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"These are just a few ideas on how you can use Twitter in the classroom. Because of how flexible the medium is, there really is no end to how creative you can be using Twitter in an educational environment."

"Professionalism in medicine is, in essence, a conversation about what it means to be a good doctor. It has been a major topic of discussion in the field for many years and will likely remain so for years to come. Physicians still debate how to define it, how to assess it and how to teach it. Younger doctors sometimes have different ideas on what it means to be a professional than older colleagues. "

"You need to learn how to exercise mindful deployment of your attention online if you are going to become a critical consumer of digital media; productive use of Twitter or YouTube requires knowledge of who your public is, how your participation meets their needs (and what you get in return), and how memes flow through networked publics. Ultimately, the most important fluency is not in mastering a particular literacy but in being able to put all five of these literacies together into a way of being in digital culture."

"Patients and clinicians share why it's important to ask questions and offer ways that you can ask questions and get your health care needs met. In these short, compelling videos, patients talk about how simple questions can help you take better care of yourself, feel better, and get the right care at the right time. Doctors and nurses talk about how your questions help them take better care of you and offer advice on how you can be an active member of your health care team and get your most pressing questions answered."

We have put together a short guide answering these questions, showing new users how to get started on Twitter and hone their tweeting style, as well as offering advice to more experienced users on how to use Twitter for research projects, alongside blogging, and for use in teaching.

"We believe that graphic stories have an important role in patient care, medical education, and the social critique of the medical profession. What follows is an introduction to graphic stories, with some examples of what they are, how and why they work, and how they can enhance teaching and patient care."

" a post on how you can construct a disclaimer for your medical blog or podcast. This can be an important part of your site and can provide some limited protection against legal issues. "

We have put together a short guide answering these questions, showing new users how to get started on Twitter and hone their tweeting style, as well as offering advice to more experienced users on how to use Twitter for research projects, alongside blogging, and for use in teaching.

"A few weeks back I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Lawrence Sherman as part of the ReachMD lifelong learning series produced in conjunction with the Alliance for CEhp. The interview is airing all this week on ReachMD (channel 167 on SiriusXM) and the podcast is available for download on ReachMD.com (after registering). The interview touches on a number of topics related to how clinicians form questions in practice, how they structure their learning opportunities, and (of course) the natural learning actions model."

"I do not fault people; no one teaches you how to network with others. School does not teach us how to build strategic partnerships or develop interpersonal skills that are helpful with creating a profitable referral network."

"Most people instinctively avoid conflict, but as Margaret Heffernan shows us, good disagreement is central to progress. She illustrates (sometimes counterintuitively) how the best partners aren't echo chambers -- and how great research teams, relationships and businesses allow people to deeply disagree."

This is a website by an emergency medicine physician from Maryland who is interested in teaching how to become effective medical educators. http://www.emrapee.com/episodes/ there is one podcast in particular that deals with how to make podcasts.

"In your hospital, residency program, or medical school have you experienced difficulties dealing with diverse groups and how did you overcome them? How have communication difficulties impacted patient handovers and patient care? "

"A short guide for faculty on how to use Twitter at conferences. You are welcome to use this in your faculty development sessions in keeping with the Creative Commons license conditions."

"Growing up in a family run care home, Andy Bradley discusses how his experiences with the elderly have helped him to better understand how we can provide compassionate care within our institutions."

"This graph shows how long people live and how much money they earn."

In past centuries humans have been at the mercy of all kinds of bacteria, viruses and other icky stuff. Here is a list of famous human pandemics, and how the diseases responsible would be handled today.

Professor Fuchs from the Clinical Neurobiology Laboratory, German Primate Center in Goettingen, will present the latest findings on how brain cells can be adversely affected by stress and depression. He will explain how the adult brain is generating new cells and which impact these findings will have on the development of novel antidepressant drugs. Contact: Sonja Mak. s.mak@update.europe.at. 43-140-55734. European College of Neuropsychopharmacology. Source:Eurekalert (2008)

This tutorial will show you how to optimize your iPad for medical use from the moment you first take it out of the box.