6 Reasons doctors Blog

Here are 6 reasons why doctors Blog, according to Dr. John m., a cardiologist and hands:

Here are the top six reasons why I and other doctors choose to author blogs:

1. The practice of medicine guides
2. to educate
3. mankind better
4. in order to give you a look behind the curtain
5. to store useful information
6. to view our humanity

My comment is here:

Thanks for the wonderful post and sharing insights, John.

Blogging "better mankind" is beyond reach for me, I think. However, I hope that my blog has helped "educate" at least some of the readers who perused more than 8 million pages from 2005 ...

Doctors are highly skilled experts which limit their impact only to patients they see – if they don't publish, give lessons-and blogs. In most cases, the benefits far outweigh the risks and doctors should be encouraged to make at least one attempt.

I tried to describe a practical approach and efficient in terms of time:

Social media in medicine: how to be a superstar by Twitter and help patients and your practice
http://casesblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/social-media-in-medicine-How-to-be.html

Blogging also keeps grounded and humble. Critical comments require to run your clinical opinion, expressed in a post on the blog, with solid scientific references, and that is a good thing.

Comment by Google Plus:

Gary Levin, January 22, 2012: Ves, I agree with all the above and welcome to g Let's meet sometime soon. Will send you an invitation ...

Sherri Vance, January 22, 2012: Dr. Ves, I love your blog. As regards the reasons why MDs should blog, I think the view behind the curtain (# 4) is the most important. Since our nation weighs a myriad of conflicting viewpoints as solving our health care system, an understanding of these issues from the point of view of the physician is vital. Thank you!

Carlos Caballero-Uribe, January 26, 2012: Excelllent. I'm sharing this post with my residents and students. We will discuss about it in a seminar. Many of # hscm centered on the commitment to patients and its ok but public engagement with your students and peers in a variety of ways that social media offers its very important

As a few examples of some of our use include:
Twitter for Club journal
Google more circles in discussions of clinical cases
Google Docs for editing documents
Slideshare for presentations of seminars
Below in the link on a post about it in my blog. Sorry its in Spanish but the translator helps.
Thanks for your post and example.

http://carvica1.blogspot.com/2011/12/como-podemos-usar-las-redes-sociales-en.html