Communications Channels in Medicine, Designing Better Healthcare, Dr. Bertalan Mesko, Health Communications, Healthcare Improvement, Medicine and the Internet, Science Roll, Social Media In Medicine
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Whenever I talk to doctors about using social media in medicine, they seem to think there are more cons than pros regarding this issue. I like reminding them about some major differences between 2000 and today:
| What would I do if… |
In 2000 |
Today |
| I need clinical answer |
Try to find a collegue who knows it |
Post a question on Twitter |
| I want to hear patient story about a specific condition |
Try to find a patient in my town |
Read blogs, watch YouTube |
| I want to be up-to-date |
Go to the library once a week |
Use RSS and follow hundreds of journals |
| I want to work on a manuscript with my team |
We gather around the table |
Use Google Docs without geographical limits |
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*This blog post was originally published at ScienceRoll*
