I don’t think doctors should be socially anonymous. We need to be seen. Here’s why going underground isn’t good policy for physicians: Anonymity makes you say stupid things. When you’re shouting from the crowd it’s easy to talk smack. Come up to the podium, clear your throat and say something intelligent. You’re a physician, not a hooligan. It’s 2010 – ... Continue Reading about Doctors Shouldn’t be Socially Anonymous
Vaccines, Autism and the Failure of the Hive
As doctors we used to think that the Internet was an evil, dirty place. At once point it was. Look at the story of vaccines and autism. What started as a fraudulent MMR-autism connection by Andrew Wakefield was ultimately buoyed up and fueled by the mob. The vaccine-autism connection will down in history as one of the health infosphere’s greatest failures. The ... Continue Reading about Vaccines, Autism and the Failure of the Hive
Is the Medical Profession Devolving?
I had lunch with a group of physicians recently and along for the ride was a college student thinking of applying to medical school. When talking about the future I suggested that the work of a physician 30 years from now will be hardly recognizable to today’s physician. Everybody disagreed and the student was confused. There was a lot of denial and myopic ... Continue Reading about Is the Medical Profession Devolving?
The Poster Isn’t Dead Yet
So I’m at Crema Café in Cambridge on Sunday morning getting some ideas down on paper (before you die: egg sandwich with monterey jack and scallion on homemade English muffin). The wall caught my eye. It seems that despite our social digitization posters in public places still have a place. Whether these really impact the events they depict I’m not sure. Or maybe ... Continue Reading about The Poster Isn’t Dead Yet
Mayo’s Center for Social Media – Does it Need Physician Advisors?
The Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media yesterday announced an Advisory Board made up of some of the most forward thinking members of the social health community. Now the idea of doctors never crossed my mind until I noticed this in the Twitter stream from Dr. Ves Dimov. It got me thinking: Does the Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media really need physician ... Continue Reading about Mayo’s Center for Social Media – Does it Need Physician Advisors?
Are Doctors Socially Lazy?
When it comes to the social media landscape doctors are scarce. Few on Twitter and fewer with blogs. Maybe we’re socially lazy. Or maybe we’re just taking it all in. This piece last week by Mitch Joel of Six Pixels of Separation caught my eye with In Praise of Lazy and reminded me that despite the how we may want to see things, most of us aren’t interested in ... Continue Reading about Are Doctors Socially Lazy?