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Contact Tracing: The Vital Importance of a Nationwide Commitment

For months, public health experts have shared a constant refrain, stating that widespread testing and comprehensive contact tracing are essential to stopping the spread of COVID-19. In policy papers, Congressional briefings, and media interviews, they have carefully explained why contact tracing systems should be in place before cases become more

Posted on 21 May 2020
By Joel Selzer
In Clinical Research Blog

MANUSCRIPT: Trends in Physician Referrals in the United States, 1999-2009

Background Physician referrals play a central role in ambulatory care in the United States; however, little is known about national trends in physician referrals over time. The objective of this study was to assess changes in the annual rate of referrals to other physicians from physician office visits in the

Posted on 11 Jan 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Manuscript, Rapid Learning Healthcare System, Resources

Doctors, Like Their Patients, Use Google for Health Information – Health Blog – WSJ

"When doctors were asked how often they used certain sources to gain information used to diagnose, treat and care for patients, 68% said they “frequently” consulted professional journals and 60% said the same about colleagues. And just under half — 46% — said general web browsers. Conferences and events and

Posted on 9 Jan 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Resources, Social Media & Medical Education

RESOURCE: Lower Costs and Better Care for Neediest Patients : The New Yorker

"If Camden, New Jersey, becomes the first American community to lower its medical costs, it will have a murder to thank. At nine-fifty on a February night in 2001, a twenty-two-year-old black man was shot while driving his Ford Taurus station wagon through a neighborhood on the edge of the

Posted on 9 Jan 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Rapid Learning Healthcare System, Resources

RESOURCE: Platform helps patients understand doctors’ explanations | Springwise

"According to statistics from Jiff, the company behind the application, some 80 percent of the information health professionals give to patients is forgotten once the appointment is over, and people also remember 50 percent of their doctor’s medical talk incorrectly. The app is a presentation tool which enables doctors to

Posted on 9 Jan 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Patient Education, Rapid Learning Healthcare System, Resources

RESOURCE: An Interactive Internet-Based Continuing Education Course on Sexually Transmitted Diseases for Physicians and Midwives in Peru

Abstract Background: Clinicians in developing countries have had limited access to continuing education (CE) outside major cities, and CE strategies have had limited impact on sustainable change in performance. New educational tools could improve CE accessibility and effectiveness. Methodology/Principal Findings: The objective of this study was to evaluate an interactive Internet-based CE course on Sexually

Posted on 20 Nov 2012
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Online Learning

Set-it-and-forget-it Social Learning Tools via MyPubMed

I took the time a few years ago to set up a series of saved searches using PubMed. The fact that I was able to do this quite effectively despite not being a medical librarian plus having to navigate Pubmed’s less-than-perfect interface, suggests that you could probably do it too!

As a result, several time a week I receive an alert to all of the new publications that may be relevant to my search. Some days I have a chance to peruse them, some times I do not, but on most Mondays I enjoy flipping through a list of ‘What’s new in medical education?” or “What’s new in social media AND learning?” as I am enjoying my breakfast. The beauty is that I have leveraged a set-it-and-forget-it tool

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Contact Tracing: The Vital Importance of a Nationwide Commitment

RESOURCE: Lower Costs and Better Care for Neediest Patients : The New Yorker

RESOURCE: Platform helps patients understand doctors’ explanations | Springwise

RESOURCE: An Interactive Internet-Based Continuing Education Course on Sexually Transmitted Diseases for Physicians and Midwives in Peru

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