Best of Medical Blogs - weekly review, blog carnival

What happened to "Grand Rounds" medblog carnival?

It's sad to see the demise of "Grand Rounds" medblog carnival. The weekly summary of the best medical blog posts has been published since 2004, with only few breaks. There have not been any editions for more than a month, and no new ones are scheduled. A new initiative by Health Care SoMedia Review could replace some of it http://goo.gl/73RpE

This blog post is a part of a project to recreate a weekly review, or blog carnival, of the best medical blog posts. Feel free to send your suggestions to my email at clinicalcases@gmail.com. The “Best of Medical Blogs - weekly review, blog carnival” will be published on Tuesdays, just like the old Grand Rounds. The last organizers of the Grand Rounds blog carnival. @DrVal and @NickGenes, are aware of this project.

How Doctors Manage Their Social Media Profiles

Personal vs. Professional: How Doctors Manage Their Social Media Profiles is a blog post by Matt Wood of the University of Chicago Medicine blog http://goo.gl/JNyu1. Matt has published a series of great blog posts recently about physicians’ use social media. The doctors at University of Chicago are clearly the leaders in social media use in a city with a rich history of great medical centers such as UChicago Medicine, Northwestern, Childrens’ Memorial, Rush, Loyola and Northshore. Matt tries to find out what makes the UChicago doctors more comfortable using social media that their peers at other institutions: http://goo.gl/JNyu1

Consumers use social media to make medical decisions

Consumer Expectations for Healthcare Social Media - this is a succinct summary by Ed Bennett, “a maker of lists” of healtchare oragnizations that use social media http://goo.gl/REXqV

Digital Strategies for Healthcare Organisations - a good overview by the Australian blog IV line http://goo.gl/PZtWl

Doctors’ salaries

Dr. Mandrola quotes an experienced colleague on doctors' salaries: “We are all happy with what we make. What upsets us most is seeing what others make.” Since then, I try not to dwell on what others make. http://goo.gl/WBnJq

Healthcare social media is a “moral obligation” for doctors

Healthcare social media is a 'moral obligation', says Farris Timimi, M.D., medical director for the Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media, quoted by “Fierce Health IT” . Social media needs to be grown and nurtured for patients. "Our patients are there. Our moral obligation is to meet them where they're at and give them the information they need so they can seek recovery," Dr. Timimi said. "You've got to be ready for it. You build it for the patients; not for yourself. "This is not marketing," he added. "This is the right thing to do." http://goo.gl/BHzKf

Social media is no more a moral obligation for doctors than it is to appear on TV and radio shows, and to write newspaper columns. It is great if you have the time and aptitude to do it, but the most important things is to focus on what matters most - providing correct diagnosis and best possible treatment to your patients.

Comments from Twitter:

Westby Fisher, MD @doctorwes: Best of Medical Blogs - weekly review, RIP blog carnival bit.ly/KsBSLJ

Laika (Jacqueline) @laikas: After the demise of THE Grand Rounds @DrVes starts his own weekly blog review bit.ly/Iqgcmx Gr8 initiative; but still miss the OLD GR

WB Medical Education @WBmeded: Hope to check out some of these later, looks interesting RT @DrVes: Best of Medical Blogs: weekly review, blog carnival goo.gl/fb/d870P

Mike Cadogan @sandnsurf: Another great way to control the information overload with the Best of Medical Blogs - weekly review bit.ly/K1stxo

Best of Medical Blogs - weekly review, blog carnival

What happened to "Grand Rounds" medblog carnival?

It's sad to see the demise of "Grand Rounds" medblog carnival. The weekly summary of the best medical blog posts has been published since 2004, with only few breaks. There have not been any editions for more than a month, and no new ones are scheduled. A new initiative by Health Care SoMedia Review could replace some of it http://goo.gl/73RpE

This blog post is a part of a project to recreate a weekly review, or blog carnival, of the best medical blog posts. Feel free to send your suggestions to my email at clinicalcases@gmail.com. The “Best of Medical Blogs - weekly review, blog carnival” will be published on Tuesdays, just like the old Grand Rounds. The last organizers of the Grand Rounds blog carnival. @DrVal and @NickGenes, are aware of this project.

How Doctors Manage Their Social Media Profiles

Personal vs. Professional: How Doctors Manage Their Social Media Profiles is a blog post by Matt Wood of the University of Chicago Medicine blog http://goo.gl/JNyu1. Matt has published a series of great blog posts recently about physicians’ use social media. The doctors at University of Chicago are clearly the leaders in social media use in a city with a rich history of great medical centers such as UChicago Medicine, Northwestern, Childrens’ Memorial, Rush, Loyola and Northshore. Matt tries to find out what makes the UChicago doctors more comfortable using social media that their peers at other institutions: http://goo.gl/JNyu1

Consumers use social media to make medical decisions

Consumer Expectations for Healthcare Social Media - this is a succinct summary by Ed Bennett, “a maker of lists” of healtchare oragnizations that use social media http://goo.gl/REXqV

Digital Strategies for Healthcare Organisations - a good overview by the Australian blog IV line http://goo.gl/PZtWl

Doctors’ salaries

Dr. Mandrola quotes an experienced colleague on doctors' salaries: “We are all happy with what we make. What upsets us most is seeing what others make.” Since then, I try not to dwell on what others make. http://goo.gl/WBnJq

Healthcare social media is a “moral obligation” for doctors

Healthcare social media is a 'moral obligation', says Farris Timimi, M.D., medical director for the Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media, quoted by “Fierce Health IT” . Social media needs to be grown and nurtured for patients. "Our patients are there. Our moral obligation is to meet them where they're at and give them the information they need so they can seek recovery," Dr. Timimi said. "You've got to be ready for it. You build it for the patients; not for yourself. "This is not marketing," he added. "This is the right thing to do." http://goo.gl/BHzKf

Social media is no more a moral obligation for doctors than it is to appear on TV and radio shows, and to write newspaper columns. It is great if you have the time and aptitude to do it, but the most important things is to focus on what matters most - providing correct diagnosis and best possible treatment to your patients.

Comments from Twitter:

Westby Fisher, MD @doctorwes: Best of Medical Blogs - weekly review, RIP blog carnival bit.ly/KsBSLJ

Laika (Jacqueline) @laikas: After the demise of THE Grand Rounds @DrVes starts his own weekly blog review bit.ly/Iqgcmx Gr8 initiative; but still miss the OLD GR

WB Medical Education @WBmeded: Hope to check out some of these later, looks interesting RT @DrVes: Best of Medical Blogs: weekly review, blog carnival goo.gl/fb/d870P

Mike Cadogan @sandnsurf: Another great way to control the information overload with the Best of Medical Blogs - weekly review bit.ly/K1stxo

Best of Medical Blogs - weekly review and blog carnival

The “Best of Medical Blogs - BMB weekly review and blog carnival” is a weekly summary of the best posts from medical blogs. Feel free to send your suggestions to my email at clinicalcases@gmail.com. Best of Medical Blogs (BMB) is published every Tuesday, just like the old Grand Rounds.

