Shout Outs

Updated 3/2017 -- photos and all links removed (except to my own posts) as many no longer active.


Sharp Brains is the host for this week’s Grand Rounds. You can read this week’s myth buster’s edition here.

Wel­come to a new edi­tion of Grand Rounds blog car­ni­val, the weekly edi­tion of what’s best in the health and med­ical blo­gos­phere. This week, twenty four blog­gers share data, insights, ques­tions, reflec­tions and more. Enjoy!

On Improv­ing Care

Dr. Robert Oren­stein at ACP Hos­pi­tal­ist: thor­oughly clean­ing patient’s rooms can dra­mat­i­cally reduce healthcare-acquired infec­tions (HAI). ….

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H/T to @SynapticSilence for the link to this NY Times article by Jo Craven McGinty about as he puts it “a kind of prolonged grief I doubt many of us, even those in the mental health profession, have considered” -- As 9/11 Remains Are Identified, Grief Is Renewed

On Nov. 19, 2001, Susan Ainbinder Hutchins received a call saying that her son, Kevin Colbert, who worked at an investment bank on the 89th floor of 2 World Trade Center, had been identified among the ground zero remains.
“I’m thinking, they found my son,” she said, “but …...

But the nightmare was not over. “The calls kept coming and coming and coming,” she said. For several years, at roughly two-month intervals, she was informed that another piece of her son had been identified.

“Nobody gets it,” she said. “They don’t understand why I’m stuck in such an awful place.”   ……….

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H/T to @hjluks who tweeted “DOCs... like to doodle during patient interactions? draw MD - iPad Application j.mp/vfU5lW #hcsm #thcsm @myen” 

I would use this app if I were still in practice!  I often sketched over the photos in brochures or attempted to draw my own.  It looks like most specialties are covered.  From the site:

About drawMD

Designed to improve patient understanding of medical problems, drawMD utilizes the iPad's unique interface to allow anyone to sketch, stamp, or type directly on detailed anatomic images. The included images are tailored to each specialty and provide the ability for doctors to communicate and explain treatment plans, including surgical procedures, as well as document these plans for patient records.

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Check out Dr Val’s post:   Don’t Fly Delta: Airline Runs Anti-Vaccine Videos Against Medical Advice

I’ve been following the recent Delta airlines flu vaccine kerfuffle with interest and now amazement. After running in-flight infomercials by a notorious anti-vaccine group (NVIC), the American Academy of Pediatrics alerted Delta to the faux pas with a letter from president Robert W. Block, M.D. I had assumed that Delta would be grateful for the head’s up, and would immediately remove the infomercials. Instead, they chose to ignore the letter, denying that they saw any harm in associating themselves with anti-vaccine activists. Despite the warning, they will continue to run the ads through the month of November…..

Which means that I will NOT be flying Delta in the foreseeable future and I hope you won’t either. When US physician organizations are flat out ignored by corporate executives, it leaves us with only one choice – to speak with our feet. Sadly, the bottom line may matter more to them than the health and safety of their passengers.

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You may sign a petition against Delta’s actions here. Or use the #DontFlyDelta hashtag on Twitter. …….

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Another nice piece from @jordangrumet who blogs at In My Humble Opinion: If I Die Young

It's funny how a few words, a phrase, or music can bring back buried memories.
If I die young, bury me in satin
Lay me down on a, bed of roses
Sink me in the river, at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song
The sharp knife of a short life, oh well
I've had just enough time
I heard this song on the radio this morning. A rush of memories flooded my brain in the form of the smiling face of a beautiful little girl.   …….

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The Alliance for American Quilts received 119 quilts for it’s 2011 "Alliances: People, Patterns, Passion" contest.   You can see all the quilts here. My entry was “Redwork Quilt” and is included in Week Two (Mon, Nov. 21- Mon, Nov. 28) quilts being auctioned off.

All contest quilts will be auctioned via eBay starting on Monday, November 14, 2011 and ending December 12, 2011. All proceeds will support the AAQ and its projects. ….

Week ONE auction guide: Monday, November 14 - Monday, November 21 ……
New this year: "Alliances" contest artist's were offered the chance to record their artist's statements thanks to the generous services of AAQ Business member, VoiceQuilt, visit them at www.voicequilt.com.

Imagine

Updated 3/2017-- photos and all links (except to my own posts) removed as many no longer active. 

