tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78767986380984124282024-03-05T20:51:43.687+01:00Medical 2.0 PillsRamblings of a Geek on Medicine, Genetics and Web Tools.medgeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13578514924611211968noreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876798638098412428.post-49478638426287140912013-06-01T17:08:00.000+02:002013-06-01T17:15:26.216+02:00Journal PDFs: how I organize and retrieve them in the cloudI hate PDF clutter. So I came up with this
I believe a 2-way sync between Dropbox and Evernote (*) is essential: I found that CloudHQ does a great job. It offers a 15-day trial (and discounts for students): if you are interested in this service please follow my referral link. It works also with Google Drive, Skydrive, SugarSync and Box (you could make double-triple backups!).
(*) why bother medgeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13578514924611211968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876798638098412428.post-38779218796072632372012-08-17T20:20:00.001+02:002012-08-17T20:20:56.533+02:00My workflow for a productive online (medical) learning experience
I haven't been blog posting since a long time: no new online tools had truly inspired me over the past year and imho were worthy for me to ask your attention. Recently however some new tools and apps have been released or optimized and are helping me to get the best out of the time I spend online.
To make it really short, this is the current workflow I have set up.
medgeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13578514924611211968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876798638098412428.post-31803334981746289822011-07-12T14:08:00.009+02:002011-07-12T15:17:53.837+02:00The missing social medical learning platform that could change clinical practiceHere is the point. I can share megabytes of media with my friends and colleagues via facebook, twitter, google plus and similar social platforms, but when it comes to making my social network a learning network, I struggle.I like to keep track and quantify my habits and learning experiences. For example I can log and share the books I have read via aNobii and many other alternative platforms. I medgeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13578514924611211968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876798638098412428.post-59357080921702139432011-07-01T20:25:00.016+02:002011-07-01T21:17:22.198+02:00Google+: the ultimate tool for social geeksGoogle+ has arrived! I am confident that the 500 employees & $585 million investment in this new project-platform-product have set the basis for what will be a revolution of our daily internet experience. Nonetheless, what I've perceived today is a lot of skepticism, after the recent flops/setbacks of Google Health and Google Wave. My first impressions are enthusiastic. Google+ has enormous medgeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13578514924611211968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876798638098412428.post-65462512191072598952011-06-25T18:33:00.001+02:002011-06-25T18:34:15.919+02:00How to enhance your twitter experience using Diigo: an efficient knowledge sharing toolIs Twitter a waste of time? It obviously depends on the tweeting habits of who you chose to follow. Luckily there is freedom of clicking that unfollow button, block specific clients or hashtags, select lists, etc. To make it short there are many ways to filter a redundant feed to meet your needs.
But here comes the point I would like to make: even if you select the best accounts to follow and setUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876798638098412428.post-82255615751264503462011-06-17T14:08:00.002+02:002011-06-17T14:34:01.389+02:00Is Inkling a good reason for a medical student to buy an iPad?If an iPad should be mandatory in medical school, has started to be questioned at least over a year ago on KevinMD.com. Now some medical schools even require students to own one.
Is this marvelous piece of technology capable of directly enhancing learning?
@nlafferty has just linked on twitter 5 ways a pediatrician uses her iPad, but also has discussed that on an infographic on UK iPad Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876798638098412428.post-46620378532025107222011-06-16T09:25:00.001+02:002011-06-16T09:34:32.671+02:00The 2 Mile Challenge: a campaign to promote bike rides instead of car trips for short travelsDid you know that 40% of all urban travel in the US happens within 2 miles of where people live? 90% of that travel is by car!
I love health promoting online campaigns with social tools and motivating challenges. I think it's an interesting approach to fitness and general practitioners in particular could consider suggesting adhesion to their patients.
http://2milechallenge.com is a great Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876798638098412428.post-46260359843320070722011-06-15T11:21:00.000+02:002011-06-15T11:21:00.915+02:00Online Journal Club: Twitter, Journalfire, Papers2 Livfe, Mendeley which tool is best?Despite the social media revolution we are experiencing, engaging in an online medical journal club remains a tough challenge. Collaborative and social attitude is definitely required (this may already select a restricted population...). But even if you own this philanthropic virtue and are willing to share and enhance your knowledge, you will need to chose an online tool to get connected with Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876798638098412428.post-1987678606053482502011-06-08T23:17:00.003+02:002011-06-08T23:20:59.930+02:00Should StudyBlue enhance Evernote integration to become the future facebook for nerds?If you don't know, I am a great adopter of flashcards and I praise for mobile and efficient productivity solutions.