A Medical Educator Joins Social Media: One Year Later

Dr. Djuricich, Program Director in Medicine-Pediatrics at the Indiana University, shares what he has learned in one short year: If physicians and other health care professionals are not becoming involved in social media, they are missing out on a “place” where many of the patients already are. There is a lot of misinformation floating around on the internet. It is a duty of physicians to combat this and provide correct information. Do not let social media take over your life. The important things (family, friends, etc.) are still the important things, so don’t lose the priorities. http://goo.gl/zNfpe

What explains blogging longevity? It's easy: blog for yourself, and share with others

Dr. Centor explains his blogging longevity after 10-years of blogging. I've been blogging for 8 years, and I agreee with him: Why you should write a blog for yourself rather than for a shifting audience http://goo.gl/P8xtz

Here's Dr. Centor again: Explaining longevity is subjective. Mostly, I like blogging. Basically I blog with myself in mind, and am gratified that others find my comments interesting. Blogging is never a chore. One cannot last 10 years doing a chore. http://goo.gl/Jyl2o

Cardiologist Dr. Wes nominates the hardest to read Abstract of the Year at 2012 Heart Rhythm Society

What is the abstract that contributes the smallest amount to our field while demonstrating the worst grammar, the most bureaucratic lingo and, of course, verbosity. The sentence that clinched it? "Conclusions: The harmonization of endpoint definitions, terminology, and clinical trial design paradigms provides consistency across clinical trial studies that can facility (sic) clinician acceptance of results and the evaluation of safety and effectiveness of devices and medicines for atrial fibrillation." http://goo.gl/ZstA0

Harvard Medical School Q&A blog doctor reflects on his readers’ feedback

Dr. Komaroff from the blog Ask Doctor K.: “Since I began this column last September, I’ve received a lot of mail — both emails and “snail mail.” Mostly it’s been health questions. I can’t answer them all, but I try to answer as many as I can. However, I’ve also received complaints. Sometimes they represent an honest difference of perspective. On occasion, they reflect the fact that I’m a man.” http://goo.gl/XK3O1

A complete list of all academic medical journals available for the iPad

The omnipresent blog iMedicalApps makes a good use of Google Docs spreadsheet to list the apps of many academic medical journals available for the iPad. I still have personal preference for the open web rather than apps but that’s just me. http://goo.gl/13Gjz

What is postinfectious cough and how to treat it?

From Dr. Matthew Mintz' blog: While the cause of the postinfectious cough is not known, it has been thought to be due to the extensive damage of cells lining the lung and widespread airway inflammation of the upper and/or lower airways. The good news is that this usually goes away by itself, the bad news is that it can take weeks or even months, and can be quite disruptive to patients lives. Since symptoms are caused primarily by inflammation and hyperresponsiveness/bronchoconstriction in the lungs (which is what we see in asthma), then treatment is likely best with something that treats both inflammation and bronchoconstriction in the lungs, such as an inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting beta agonist like Advair (which is commonly used in asthma). Use of Advair for postinfectious cough may be the single most common off-label use of any prescription product. Since inflammation can persist for weeks, it is important that Advair be used for at least 4 weeks. If symptoms return, the patient should be brought back for pulmonary function testing as this may be a new presentation of asthma. http://goo.gl/RgxLb

Reality Social Media: Live Tweeting Brain Surgery. What is the downside of this marketing push? Dr. Wes explains: http://goo.gl/XbKwv

"Healthcare Going To The Dogs" - a video for training hospital administrators http://goo.gl/hv40a and http://goo.gl/xsW4J

Science blogging and self-promotion? http://goo.gl/yGUqS

Best of Medical Blogs - weekly review and blog carnival

The “Best of Medical Blogs - BMB weekly review and blog carnival” is a weekly summary of the best posts from medical blogs. Feel free to send your suggestions to my email at clinicalcases@gmail.com. Best of Medical Blogs (BMB) is published every Tuesday, just like the old Grand Rounds.

A Medical Educator Joins Social Media: One Year Later

Dr. Djuricich, Program Director in Medicine-Pediatrics at the Indiana University, shares what he has learned in one short year: If physicians and other health care professionals are not becoming involved in social media, they are missing out on a “place” where many of the patients already are. There is a lot of misinformation floating around on the internet. It is a duty of physicians to combat this and provide correct information. Do not let social media take over your life. The important things (family, friends, etc.) are still the important things, so don’t lose the priorities. http://goo.gl/zNfpe

What explains blogging longevity? It's easy: blog for yourself, and share with others

Dr. Centor explains his blogging longevity after 10-years of blogging. I've been blogging for 8 years, and I agreee with him: Why you should write a blog for yourself rather than for a shifting audience http://goo.gl/P8xtz

Here's Dr. Centor again: Explaining longevity is subjective. Mostly, I like blogging. Basically I blog with myself in mind, and am gratified that others find my comments interesting. Blogging is never a chore. One cannot last 10 years doing a chore. http://goo.gl/Jyl2o

Cardiologist Dr. Wes nominates the hardest to read Abstract of the Year at 2012 Heart Rhythm Society

What is the abstract that contributes the smallest amount to our field while demonstrating the worst grammar, the most bureaucratic lingo and, of course, verbosity. The sentence that clinched it? "Conclusions: The harmonization of endpoint definitions, terminology, and clinical trial design paradigms provides consistency across clinical trial studies that can facility (sic) clinician acceptance of results and the evaluation of safety and effectiveness of devices and medicines for atrial fibrillation." http://goo.gl/ZstA0

Harvard Medical School Q&A blog doctor reflects on his readers’ feedback

Dr. Komaroff from the blog Ask Doctor K.: “Since I began this column last September, I’ve received a lot of mail — both emails and “snail mail.” Mostly it’s been health questions. I can’t answer them all, but I try to answer as many as I can. However, I’ve also received complaints. Sometimes they represent an honest difference of perspective. On occasion, they reflect the fact that I’m a man.” http://goo.gl/XK3O1

A complete list of all academic medical journals available for the iPad

The omnipresent blog iMedicalApps makes a good use of Google Docs spreadsheet to list the apps of many academic medical journals available for the iPad. I still have personal preference for the open web rather than apps but that’s just me. http://goo.gl/13Gjz

What is postinfectious cough and how to treat it?

From Dr. Matthew Mintz' blog: While the cause of the postinfectious cough is not known, it has been thought to be due to the extensive damage of cells lining the lung and widespread airway inflammation of the upper and/or lower airways. The good news is that this usually goes away by itself, the bad news is that it can take weeks or even months, and can be quite disruptive to patients lives. Since symptoms are caused primarily by inflammation and hyperresponsiveness/bronchoconstriction in the lungs (which is what we see in asthma), then treatment is likely best with something that treats both inflammation and bronchoconstriction in the lungs, such as an inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting beta agonist like Advair (which is commonly used in asthma). Use of Advair for postinfectious cough may be the single most common off-label use of any prescription product. Since inflammation can persist for weeks, it is important that Advair be used for at least 4 weeks. If symptoms return, the patient should be brought back for pulmonary function testing as this may be a new presentation of asthma. http://goo.gl/RgxLb

Reality Social Media: Live Tweeting Brain Surgery. What is the downside of this marketing push? Dr. Wes explains: http://goo.gl/XbKwv

"Healthcare Going To The Dogs" - a video for training hospital administrators http://goo.gl/hv40a and http://goo.gl/xsW4J

Science blogging and self-promotion? http://goo.gl/yGUqS

Best of Medical Blogs - weekly review and blog carnival

The “Best of Medical Blogs - BMB weekly review and blog carnival” is a weekly summary of the best posts from medical blogs. Feel free to send your suggestions to my email at clinicalcases@gmail.com. Best of Medical Blogs (BMB) is published every Tuesday, just like the old Grand Rounds.

A Medical Educator Joins Social Media: One Year Later

Dr. Djuricich, Program Director in Medicine-Pediatrics at the Indiana University, shares what he has learned in one short year: If physicians and other health care professionals are not becoming involved in social media, they are missing out on a “place” where many of the patients already are. There is a lot of misinformation floating around on the internet. It is a duty of physicians to combat this and provide correct information. Do not let social media take over your life. The important things (family, friends, etc.) are still the important things, so don’t lose the priorities. http://goo.gl/zNfpe

What explains blogging longevity? It's easy: blog for yourself, and share with others

Dr. Centor explains his blogging longevity after 10-years of blogging. I've been blogging for 8 years, and I agreee with him: Why you should write a blog for yourself rather than for a shifting audience http://goo.gl/P8xtz

Here's Dr. Centor again: Explaining longevity is subjective. Mostly, I like blogging. Basically I blog with myself in mind, and am gratified that others find my comments interesting. Blogging is never a chore. One cannot last 10 years doing a chore. http://goo.gl/Jyl2o

Cardiologist Dr. Wes nominates the hardest to read Abstract of the Year at 2012 Heart Rhythm Society

What is the abstract that contributes the smallest amount to our field while demonstrating the worst grammar, the most bureaucratic lingo and, of course, verbosity. The sentence that clinched it? "Conclusions: The harmonization of endpoint definitions, terminology, and clinical trial design paradigms provides consistency across clinical trial studies that can facility (sic) clinician acceptance of results and the evaluation of safety and effectiveness of devices and medicines for atrial fibrillation." http://goo.gl/ZstA0

Harvard Medical School Q&A blog doctor reflects on his readers’ feedback

Dr. Komaroff from the blog Ask Doctor K.: “Since I began this column last September, I’ve received a lot of mail — both emails and “snail mail.” Mostly it’s been health questions. I can’t answer them all, but I try to answer as many as I can. However, I’ve also received complaints. Sometimes they represent an honest difference of perspective. On occasion, they reflect the fact that I’m a man.” http://goo.gl/XK3O1

A complete list of all academic medical journals available for the iPad

The omnipresent blog iMedicalApps makes a good use of Google Docs spreadsheet to list the apps of many academic medical journals available for the iPad. I still have personal preference for the open web rather than apps but that’s just me. http://goo.gl/13Gjz

What is postinfectious cough and how to treat it?

