Doctors are increasingly sharing procedures on Periscope. For the uninformed, Periscope is an in-line Twitter application that facilitates live, personal broadcasting. Most recently, an achilles tendon repair from Ohio State was ’scoped'. I thought it sounded pretty interesting, but I got there too late. The party was over and the video was gone. The use of ... Continue Reading about Periscope as a Medical Medium
The Public Progression of Physicians
When it comes to doctors and social media, the past few years have been occupied with how doctors can make the transition to public life. Our dialog has traditionally focused on digital immigrants - established physicians adjusting to life with new tools and a public voice. The discussion begins with the argument for why a physician should be there. But another ... Continue Reading about The Public Progression of Physicians
The Public Physician Free Download
2020 Update: The Public Physician has been updated and converted from an e-book to an online resource. Check out our landing page here. I hope you enjoy it. Great news: The Public Physician is now available for free in a new, updated version. Released as a PDF in the fall of 2014, it's been exciting to see TPP evolve as a valued resource for medical ... Continue Reading about The Public Physician Free Download
Dozing Doctors and Digitally Mediated Whining
Buzzfeed has profiled a group of medical residents who have published pictures of themselves asleep. It’s fascinating, really. More of a phenomenon than a movement. There appears to be no unifying message, organization, or call to action. Rather a soft, civilly disobedient show-of-force fueled by social contagion and the need to be heard. A pig-pile of digitally ... Continue Reading about Dozing Doctors and Digitally Mediated Whining
Consumer Lab Testing: Will the Doctor be Out?
Health care’s race to the consumer was met with some chatter last week with the announcement that LabCorp will allow patients to order their own diagnostic testing through their consumer lab. This is good, but consumer lab testing can be a tricky proposition. Numbers and results devoid of context are only numbers. Outside of the body from which the number comes ... Continue Reading about Consumer Lab Testing: Will the Doctor be Out?
When Your Boss Mandates Twitter
I had lunch with a surgeon recently. Salad, hummus and small talk. Then he announces, “My boss wants me to be on Twitter. He wants me to Tweet. You know, become a Twitterer.” The sarcasm was palpable. Here’s the problem: Nobody can make someone participate in a conversation. They can try, but it won’t work. We have to come into public dialog because we want ... Continue Reading about When Your Boss Mandates Twitter