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Audience

This blog is intended for anyone with an interest in health sciences information or trends. However, as a product of the William E. Laupus Health Sciences Library, it will refer to resources and/or web pages from the Laupus Library site.

Purpose and Scope

The purpose of the blog is to serve and educate. Articles will focus on timely information that deals with the health sciences and information. See Blog Overview for more information.

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Places for Topic Inspiration 

Timeline

During Fall and Spring semesters, decided by blog group

Spring 2012 Timeline

     1.  January 18 - Megan

     2.  February 1 - Christine

     3.  February 15

     4.  February 29

     5.  March 14 - Beth (topic TBA)

     6.  March 28 - Christine

     7.  April 11

     8.  April 25

Spring 2012 Topics

     1. Medical app updates (android and iphone) http://mobihealthnews.com/15229/top-10-iphone-medical-apps-for-2011/ 

     2. Medical peripherals for phones http://mobihealthnews.com/12062/7-medical-phone-peripherals-you-should-know/ 

     3. How secure are tablets used in health care settings 

http://mobihealthnews.com/15854/nhs-how-to-secure-tablets-for-healthcare/

http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomgillis/2011/07/30/doctors-love-the-ipad-but-whats-the-prescription-for-tablet-security/

     4.  3D Anatomy: http://medgadget.com/2012/01/medical-students-to-wear-3d-glasses-for-anatomy-class.html

     5.  Internet Piracy Bills - Megan 

Fall 2011 Timeline

     1.  August 31 - Megan FDA regulation of medical apps

     2.  September 7 - Christine (Doctors go Digital in the 21st Century...are you ready?)

     3.  September 21 - Jenn Kindle Cloud or BlookLamp

     4.  October 5 - Beth on Open Access Week

     5.  October 19

     6.  November 2 - 

     8.  November 30 - Carrie on Booklamp.com

     9. December 7 - Christine

Fall 2011 Topics

     1.  Open Access Week

     2.   Mobile learning in medical schools (http://mobihealthnews.com/12346/nine-medical-schools-that-support-mobile-learning/#more-12346)

     3.  FDA regulation of medical apps (http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm263332.htm )

     4.  BookLamp - like pandora for books ( http://beta.booklamp.org/ )

     5.  PubMed Health - (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3133896/)

Spring 2011

     1. January 26 - Kelly

     2. February 9 -

     3. February 23 - LaTasha

     4.  March 9 - Jenn

     5. March 23 - Beth

     6. April 6 - Megan

     7. April 20

     8.  May 4

Spring 2011 Topics 

• eBook sharing - Jennifer
• Friends of the Library - Kelly 
• Iphone app update  - Megan
• Library ebooks on eReaders - Beth
• Medical accessories for your iphone - Michael 
• Response to Eradication of Libraries - LaTasha
• Down with the eBook Pt 2: I Installed the Nook App for iPhone - LaTasha
• Copyright? - Carrie  

Fall 2010

     1. September 1 - LaTasha (Is There A Social Media Librarian In Your Library's Future?)

     2. September 8 - Beth - (iPad in the OR)

     3. September 22

     4. September 29 - Megan (e-tablets use at Duke)

     5. October 13 - Jenn (How SmartPhones are Changing Medicine)

     6. October 20 - Megan (TBD)

     7.  November 3

     8.  November 10 - Beth (something cool i learned last week at the Charleston Conference)

     9.  November 24

    10. December 1 - Megan (New Techonologies)

Topics for Fall 2010

1. Is There A Social Media Librarian In Your Library's Future? http://acrlog.org/2010/08/03/is-there-a-social-media-librarian-in-your-librarys-future/  
2. How SmartPhones are Changing Medicine http://www.chcf.org/~/media/Files/PDF/H/HowSmartphonesChangingHealthCare.pdf (Jenn)
3. California Hospital to Purchase 100 iPads http://mobihealthnews.com/7364/video-california-hospital-to-buy-100-ipads/ 
4. Physician tests out the iPad http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2010/04/ipad-er-hands-physician-review.html
5. 9 Reasons the iPad falls short for Acute Care http://mobihealthnews.com/6299/9-reasons-the-ipad-falls-short-for-acute-care/  
6. Apple iPad and EMR http://www.imedicalapps.com/2010/02/the-apple-ipad-and-electronic-medical-records-could-it-replace-the-physicians-clipboard/ 
7. iPad in the OR http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SmartMobs/~3/wPgTRFIT9N4/  
8. Digital Stethoscopes http://www.healthtap.com/2010/07/digital-medical-tools/ 
9. New medical apps for Andriods
10. New medical apps for BlackBerrys
11. New medical apps for iPhone/iTouch/iPad 
12. e-tablets use at Duke http://www.heraldsun.com/view/full_story/8991582/article-Duke-tries-new-way-of-keeping-tabs-on-patients?instance=main_article 