From Dr. Matthew Mintz' blog: While the cause of the postinfectious cough is not known, it has been thought to be due to the extensive damage of cells lining the lung and widespread airway inflammation of the upper and/or lower airways. The good news is that this usually goes away by itself, the bad news is that it can take weeks or even months, and can be quite disruptive to patients lives. Since symptoms are caused primarily by inflammation and hyperresponsiveness/bronchoconstriction in the lungs (which is what we see in asthma), then treatment is likely best with something that treats both inflammation and bronchoconstriction in the lungs, such as an inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting beta agonist like Advair (which is commonly used in asthma). Use of Advair for postinfectious cough may be the single most common off-label use of any prescription product. Since inflammation can persist for weeks, it is important that Advair be used for at least 4 weeks. If symptoms return, the patient should be brought back for pulmonary function testing as this may be a new presentation of asthma. http://goo.gl/RgxLb

Reality Social Media: Live Tweeting Brain Surgery. What is the downside of this marketing push? Dr. Wes explains: http://goo.gl/XbKwv

"Healthcare Going To The Dogs" - a video for training hospital administrators http://goo.gl/hv40a and http://goo.gl/xsW4J

Science blogging and self-promotion? http://goo.gl/yGUqS

Best of Medical Blogs - weekly review and blog carnival

The “Best of Medical Blogs - BMB weekly review and blog carnival” is a weekly summary of the best posts from medical blogs. Feel free to send your suggestions to my email at clinicalcases@gmail.com. Best of Medical Blogs (BMB) is published every Tuesday, just like the old Grand Rounds.

A Medical Educator Joins Social Media: One Year Later

Dr. Djuricich, Program Director in Medicine-Pediatrics at the Indiana University, shares what he has learned in one short year: If physicians and other health care professionals are not becoming involved in social media, they are missing out on a “place” where many of the patients already are. There is a lot of misinformation floating around on the internet. It is a duty of physicians to combat this and provide correct information. Do not let social media take over your life. The important things (family, friends, etc.) are still the important things, so don’t lose the priorities. http://goo.gl/zNfpe

What explains blogging longevity? It's easy: blog for yourself, and share with others

Dr. Centor explains his blogging longevity after 10-years of blogging. I've been blogging for 8 years, and I agreee with him: Why you should write a blog for yourself rather than for a shifting audience http://goo.gl/P8xtz

Here's Dr. Centor again: Explaining longevity is subjective. Mostly, I like blogging. Basically I blog with myself in mind, and am gratified that others find my comments interesting. Blogging is never a chore. One cannot last 10 years doing a chore. http://goo.gl/Jyl2o

Cardiologist Dr. Wes nominates the hardest to read Abstract of the Year at 2012 Heart Rhythm Society

What is the abstract that contributes the smallest amount to our field while demonstrating the worst grammar, the most bureaucratic lingo and, of course, verbosity. The sentence that clinched it? "Conclusions: The harmonization of endpoint definitions, terminology, and clinical trial design paradigms provides consistency across clinical trial studies that can facility (sic) clinician acceptance of results and the evaluation of safety and effectiveness of devices and medicines for atrial fibrillation." http://goo.gl/ZstA0

Harvard Medical School Q&A blog doctor reflects on his readers’ feedback

Dr. Komaroff from the blog Ask Doctor K.: “Since I began this column last September, I’ve received a lot of mail — both emails and “snail mail.” Mostly it’s been health questions. I can’t answer them all, but I try to answer as many as I can. However, I’ve also received complaints. Sometimes they represent an honest difference of perspective. On occasion, they reflect the fact that I’m a man.” http://goo.gl/XK3O1

A complete list of all academic medical journals available for the iPad

The omnipresent blog iMedicalApps makes a good use of Google Docs spreadsheet to list the apps of many academic medical journals available for the iPad. I still have personal preference for the open web rather than apps but that’s just me. http://goo.gl/13Gjz

What is postinfectious cough and how to treat it?

From Dr. Matthew Mintz' blog: While the cause of the postinfectious cough is not known, it has been thought to be due to the extensive damage of cells lining the lung and widespread airway inflammation of the upper and/or lower airways. The good news is that this usually goes away by itself, the bad news is that it can take weeks or even months, and can be quite disruptive to patients lives. Since symptoms are caused primarily by inflammation and hyperresponsiveness/bronchoconstriction in the lungs (which is what we see in asthma), then treatment is likely best with something that treats both inflammation and bronchoconstriction in the lungs, such as an inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting beta agonist like Advair (which is commonly used in asthma). Use of Advair for postinfectious cough may be the single most common off-label use of any prescription product. Since inflammation can persist for weeks, it is important that Advair be used for at least 4 weeks. If symptoms return, the patient should be brought back for pulmonary function testing as this may be a new presentation of asthma. http://goo.gl/RgxLb

Reality Social Media: Live Tweeting Brain Surgery. What is the downside of this marketing push? Dr. Wes explains: http://goo.gl/XbKwv

"Healthcare Going To The Dogs" - a video for training hospital administrators http://goo.gl/hv40a and http://goo.gl/xsW4J

Science blogging and self-promotion? http://goo.gl/yGUqS

Best of Medical Blogs - weekly review and blog carnival

The “Best of Medical Blogs - BMB weekly review and blog carnival” is a weekly summary of the best posts from medical blogs. Feel free to send your suggestions to my email at clinicalcases@gmail.com. Best of Medical Blogs (BMB) is published every Tuesday, just like the old Grand Rounds.

A Medical Educator Joins Social Media: One Year Later

Dr. Djuricich, Program Director in Medicine-Pediatrics at the Indiana University, shares what he has learned in one short year: If physicians and other health care professionals are not becoming involved in social media, they are missing out on a “place” where many of the patients already are. There is a lot of misinformation floating around on the internet. It is a duty of physicians to combat this and provide correct information. Do not let social media take over your life. The important things (family, friends, etc.) are still the important things, so don’t lose the priorities. http://goo.gl/zNfpe

What explains blogging longevity? It's easy: blog for yourself, and share with others

Dr. Centor explains his blogging longevity after 10-years of blogging. I've been blogging for 8 years, and I agreee with him: Why you should write a blog for yourself rather than for a shifting audience http://goo.gl/P8xtz

Here's Dr. Centor again: Explaining longevity is subjective. Mostly, I like blogging. Basically I blog with myself in mind, and am gratified that others find my comments interesting. Blogging is never a chore. One cannot last 10 years doing a chore. http://goo.gl/Jyl2o

Cardiologist Dr. Wes nominates the hardest to read Abstract of the Year at 2012 Heart Rhythm Society

What is the abstract that contributes the smallest amount to our field while demonstrating the worst grammar, the most bureaucratic lingo and, of course, verbosity. The sentence that clinched it? "Conclusions: The harmonization of endpoint definitions, terminology, and clinical trial design paradigms provides consistency across clinical trial studies that can facility (sic) clinician acceptance of results and the evaluation of safety and effectiveness of devices and medicines for atrial fibrillation." http://goo.gl/ZstA0

Harvard Medical School Q&A blog doctor reflects on his readers’ feedback

Dr. Komaroff from the blog Ask Doctor K.: “Since I began this column last September, I’ve received a lot of mail — both emails and “snail mail.” Mostly it’s been health questions. I can’t answer them all, but I try to answer as many as I can. However, I’ve also received complaints. Sometimes they represent an honest difference of perspective. On occasion, they reflect the fact that I’m a man.” http://goo.gl/XK3O1

A complete list of all academic medical journals available for the iPad

The omnipresent blog iMedicalApps makes a good use of Google Docs spreadsheet to list the apps of many academic medical journals available for the iPad. I still have personal preference for the open web rather than apps but that’s just me. http://goo.gl/13Gjz

What is postinfectious cough and how to treat it?

