Here is a roundup of the tweets I posted this past week regarding glaucoma patients seen in consultation. Please read and add comments to turn this teachable moments into a many days of learning! I have added more details to each case beyond what was posted on Twitter.
Read MoreHere is a roundup of the tweets I posted this past week regarding glaucoma patients seen in consultation. Please read and add comments to turn this teachable moments into a many days of learning!
Read MoreI've been using Twitter since Aug 2008 and have been getting more active in recent months as I begin to better understand how to use it to gather information. Yes, when it comes to getting one direction information, such as news stories before they hit radio and at least one day before they reach the newspapers, it has been great. But what of the interaction we look for in something that falls into the category of social networking?
Read MoreI was trying to hold back but now that it looks like the attempts in the U.S. to get meaningful healthcare to those who can't afford it looks like it is seriously being threatened, I have to throw in my two cents. I have worked as sub-specialized ophthalmologist (glaucoma) in both the U.S. and Canada and have seen the system as both practitioner and patient on both sides of the border. Now I fear for healthcare in the U.S.
Read MoreI have been using Twitter for one year now and always seem to be searching for the best Twitter app. This despite the fact that only an estimated 1% of Canadians (estimated 16.5 million users worldwide vs 123 million on facebook) are even using Twitter and a very large percentage of those who sign up for Twitter stop using it soon afterwards because they don't 'get it.' No Twitter app is perfect for everyone but the bigger question is, what will it take for more people to understand what Twitter is all about when it comes to Ophthalmology or other fields of medicine?
Read MoreThis video shows my surgical technique for implanting the Ahmed FP7 Glaucoma Valve. I use this device when traditional glaucoma surgery such as a trabeculectomy or Optonol ExPress mini-shunt has already failed or is likely to fail to achieve adequate pressure reduction. I have noted some of the rationale for why I do certain steps the way that I do but could easily go on for many paragraphs about each step.
Read MoreI started this site in 2009 to write about Glaucoma, Health IT (EMR, EHR), Technology and to host my podcast series "Talking About Glaucoma." There is a shortcut to this blog to make it easier to find http://iguy.tv/blog.
I am a glaucoma sub-specialized Ophthalmologist and have a full time clinical practice at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic of the Geisel School of Medicine in Hanover, NH. I have a longtime interest in the use of technology to help in medical care as well as in Education. In addition, I was a very early adopter and developer of Electronic Medical Record systems who has lectured internationally on the topic of making the transition to EMRs in daily practice.
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