Spring 2010 

1. January 13- Melissa Dr. Andrew Best (No draft, went straight to blog)
2. January 27 - Amy Medical App Update
3. February 10 - Beth EMR's and Electronic Resources (Never created)
4. February 24 - Jenn Black History Month - History of Black physicians
5. March 10 - Megan DSM-V proposed changes
6. March 24 - Carrie - Nutrition Apps
7. April 7 - Amy - e-books and textbooks and universities
8. April 21 - LaTasha - In response...

Topics Suggestions from Spring Semester 2009

1. Toad Venom and Cancer Treatment http://www.mdanderson.org/news-and-publications/publications/cancerwise/past-issues/2008-january/cancerwise-january-2008-toad-venom-studied-in-cancer-treatment.html 
2. Update on iPhone/iPod Touch Medical Apps (possible discussion of the Android phones as well).  
3. EMR's and Electronic Resources - Beth
4. e-books and textbooks and universities
5. Melissa and medical history topics?
6. Medical Technologies Blogs
7. Black History Month...History of Black physicians?
8. Health Care Reform
9. Apple Medical Application videos

Topics for Blog Fall Semester 2009 (not necessarily in this order)

1. e-books and textbooks and universities
2. Indy 500 and Electronic Health Records
3. Supercourse -- Megan 
4. NLM--Turn the page archival books --Jenn
5. GhostWriters--Amy
6. DynaMed and UTD--Sometime in September?
7. EMR's and Electronic Resources
8. Melissa and Medical history?
9. Medical Technologies Blogs
10.   http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1918031,00.html The Times Top 50 Websites (there are some pretty neat sites in there that would fit the scope of our blog).

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   Topics for Blog Summer Semester 2009 (not necessarily in this order)

1. Find Your Favorite Medical Journal in Facebook (this needs work)--Amy for May 20
2. Citing Twitter, FaceBook and other such things--Beth for Aug 12
3. WolframAlpha --Megan for June 3
4. iPhone used by hospital--listed as a potential blog - Jenn for June 17
5. Another iPhone app follow up (might do this each semester) for July 29--Amy
6. Blog about Kindle by a medical school director--Beth for July 1
7. e-books and textbooks and universities
8. Acetaminophen in the News--Megan hot off the press July 5
9. Health News Review Website--Megan for July 15
10. Possible short piece on email attachment reminders (who hasn't sent something out without an attachment?) http://www.online-tech-tips.com/ms-office-tips/outlook-2007-attachment-reminder/
11. Interesting websites or blogs
12. Mobile Blogging (maybe just a mention in a post)
13. Elsevier's fake journals scandal - why a medical librarian can help folks make sure their research materials are legit???? - Beth (already posted)

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   Topics for Blog Spring Semester 2009

1. Welcome Back--Amy for January 14
2. Test Your Diagnostic Skills - Megan  ASAP
3. Abraham Lincoln's b-day and books on the health of famous people--Melissa for Feb. 12
4. Medpedia--Amy for February 18
5. iPod Touch Applications (health sciences related)
6. HR 801 and NIH Public Access Policy--Amy
7. Featured websites from MLAnews or other free website sources
8. Interviews?
9. Innovations Expo Feature (March 25, Beth?)
10. Cutting Edge Articles - Beth for April 22
11. Medical Technologies Blogs
12. Havidol Medication http://www.havidol.com/ - April Fool's Day Joke

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   Topics for Blog Fall Semester 2008

1. Introduction--Amy
2. 5 things libraries do better than Google - Beth 
3. NIH Policy--Amy
4. History of Medicine Lectures / Explain online videos
5. 10 things we like about Google - Beth
6. Getting the Latest Research to Come to You - Roger (I'm willing to draft this out, but we'll need to discuss what's most important to talk about here - there are lots of ways to do this)
7. PHR? What is That?--Amy
8. What a Medical Librarian Can Do For You - Roger
9. Medical History Topics With Reference to Country Doctor Museum--by Melissa
10. Why you should care about Evidence-based Healthcare --Amy
11. Top Tech Trends for Libraries in 2008 (or 2009) - Combined with the previous Web 2.0 article.
12. Recognizing Quality Health Information Online--Amy 

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6. Melissa and Medical History?