Is it the end of the internet cafe at medical meetings? Has the sponsored kiosk with 'free access to the world wide web' run its course? I remember the day when there were lines at machines like this. We clamored to pick up our email. Now email and other inputs reach some 80% of doctors through their smartphones. The sponsored cafe will soon be a relic of our past. ... Continue Reading about Internet Cafe – Is It the End of an Era for Medical Meetings?
Should Twitter be Restricted at Scientific Meetings?
This NCI Cancer Bulletin article on the use of social media at this week's American Society of Clinical Oncology is worth reading. It showcases how a major medical organization sees social media unfolding at a national meeting. I’ll be following #ASCO11 closely where some sources predict the Tweet count could reach 10-15,000. What caught my eye was discussion ... Continue Reading about Should Twitter be Restricted at Scientific Meetings?
Twitter and Medical Meeting Vendors
I've been to several major medical meetings recently and Twitter is beginning to see traction. Slowly but surely Twitter hashtag use among doctors at meetings is growing. The meeting vendors are there, too. I attended AGA/Digestive Disease Week this week and I have been unimpressed with the attempts of vendors to participate in the back channel. Those trying seem ... Continue Reading about Twitter and Medical Meeting Vendors
How Relevant are Physician Meetings?
This post from John Mandrola got me thinking about physician meetings. He tells about his experience at weekly rounds were he endured a presentation on health reform. But John had heard it before. It had been played out in the medical infosphere. His story illustrates how physician-physician communication sits at the cusp of two generations. There’s the last ... Continue Reading about How Relevant are Physician Meetings?