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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

Blood Donations for Ft. Hood: Can You Help?

Blood Donations Needed

Update – Friday , 11/6/09, 23:30

Blood donations for U.S. Army personnel wounded in the Ft. Hood shooting incident are being accepted at Scott & White Healthcare’s Blood Center in Temple, TX on Saturday, 11/7 from from 9:00 AM – noon local time and again on Monday, 11/9… Continue

Added by Michael J. Russell on November 7, 2009 at 1:14am — No Comments

Moment of Silence

-----Original Message-----

From: President Rice [mailto:president@usuhs.mil]

Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 1:02 PM

To: dl-admin-officers dl-admin-officers; dl-afrri dl-afrri; dl-Brigade-All dl-Brigade-All; dl-class-of-2010 dl-class-of-2010; dl-class-of-2011 dl-class-of-2011; dl-class-of-2012 dl-class-of-2012; dl-class-of-2013 dl-class-of-2013; dl-graduate_students dl-graduate_students; dl-usuhs-executive dl-usuhs-executive; dl-usuhs-faculty-staff… Continue

Added by Eric K. Noji, M.D. on November 6, 2009 at 1:30pm — 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

Web 2.0 Summit: A Conversation with Google's Sergey Brin

October 22, 2009

Summary
Google co-founder Sergey Brin makes a surprise appearance at the Web 2.0 summit to talk with John Battelle about the future of the company. They discuss Google's current projects like…

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Added by Eric K. Noji, M.D. on November 5, 2009 at 11:17am — 1 Comment

7 YouTube Healthcare Videos Worth Watching - "Laughter is the Best Medicine"!

If you still think YouTube is just for those durned kids, you're really missing out. We at FierceHealthcare have decided to present seven of our favorite healthcare videos, with topics ranging from the serious (a critique of U.S. public health efforts in controlling H1N1) to the purely silly (an anesthesiologist singing about his duty to "sit and listen to the beep.")

For their creativity, educational value and pure passion, we hereby deem these videos Fierce! Have fun checking them… Continue

Added by Bari Shein on November 2, 2009 at 5:17pm — No Comments

Updated Professional Profile

TO ACCESS DR NOJI'S PROFESSIONAL PROFILE, PLEASE CLICK ON THE STATUE OF LIBERTY LEFT SIDE OF BOOK COVER:…

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Added by Eric K. Noji, M.D. on October 31, 2009 at 3:29pm — No Comments

Can the Global Economy Prepare for a Pandemic?

Can the Global Economy Prepare for a Pandemic?

with discussants David Nabarro, MD and Eric K. Noji, MD. The panel is moderated by Heather L. Burns.

Aspen Ideas Festival, July 6, 2007…

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Added by Eric K. Noji, M.D. on October 31, 2009 at 1:32pm — No Comments

A Life...

The Story of My Life....

To view the 30 second video of my life, click the above title, or the white arrow (<--) on the sign below. Please don't forget…

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Added by Eric K. Noji, M.D. on October 31, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Learnings from mHealth Summit ... Chillmark Research

Colleagues,

See excerpts from the consistently useful Chillmark Research blog post from John Moore ...

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... Over the last two days, been attending the Foundation for the NIH’s event, the mHealth Summit....

Key Take-Aways:

... mHealth is clearly a top priority of the Obama Administration. Rare that an inaugural event would attract HHS Secretary… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on October 31, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

WBTshowcase 2010 - Invitation to Submit an Application to Present

Just a friendly reminder that the final application deadline is Monday, November 9th. Apply now to get your company or technology in front of over 80 Investors and Licensees that make up the WBT Screening Panel. There is no cost to apply.

The WBT has been bringing talent, know-how, and capital together for over 7 years. But don't take out word for it...

"As a… Continue

Added by Amanda Radovic on October 30, 2009 at 1:01pm — No Comments

New "Cutting Edge' Videos ... mHealth, Robotics, Telemedicine, Wireless

Colleagues,

In the continuing quest for the 3Cs of "Content, Community & Collaboration", please see just released video illuminating new developments in mHealth, Telemedicine and Robotic Telepresence...

ENJOY!

CC

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mHealth: Alison Bloch, m-Health Advisor at GSM Association, Talks… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on October 28, 2009 at 11:01pm — No Comments

Will technology solutions for patient safety reduce healthcare malpractice suits?

In this Salon.com article by Rahul K. Parikh, M.D., tort reform isn't so popular.

"Tort reformers neglect the fact that malpractice reform won't save one extra life. To make that difference, insurers, doctors and their lobbyists like the AMA need to find ways to improve patient safety. So for those who push tort reform as a panacea for a sick healthcare system, working to prevent injuries is a much more noble pursuit than writing up baseless arguments for the back pages of a… Continue

Added by Lance M. on October 28, 2009 at 1:42pm — No Comments

New Member Update ... Who Are We? ... What Do We Do? ... What's New! (October 2009-Part1)

Colleagues,

In the continuing quest to bring you the 3Cs of "Content, Community & Collaboration", we continue to add new and intriguing members..

So, what have you been doing at "MedTech-IQ"?

According to Google analytics, we now number 837 members. Of those, 310 are Academic "Pioneers", 420 represent Industry "Colonizers" (emerging businesses) or "Consolidators" (large corporations), and 88 are… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on October 25, 2009 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Why your business needs the essence of a distinctive corporate identity?

Did you ever think why the company media representatives and the brand equity managers keep staking and lay emphasis about the essentiality of owning a professional logo design to march on? Is the build up of hype about having custom design logo warranted?

It sounds pretty much explainable, doesn’t it? A logo of a company is the character of the organization which marks its unique identity. There are many competitors of your business around you very near but what really signifies you… Continue

Added by Kathy Maxwelll on October 22, 2009 at 3:37am — No Comments

MedTech-IQ member, John Wilbanks ... Named one of "50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World,"

Colleagues,

Congratulations to John Wilbanks!

John, executive director of Science Commons, has just been honored by the Utne Reader as one of the "50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World." (The list also honors the Dalai Lama, so he's in good company.)

Utne describes Johns' work at Science Commons as an effort "to spur innovation and discovery by making scientific research and resources easier to… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on October 21, 2009 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment

Controlling Your MedTech-IQ Email Account

Colleagues,

With all the demands on your attention, we realize that your MedTech-IQ email account may be adding to your already overwhelming Inbox. In an effort to continue our quest for the 3C's of "Content, Community and Collaboration" in advanced medical technology translation, we want to offer you a means to filter your MedTech-IQ message traffic so that it best reflects your specific interests. To do this, just follow these simple instructions.

1. Be sure to join the… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on October 19, 2009 at 11:00am — 2 Comments

1 + 1 = 3 ... The Healthcare and Broadband Equation

Colleagues,

Thank you to MedTech-IQ member, Christine Stineman for the inspiration and contribution ...

The world of broadband and healthcare are changing rapidly, let us count the ways ...

... A recent report, "Telemedicine and the Economic Stimulus: Broadband Opportunities in a Swelling Market", from research firm Pike & Fischer, predicts that within five years, the market for telemedicine devices and services will generate $3.6 billion in annual… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on October 18, 2009 at 7:30pm — No Comments