Healthcare Blogger Code of Ethics

New Accepted Blogs

October 12th, 2008 | Tags:

With the help of the HBCE community, here are some newly-accepted blogs:

Name of Blog	USMLEMD
Website	http://usmlemd.wordpress.com
Blog post authors	dokidok
Description of Website	Pictures, animations. mnemonics, news and more useful medical information for patients and professionals.
Blog Type	Medical Blogger

Name of Blog	survive the journey
Website	http://survivethejourney.blogspot.com
Blog post authors	Robin Smith
Description of Website	This is a story of my journey with Cushing’s Disease and what I’ve learned along the way. I hope it will help others on the same journey.
Blog Type	Patient Blogger

Name of Blog	Cushings & Cancer
Website	http://cushingshelp.blogspot.com/
Blog post authors	Mary O’Connor
Description of Website	I had both Cushing’s disease (pituitary tumor) and kidney cancer (renal cell carcinoma). I’m trying to post about how I am coping with these diseases as well as add snippets of helpful information on those topics from other blogs or news items.
Blog Type	Patient Blogge

Name of Blog	The Dragonfly Initiative
Website	http://thedragonflyinitiative.blogspot.com/
Blog post authors	Dragonfly
Description of Website	A female medical student in Australia blogging about life, the craziness associated with spending most of ones time in a hospital, attempting to have a life while doing so, complaining about being a perenially broke student
Blog Type	Medical Blogger

Name of Blog	Sumer’s Radiology Site
Website	http://sumerdoc.blogspot.com
Blog post authors	Sumer Sethi
Description of Website	Online Radiology Magazine. Sumer Kumar Sethi is an Indian Radiologist with great academic record having many national and international publications to his name. His other achievements include authoring handbook of Radiology “Review Of Radiology” for medical Students which is a country wide best seller. Special interest in Medical Informatics and Creator Of a web site- http://www.indianradiology.com , www.sumerdoc.blogspot.com one of the premier Radiology Portals worldwide. This site is an online Radiology Magazine, which has been featured in the Times of India, Radiographics, BMJ, Journal of Thoracic Imaging, RT image magazine & International Society of Radiology. Creator of the concept of Radiology Grand Rounds.
Blog Type	Medical Blogger

Name of Blog	Wait Times & Delayed Care
Website	http://www.waittimes.blogspot.com
Blog post authors	Ian Furst
Description of Website	Health Policy blog about access to care, efficiency in health care, public policy as it relates to health care wait times, practice management as well as the occasional joke.
Blog Type	Medical Blogger

Name of Blog	Diabetes 360
Website	http://www.diabetes360.blogspot.com
Blog post authors	Nick Holmes
Description of Website	A humorous look at life with diabetes.
Blog Type	Patient Blogger

Name of Blog	Raspberry Blase
Website	http://raspberryblase.blogspot.com
Blog post authors	Jacob
Description of Website	I write about working as a pediatric ED nurse, and a little about my life.
Blog Type	Medical Blogger

Name of Blog the story of healing

Website http://storyofhealing.com

Blog post authors Karina S. Descartin

Description of Website My Journey in Life and Medicine

Blog Type Medical Blogger

Name of Blog	Educatednobody
Website	http://educatednobody.blogspot.com
Blog post authors	me?
Description of Website	its a medical student blog. I go to the royal college of surgeons Ireland. I try not to write about me as much as my perspective. I also like to write about the people around me and my interactions with them. Check it out, critique is welcome. I might be premature in my application but I have ten posts and was not sure about the 3 month rule (I plan to blog for some time). Regardless, I like the blogs on the blog role here and would like to be a part of your community. I’m out! BJM
Blog Type	Medical Blogger

Name of Blog	Trauma Bay
Website	http://traumabay.blogspot.com
Blog post authors	Aaron Andersen
Description of Website	The blog of a 4th year medical student going into Emergency Medicine with eyes wide shut, but in the ‘how did I actually choose this for my life’ sense, not the ‘Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman’ sense.
Blog Type	Medical Blogger

Name of Blog	Asthma Mom
Website	http://asthmamom.wordpress.com
Blog post authors	Amy Anaruk
Description of Website	“Any day my kid doesn’t flare is a good day.” A sometimes irreverent blog about children’s health and parenting a child with asthma.
Blog Type	Patient Blogger

Correction: Andrew’s Nutritional Health Resources was included in this list in error. Sorry!

Welcome to the community!

