“When you first start off trying to solve a problem, the first solutions you come up with are very complex, and most people stop there. But if you keep going, and live with the problem and peel more layers of the onion off, you can often times arrive at some very elegant and simple solutions. Most people just don’t put … Read More about How to Blog – #ACR14 Social Media Bootcamp
#ACR14 Social Media Bootcamp & Tweetup
“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” ― Benjamin Franklin The use of social media in medicine has experienced enormous growth in the past few years, and this short blog post can’t even start to scratch the surface. A great overview of the importance of social media in the field of rheumatology … Read More about #ACR14 Social Media Bootcamp & Tweetup
Speaking at HealthPartners Primary Care Update Conference
I’m happy to be invited to speak for the upcoming conference HealthPartners Primary Care Update: Pathways to Knowledge on September 19, 2014. I’ll be giving a presentation titled Rheumatology Pearls from 11:15-12:00, which will briefly review: Common labs ordered in rheumatology Differentiating inflammatory from non-inflammatory arthritis. Gout: diagnosis, acute and chronic management Download slides: PDF (15.1 MB) Keynote (17.2 MB) [stored on … Read More about Speaking at HealthPartners Primary Care Update Conference
Social Media and the Tweetups at #ACR13
I was fortunate again this year to attend my sixth American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting (ACR) in San Diego. This year was much different than every other because of the (self-imposed) stress of organizing the #ACR13 tweetups, relating to my goal of trying to spend time meeting with people at medical conferences. I want to thank everyone who attended. Every year the tweetups … Read More about Social Media and the Tweetups at #ACR13
#ACR13 TweetUp – San Diego
Here’s the current plan for our social medial Tweetup for #ACR13 in San Diego: *** updated 10/3/2013 with plan for lunchtime session at Maryjane’s *** *** updated 10/26/2013: Twitter highlights from #ACR13 review course *** This year, we’ll be having two events, in hopes that more people can attend. This is an open event. Anyone interested can attend. You do not … Read More about #ACR13 TweetUp – San Diego