From Dr. Matthew Mintz' blog: While the cause of the postinfectious cough is not known, it has been thought to be due to the extensive damage of cells lining the lung and widespread airway inflammation of the upper and/or lower airways. The good news is that this usually goes away by itself, the bad news is that it can take weeks or even months, and can be quite disruptive to patients lives. Since symptoms are caused primarily by inflammation and hyperresponsiveness/bronchoconstriction in the lungs (which is what we see in asthma), then treatment is likely best with something that treats both inflammation and bronchoconstriction in the lungs, such as an inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting beta agonist like Advair (which is commonly used in asthma). Use of Advair for postinfectious cough may be the single most common off-label use of any prescription product. Since inflammation can persist for weeks, it is important that Advair be used for at least 4 weeks. If symptoms return, the patient should be brought back for pulmonary function testing as this may be a new presentation of asthma. http://goo.gl/RgxLb

Reality Social Media: Live Tweeting Brain Surgery. What is the downside of this marketing push? Dr. Wes explains: http://goo.gl/XbKwv

"Healthcare Going To The Dogs" - a video for training hospital administrators http://goo.gl/hv40a and http://goo.gl/xsW4J

Science blogging and self-promotion? http://goo.gl/yGUqS

Best of Medical Blogs - weekly review and blog carnival

The “Best of Medical Blogs - BMB weekly review and blog carnival” is a weekly summary of the best posts from medical blogs. Feel free to send your suggestions to my email at clinicalcases@gmail.com. Best of Medical Blogs (BMB) is published every Tuesday, just like the old Grand Rounds.

A Medical Educator Joins Social Media: One Year Later

Dr. Djuricich, Program Director in Medicine-Pediatrics at the Indiana University, shares what he has learned in one short year: If physicians and other health care professionals are not becoming involved in social media, they are missing out on a “place” where many of the patients already are. There is a lot of misinformation floating around on the internet. It is a duty of physicians to combat this and provide correct information. Do not let social media take over your life. The important things (family, friends, etc.) are still the important things, so don’t lose the priorities. http://goo.gl/zNfpe

What explains blogging longevity? It's easy: blog for yourself, and share with others

Dr. Centor explains his blogging longevity after 10-years of blogging. I've been blogging for 8 years, and I agreee with him: Why you should write a blog for yourself rather than for a shifting audience http://goo.gl/P8xtz

Here's Dr. Centor again: Explaining longevity is subjective. Mostly, I like blogging. Basically I blog with myself in mind, and am gratified that others find my comments interesting. Blogging is never a chore. One cannot last 10 years doing a chore. http://goo.gl/Jyl2o

Cardiologist Dr. Wes nominates the hardest to read Abstract of the Year at 2012 Heart Rhythm Society

What is the abstract that contributes the smallest amount to our field while demonstrating the worst grammar, the most bureaucratic lingo and, of course, verbosity. The sentence that clinched it? "Conclusions: The harmonization of endpoint definitions, terminology, and clinical trial design paradigms provides consistency across clinical trial studies that can facility (sic) clinician acceptance of results and the evaluation of safety and effectiveness of devices and medicines for atrial fibrillation." http://goo.gl/ZstA0

Harvard Medical School Q&A blog doctor reflects on his readers’ feedback

Dr. Komaroff from the blog Ask Doctor K.: “Since I began this column last September, I’ve received a lot of mail — both emails and “snail mail.” Mostly it’s been health questions. I can’t answer them all, but I try to answer as many as I can. However, I’ve also received complaints. Sometimes they represent an honest difference of perspective. On occasion, they reflect the fact that I’m a man.” http://goo.gl/XK3O1

A complete list of all academic medical journals available for the iPad

The omnipresent blog iMedicalApps makes a good use of Google Docs spreadsheet to list the apps of many academic medical journals available for the iPad. I still have personal preference for the open web rather than apps but that’s just me. http://goo.gl/13Gjz

What is postinfectious cough and how to treat it?

From Dr. Matthew Mintz' blog: While the cause of the postinfectious cough is not known, it has been thought to be due to the extensive damage of cells lining the lung and widespread airway inflammation of the upper and/or lower airways. The good news is that this usually goes away by itself, the bad news is that it can take weeks or even months, and can be quite disruptive to patients lives. Since symptoms are caused primarily by inflammation and hyperresponsiveness/bronchoconstriction in the lungs (which is what we see in asthma), then treatment is likely best with something that treats both inflammation and bronchoconstriction in the lungs, such as an inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting beta agonist like Advair (which is commonly used in asthma). Use of Advair for postinfectious cough may be the single most common off-label use of any prescription product. Since inflammation can persist for weeks, it is important that Advair be used for at least 4 weeks. If symptoms return, the patient should be brought back for pulmonary function testing as this may be a new presentation of asthma. http://goo.gl/RgxLb

Reality Social Media: Live Tweeting Brain Surgery. What is the downside of this marketing push? Dr. Wes explains: http://goo.gl/XbKwv

"Healthcare Going To The Dogs" - a video for training hospital administrators http://goo.gl/hv40a and http://goo.gl/xsW4J

Science blogging and self-promotion? http://goo.gl/yGUqS

Best of Medical Blogs - weekly review and blog carnival

The “Best of Medical Blogs - BMB weekly review and blog carnival” is a weekly summary of the best posts from medical blogs. Feel free to send your suggestions to my email at clinicalcases@gmail.com. Best of Medical Blogs (BMB) is published every Tuesday, just like the old Grand Rounds.

A Medical Educator Joins Social Media: One Year Later

Dr. Djuricich, Program Director in Medicine-Pediatrics at the Indiana University, shares what he has learned in one short year: If physicians and other health care professionals are not becoming involved in social media, they are missing out on a “place” where many of the patients already are. There is a lot of misinformation floating around on the internet. It is a duty of physicians to combat this and provide correct information. Do not let social media take over your life. The important things (family, friends, etc.) are still the important things, so don’t lose the priorities. http://goo.gl/zNfpe

What explains blogging longevity? It's easy: blog for yourself, and share with others

Dr. Centor explains his blogging longevity after 10-years of blogging. I've been blogging for 8 years, and I agreee with him: Why you should write a blog for yourself rather than for a shifting audience http://goo.gl/P8xtz

Here's Dr. Centor again: Explaining longevity is subjective. Mostly, I like blogging. Basically I blog with myself in mind, and am gratified that others find my comments interesting. Blogging is never a chore. One cannot last 10 years doing a chore. http://goo.gl/Jyl2o

Cardiologist Dr. Wes nominates the hardest to read Abstract of the Year at 2012 Heart Rhythm Society

What is the abstract that contributes the smallest amount to our field while demonstrating the worst grammar, the most bureaucratic lingo and, of course, verbosity. The sentence that clinched it? "Conclusions: The harmonization of endpoint definitions, terminology, and clinical trial design paradigms provides consistency across clinical trial studies that can facility (sic) clinician acceptance of results and the evaluation of safety and effectiveness of devices and medicines for atrial fibrillation." http://goo.gl/ZstA0

Harvard Medical School Q&A blog doctor reflects on his readers’ feedback

Dr. Komaroff from the blog Ask Doctor K.: “Since I began this column last September, I’ve received a lot of mail — both emails and “snail mail.” Mostly it’s been health questions. I can’t answer them all, but I try to answer as many as I can. However, I’ve also received complaints. Sometimes they represent an honest difference of perspective. On occasion, they reflect the fact that I’m a man.” http://goo.gl/XK3O1

A complete list of all academic medical journals available for the iPad

The omnipresent blog iMedicalApps makes a good use of Google Docs spreadsheet to list the apps of many academic medical journals available for the iPad. I still have personal preference for the open web rather than apps but that’s just me. http://goo.gl/13Gjz

What is postinfectious cough and how to treat it?

