DigiCMB

End of 2011 I wrote an article for a Dutch Journal called "Digitale Bibliotheek" about medical libraries and mobile apps. It is available at ResearchGate.com . Only now i got to translating it (thank the stars for friends with translator skills!) and publishing it on Scribd I used it partly for the EAHIL 2013 Workshop Session on  Mobile  technology,  platforms  and apps. Nice thing about Scribd is the embed. Less fun is the advertising on Scribd, which can be pretty inappropriate... At the end I list 5 areas libraries at least should focus on. Please give you opinion or give more suggestions! Are these areas still relevant? There is an App for That Too! About Medical Libraries and Mobile Apps by Guus van den Brekel

75% of all online adult get health Information from the Internet. Health questions drive internet users age 73 and older to the internet just as frequently as they drive Generation Y users, outpacing teens by a significant margin. Researching health information is the third most popular online activity with the most senior age group, after email and online search. Pew Research generations Online For many HealthCare professionals the possibilities of the Web are still hidden. The Zorg 2.0 Event wants to improve awareness, share information and learn healthcare professionals about the challenges the Internet has to offer. ( automatic translated english version ) New media such as weblogs, online communities, Twitter , podcasts , vodcasts, RSS feeds, can support professionals in the exchange of information but also in exchange of experiences, facilitate hospital admissions, etc. The internet can also be used as a 2-way communication between professionals and patients. The optimal ...

" The Acute Care Region East and the University Medical Centre UNC St Radboud are organising the first Care 2 . 0 Congress. It is to be a gathering with an interactive programme about the possibilities the Internet can hold for the care sector for and by healthcare professionals" They do a great job at the Acute Care Region East. It seems they willingly decided to take this path of Web 2.0 integration in all Health Care aspects and this event is focussing on it. Some info in English The Zorg 2 . 0 Congress will be held on March 2 4, 2 0 0 9. More info & registration: www.azo.nl/zorg 2 0 .htm (in Dutch) More background information about the acute care region Acute Zorgregio Oost at www.azo.nl Related articles by Zemanta National Dialogue on Health IT Publishes Final Report (Uses Scribd in True Web 2.0 Fabulous Fashion) (healthmgmtrx.blogspot.com) Health 3.0 - or: whatever happend to Health 2.0? (blogs.sun.com) Medicine 2.0 Blog Carnival Edition #33 (ivor-k...