As you may know, I sew.   I grew up sewing many of my own clothes.  Now it’s mostly quilts, but I still occasional make an item of clothing.

It’s always fun to imagine how a certain pattern would work on the intended person (me, a friend, a niece, etc), how it would look in this fabric, this color, this print.

Always fun to imagine where you might wear the new dress, the new shirt, the new skirt.  Always fun to imagine how you might accessorize it.  Imagine the new shoes you might need.

Burda has a sewing blog I follow.  Yesterday one of their posts was title:  6 New Patterns in Sizes 44-52.  I was hopeful the featured models would be the same sizes.  They didn’t.  (photo credit)

Even worse, the models aren’t even shown wearing the pattern (inset) featured. 

Now, while I can look at the inset and imagine how it might look on me, in this fabric or that, in this color or that, what I really want to imagine is wearing the lovely dress on the right.

Wouldn’t it have been much more fair to a size 44-52 women who wants to look her best to feature the pattern made in the appropriate fabric on a woman her size?

I’m not the only one who feels this way.  Here’s a sampling of the comments:

by lila-1:  Aside from the fact that you have modeled the ‘plus size’ designs on skinny girls (wth??), the majority of these patterns are bordering on muumuus

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by Julianne Dodds:  I can’t really weigh in (ha!) on if these are good styles for plus-sized gals cause I don’t see any examples :P

I wish all women were a healthy size, athletic and active,  but we aren’t.  Pattern companies, as well as clothing manufactures, should provide appropriate models.  Size 2 – 6 models when selling to size 44 is NOT appropriate.

Check out Dr. Val’s recent post on Accepting Different Body Types, But Not Embracing Obesity

Shout Outs

Updated 3/2017 -- photos and all links (except to my own posts) removed as many no longer active. 

Dr. Muchandani's Medical Services is the host for this week’s Grand Rounds.   It’s the “LOL” edition.  You can read this week’s edition here.

I've had a rather interesting time compiling this post for this edition of Grand Rounds. I must say the motive for the theme being humour and laughter was purely selfish. This is the first time I am hosting here and I knew that if I had to keep up the good work of the previous hosts I would have to be totally involved with the selection process of so many many fantastic entries that this event brings on! The only way to screen them would be to enjoy reading every bit and what better way to do that than over a laugh.

So, in no particular order, here are this week's lol posts!……….

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Nurse Teeny, The Makings of a Nurse  is the host of the latest edition of Change of Shift (Vol 4, No 24) !   You can find the schedule and the COS archives at Emergiblog. (photo credit)

I’m honored to host Change of Shift: Volume 4, Number 24. Thanks to Kim at Emergiblog for this amazing opportunity to bring together the nursing community!

Without further ado, let’s get to the good stuff…

May signals transitions, and several CoS-ers addressed this very issue. the Muse, RN confronted the age-old issue of initiating new grad RNs into practice in “No, We Neglect Them“. As a new RN myself, all I can say about this post is THANK YOU! I only wish there were more nurses out there like you!

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There is an updated guideline for the prevention of alls in older patients.  It was produced by the American Geriatrics Society and the British Geriatrics Society.  It is available in an interactive online format here.

The screening for falls and risk for falling is aimed at preventing or reducing fall risk. Structuring and standardizing the screening process may improve adherence of providers to the guideline recommendations. The use of a finite number of simple questions, requiring a yes/no answer, may also simplify documentation. Any positive answer to the screening questions puts the person screened in a high-risk group that warrants further evaluation.

RECOMMENDATIONS

All older individuals should be asked whether they have fallen (in the past year).
An older person who reports a fall should be asked about the frequency and circumstances of the fall(s).
Older individuals should be asked if they experience difficulties with walking or balance.

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A Better Health post by Dr. John Mandrola:  Remembrance And Rules For Cyclists And Motorists.  Here are a few of the rules, read the entire post for all of them.

Rules of the Road
A cyclist must:

• Obey the instructions of official traffic control signals and signs. Stop at stop signs and for stop lights just like a motor vehicle.
• Ride a bicycle on the right side of the road with traffic.
• When riding at night, operate the bicycle with a white light visible from the front and a red reflector or light visible from the rear.
• DO NOT RIDE ON THE SIDEWALK
• Ride on a bike path adjacent to the roadway, if one is provided.
• Never ride more than two abreast so as to interfere with the normal movement of traffic.