From Dr. Matthew Mintz' blog: While the cause of the postinfectious cough is not known, it has been thought to be due to the extensive damage of cells lining the lung and widespread airway inflammation of the upper and/or lower airways. The good news is that this usually goes away by itself, the bad news is that it can take weeks or even months, and can be quite disruptive to patients lives. Since symptoms are caused primarily by inflammation and hyperresponsiveness/bronchoconstriction in the lungs (which is what we see in asthma), then treatment is likely best with something that treats both inflammation and bronchoconstriction in the lungs, such as an inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting beta agonist like Advair (which is commonly used in asthma). Use of Advair for postinfectious cough may be the single most common off-label use of any prescription product. Since inflammation can persist for weeks, it is important that Advair be used for at least 4 weeks. If symptoms return, the patient should be brought back for pulmonary function testing as this may be a new presentation of asthma. http://goo.gl/RgxLb

Reality Social Media: Live Tweeting Brain Surgery. What is the downside of this marketing push? Dr. Wes explains: http://goo.gl/XbKwv

"Healthcare Going To The Dogs" - a video for training hospital administrators http://goo.gl/hv40a and http://goo.gl/xsW4J

Science blogging and self-promotion? http://goo.gl/yGUqS

Best of Medical Blogs - weekly review and blog carnival

The “Best of Medical Blogs - BMB weekly review and blog carnival” is a weekly summary of the best posts from medical blogs. Feel free to send your suggestions to my email at clinicalcases@gmail.com. Best of Medical Blogs (BMB) is published every Tuesday, just like the old Grand Rounds.

A Medical Educator Joins Social Media: One Year Later

Dr. Djuricich, Program Director in Medicine-Pediatrics at the Indiana University, shares what he has learned in one short year: If physicians and other health care professionals are not becoming involved in social media, they are missing out on a “place” where many of the patients already are. There is a lot of misinformation floating around on the internet. It is a duty of physicians to combat this and provide correct information. Do not let social media take over your life. The important things (family, friends, etc.) are still the important things, so don’t lose the priorities. http://goo.gl/zNfpe

What explains blogging longevity? It's easy: blog for yourself, and share with others

Dr. Centor explains his blogging longevity after 10-years of blogging. I've been blogging for 8 years, and I agreee with him: Why you should write a blog for yourself rather than for a shifting audience http://goo.gl/P8xtz

Here's Dr. Centor again: Explaining longevity is subjective. Mostly, I like blogging. Basically I blog with myself in mind, and am gratified that others find my comments interesting. Blogging is never a chore. One cannot last 10 years doing a chore. http://goo.gl/Jyl2o

Cardiologist Dr. Wes nominates the hardest to read Abstract of the Year at 2012 Heart Rhythm Society

What is the abstract that contributes the smallest amount to our field while demonstrating the worst grammar, the most bureaucratic lingo and, of course, verbosity. The sentence that clinched it? "Conclusions: The harmonization of endpoint definitions, terminology, and clinical trial design paradigms provides consistency across clinical trial studies that can facility (sic) clinician acceptance of results and the evaluation of safety and effectiveness of devices and medicines for atrial fibrillation." http://goo.gl/ZstA0

Harvard Medical School Q&A blog doctor reflects on his readers’ feedback

Dr. Komaroff from the blog Ask Doctor K.: “Since I began this column last September, I’ve received a lot of mail — both emails and “snail mail.” Mostly it’s been health questions. I can’t answer them all, but I try to answer as many as I can. However, I’ve also received complaints. Sometimes they represent an honest difference of perspective. On occasion, they reflect the fact that I’m a man.” http://goo.gl/XK3O1

A complete list of all academic medical journals available for the iPad

The omnipresent blog iMedicalApps makes a good use of Google Docs spreadsheet to list the apps of many academic medical journals available for the iPad. I still have personal preference for the open web rather than apps but that’s just me. http://goo.gl/13Gjz

What is postinfectious cough and how to treat it?

From Dr. Matthew Mintz' blog: While the cause of the postinfectious cough is not known, it has been thought to be due to the extensive damage of cells lining the lung and widespread airway inflammation of the upper and/or lower airways. The good news is that this usually goes away by itself, the bad news is that it can take weeks or even months, and can be quite disruptive to patients lives. Since symptoms are caused primarily by inflammation and hyperresponsiveness/bronchoconstriction in the lungs (which is what we see in asthma), then treatment is likely best with something that treats both inflammation and bronchoconstriction in the lungs, such as an inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting beta agonist like Advair (which is commonly used in asthma). Use of Advair for postinfectious cough may be the single most common off-label use of any prescription product. Since inflammation can persist for weeks, it is important that Advair be used for at least 4 weeks. If symptoms return, the patient should be brought back for pulmonary function testing as this may be a new presentation of asthma. http://goo.gl/RgxLb

Reality Social Media: Live Tweeting Brain Surgery. What is the downside of this marketing push? Dr. Wes explains: http://goo.gl/XbKwv

"Healthcare Going To The Dogs" - a video for training hospital administrators http://goo.gl/hv40a and http://goo.gl/xsW4J

Science blogging and self-promotion? http://goo.gl/yGUqS

Best of Medical Blogs - weekly review and blog carnival

The “Best of Medical Blogs - BMB weekly review and blog carnival” is a weekly summary of the best posts from medical blogs. Feel free to send your suggestions to my email at clinicalcases@gmail.com. Best of Medical Blogs (BMB) is published every Tuesday, just like the old Grand Rounds.

A Medical Educator Joins Social Media: One Year Later

Dr. Djuricich, Program Director in Medicine-Pediatrics at the Indiana University, shares what he has learned in one short year: If physicians and other health care professionals are not becoming involved in social media, they are missing out on a “place” where many of the patients already are. There is a lot of misinformation floating around on the internet. It is a duty of physicians to combat this and provide correct information. Do not let social media take over your life. The important things (family, friends, etc.) are still the important things, so don’t lose the priorities. http://goo.gl/zNfpe

What explains blogging longevity? It's easy: blog for yourself, and share with others

Dr. Centor explains his blogging longevity after 10-years of blogging. I've been blogging for 8 years, and I agreee with him: Why you should write a blog for yourself rather than for a shifting audience http://goo.gl/P8xtz

Here's Dr. Centor again: Explaining longevity is subjective. Mostly, I like blogging. Basically I blog with myself in mind, and am gratified that others find my comments interesting. Blogging is never a chore. One cannot last 10 years doing a chore. http://goo.gl/Jyl2o

Cardiologist Dr. Wes nominates the hardest to read Abstract of the Year at 2012 Heart Rhythm Society

What is the abstract that contributes the smallest amount to our field while demonstrating the worst grammar, the most bureaucratic lingo and, of course, verbosity. The sentence that clinched it? "Conclusions: The harmonization of endpoint definitions, terminology, and clinical trial design paradigms provides consistency across clinical trial studies that can facility (sic) clinician acceptance of results and the evaluation of safety and effectiveness of devices and medicines for atrial fibrillation." http://goo.gl/ZstA0

Harvard Medical School Q&A blog doctor reflects on his readers’ feedback

Dr. Komaroff from the blog Ask Doctor K.: “Since I began this column last September, I’ve received a lot of mail — both emails and “snail mail.” Mostly it’s been health questions. I can’t answer them all, but I try to answer as many as I can. However, I’ve also received complaints. Sometimes they represent an honest difference of perspective. On occasion, they reflect the fact that I’m a man.” http://goo.gl/XK3O1

A complete list of all academic medical journals available for the iPad

The omnipresent blog iMedicalApps makes a good use of Google Docs spreadsheet to list the apps of many academic medical journals available for the iPad. I still have personal preference for the open web rather than apps but that’s just me. http://goo.gl/13Gjz

What is postinfectious cough and how to treat it?