It has been a long time since a post, but I want to raise a question that has come up with recent activity. Is there a place for “commercial” bloggers on the HBCE? What I mean by this is, should we allow bloggers who are using their site for their livelihood to display the code? The answer is a little tough for me, so I would like to hear what others think.

There are pros and cons for their inclusions. Pros include:

If you look at the code, it does not say that you cannot have a commercial interest; it simply states that if you do have one, it must be stated clearly.
Many bloggers blur the line. If I put up advertisements on my blog, have I become a commercial blogger? I am seriously considering it.
Many “commercial bloggers” offer valuable content, so why should they be excluded?

Cons include:

This is a blogger code - which implies that it is done by non-professional writers. The purpose is to protect both the reader and the blogger from misunderstanding. The commercial blogger will always have some degree of suspicion since they want to earn money off of you (like friends who sell Amway).
There is a financial interest in getting the code, as it makes people trust you more and so read your posts more. While this is not bad, it is not at all the reason the code was made, and somewhat goes against its purpose.

There are several options on how to handle this:

Accept them as long as they clearly state their commercial bent and comply completely with the code.
Keep the HBCE to include only “amateur” bloggers.
Have a separate category for those who are “commercial.”

What do you think?

Attention HBCE Members

July 30th, 2008 | Tags:

5 comments

The list so far is as follows. Please check to make sure your information is correct. If your blog has the code but is not on the list, please go to the fill out the form.

An American Medic in Britain
http://americanmedicinbritain.blogspot.com/
Medical
Medical Student
Education

Center on Media and Child Health
http://cmch.typepad.com/cmch
Medical
Education
Research

Dare To Dream…
http://www.dare-to-dream.us/
Medical
Psych
Research

DOCTOR PUNDIT
http://www.doctorpundit.com/
Medical
Physician

Donnabetes
http://donnabetes.blogspot.com/
Patient
Diabetes
Nutrition

Dr. Deb Psychological Perspectives
http://drdeborahserani.blogspot.com/
Medical
Psych

Dr. Wes
http://drwes.blogspot.com/
Medical
Physician
Cardiology

Emergiblog
http://www.emergiblog.com/
Medical
Nursing

Every Patient’s Advocate
http://trishatorrey.com/
Patient
Patient Tools
Education

Eye on DNA
http://www.eyeondna.com/
Medical
Education
Research

Fat Doctor
http://fatdoctor.blogspot.com/
Medical
Physician

Grassroots Science
http://ykalaska.wordpress.com/
Medical
Education
Research

Highlight HEALTH
http://www.highlighthealth.com/
Medical
Education
Research

Junkfood science
http://junkfoodscience.blogspot.com/
Medical
Nutrition
Education

Lemonade Life
http://www.lemonade-life.com/
Patient
Diabetes

Malaysian Medical Resources
http://medicine.com.my/
Medical
Physician

Medicine From The Trenches
http://www.medicinefromthetrenches.blogspot.com/
Medical
Physician
Education

monash medical student
http://jeffreyleow.wordpress.com/
Medical
Medical Student

Musings of a Distractible Mind
Dr. Rob
http://distractible.org
Medical
Physician
Pediatrics

Not My Second Opinion
http://notmysecondopinion.blogspot.com/
Medical
Medical Student
Education

other things amanzi
http://other-things-amanzi.blogspot.com/
Medical
Physician
Surgery

Pallimed: A Hospice & Palliative Medicine Blog
http://www.pallimed.org/
Medical
Mutlidisciplinary
Palliative Care

PICU Traveller
http://martygrn.blogspot.com/
Medical
Nursing

Prin’s Links for Social Work Students
http://prinslinks.blogspot.com/
Medical
Social Work

scan man’s notes
http://www.catscanman.net/blog/
Medical
Physician
Radiology

Scienceroll
http://www.scienceroll.com/
Medical
Medical Student
Education

Scott’s Web Log
http://sstrumello.blogspot.com/
Patient
Diabetes

Street Anatomy
http://streetanatomy.com/blog
Medical
Education

Sunshine and Moonlight: A Journey with Multiple Sclerosis
http://www.sunshineandmoonlight.wordpress.com/
Patient
Neurological
Multiple Sclerosis

Suture for a Living
http://rlbatesmd.blogspot.com/
Medical
Physician
Education

The Big D
http://canddbishop.com/blog
Patient
Diabetes

The Dental Implant Blog
http://thedentalimplantblog.com/
Medical
Dental
Education

The ICI Experience
http://theiciexperience.blogspot.com/
Patient
Chronic Pain

The Preemie Experiment
http://thepreemieexperiment.blogspot.com/
Patient
Parent of Sick Child
Anxiety/Depression

The Red Dot Project
http://www.betizuka.com/reddot
Patient
Diabetes

Too Much Brain to Contain
http://chiarian.blogspot.com/
Patient
Neurological

yen rocks the world
http://yenrules.wordpress.com/
Medical
Medical Student
Nursing

A Plan

May 15th, 2008 | Tags:

11 comments

I have come out of my hibernation. Now there are a bunch of submissions to catch up on. I have gotten a lot of suggestions on how to handle the HBCE, and have thought long about what should be done to make it as little burden as possible.

