Should physicians be trained as “knowledge workers”?

According to Wikipedia a Knowledge Worker is someone whose main job is to employ creative, divergent, convergent thinking to solve problems with the help of searching new information. In the 21st century these Knowledge Workers may use Internet tools, such as social media, to form a collaborative network of expertise. These networks might be open or not. There are plenty of companies using knowledge management in order to optimize their performance.

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By Javier Benitez, MD|2016-11-11T18:37:08-08:00Jun 19, 2013|Medical Education, Social Media & Tech|

Welcome new blog team member: Dr. Matt Astin

Welcome superstar Dr. Matt Astin to the ALiEM blog family. Matt is the Clinical Assistant Professor of EM and IM at Medical Center of Central Georgia, Mercer University School of Medicine. We’re incredibly happy here to add him as our new secret weapon in the social media and FOAM arena. After having met him in real-life at this past SAEM meeting, I can’t imagine a better fit for this team. Welcome! Follow him on Twitter: @mastinmd.

Here is brief bio by Matt:

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By Michelle Lin, MD|2019-09-10T14:03:22-07:00May 28, 2013|Life|

Maximizing Conferences through Twitter

Conferences are necessary. It’s how we network, exchange research ideas, and share advances in emergency medicine. The reality is that we cannot attend every conference out there because of time, money, and schedule conflicts. But thanks to Twitter, it is no longer necessary to be physically present to reap the benefits of a conference.

This post lists information on how to get involved and stay involved with the Twitter conversation and learn from our great conferences without breaking your bank or schedule.

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By Nikita Joshi, MD|2017-03-05T14:14:47-08:00May 24, 2013|Medical Education, Social Media & Tech|

How Social Media is Making an Impact in Medicine

Whether you realize it or not, the use of social media (i.e. Facebook, twitter, and blogs) has found its way into the world of medical students, residents, physicians, and medical educators all around the world. The use of these resources has several advantages versus in-person/print educational tool:

Overcomes physical or temporal barriers
Provides searchable content
Encourages interactivity

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By Salim Rezaie, MD|2016-11-11T18:37:29-08:00May 21, 2013|Medical Education, Social Media & Tech|

SAEM/CORD slides: Social Media for Emergency Educators

As requested by an audience member at today’s talk at SAEM, Drs. Rob Cooney, Mike Bond, and I are sharing our slides and handout on Social Media for Emergency Medicine Educators with you here.

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By Michelle Lin, MD|2026-06-16T16:01:38-07:00May 17, 2013|Medical Education, Social Media & Tech|

App Review: EMRA Basics of Emergency Medicine

The app EMRA Basics of Emergency Medicine covers the 20 most common EM complaints in a concise manner. I first heard about it from Dr. Rob Orman’s (@emergencypdx) podcast (ERCast) where he endorsed it when it was only in book format. The book is great, thin, and it fits in a white coat pocket.

Here is an in-depth review of the app.

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By Javier Benitez, MD|2018-10-28T21:45:14-07:00May 6, 2013|Medical Education, Social Media & Tech|

Writing content for social media? Protect yourself!

In the past few months, this blog has been successful in working with Google to remove pirating sites, which directly cut and paste all of our content (including PV cards!) directly into their own blog as their own. This broaches the greater question of disclaimers, copyright, and privacy.

Last month, Dr. Steve Carroll (EM Basic) nicely summarized these issues and constructed nice language for anyone’s social media productions. In fact, with his permission, I have incorporated much of the wordings into this blog’s disclaimer section (bottom of About Us). (more…)

By Michelle Lin, MD|2016-12-20T11:19:42-08:00Apr 7, 2013|Medical Education, Social Media & Tech|