Protect Health Insurance PSA by Hollywood actors
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Thanks @shiralazar for tweeting this one.
This past week in Glaucoma Consults Sep 14-18, 2009
/Here is a roundup of the tweets I posted this past week regarding glaucoma patients seen in consultation. Please read and add comments to turn this teachable moments into a many days of learning! I have added more details to each case beyond what was posted on Twitter.
Read MoreThis past week in Glaucoma Consults Sep 7-11, 2009
/Here is a roundup of the tweets I posted this past week regarding glaucoma patients seen in consultation. Please read and add comments to turn this teachable moments into a many days of learning!
Read MoreTweeting EyeMDs: the sound of more than one hand clapping
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I've been using Twitter since Aug 2008 and have been getting more active in recent months as I begin to better understand how to use it to gather information. Yes, when it comes to getting one direction information, such as news stories before they hit radio and at least one day before they reach the newspapers, it has been great. But what of the interaction we look for in something that falls into the category of social networking?
Read MoreHealthcare Canada vs U.S. now big pharma getting involved
/I was trying to hold back but now that it looks like the attempts in the U.S. to get meaningful healthcare to those who can't afford it looks like it is seriously being threatened, I have to throw in my two cents. I have worked as sub-specialized ophthalmologist (glaucoma) in both the U.S. and Canada and have seen the system as both practitioner and patient on both sides of the border. Now I fear for healthcare in the U.S.
Read MoreIs there a 'best' Twitter app and do doctors care?
/I have been using Twitter for one year now and always seem to be searching for the best Twitter app. This despite the fact that only an estimated 1% of Canadians (estimated 16.5 million users worldwide vs 123 million on facebook) are even using Twitter and a very large percentage of those who sign up for Twitter stop using it soon afterwards because they don't 'get it.' No Twitter app is perfect for everyone but the bigger question is, what will it take for more people to understand what Twitter is all about when it comes to Ophthalmology or other fields of medicine?
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