Here are my thoughts. We need people from the various areas of Medical Blogging who are part of the HBCE community to review applications from blogs like theirs. These groups can be of the following type:

Physician Blogs - I can take this one.
Medical Student Blogs
Nursing Blogs
Healthcare Administration Blogs
Patient Blogs
EMT’s
PT/OT/Speech
Other Medical Blogs

If we can have a few volunteers from each of these to form a team. When a blog application comes through and it does not seem it is clearly a rejection, then we can pass it on to each team.

I get roughly 2-3 total applicants per week (a very big number, really) - so there are a good number to catch up on.

Thoughts? Volunteers?

A Quick Update

April 19th, 2008 | Tags:

2 comments

Can’t believe it’s April already. Time sure flies…

Applications for membership continue to arrive at a steady pace. I have a dozen or so waiting to be reviewed as I write this. We will get to them as soon as possible.

The Voting Issue:

Now that Dr. Rob has returned from the real world and is once again becoming active in cyberspace I hope to get together with him one of these days and formulate a new membership voting mechanism. Still open to any suggestions you might have on this subject.

For New Members:

If you don’t see your blog listed in the sidebar yet, please be patient. Someone (who shall remain nameless) implemented a new system when I wasn’t looking and I have been entering your info into the old one not realizing it no longer worked. A classic example of one hand not knowing what the other is doing. When I get a chance I’ll get everyone moved over to the new roster.

All for now,
Dean Moyer, The Back Pain Blog — Rebuild Your Back

Moving Ahead

January 23rd, 2008 | Tags:

16 comments

Hey Gang. I don’t know how many are reading this regularly, but I would appreciate as much feedback as possible.

As many of you know, I have been dealing with personal/family issues over the past few months and have been out of service. As I have done this, Dean has taken a lot of the responsibilities for the HBCE, and some has simply fallen by the wayside. While my problems are not finished, things have gotten substantially better. I do not have time to take up the reins of this and do it all (like I did at the start). On the contrary, I would like to have a real community effort on this.

We have done a lot of work on the forum in the past, but as Dean pointed out, it is not a real efficient process and upkeep of the forum is high.

So here are the tasks that we need help on.

Review of websites and approval/rejection of obvious ones.
Review of questionable websites by a group and approval and rejection by a reasonable process
Giving the HTML code out for the sites that are approved and posting the links on the HBCE website.
Upkeep of the HBCE gallery. This should be a group effort that will require posts on the blog. It should not be too bad, but I would like enough hands on deck to do 1-2 per week in ideal circumstances.

I really believe in the HBCE as do a lot of you. I am sorry for my absence, but have been very thankful at the great support. Please let me know what you all think on this.

Rob

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Name of Blog	Life Sciences Blog
Website	http://www.lsblog.org/blog
Blog post authors	Konstantinos Vougas
Description of Website	Life Sciences Blog is a not-for-profit news service for the general public, which is solely maintained by Alfie, an artificial intelligence agent which posts short summaries of life science related news on a 24/7 basis. Additionally from time to time the administrator publishes review, opinion or special press-release posts. The service aims to help the user identify the stories that interest her and provides a link leading to the original news source. The information provided on Life Sciences Blog is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her physician. We consider Life Sciences Blog to be a place of unbiased presentation of news stories since these are selected and placed on the site by a computer program.
Blog Type	Medical Blogger

Name of Blog	www.incapitalhealth.co.uk
Website	www.incapitalhealth.co.uk
Blog post authors	David Walsh
Description of Website	Medical information for patients written by some of the UKs leading clinical experts
Blog Type	Medical Blogger

Name of Blog	The Art of Patient Care Blog
Website	http://www.art-of-patient-care.com/patient-care-blog.html
Blog post authors	Gregory J. Warth, MD
Description of Website	This site is written primarily for health care professionals and students to help discover or re-discover the value of medical professionalism and promote the use of humanitarian concepts in patient care with the ultimate goals of improving patient care , reducing patient and provider dissatisfaction and elevating the value of this kind of patient-centered care in our society.
Blog Type	Medical Blogger