From Dr. Matthew Mintz' blog: While the cause of the postinfectious cough is not known, it has been thought to be due to the extensive damage of cells lining the lung and widespread airway inflammation of the upper and/or lower airways. The good news is that this usually goes away by itself, the bad news is that it can take weeks or even months, and can be quite disruptive to patients lives. Since symptoms are caused primarily by inflammation and hyperresponsiveness/bronchoconstriction in the lungs (which is what we see in asthma), then treatment is likely best with something that treats both inflammation and bronchoconstriction in the lungs, such as an inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting beta agonist like Advair (which is commonly used in asthma). Use of Advair for postinfectious cough may be the single most common off-label use of any prescription product. Since inflammation can persist for weeks, it is important that Advair be used for at least 4 weeks. If symptoms return, the patient should be brought back for pulmonary function testing as this may be a new presentation of asthma. http://goo.gl/RgxLb

Reality Social Media: Live Tweeting Brain Surgery. What is the downside of this marketing push? Dr. Wes explains: http://goo.gl/XbKwv

"Healthcare Going To The Dogs" - a video for training hospital administrators http://goo.gl/hv40a and http://goo.gl/xsW4J

Science blogging and self-promotion? http://goo.gl/yGUqS

Best of Medical Blogs - weekly review and blog carnival

The “Best of Medical Blogs - weekly review and blog carnival” is a weekly summary of the best posts from medical blogs. Feel free to send your suggestions to my email at clinicalcases@gmail.com. Best of Medical Blogs (BMB) is published every Tuesday, just like the old Grand Rounds.

The Most Hopeful Job in the World

From Craig Canapari, MD: His "academic achievement would be impressive in anyone. But when you realize that he could not even pick up a pencil, this is really stunning." http://bit.ly/NkPOik

Setting an Example: Eating Well

The “classic” fare of residency (donuts or muffins for breakfast, pizza for lunch, and some fast food on the way home) doesn’t really give you much credibility when you are talking to patients. http://goo.gl/fQlAs

10 Ways to Make EMR Meaningful and Useful 

From Dr. Rob Lamberts http://goo.gl/KimDJ:

- Require all visits to have a simple summary.
- Allow coding gibberish to be hidden.
- Require all ancillary reports to be available to the patient.
- Require integration with a comprehensive and unified patient calendar.
- Put most of the chart in the hands of the patient.
- Pay for e-visits and make them simple for all involved.
- Allow e-prescription of all controlled drugs.
- Require patients’ records to be easily searchable.
- Standardize database nomenclature and decentralize it.
- Outlaw faxing.

Bedside manner in the days of EHR

The $47 billion Kaiser Permanente managed healthcare company has even gone so far as to develop a training methodology for EHR etiquette. It's designed to teach practitioners how to both use electronic tools and be aware there's a patient in the room. http://goo.gl/2LFuk

Called LEVEL, it has five steps:

L -- Let the patient look on
E -- Eye contact
V -- Value the computer
E -- Explain what you’re doing
L -- Log off

Electronic health records changing the character of the family doctor http://goo.gl/iw36b

Are Olympic athletes superhuman? BMJ readers comment: http://goo.gl/bYIRt

The Colonoscopy Experience of a Healthcare CIO http://goo.gl/n2K4D

Fauquier ENT Blog: How Can Nasal Obstruction CAUSE Clogged Ears? http://bit.ly/QGN0ft

Hospitals, Social Media and Compliance - an excellent presentation by Ed Bennett from the blog Found In Cache http://goo.gl/g3qys

Hospitals, Social Media and Compliance

View more PowerPoint from Ed Bennett

Best of Medical Blogs - weekly review and blog carnival

The “Best of Medical Blogs - weekly review and blog carnival” is a weekly summary of the best posts from medical blogs. Feel free to send your suggestions to my email at clinicalcases@gmail.com. Best of Medical Blogs (BMB) is published every Tuesday, just like the old Grand Rounds.

The Most Hopeful Job in the World

From Craig Canapari, MD: His "academic achievement would be impressive in anyone. But when you realize that he could not even pick up a pencil, this is really stunning." http://bit.ly/NkPOik

Setting an Example: Eating Well

The “classic” fare of residency (donuts or muffins for breakfast, pizza for lunch, and some fast food on the way home) doesn’t really give you much credibility when you are talking to patients. http://goo.gl/fQlAs

10 Ways to Make EMR Meaningful and Useful 

From Dr. Rob Lamberts http://goo.gl/KimDJ:

- Require all visits to have a simple summary.
- Allow coding gibberish to be hidden.
- Require all ancillary reports to be available to the patient.
- Require integration with a comprehensive and unified patient calendar.
- Put most of the chart in the hands of the patient.
- Pay for e-visits and make them simple for all involved.
- Allow e-prescription of all controlled drugs.
- Require patients’ records to be easily searchable.
- Standardize database nomenclature and decentralize it.
- Outlaw faxing.

Bedside manner in the days of EHR

The $47 billion Kaiser Permanente managed healthcare company has even gone so far as to develop a training methodology for EHR etiquette. It's designed to teach practitioners how to both use electronic tools and be aware there's a patient in the room. http://goo.gl/2LFuk

Called LEVEL, it has five steps:

L -- Let the patient look on
E -- Eye contact
V -- Value the computer
E -- Explain what you’re doing
L -- Log off

Electronic health records changing the character of the family doctor http://goo.gl/iw36b

Are Olympic athletes superhuman? BMJ readers comment: http://goo.gl/bYIRt

The Colonoscopy Experience of a Healthcare CIO http://goo.gl/n2K4D

Fauquier ENT Blog: How Can Nasal Obstruction CAUSE Clogged Ears? http://bit.ly/QGN0ft

Hospitals, Social Media and Compliance - an excellent presentation by Ed Bennett from the blog Found In Cache http://goo.gl/g3qys

Hospitals, Social Media and Compliance

View more PowerPoint from Ed Bennett

Best of Medical Blogs - weekly review and blog carnival

The “Best of Medical Blogs - BMB weekly review and blog carnival” is a weekly summary of the best posts from medical blogs. Feel free to send your suggestions to my email at clinicalcases@gmail.com. Best of Medical Blogs (BMB) is published every Tuesday, just like the old Grand Rounds.

A Medical Educator Joins Social Media: One Year Later

Dr. Djuricich, Program Director in Medicine-Pediatrics at the Indiana University, shares what he has learned in one short year: If physicians and other health care professionals are not becoming involved in social media, they are missing out on a “place” where many of the patients already are. There is a lot of misinformation floating around on the internet. It is a duty of physicians to combat this and provide correct information. Do not let social media take over your life. The important things (family, friends, etc.) are still the important things, so don’t lose the priorities. http://goo.gl/zNfpe

What explains blogging longevity? It's easy: blog for yourself, and share with others

Dr. Centor explains his blogging longevity after 10-years of blogging. I've been blogging for 8 years, and I agreee with him: Why you should write a blog for yourself rather than for a shifting audience http://goo.gl/P8xtz

Here's Dr. Centor again: Explaining longevity is subjective. Mostly, I like blogging. Basically I blog with myself in mind, and am gratified that others find my comments interesting. Blogging is never a chore. One cannot last 10 years doing a chore. http://goo.gl/Jyl2o

Cardiologist Dr. Wes nominates the hardest to read Abstract of the Year at 2012 Heart Rhythm Society

What is the abstract that contributes the smallest amount to our field while demonstrating the worst grammar, the most bureaucratic lingo and, of course, verbosity. The sentence that clinched it? "Conclusions: The harmonization of endpoint definitions, terminology, and clinical trial design paradigms provides consistency across clinical trial studies that can facility (sic) clinician acceptance of results and the evaluation of safety and effectiveness of devices and medicines for atrial fibrillation." http://goo.gl/ZstA0

Harvard Medical School Q&A blog doctor reflects on his readers’ feedback

Dr. Komaroff from the blog Ask Doctor K.: “Since I began this column last September, I’ve received a lot of mail — both emails and “snail mail.” Mostly it’s been health questions. I can’t answer them all, but I try to answer as many as I can. However, I’ve also received complaints. Sometimes they represent an honest difference of perspective. On occasion, they reflect the fact that I’m a man.” http://goo.gl/XK3O1

A complete list of all academic medical journals available for the iPad

The omnipresent blog iMedicalApps makes a good use of Google Docs spreadsheet to list the apps of many academic medical journals available for the iPad. I still have personal preference for the open web rather than apps but that’s just me. http://goo.gl/13Gjz

What is postinfectious cough and how to treat it?

