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Videos From Social Media Experiment at UVA

What happens when you take two innovative, social media companies, add a room full of intelligent and knowledgeable physicians and turn on the camera and bright lights? The answer is, tons of fun and and some great videos with clinical insights. The Doctors Channel has produced the first videos from our social media experiment at the UVA School of Medicine, which are NOW LIVE!

These videos are also being viewed and discussed by the physicians who were featured in them. Members of Ozmosis can watch the videos and join in the discussion. The beauty of the project is that not only can physicians access these clinical pearls anytime, but on Ozmosis, we may also directly engage and discuss the information with the 'stars' themselves. While in Charlottesville, I also had the opportunity to present, "How Physicians Can Use Social Media to Improve Medicine", (see authorSTREAM presentation below) at UVA's Grand Rounds.

During the presentation, we had some great discussions about how physicians can use social media and social networking tools (thanks David Rothman) to mix evidence with experience, enable more meaningful and more frequent exchanges with our peers, connect physicians across geographies and bridge the gap between academia and the trenches.

Jason Bhan, MD Co-Founder, Ozmosis

Below is a video from Scott Strayer, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health Services, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, and a leading expert on EBM and HIT discussing the Importance of Social Media in Medicine.

Click on the thumbnail below to view the presentation.