Image by AaronMosh7 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons. “Consider getting smaller in order to get bigger.” — Sir Richard Branson Many people feel a bit of overwhelm at the idea of using social media during a medical meeting. These same people are recognizing the many benefits of using social media: connecting with others, actively learning, and promoting … Read More
What I’m Looking Forward to at #ACR16
“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” — Benjamin Franklin The ACR Annual Meeting (#ACR16) is such a huge event that it’s worth your time to spend an hour or two planning your time at the meeting. (I highly suggest Dr. Philip Gardiner’s post: How to make the most of a … Read More
#ACR16 Tweetup – Washington D.C.
“Social media is not a fad because it’s human.” — Gary Vaynerchuk (@garyvee) #ACR16 Tweetup When: Sunday, November 13 from 4:30–6:00 PM Where: West Overlook – 2nd Floor – Walter E. Washington Convention Center Who: Everyone! Official session overview: The tweet up is an informal event without an agenda organized by ACR members. It is an opportunity for members who … Read More
Using Twitter in Medical Education – 2016 ACR Program Directors’ Conference – Chicago, IL
Signing up for Twitter – Browser: twitter.com/signup – Mobile: twitter.com/download Resources for getting started with Twitter – RheumJC’s guide: rheumjc.com/getting-started – Mom This is How Twitter Works: www.momthisishowtwitterworks.com Lists of rheumatologists on Twitter – My list – List by @ACRheum Why educators should be on Twitter – International Clinician Educators Network Blog: Personal learning networks: A hack to maintain competence … Read More
One Physician’s Approach to Quantified Self: My Key Performance Indicators and How I Track Them
”What gets measured, gets managed.” – Peter Drucker Despite being considered one of the techie people in the physician/rheumatology community and a self-proclaimed Apple fanboy, it might be surprising to know that I don’t own (or want) an Apple Watch. Part of my reasoning comes from the importance of avoiding interruptions. But the main reason I don’t own any type … Read More
#ACR15 Wrap Up: Review Course, Tech Med Track, Tweetup, #RheumJC, San Francisco Food, & More
”We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” — Aristotle #ACR15 marked the eighth consecutive American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting that I have been fortunate enough to attend. I had the feeling of coming full circle, since the first ACR meeting I ever attended (when I was just a chief resident) was … Read More
#ACR15 Presentation: Introduction to Automation and Workflows to Save Time and Increase Office Productivity
Introduction/overview Hard Work – Not Relevant – Reed Hastings, CEO Netflix Mise en Place xkcd: Is It Worth the Time? NY Times: How Different Groups Spend Their Day Principles Parkinson’s law: “Work expands so as to fill the time available for it’s completion.” Decision Fatigue in Physicians and Medicine: The Importance of Routines and Habits: Humans have a finite store … Read More
Twitter for Journal Clubs and Medical Education – Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) Grand Rounds
Links and notes: First Tweet by current Twitter CEO, @Jack Dorsey How to Twitter: #RheumJC’s guide #NephJC’s guide Mom This is How Twitter Works International Clinician Educators Network Blog: Personal learning networks: A hack to maintain competence Life in the Fast Lane: FOAM/FOAMed Astronaut Dr. Kjell Lindgren (@astro_kjell) on the @Space_Station The Wall Street Journal: Why the Dean of Harvard … Read More
#ACR15 Tweetup – San Francisco
“It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.” — Yogi Berra #ACR15 Tweetup When: Sunday, November 8 from 4:30–6:00 PM Where: Moscone West – Room 2000–2002 (building map) Who: Anyone The Tweetup has become an yearly event at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting, and the use of Twitter at medical conferences is now … Read More
DreamRCT: Role of Rituximab in Lupus Nephritis?
[This post can also be found on MedPageToday] The DreamRCT Initiative is a project by Dr. Jordan Weinstein (@drjjw) of UKidney and Dr. Joel Topf (@kidney_boy) of pbfluids.com and #NephJC. The project points out that nephrology has the fewest randomized controlled clinical trials of any subspecialty in medicine, and hopes to bring interest to areas where gaps in knowledge are … Read More