[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
Online Roundup and Upcoming Projects
“Life can be much broader, once you discover one simple fact, and that is that everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you. And you can change it, you can influence it, you can build your own things that other people can use. Once you learn that, you’ll never be … Read More
Twitter Journal Clubs
Thank you for asking me to present at the 2015 Metro Minnesota Council on Graduate Medical Education (MMCGME) Coordinator Conference. Conference hashtag: #2015GMEConf Unfortunately, I’m not able to give this presentation in person, but given the topic I’ve been asked to discuss, it seems appropriate to be done virtually. If anyone has questions that relate to this presentation, I would … Read More
My 2015 WordPress Setup
”I don’t have big ideas. I sometimes have small ideas, which seem to work out.” – Matt Mullenweg I previously detailed my WordPress setup, but over the last few weeks, I have given my site (another) overhaul worthy of an updated blog post. New WordPress Theme I recently switched to the X WordPress Theme. This theme comes with four different … Read More
Rheumatology joining December 16th #NephJC discussion on “Rituximab versus Azathioprine for Maintenance in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis”
Image: Rituximab crystal structure. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. I’m thrilled to announce that the online rheumatology community has been asked to join the next #NephJC, which will be held Tuesday, December 16 from 9-10 PM EST / 8-9 PM CST. We’ll be discussing the recent NEJM article Rituximab versus Azathioprine for Maintenance in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis (PMID: 25372085) For my rheumatology colleagues … Read More
#ACR14 Follow Up: Social Media Bootcamp, Tweetup, Podcasts, and #RheumJC Beginnings
Group picture from #ACR14 Tweetup. “A tribe is a group of people connected to one another, connected to a leader, and connected to an idea. For millions of years, human beings have been part of one tribe or another. A group needs only two things to be a tribe: a shared interest and a way to communicate.” ― Seth Godin … Read More
How to Blog – #ACR14 Social Media Bootcamp
“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
#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
My WordPress Setup, Plugins and Writing Tools
“It’s best to have your tools with you. If you don’t, you’re apt to find something you didn’t expect and get discouraged.” ― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft The best way for physicians (or anyone) to control their online voice is to create their own content, and the best way for this content to be published is … Read More
The Monkeysphere: Dunbar’s Number and How Many People You Should Follow on Twitter
“More data—such as paying attention to the eye colors of the people around when crossing the street—can make you miss the big truck.” — Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Antifragile [Update 10/11/2014: Excellent article from The New Yorker on the topic of Dunbar’s nunber: The Limits of Friendship) Twitter has had global impact in ways that never could have been imagined since the first … Read More