A motorist must:

• Share the road with bicycles.
• Look for cyclists. Because of their narrow profile you will need to develop your eye-scanning patterns to include bicyclists.
• When you are turning right after passing a cyclist, leave ample room so you don’t cut him off when you slow for your turn.
• When opening your car door, check behind for cyclists. 

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Medgadget is sponsoring the The 2010 My Medical Museum Competition along with Dr. Allen Roberts, aka GruntDoc.

This contest is an opportunity to showcase your medical museum's treasures, as well as to document your local medical history and explain how clinicians and scientists in your area contributed to medicine. So, make a presentation and tell everyone a fascinating story.

To get everyone on equal footing, we've implemented a dynamic publishing platform where you create an online presentation. The My Medical Museum website will let you upload pictures, file reports, embed videos, and make a presentation that will impress the judges. Collaboration is fine, too -- form a group and grant access so your teammates can contribute.

The Grand Prize is a brand-new Wi-Fi 32GB Apple iPad, no less.

So, what else are you waiting for? Gather your friends, family or fellow medical geeks and head over to explore your local medical museum. Develop your presentation and finalize it by Sunday, June 13, 2010.

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It’s time again for the web-based quilt festival hosted by Amy – Blogger’s Quilt Festival, Spring 2010.  I submitted my “First Quilt” as part of the festival.  There is a long list of blogging quilters who are participating.  Grab a cup of coffee or tea and have fun checking them all out.

Welcome to the third Blogger's Quilt Festival!  I'm so glad that you are here - and I hope that you plan to enter a quilt in the Festival!  Everyone is welcome to participate, this is a relaxed festival with no judging, no gloves, and beverages are allowed, encouraged even!  :)

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Dr Anonymous’ BTR show guest this week will be Dr. Deb Clements, Family Physician who recently was in Haiti. The show begins at 9 pm ET.

Upcoming shows (9pm ET)

6/10: Ray Saputelli, NJ Academy of Family Physician

Many Cuts Later – May 16th

I began this blog three years ago with a post entitled “First Cut (I mean draft).”  I now have well over 1,000  posts (cuts which I hope haven’t been torture to endure)  and many new friends.  

I have been interviewed because of my blog for both the  medical and quilting components.  I’ve even been interviewed by Dr. Anonymous (link removed 3/2017).

I have been included among the Better Health bloggers and gone to Las Vegas where I meet many of you in person.

Thank you all for including me in the blogging community. 

Shout Outs

Updated 3/2017 -- photos and all links (except to my own posts) removed as many no longer active. and it was easier than checking each one.


David E. Williams' Health Business Blog is this week's host of Grand Rounds.   You can read this week’s edition here.

Welcome to Grand Rounds 6:24. Regular readers know I provide a mix of health care wonkery, cheerleading of entrepreneurs, and light-hearted, humorous Grand Rounds. But this week’s batch of submissions is mostly in the pain and suffering category.

If you think I’m joking, read on.

Pain and suffering

Other Things Amanzi is profoundly affected by the death of a kidney transplant patient. The fellow walked into the hospital with the realistic hope of life without dialysis and departed on a cold morgue slate. Can’t win ‘em all, but that’s not much comfort in this case.

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Check out Dr Val's (Better Health) videos of the interviews done last week at the   HIMSS conference in Atlanta at the Better Health YouTube Channel:  BetterHealthLLC

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MamaTrauma is the host of the latest edition of Change of Shift (Vol 4, No 18) ! You can find the schedule and the COS archives at Emergiblog. (photo credit)

A year ago I was still in nursing school and in total awe of all the nurse bloggers I was reading when I should have been studying. Now not only am I working my dream job, I am hosting Change of Shift! It is such an honor to be counted among the ranks of all those nurse bloggers I am still so in awe of.  I hope you all enjoy reading this edition.

We’re starting off with Mother Jones and her commentary on Change of Shift: The Art of Giving Report.  It really is an art……

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St. Baldrick's is a fundraising foundation dedicated to raising funds for pediatric cancer research.  Shadowfax is Going Bald Once More

Yup, St Patrick's day is soon approaching, and that means that St Baldrick's day is also approaching…. 

This is my third year doing this, and I do it in memory of my friend Nathan Gentry, who lost his battle with Neuroblastoma at age seven, and in memory of Henry Scheck, who passed away from Medulloblastoma.

Thanks for your consideration.
Click here to donate.

