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In
order for this site to become fully functional to our community, it requir=
es
more input from anesthesia personal to provide information to share, exper=
ts
to add information and comment on the presented information. In addition, =
as
more anesthesia providers develop personal blogs, the potential to form an
interconnected web of blogs is likely to benefit our specialty and result =
in a
more rapid dissemination of information.
DISCUSSION
Albeit,
the idea of blogging in medicine is relatively new, we feel the potential =
for
these sites to is provide information to professionals and also to foster
communication with the general public in all areas of anesthesiology. We a=
re
currently investigating alternative ways to present information and attemp=
ting
to get more visitors to the site for critical evaluation and to share ideas
for improvement.
Figure
2. Web page used for blogging, as multiple pages provide individual input,=
a
searchable meta-like analysis becomes available based off of individual
perspectives.
REFERENCES
Blogging
A Alshab, MD, MPH and D Voltz MD
Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals=
of
Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio
INTRODUCTION
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The most important compo=
nent
in any system, be it complex or simple, revolves around efficient
communication. When communication breaks down, maintaining routine functio=
ns
as well as expanding into innovative areas becomes impossible. Improvement=
in
the communication of information, be it peer-reviewed publication, meeting
information, or someone’s experience in handling a challenging or
esoteric case will benefit us all if at the same time it does not
significantly increase our current workload. As communication of informati=
on
expands in an electronic format over the internet, we see both an improvem=
ent
in the efficiency with which we can deliver information while at the same =
time
feeling an increased requirement to evaluate, organize, and filter the
information. We are approaching a period in time where the filtering and
processing of information is a necessity if we are to remain in control of
content. The proof of success of effective communication occurs when the
discussion is more relevant and insightful then the original topic itself.
Blogging is a relatively new modality in information sharing that has the
potential to benefit us all.
Figure
1. Above visualization of bogging concept appreciating individual perspect=
ive
(figure in red) but evaluating multiple individual perspectives (figures in
black) to evaluate a specific problem.&nb=
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Bl=
ogs,
also known as Weblogs, were developed a number of years ago as simple ways=
to
share personal journals on the web. Since their inception, blogs have
developed into powerful communication tools allowing subscribers to these
sites to stay on top of the latest information and provide feedback in a
searchable format. These dynamic online web pages are being used for
everything from personal diaries, sounding boards for political activity,
special interest web filtering portals, as well as sophisticated business =
and
professional tools to supply information to a large body of people who sha=
re a
common interest.1,2
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