Knowledge & Passion vs. Experience & Expertise in MedBlogging

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The most common advice handed out when it comes to blogging is, “Blog about something you know and are passionate about.”  That’s great advice, as your passion will continue to provide you with a wide range of topics to write about, while your knowledge in the field will give your posts the authority that readers … [Read more]

Medblogging For The Busy Professional: How, Why?

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Why would a busy doctor or other health care professional want to spend time on a blog? I mean, are we not busy enough with our “real” jobs? In 2006, I started a blog about a rather specialized field of dentistry. Would anyone care to read what I had to say? Evidently yes. You would … [Read more]

Medblogging and Patient Privacy

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(Mike Sevilla, M.D. is a board certified family physician in Northeastern Ohio. We know him as medblogger and Blog Talk Radio star Doctor Anonymous. Mike is moderating the Medblogger track session “Staying on the Good Side of HIPAA: Safe and Ethical Blogging Practices”. Here is his take on the session and the panelists. Take it … [Read more]

Meblogger Track: The State of the Medical Blogosphere

The medical blogosphere is actually a composite, made up of patients, doctors, nurses, hospital administrators, medical companies…you get the picture. If you are blogging about a health care topic, you fall under the medblogger rubric. “The State of the Medical Blogosphere: We’ve Come A Long Way, Baby” is one of four sessions comprising the first … [Read more]

Medical Bloggers at Blog World Expo 2009

Medical bloggers at Blog World Expo, October 15th, 2009 September 7, 2009 (The following post has been written by Kevin Pho, MD, blogger and medblogger track panelist. The original post can be found here, at Kevin, MD) ******************** I have been graciously invited to participate on a panel in the medical blogger track at Blog … [Read more]

Medblogging Meets BlogWorld/New Media Expo

Never underestimate the power of a rant! This year will mark the first ever Medblogger track at BlogWorld/New Media Expo. And it all started because of a rather indignant blogger. That would be me. ***** An introduction may be in order.  I’m Kim, a registered nurse who has been blogging about my life and times … [Read more]