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Allyson Beatrice, Cocktail Party Physics, writes about science and children’s books in her post:  food for juicy, young brains

…If you adore Science Verse, the same author and illustrator have given us Math Curse, Scieszka and Lane, Viking, 1995.

A young student with math anxiety discovers that his whole life is comprised of various math problems, but fortunately, math also offers him a solid solution. The illustrations are just as epic in silliness as Science Verse, as are the problems he encounters. From the moment he gets out of bed, he's presented with math problems as he tried to get dressed for school:

I have 1 white shirt,
3 blue shirts,
3 striped shirts,
and that 1 ugly plaid shirt my Uncle Zeno sent me.
How many shirts is that all together?
How many shirts would I have if I threw away that awful plaid shirt?
When will Uncle Zeno stop sending me such ugly shirts?
Everything seems to be a problem.

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I am a big fan of Medical Moments in 55 Words, but had no idea who the doctor behind the blog was until recently when fellow blogger Denver Doc and friend tweeted (@DocofAges)

Check out nice article on my blog: http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2010/03/05/health_and_care/

Here is the beginning of the Boston Globe article:

PRIMARY CARE medicine may be on the decline in prestige and pay, but the fancy surgical specialties can’t offer the same daily dose of satisfaction, heartbreak, and connection. Judy Paley, a primary care doctor with a two-person practice and a load of bills in Denver, has started a blog brimming with what she calls “close encounters of the life-saving kind.’’ Reading it is good for what ails you.

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I hope you will read Dr David’s recent post: The Irony of Patient Autonomy

One of the cornerstones of medical ethics is the concept of patient autonomy. MedicineNet.com provides a succinct definition: “The right of patients to make decisions about their medical care without their health care provider trying to influence the decision. Patient autonomy does allow for health care providers to educate the patient but does not allow the health care provider to make the decision for the patient.”……..

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Learned about this local charity group via  Arkansas Blog’s post:  Plant a tree

It's Tree Streets, an urban forestry project that is no more complicated than planting trees along public right of ways in the center city. It is about to plant its 1,000th tree. Think of the canopy of shade this work will provide for years after all the hole diggers, planters and waterers are gone.

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Dr Anonymous’ guests this week will be EMS Podcaster Greg Friese.  Come join us.

Upcoming Dr. A Shows (9pm ET)

3/18 : Dr. Lucy Hornstein from Musings Of A Dinosaur

Live From HIMSS: What's Hot In Healthcare IT?

Updated 3/2017 -- video removed as many no longer active.

Shout Outs

Updated 3/2017 -- photos and all links (except to my own posts) removed as many no longer active. and it was easier than checking each one.

Dr Anonymous is this week's host of Grand Rounds.   You can read this week’s edition here (photo credit).

Greetings from Atlanta, Georgia which is about 800 miles from Doctor Anonymous World Headquarters in Northeastern Ohio. What am I doing here? Well, I'm attending my first HIMMS conference (which stands for the Healthcare Information and Management Systems) annual meeting.

These are the 37 best posts that the medical blogosphere has to offer this week. In my editors picks, I wanted to highlight what I think are well-written stories. There is also a short excerpt from each of my picks this week…………..

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Dr Val, Better Health, is attending the HIMSS in this week in Atlanta.  Check out the ways to interact with her and the team.

1. Watch live interviews of exhibitors, conducted by physicians on UStream. Tune in to Dr. Val's UStream coverage (beginning at 9:30am each morning at HIMSS, March 1, 2, and 3rd).

2. Follow @drval on twitter.  Tweet your questions to her during the interviews. She may ask the interviewees YOUR questions LIVE.  Follow the Twitter hashtag #HIMSS10 during the event to see tweets from UStream attendees and others.

3. Meet the bloggers at HIMSS. There will be a special panel discussion with Dr. Val and other popular health IT bloggers scheduled in the HIMSS Social Media Center.

4. Blog Talk Radio: HIMSS Wrap Up With Dr. Val and Dr. Anonymous. Tune in to the Dr. Anonymous show at 8pm ET, Wednesday, March 3rd to hear final impressions about the show. Call in to discuss the event with hosts, or join the chat room.

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St. Baldrick's is a fundraising foundation dedicated to raising funds for pediatric cancer research.  Shadowfax is Going Bald Once More

Yup, St Patrick's day is soon approaching, and that means that St Baldrick's day is also approaching…. 

