Misconduct with or without social media

MHSLA members were being introduced to Twitter in a Geeks bearing gifts course at the MHSLA 2009 Conference when the study Online Posting of Unprofessional Content by Medical Students appeared in JAMA, and hit the news.  That added a dimension to our discussion!
The story showed up in my email box in a posting from Nursing [...]

New JAMA Users Guide

JMLA Case Studies in Health Sciences Librarianship brings to our attention a new series of Users’ Guide articles:  How to use an article about genetic association. The first article provides background information; the second discusses judging the validity of a study; and the third discusses applying results to the care of patients.
Attia J, Ioannidis JP, [...]

Doctors reflecting on medical knowledge

Two interesting items this week about information access and medical education:
Dr. Joshua Schwimmer writes about Google Books in the Tech Medicine blog at Healthline. He relates an experience using Google Books to find quick access to a page on necrotizing fasciitis while examining a patient with medical students and residents in the emergency room: [...]

Medical Internet Videos…

… and other cool toys.
Recent posts on David Rothman’s blog (davidrothman.net), link to some great video resources for medical staff / medical education:
The JAMA Report, a weekly audio/video news service from JAMA, can be downloaded in a variety of formats. It’s also available through blip.tv at http://thejamareport.blip.tv/, where it’s possible to subscribe to an RSS [...]