Apomediation - Word of the day

Kent Anderson (Accessed: 2008-08-30. Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/5aScYgcU5) and Martyn Daniels (Accessed: 2008-08-30. Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/5aScc366m) are both intrigued by the term Apomediation, which I first introduced in a book chapter [1] and recently elaborated on in an editorial for the Journal of Medical Internet Research [2]. I especially like Kent Anderson's blog because it accurately characterizes what is meant by apomediation. A few talks at the Medicine 2.0 congress next week in Toronto are also mentioning apomediation in their abstracts, and I look forward hearing other perspectives on the concept.


References
1. Eysenbach G. Credibility of health information and digital media: new perspectives and implications for youth. In: Metzger MJ, Flanagin AJ, editors. Digital Media, Youth, and Credibility. The John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation Series on Digital Media and Learning. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press; 2008. URL: http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1162/dmal.9780262562324.123
2. Eysenbach G. Medicine 2.0: Social Networking, Collaboration, Participation, Apomediation, and Openness. J Med Internet Res 2008;10(3):e22
URL: http://www.jmir.org/2008/3/e22/

Social networking for doctors: CMA launches Asklepios

The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) will be presenting Asklepios at an opening talk at the Medicine 2.0 conference in Toronto, on Sept 4th. Asklepios is described as a social networking site for Canadian physicians, medical students and residents in Canada, "which will be a very significant development for enabling the use of web 2.0 technologies by Canadian doctors (...) Asklepios is an online community that allows physicians to make new contacts, get advice from colleagues, and collaborate with physicians all over the country.". The talk at Medicine 2.0 presents an early first look at Asklepios.

Medicine 2.0 Final Program

Excitement for the Medicine 2.0 conference on September 4/5th in Toronto (only a bit more than 2 weeks away!) continues to build, and the program schedule looks exciting indeed - very international and more academic than other health 2.0 conferences, as John Sharp noted. I look forward to it!

Note that there is also a social network of people interested in Medicine 2.0 emerging, which is open to those who cannot attend this year.

Medical Blogging - don't do it?

The CMAJ has published a provocative and thought-provoking piece on medical blogging [1]. I like the article, but not the title. Do it - but responsibly. I think / hope that some of these issues will be discussed at the Medicine 2.0 conference in Toronto. There will be a medical bloggers panel at the conference

The idea of developing guidelines is interesting, though a Medical Bloggers Code already exists [2].




Reference

1. Mark Otto Baerlocher, MD and Allan S. Detsky, MD.
Online medical blogging: don't do it!
CMAJ 2008; 179: 292 doi:10.1503/cmaj.080757.

2. Healthcare Blogger Code of Ethics. http://medbloggercode.com/the-code/. Accessed: 2008-08-20. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/5aDEkONrK)