This is why StudyBlue has really caught my attention, especially when Evernote announced "Turn Your Evernote Notes Into Flashcards with StudyBlue".
But there's a problem: integration isn't really as I had expected it. Once Evernote Notes are imported inside StudyBlue, Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876798638098412428.post-9964485794580254032011-06-08T19:38:00.002+02:002011-06-08T19:44:19.316+02:00Evernote Peek: the ultimate tool for flashcard geeksI am a huge fan of Evernote and this news has literally boosted my enthusiasm.
I think the video speaks for itself.
Quoting the official description:
Evernote Peek is the first app designed for the iPad 2 Smart Cover! Studying with an iPad has never been more natural. Simply peek under the cover to prepare for a quiz, practice a language or strengthen your memory.
I think that using Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876798638098412428.post-32653517146002207282011-06-07T18:44:00.000+02:002011-06-07T18:44:21.291+02:00Will GE Healthcare's Twitter Challenge "Get Fit” reach the spotlight? #getfitGE Healthcare has recently launched a noble cause challenge "to raise public awareness about cancer prevention and healthy living".
Rules are simple (or maybe not).
For the next two months, the “Get Fit” campaign will encourage people from all over the world to tweet about their own health and fitness activities that have been shown to reduce the likelihood of developing cancer.Continents Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876798638098412428.post-43220438073822659562011-06-07T11:49:00.001+02:002011-06-07T11:50:05.425+02:00Healthysparx: a Quora-like attempt for health questions
Thanks to TNW's article Healthysparx is Australia’s Quora for Health Problems I have been giving a try to Healthysparx.
I've appreciated the clean interface and simple facebook/twitter signup. Besides the fact that its contents still need to build up, I fear that the lack - at the moment - of user engagement tools, might not bring enthusiasm to this new project.
The user Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876798638098412428.post-10597944222345344762011-04-27T15:10:00.008+02:002011-04-27T15:20:36.670+02:00Papers2 and Evernote integration: my "pro tip"Mekentosj's Papers2 has recently published the following "Pro tip"
Pro Tip: Integrate Evernote with Papers2 from Alexander Griekspoor on Vimeo.
I am currently using Evernote as my memory appendix to harbour whatever I digitally read.
I find that what the video is demonstrating is a long unnecessary workaround.
To go from Evernote to Papers2 you can easily option click and select "Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876798638098412428.post-70694124952920065612011-04-21T10:12:00.002+02:002011-04-21T10:31:52.661+02:00An outrageous letter on the New York Times minimizes the physician's job and slaps in the face people with rare conditions.An outrageous letter regarding "The Girl With Unexplained Hair Loss" has been published on The New York Times.
Let me quote:
An interesting discussion, but this type of article only feeds our obsession with esoteric and unusual conditions.
I disagree. First of all let me highlight that Wilson disease isn't an esoteric and unusual condition. It is 100% curable if diagnosed by time, Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876798638098412428.post-22042934603294084212011-04-09T18:22:00.003+02:002011-04-15T16:09:02.295+02:00Misconceptions on Wilson Disease on The New York Times? (Discrepancies&Doubts 3)I have noticed a considerable number of people linking on Twitter an article appeared on nytimes.com:Testing the Medical Expertise of the Digital Herd. (great story!)
No one has pointed out anything, but I believe that there have been published some misconceptions on Wilson disease.... an inherited liver disorder, like Wilson disease, where excess dietary copper builds up and injures the liver Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876798638098412428.post-1958166788793680772011-04-02T15:49:00.001+02:002011-04-02T15:49:46.391+02:0042tasks a Wunderlist clone? the productivity apps phenomenon needs to be clear.I've recently talked about productivity tools and Wunderlist as a great to-do app for busy medical students and researchers.
Yesterday night I've discovered 42tasks, a brand new app on Apple's iPhone store.
Not only it reminded me of 43things.com but it seems to be a Wunderlist clone.
You can make your own considerations:
42tasks
Wunderlist
Besides the project idea and website Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876798638098412428.post-81691935068697827042011-04-02T14:04:00.000+02:002011-04-02T14:04:30.644+02:00Medscape updates with a fresh new and more functional layoutI was surprised when this announcement popped up on Medscape:
What I have noticed and appreciated immediately is the new layout for medical conditions which makes information more quickly accessible though a "presentation - workup - treatment - medication - followup" bar and an ancillary sidebar menu on the left.