This is my third year doing this, and I do it in memory of my friend Nathan Gentry, who lost his battle with Neuroblastoma at age seven, and in memory of Henry Scheck, who passed away from Medulloblastoma.

Thanks for your consideration.
Click here to donate.

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Dinah, Shrink Rap, critiques the NY Times article on depression in her post: Why Can't We Be Sad?

Today's New York Times Magazine has a really interesting article by Jonah Lehrer called "Depression's Upside." Mr. Lehrer talks about a possible evolutionary purpose for Major Depression…..

So I didn't like the article at the beginning; it relied on anecdotes--the woman who felt so much better with antidepressants that she'd grown complacent in a bad marriage, for example. It doesn't capture all the patients I see, and any way you dice it, if you end up dead from suicide, your productivity comes to a halt. It seems to me that there are some people who suffer in ways that these anecdotes don't explain. I suppose, however, even if we assume that depression is an unproductive, tormenting state, when it ends, is there something to be gained from having gone through it. Lehrer tells us, "Wisdom isn't cheap, and we pay for it with pain." I, personally, think there remains a differentiation between pain and major depression, and that perhaps one can grow through all sorts of suffering, and I'm all in favor of finding my own personal path to wisdom in ways that might not entail so much suffering. Just a thought…….

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From Paul Levy, Running a Hospital, comes more from Haiti:  Dr. Cocchi goes to Haiti

This is a story about and by Michael N. Cocchi, MD, a fellow in Critical Care Medicine in our Department of Emergency Medicine. He joined a group of doctors and nurses recently in a medical relief mission to Haiti. It was his first time on such a mission. When I heard some of his stories, I asked if he would be willing to share them with us…………

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From Dr Wes comes even more from Haiti:  

Dr. Mike Howard - one of our plastic surgeons, is live-blogging from Haiti. Here's a sample:

Looking at the historical course of cases here has been quite interesting. The quake occured on 12 January. Most amputees relate their first operation was not until 19, 20 or 21 January. Most ex-fixes went on between 22 Jan and 3 Feb. There will be a huge need here in 3-4 weeks just taking off exfixes. The scene is bad now 6 weeks out; I cant imagine the traumatic, mangled extremity scene the first week post quake. Thousands of crushes untreated for days.

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Another one from  Dr Wes  is one on a topic many are familiar with:  Occupational Sciatica

Ever note lower back pain that radiates down your leg after standing at a cath lab or operating room table?

Timothy Sanborn, MD, director of cardiology at our institution shared his experience with this occupational hazard in a recent editorial (pdf) from Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions and offers an interesting non-invasive remedy short of laminectomy: hyperextension of the lower back using McKenzie exercises (video).

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For those of you who sew or quilt, check out this nice post from  Charlie, It’s Just Me:  Sew, A Needle Pulling Thread (photo credit)

I get asked this question at least once a day, what needle do I need to buy? In turn I ask what type of fabric are you sewing on and what kind of thread are you going to be using?…..

The photo above shows you how a stitch is formed.

The eye of the needle should be 40% larger than the diameter of the thread. When going to a larger size of thread a larger needle should be used. Use the appropriate needle for the type of fabric being sewn. Size 80 needles works great for 40 weight thread, 75 would be great for 50 weight thread. The finer the thread and the finer the fabric that is being sewn, the finer the needle. ……..

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Dr Anonymous’ guests this week will be Dr. Rob from Musings of a Distractible Mind.    Come join us.

Upcoming Dr. A Shows (9pm ET)

3/11 : EMS Podcaster Greg Friese
3/18 : Dr. Lucy Hornstein from Musings Of A Dinosaur

Shout Outs

Updated 3/2017-- photos and all links removed as many no longer active. and it was easier than checking each one.

MD Whistleblower is this week's host of Grand Rounds.   You can read this week’s edition here.

It’s been a while since I’ve attended a conventional medical Grand Rounds. These were events where a medical luminary would fly in to give a medical audience a state-of-the-art presentation on a medical subject. Ideally, the speaker was a thought leader and a researcher on the issue.

These presentations were usually not a demonstration of the virtue of humility. We physicians, as a class, have generous egos. Academic physicians occupy a higher rung on the ego ladder. Medical Grand Rounders (MGRs), who are on the GR speaking circuit, often must bring their own ladders to assure they will be able to reach their desired atmospheric height.

