CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight's Blog – November 2009 Archive (12)

New MedTech-IQ Affiliates ... Executive Search Online.com & Basecamp Online Project Management

Colleagues,

Now joining our list of MedTech-IQ Affiliates we are adding:

.... Executive Search Online .com ... Specializing in executive searches in the $80,000 to $500,000 range, and

.... Basecamp Online Project Management ... A very useful PM system gaining momentum in Silicon Valley

Check Them out ... Both can be found on the homepage.

These new affiliates join our incumbent affiliates… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on November 30, 2009 at 11:30pm — No Comments

7 top technologies to watch in 2010

Colleagues,

Genetic testing and electronic medical records are top of the ECRI Institute's 2010 technology watch list for health plans.

ECRI officials said the list represents important technologies and technology-related issues that private and public payers should pay close attention to in 2010.

The trends as listed are:

1. Genetic testing

2. Electronic medical records

3. Premium CT and ultra-high-field MRI

4. Radiation… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on November 30, 2009 at 6:33pm — No Comments

Is Peer Review Broken?

Colleagues,

As published in GenomeWeb News please see excerpts from this provocative and thoughtful essay on the counter intuitive nature of using a "subjective" peer review system to judge the most important elements of an "objective" field such as science ...

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.... It is a fundamental irony of science that a field created for and by people who… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on November 30, 2009 at 4:28pm — No Comments

New Recommended Reading ... Enterprise 2.0: New Collaborative Tools for Your Organization's Toughest Challenges

Colleagues,

Please see below a video review by John Caddell, author of the "Customers Are Talking" blog, on Andrew McAfee's new book (November 2009) "Enterprise 2.0: New Collaborative Tools For Your Organization's Toughest Challenges." I think this is one of the best of a new genre of books on "Web 2.0", and how it can be interactively used to advance business "Global Brand Identification, "Thought Leadership", Collaboration and Communication.…

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Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on November 26, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Happy Thanksgiving ... From MedTech-IQ to You & Yours

Colleagues,

As the U.S. members of MedTech-IQ enter the Thanksgiving season, please accept our best wishes for a peaceful and prosperous year ahead. This past year has been one of serious challenges. But, we are all still here and kicking.

Continue to fight the good fight ... Don't let "them" get you down ... Do let your family and friends know how much you appreciate them ... Eat Food ... Not too much .... Mostly plants… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on November 25, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments

For Younger Members of MedTech-IQ ... White House Fellowship Applications Available 1 January 2010.

Colleagues,

Thank you to MedTech-IQ member, Elihu El El, for the link...

Founded in 1964, the White House Fellows program is one of America's most prestigious programs for leadership and public service. White House Fellowships offer exceptional young men and women first-hand experience working at the highest levels of the federal government.

Selected individuals typically spend a year working as a full-time, paid Fellow to senior White House Staff, Cabinet… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on November 22, 2009 at 12:53pm — 2 Comments

Banned Spammer ... MedTech-IQ User guide

Colleagues,

Last night we experienced a spam attack from a member who had just joined MedTech-IQ, and immediately began a "search for true partnership" by emailing many of you. Though we have no problem with true companionship in general, that is not the purpose of this network. We have banned the spamming member.

MedTech-IQ is a Web 2.0 platform for academic "Pioneers", small business "Colonizers", established industry "Consolidators", and… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on November 20, 2009 at 8:00am — 3 Comments

Call for Papers: CARS 2010 ... Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 24th International Congress & Exhibition

Colleagues,

See the following message from MedTech-IQ members at the CARS Conference Office ...

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CALL FOR PAPERS

Deadline for abstract / paper submissions: 11th January 2010

http://www.cars-int.org/

Goals

The CARS congress with its associated journal is a facilitator of innovation and an… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on November 10, 2009 at 6:09pm — 1 Comment

Six Social Media Trends for 2010 ... Harvard Business

Colleagues,

As posted recently online by Harvard Business publishing's "Conversation Starter" ... excerpts from David Armano's analysis and predictions for "Social Media" in 2010. David is part of the founding team at Dachis Group, an Austin based consultancy delivering social business design services, and is well reagarded as an active practitioner and thinker in the worlds of digital marketing, experience design, and the social web ...

.... In 2009 we saw exponential… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on November 9, 2009 at 9:24am — No Comments

New Look ... New Feel

Colleagues,

To better deliver the 3Cs of "Content, Community & Collaboration" we continue to make changes to improve the MedTech-IQ experience ...

... As a result, we are changing the look and feel of the network to keep pace with growth, and make it easier to navigate and find MedTech-IQ multi-media information & Web 2.0 tools ...

... We have also added… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on November 8, 2009 at 10:30pm — No Comments

For MedTech-IQ Members ... Free GoGo Inflight Internet Service

Colleagues,

You may recall that a couple of months ago I blogged to you over the Internet while I was on a flight from Washington, D.C. to California. It was a marvelously liberating experience.

Well guess what? The company that offers the service, GoGo, has just sent me a code that will allow me to offer to any first timer user, access to the Gogo Inflight Internet service for free.

If you've never used… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on November 8, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

New Services for You! ... @ MedTech-IQ

Colleagues,

In the continuing quest to bring you the benefits of the 3Cs ... "Content, Community & Collaboration" we are providing you with a few new services...

- Global Giving ... the leading online marketplace for philanthropy, connecting donors to the causes and countries they care about (At the bottom of the homepage).

- Skype? ... Skype is a piece of software that customers can download to call other people on Skype over the… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on November 6, 2009 at 12:30am — No Comments