Search now offers automated results while typing classified in drugs, Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876798638098412428.post-22968007348259614872011-04-02T00:44:00.003+02:002011-04-02T00:45:14.998+02:00The Cochrane Journal Club: a valuable resource worth your timeI was searching for online journal clubs and bumped into the Cochrane Journal Club, a valuable and authoritative resource which is definitely worth following. Cochrane Journal Club is a free, monthly publication that introduces a recent Cochrane review, together with relevant background information, a podcast explaining the key points of the review, discussion questions to help you to explore theUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876798638098412428.post-42031441041448775472011-03-30T23:04:00.002+02:002011-03-30T23:05:33.415+02:00Discrepancies&Doubts 2: The Duke Criteria (Harrison's vs BMJ's Best Practice)Keeping up to date can be challenging if different authoritative resources don't match.
Here is how the Duke criteria for infective endocarditis have been presented. Find the differences.
BMJ's Best Practice
Access Medicine Harrison's Online 17th Edition
Is there a reasonable explanation?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876798638098412428.post-39282043513074688492011-03-20T21:13:00.005+01:002011-03-20T21:25:21.721+01:00Colwiz: a Reference and Productivity Platform for Researchers, Academics and Students@nlafferty has kindly notified me of colwiz, a startup from University of Oxford.
I have embedded this official slideshow that illustrates the major features:
A couple of random thoughts:
- I think colwiz has a huge potential but at the moment still needs a critical mass. I have tried to browse through groups but without success. Even with broad keywords, I haven't been able to find public Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876798638098412428.post-48563383680752867902011-03-18T15:41:00.002+01:002011-03-18T15:42:38.763+01:00Maybe medical professionals just don't have the time to be socially oriented.An interesting article from 2010 reviewed some of the basic web 2.0 tools for anesthesia education and clinical practice:
Chu LF, Young C, Zamora A, Kurup V, & Macario A (2010). Anesthesia 2.0: internet-based information resources and Web 2.0 applications in anesthesia education. Current opinion in anaesthesiology, 23 (2), 218-27 PMID: 20090518
It concluded stating:
The ‘Anesthesia 2.0Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876798638098412428.post-10989393476061345392011-03-17T14:32:00.002+01:002011-03-17T14:38:36.587+01:00Is BMJ Best Practice the best time efficient and authoritative tool for medical students and doctors?Finding and assimilating relevant and up to date medical information is a time consuming and demanding task for medical students and doctors.
I would like to quote an editorial from the European Journal of Human Genetics:
Never before in history has information been so readily available to us, and its exponential rise continues unabated. With multiple media formats, inexorably led by the Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876798638098412428.post-31145424172686371532011-03-14T19:06:00.010+01:002011-06-29T09:24:35.018+02:00SIRS criteria: is it oral or rectal temperature? Harrison's vs the rest: who is more authoritative?Uptated June 29, 2011
1. - Respiratory rate
Harrison's Online 17th Edition Chapter 265 (Chap. 254 16th Edition) claims in SIRS criteria: tachypnea (>24 breaths/min).
Medscape (and Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease 9th Ed. Chap. 58 p. 973) state it's 20 breaths/min.
I am aware this seemingly doesn't change clinical decisions - as trachypnea is part of a Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876798638098412428.post-32856479089425815832011-03-09T21:43:00.000+01:002011-03-09T21:43:00.311+01:00An ECG may save a life: Italy plans to mass screen teenagers
Sudden cardiac death kills 1000 youngsters every year in Italy.
Mandatory ECG screening for athletes is mandatory in Italy since 1982, but prevention strategies may go a step further. SIC (the Italian Cardiology Society) and Fondazione Italiana Cuore e Circolazione - Onlus are promoting a fundraising campaign - with Francesco Totti - AS Roma football player - as a testimonial (video on fb), in Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876798638098412428.post-53726477670733241862011-03-08T19:28:00.002+01:002011-03-08T19:30:51.495+01:00Mekentosj's Papers2 Review: My First ImpressionsI have been an enthusiastic Papers user since 2007, when it had truly revolutionized pdf desktop organization and bibliography management.
So I had indeed high expectations on Papers 2 which has been punctually released today.
As Papers 1, the new application from Mekentosj runs smoothly and offers clear and immediate tools to organize articles and other media.
Papers for IOS. There Unknownnoreply@blogger.com