From Dr. Matthew Mintz' blog: While the cause of the postinfectious cough is not known, it has been thought to be due to the extensive damage of cells lining the lung and widespread airway inflammation of the upper and/or lower airways. The good news is that this usually goes away by itself, the bad news is that it can take weeks or even months, and can be quite disruptive to patients lives. Since symptoms are caused primarily by inflammation and hyperresponsiveness/bronchoconstriction in the lungs (which is what we see in asthma), then treatment is likely best with something that treats both inflammation and bronchoconstriction in the lungs, such as an inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting beta agonist like Advair (which is commonly used in asthma). Use of Advair for postinfectious cough may be the single most common off-label use of any prescription product. Since inflammation can persist for weeks, it is important that Advair be used for at least 4 weeks. If symptoms return, the patient should be brought back for pulmonary function testing as this may be a new presentation of asthma. http://goo.gl/RgxLb

Reality Social Media: Live Tweeting Brain Surgery. What is the downside of this marketing push? Dr. Wes explains: http://goo.gl/XbKwv

"Healthcare Going To The Dogs" - a video for training hospital administrators http://goo.gl/hv40a and http://goo.gl/xsW4J

Science blogging and self-promotion? http://goo.gl/yGUqS

Best of Medical Blogs - weekly review and blog carnival

The “Best of Medical Blogs - weekly review and blog carnival” is a weekly summary of the best posts from medical blogs. Feel free to send your suggestions to my email at clinicalcases@gmail.com. Best of Medical Blogs (BMB) is published every Tuesday, just like the old Grand Rounds.

The Most Hopeful Job in the World

From Craig Canapari, MD: His "academic achievement would be impressive in anyone. But when you realize that he could not even pick up a pencil, this is really stunning." http://bit.ly/NkPOik

Setting an Example: Eating Well

The “classic” fare of residency (donuts or muffins for breakfast, pizza for lunch, and some fast food on the way home) doesn’t really give you much credibility when you are talking to patients. http://goo.gl/fQlAs

10 Ways to Make EMR Meaningful and Useful 

From Dr. Rob Lamberts http://goo.gl/KimDJ:

- Require all visits to have a simple summary.
- Allow coding gibberish to be hidden.
- Require all ancillary reports to be available to the patient.
- Require integration with a comprehensive and unified patient calendar.
- Put most of the chart in the hands of the patient.
- Pay for e-visits and make them simple for all involved.
- Allow e-prescription of all controlled drugs.
- Require patients’ records to be easily searchable.
- Standardize database nomenclature and decentralize it.
- Outlaw faxing.

Bedside manner in the days of EHR

The $47 billion Kaiser Permanente managed healthcare company has even gone so far as to develop a training methodology for EHR etiquette. It's designed to teach practitioners how to both use electronic tools and be aware there's a patient in the room. http://goo.gl/2LFuk

Called LEVEL, it has five steps:

L -- Let the patient look on
E -- Eye contact
V -- Value the computer
E -- Explain what you’re doing
L -- Log off

Electronic health records changing the character of the family doctor http://goo.gl/iw36b

Are Olympic athletes superhuman? BMJ readers comment: http://goo.gl/bYIRt

The Colonoscopy Experience of a Healthcare CIO http://goo.gl/n2K4D

Fauquier ENT Blog: How Can Nasal Obstruction CAUSE Clogged Ears? http://bit.ly/QGN0ft

Hospitals, Social Media and Compliance - an excellent presentation by Ed Bennett from the blog Found In Cache http://goo.gl/g3qys

Hospitals, Social Media and Compliance

View more PowerPoint from Ed Bennett

Best of Medical Blogs - weekly review and blog carnival

The “Best of Medical Blogs - BMB weekly review and blog carnival” is a weekly summary of the best posts from medical blogs. Feel free to send your suggestions to my email at clinicalcases@gmail.com. Best of Medical Blogs (BMB) is published every Tuesday, just like the old Grand Rounds.

A Medical Educator Joins Social Media: One Year Later

Dr. Djuricich, Program Director in Medicine-Pediatrics at the Indiana University, shares what he has learned in one short year: If physicians and other health care professionals are not becoming involved in social media, they are missing out on a “place” where many of the patients already are. There is a lot of misinformation floating around on the internet. It is a duty of physicians to combat this and provide correct information. Do not let social media take over your life. The important things (family, friends, etc.) are still the important things, so don’t lose the priorities. http://goo.gl/zNfpe

What explains blogging longevity? It's easy: blog for yourself, and share with others

Dr. Centor explains his blogging longevity after 10-years of blogging. I've been blogging for 8 years, and I agreee with him: Why you should write a blog for yourself rather than for a shifting audience http://goo.gl/P8xtz

Here's Dr. Centor again: Explaining longevity is subjective. Mostly, I like blogging. Basically I blog with myself in mind, and am gratified that others find my comments interesting. Blogging is never a chore. One cannot last 10 years doing a chore. http://goo.gl/Jyl2o

Cardiologist Dr. Wes nominates the hardest to read Abstract of the Year at 2012 Heart Rhythm Society

What is the abstract that contributes the smallest amount to our field while demonstrating the worst grammar, the most bureaucratic lingo and, of course, verbosity. The sentence that clinched it? "Conclusions: The harmonization of endpoint definitions, terminology, and clinical trial design paradigms provides consistency across clinical trial studies that can facility (sic) clinician acceptance of results and the evaluation of safety and effectiveness of devices and medicines for atrial fibrillation." http://goo.gl/ZstA0

Harvard Medical School Q&A blog doctor reflects on his readers’ feedback

Dr. Komaroff from the blog Ask Doctor K.: “Since I began this column last September, I’ve received a lot of mail — both emails and “snail mail.” Mostly it’s been health questions. I can’t answer them all, but I try to answer as many as I can. However, I’ve also received complaints. Sometimes they represent an honest difference of perspective. On occasion, they reflect the fact that I’m a man.” http://goo.gl/XK3O1

A complete list of all academic medical journals available for the iPad

The omnipresent blog iMedicalApps makes a good use of Google Docs spreadsheet to list the apps of many academic medical journals available for the iPad. I still have personal preference for the open web rather than apps but that’s just me. http://goo.gl/13Gjz

What is postinfectious cough and how to treat it?

From Dr. Matthew Mintz' blog: While the cause of the postinfectious cough is not known, it has been thought to be due to the extensive damage of cells lining the lung and widespread airway inflammation of the upper and/or lower airways. The good news is that this usually goes away by itself, the bad news is that it can take weeks or even months, and can be quite disruptive to patients lives. Since symptoms are caused primarily by inflammation and hyperresponsiveness/bronchoconstriction in the lungs (which is what we see in asthma), then treatment is likely best with something that treats both inflammation and bronchoconstriction in the lungs, such as an inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting beta agonist like Advair (which is commonly used in asthma). Use of Advair for postinfectious cough may be the single most common off-label use of any prescription product. Since inflammation can persist for weeks, it is important that Advair be used for at least 4 weeks. If symptoms return, the patient should be brought back for pulmonary function testing as this may be a new presentation of asthma. http://goo.gl/RgxLb

Reality Social Media: Live Tweeting Brain Surgery. What is the downside of this marketing push? Dr. Wes explains: http://goo.gl/XbKwv

"Healthcare Going To The Dogs" - a video for training hospital administrators http://goo.gl/hv40a and http://goo.gl/xsW4J

Science blogging and self-promotion? http://goo.gl/yGUqS

Best of Medical Blogs - weekly review and blog carnival

The “Best of Medical Blogs - weekly review and blog carnival” is a weekly summary of the best posts from medical blogs. Feel free to send your suggestions to my email at clinicalcases@gmail.com. Best of Medical Blogs (BMB) is published every Tuesday, just like the old Grand Rounds.

