Institute for International Research

 

When: 25-June-08, 1:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M.
Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (US and Canada)
Cost: FREE - Online Registration is OPEN

WEB SEMINAR DESCRIPTION: 

The social-networking revolution is coming to health care, at the same time that new Internet technologies and software programs are making it easier than ever for consumers to find timely, personalized health information online. Patients who once connected mainly through email discussion groups and chat rooms are building more sophisticated virtual communities that enable them to share information about treatment and coping and build a personal network of friends. At the same time, traditional Web sites that once offered cumbersome pages of static data are developing blogs, podcasts, and customized search engines to deliver the most relevant and timely information on health topics.

What you will learn by attending:

• Improve care self-management using Web 2.0 strategies & resources
• Analyze the impact of Web 2.0 on healthcare stakeholders
• Leverage Web 2.0 content to drive traffic to your site and customers to your facility
• Explore the return on investment for these technologies

Speaker:
John W. Sharp, Manager of Research Informatics
Cleveland Clinic

 
About the Speaker:

John Sharp is the Manager of Research Informatics in the Department of Quantitative Health Sciences at the Cleveland Clinic. He has been involved in healthcare information technology for more than 10 years.  He has a particular interest in Web 2.0 technologies and assisted in the development of a CEO blog, podcasting, search technologies and collaboration tools. He has also encouraged the use of physician social networking and collaboration tools.

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