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INQRI Blog is the host of the latest edition of Change of Shift (Vol 4, No 17) ! You can find the schedule and the COS archives at Emergiblog. (photo credit)

The INQRI program is excited to partner with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Initiative on the Future of Nursing, at the IOM to present the February 18 edition of Change of Shift. In anticipation of the upcoming forum on the Future of Nursing: Education, we have selected nursing education as our theme.

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Dr Val, Better Health, will be attending the HIMSS in early March in Atlanta:

This year, the Better Health team will be offering live coverage of healthcare’s largest tech conference: HIMSS in Atlanta, March 1-4. Three medical bloggers, Dr. Val Jones, Dr. Mike Sevilla, and Dr. Nick Genes will interview over 40 different exhibitors and stream their interviews live via UStream. You can ask questions of the interviewees by submitting questions to @drval during the event. Dr. Val Jones will report to ABC News, DC via Skype from the convention floor on Wednesday, March 3rd at 10:50am.

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St. Baldrick's is a fundraising foundation dedicated to raising funds for pediatric cancer research.  Shadowfax is Going Bald Once More

Yup, St Patrick's day is soon approaching, and that means that St Baldrick's day is also approaching…. 

This is my third year doing this, and I do it in memory of my friend Nathan Gentry, who lost his battle with Neuroblastoma at age seven, and in memory of Henry Scheck, who passed away from Medulloblastoma.

Thanks for your consideration.
Click here to donate.

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From Medgadget comes A Preview of BeBionic Artificial Hand

RSLSteeper out of Kent, UK is planning to release a new prosthetic hand in May that brings new functionality and supposedly a more natural and personalized look to the market. The BeBionic hand is fully articulated with preprogrammed grips and a powered wrist. We contacted RSLSteeper to get more details on the new hand and here's from their reply:………….

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Our fellow medblogger and medical colleague, Doc Gurley was in Haiti last week.  You can follow read her posts beginning with this one:  Haiti Journey: Hitting the ground.

Immediately after crossing from the DR into Haiti, you can see the visible downshift into a worse level of poverty. The major road around the lake is now, unbelievably after all these miles, dirt. Only an ankle-pile of rubble at the edge prevents flooding, making me wonder what will happen, in the rainy season, to the lifeline to Haiti.

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Fiberart For A Cause is raising money for the American Cancer Society.  You can check out the items here (photo credit)

Bidding opens Tuesday, February 23 at 11:00 a.m. CST
Opening Bids posted at 10:50 a.m. CST
Bidding closes at 2:00 p.m. CST
Are you ready to bid? Checklist.

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This National Geographic article,  Carnivorous Plants (photo credit), by Carl Zimmer  is accompanied by some absolutely beautiful photographs.

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Dr Anonymous’ guests this week will be storytellERdoc, winner of the Best Literary Blog of 2009 Medical Blog Awards.    Come join us.

Upcoming Dr. A Shows (9pm ET)

3/1 : Dr. A On Location
3/4 : Dr. Rob from Musings of a Distractible Mind
3/11 : EMS Podcaster Greg Friese

Better Health Headed to HIMSS

Updated 3/2017-- all links (except to my own posts) removed as many no longer active. and it was easier than checking each one.

Dr. Val Jones will be leading a three “man” team from of Better Health bloggers as they provide live coverage of healthcare’s largest tech conference, HIMSS, in Atlanta, March 1-4.  She will be joined by Dr. Mike Sevilla and Dr. Nick Genes.

Here are ways you can follow the teams activities:

•  Watch live interviews of exhibitors by the team on UStream. Tune in to Dr. Val’s UStream coverage (beginning at 9:30am each morning at HIMSS, March 1, 2, and 3rd).  UStream interviewee line up will be published on the Better Health blog on Friday, February 26th
• Participate in real time via Twitter.  Follow @drval and tweet your questions to her during the interviews.   Follow the Twitter hashtag #HIMSS10 during the event to see tweets from UStream attendees and others.
• Meet the bloggers at HIMSS. There will be a special panel discussion with Dr. Val and other popular health IT bloggers scheduled in the HIMSS Social Media Center.
• Watch Dr. Val Reporting from HIMSS on ABC News (DC only): Tune in to News Channel 8 at 10:50am, Wednesday March 3rd.
• Blog Talk Radio: HIMSS Wrap Up With Dr. Val and Dr. Anonymous. Tune in to the Dr. Anonymous show at 8pm ET, Wednesday, March 3rd to hear final impressions about the show. Call in to discuss the event with hosts, or join the chat room.