The Most Hopeful Job in the World

From Craig Canapari, MD: His "academic achievement would be impressive in anyone. But when you realize that he could not even pick up a pencil, this is really stunning." http://bit.ly/NkPOik

Setting an Example: Eating Well

The “classic” fare of residency (donuts or muffins for breakfast, pizza for lunch, and some fast food on the way home) doesn’t really give you much credibility when you are talking to patients. http://goo.gl/fQlAs

10 Ways to Make EMR Meaningful and Useful 

From Dr. Rob Lamberts http://goo.gl/KimDJ:

- Require all visits to have a simple summary.
- Allow coding gibberish to be hidden.
- Require all ancillary reports to be available to the patient.
- Require integration with a comprehensive and unified patient calendar.
- Put most of the chart in the hands of the patient.
- Pay for e-visits and make them simple for all involved.
- Allow e-prescription of all controlled drugs.
- Require patients’ records to be easily searchable.
- Standardize database nomenclature and decentralize it.
- Outlaw faxing.

Bedside manner in the days of EHR

The $47 billion Kaiser Permanente managed healthcare company has even gone so far as to develop a training methodology for EHR etiquette. It's designed to teach practitioners how to both use electronic tools and be aware there's a patient in the room. http://goo.gl/2LFuk

Called LEVEL, it has five steps:

L -- Let the patient look on
E -- Eye contact
V -- Value the computer
E -- Explain what you’re doing
L -- Log off

Electronic health records changing the character of the family doctor http://goo.gl/iw36b

Are Olympic athletes superhuman? BMJ readers comment: http://goo.gl/bYIRt

The Colonoscopy Experience of a Healthcare CIO http://goo.gl/n2K4D

Fauquier ENT Blog: How Can Nasal Obstruction CAUSE Clogged Ears? http://bit.ly/QGN0ft

Hospitals, Social Media and Compliance - an excellent presentation by Ed Bennett from the blog Found In Cache http://goo.gl/g3qys

Hospitals, Social Media and Compliance

View more PowerPoint from Ed Bennett

Best of Medical Blogs - weekly review and blog carnival

The “Best of Medical Blogs - BMB weekly review and blog carnival” is a weekly summary of the best posts from medical blogs. Feel free to send your suggestions to my email at clinicalcases@gmail.com. Best of Medical Blogs (BMB) is published every Tuesday, just like the old Grand Rounds.

A Medical Educator Joins Social Media: One Year Later

Dr. Djuricich, Program Director in Medicine-Pediatrics at the Indiana University, shares what he has learned in one short year: If physicians and other health care professionals are not becoming involved in social media, they are missing out on a “place” where many of the patients already are. There is a lot of misinformation floating around on the internet. It is a duty of physicians to combat this and provide correct information. Do not let social media take over your life. The important things (family, friends, etc.) are still the important things, so don’t lose the priorities. http://goo.gl/zNfpe

What explains blogging longevity? It's easy: blog for yourself, and share with others

Dr. Centor explains his blogging longevity after 10-years of blogging. I've been blogging for 8 years, and I agreee with him: Why you should write a blog for yourself rather than for a shifting audience http://goo.gl/P8xtz

Here's Dr. Centor again: Explaining longevity is subjective. Mostly, I like blogging. Basically I blog with myself in mind, and am gratified that others find my comments interesting. Blogging is never a chore. One cannot last 10 years doing a chore. http://goo.gl/Jyl2o

Cardiologist Dr. Wes nominates the hardest to read Abstract of the Year at 2012 Heart Rhythm Society

What is the abstract that contributes the smallest amount to our field while demonstrating the worst grammar, the most bureaucratic lingo and, of course, verbosity. The sentence that clinched it? "Conclusions: The harmonization of endpoint definitions, terminology, and clinical trial design paradigms provides consistency across clinical trial studies that can facility (sic) clinician acceptance of results and the evaluation of safety and effectiveness of devices and medicines for atrial fibrillation." http://goo.gl/ZstA0

Harvard Medical School Q&A blog doctor reflects on his readers’ feedback

Dr. Komaroff from the blog Ask Doctor K.: “Since I began this column last September, I’ve received a lot of mail — both emails and “snail mail.” Mostly it’s been health questions. I can’t answer them all, but I try to answer as many as I can. However, I’ve also received complaints. Sometimes they represent an honest difference of perspective. On occasion, they reflect the fact that I’m a man.” http://goo.gl/XK3O1

A complete list of all academic medical journals available for the iPad

The omnipresent blog iMedicalApps makes a good use of Google Docs spreadsheet to list the apps of many academic medical journals available for the iPad. I still have personal preference for the open web rather than apps but that’s just me. http://goo.gl/13Gjz

What is postinfectious cough and how to treat it?

From Dr. Matthew Mintz' blog: While the cause of the postinfectious cough is not known, it has been thought to be due to the extensive damage of cells lining the lung and widespread airway inflammation of the upper and/or lower airways. The good news is that this usually goes away by itself, the bad news is that it can take weeks or even months, and can be quite disruptive to patients lives. Since symptoms are caused primarily by inflammation and hyperresponsiveness/bronchoconstriction in the lungs (which is what we see in asthma), then treatment is likely best with something that treats both inflammation and bronchoconstriction in the lungs, such as an inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting beta agonist like Advair (which is commonly used in asthma). Use of Advair for postinfectious cough may be the single most common off-label use of any prescription product. Since inflammation can persist for weeks, it is important that Advair be used for at least 4 weeks. If symptoms return, the patient should be brought back for pulmonary function testing as this may be a new presentation of asthma. http://goo.gl/RgxLb

Reality Social Media: Live Tweeting Brain Surgery. What is the downside of this marketing push? Dr. Wes explains: http://goo.gl/XbKwv

"Healthcare Going To The Dogs" - a video for training hospital administrators http://goo.gl/hv40a and http://goo.gl/xsW4J

Science blogging and self-promotion? http://goo.gl/yGUqS

Best of Medical Blogs - weekly review and blog carnival

The “Best of Medical Blogs - weekly review and blog carnival” is a weekly summary of the best posts from medical blogs. Feel free to send your suggestions to my email at clinicalcases@gmail.com. Best of Medical Blogs (BMB) is published every Tuesday, just like the old Grand Rounds.

The Most Hopeful Job in the World

From Craig Canapari, MD: His "academic achievement would be impressive in anyone. But when you realize that he could not even pick up a pencil, this is really stunning." http://bit.ly/NkPOik

Setting an Example: Eating Well

The “classic” fare of residency (donuts or muffins for breakfast, pizza for lunch, and some fast food on the way home) doesn’t really give you much credibility when you are talking to patients. http://goo.gl/fQlAs

10 Ways to Make EMR Meaningful and Useful 

From Dr. Rob Lamberts http://goo.gl/KimDJ:

- Require all visits to have a simple summary.
- Allow coding gibberish to be hidden.
- Require all ancillary reports to be available to the patient.
- Require integration with a comprehensive and unified patient calendar.
- Put most of the chart in the hands of the patient.
- Pay for e-visits and make them simple for all involved.
- Allow e-prescription of all controlled drugs.
- Require patients’ records to be easily searchable.
- Standardize database nomenclature and decentralize it.
- Outlaw faxing.

Bedside manner in the days of EHR

The $47 billion Kaiser Permanente managed healthcare company has even gone so far as to develop a training methodology for EHR etiquette. It's designed to teach practitioners how to both use electronic tools and be aware there's a patient in the room. http://goo.gl/2LFuk

Called LEVEL, it has five steps:

L -- Let the patient look on
E -- Eye contact
V -- Value the computer
E -- Explain what you’re doing
L -- Log off

Electronic health records changing the character of the family doctor http://goo.gl/iw36b

Are Olympic athletes superhuman? BMJ readers comment: http://goo.gl/bYIRt

The Colonoscopy Experience of a Healthcare CIO http://goo.gl/n2K4D

Fauquier ENT Blog: How Can Nasal Obstruction CAUSE Clogged Ears? http://bit.ly/QGN0ft

Hospitals, Social Media and Compliance - an excellent presentation by Ed Bennett from the blog Found In Cache http://goo.gl/g3qys

Hospitals, Social Media and Compliance

View more PowerPoint from Ed Bennett

NYT weekly column: Life, Interrupted: Facing Cancer in Your 20s

Suleika Jaouad, a writer and recent college graduate, is chronicling her experiences as a young adult with cancer in a weekly column for the NYTimes: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/author/suleika-jaouad