Name of Blog	Healthin30
Website	http://healthin30.com/
Blog post authors	Barbara Ficarra
Description of Website	Healthin30.com is the web home of Barbara Ficarra’s blogs and Health in 30 Radio Show featuring a nurse’s perspective and practical advice on personal health. The website is designed to allow visitors to obtain expert information, from Barbara and other medical experts, to help keep them healthy and stay informed. Barbara empowers visitors to take charge of their health. The blogs on Healthin30.com offer practical advice for spectacular health, focusing on prevention and patient empowerment. Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA is a practicing nurse and she takes her insights and experiences from the hospital and shares them with you for spectacular health.
Blog Type	Medical Blogger

Name of Blog	her Nature his Nurture
Website	http://hernaturehisnurture.com/
Blog post authors	Allie Janson
Description of Website	We are young professionals in very different fields. Allie in genetics (nature) and Sean in marketing (nurture). We thought this would be an interesting way to share insights with broader and very different audiences.
Blog Type	Medical Blogger

Name of Blog	orangeJOTS: Journal of an Occupational Therapy Student
Website	http://www.orangejots.ca
Blog post authors	Phuong Nguyen
Description of Website	orangeJOTS is a web log from the perspective of an occupational therapy student.
Blog Type	Medical Blogger

Name of Blog	The Man-Nurse Diaries
Website	http://mannursediaries.blogspot.com
Blog post authors	Chris
Description of Website	Student nurse working in ICU, and father of four small kids born at home with midwives. Therefore tends to write a lot about birthing and dying!
Blog Type	Medical Blogger

Name of Blog	Asystole is the Most Stable Rhythm
Website	http://asystoleisstable.blogspot.com
Blog post authors	Erin Sullivan
Description of Website	Website detailing my work as a nurse as well as my journey to medical school. Any details regarding actual patients/events are kept confidential by changing/omitting identifying data and not disclosing location of events.
Blog Type	Medical Blogger

Name of Blog	My Pregnancy Symptoms
Website	http://mypregnancysymptoms.blogspot.com
Blog post authors	Sara Hilani
Description of Website	Symptoms of pregnancy, getting pregnant, All you need to know about pregnancy symptoms, pregnancy test, early pregnancy symptoms and pregnancy general information.
Blog Type	Medical Blogger

Name of Blog	Be The Next Step
Website	http://blog.bethenextstep.com
Blog post authors	Sean Dent
Description of Website	Every journey begins with a single step. Be The Next Step
Blog Type	Medical Blogger

Name of Blog	Dr. Neil Kao’s Allergy and Asthma Website
Website	http://kaoallergyasthma.blogspot.com
Blog post authors	Neil Kao
Description of Website	This website contains information I have found to improve the care of patients with allergic diseases, such as allergic rhinitis (hay fever), chronic sinusitis (sinus infections), asthma, atopic dermatitis (allergic eczema), urticaria (hives) and angioedema, food allergies, allergic reactions to insect stings, and anaphylaxis (life threatening allergic reactions). I am board certified allergist practicing in Greenville and Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Blog Type	Medical Blogger

Name of Blog	Topics in Radiography
Website	http://bloggingradiography.blogspot.com
Blog post authors	Jeremy Enfinger
Description of Website	This blog is used as a tool for students and registered radiographers to discuss tricks, tips, ideas, and current trends within the field of general radiography. It can be an educational tool or a source for information and discussion amongst peers.
Blog Type	Medical Blogger

Name of Blog	Postpartum Progress
Website	http://postpartumprogress.typepad.com
Blog post authors	Katherine Stone
Description of Website	most widely read blog in the United States on perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, including postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, postpartum OCD, postpartum PTSD, postpartum psychosis as well as depression and anxiety during pregnancy
Blog Type	Patient Blogger

Name of Blog	Queen Of Optimism
Website	http://queenofoptimism.wordpress.com
Blog post authors	Lisa Johnstone
Description of Website	The title of my blog focuses on optimism. As a patient, I am told by friends and family to “stay positive.” I am on a journey toward a diagnosis and a journey toward accepting what the diagnosis may be. In my blog, I share just about everything I am going through from diagnostics to doctor’s appointments and my emotions are thrown in. I also share some strategies I use to help find a silver lining during this challenging time.
Blog Type	Patient Blogger

Name of Blog	A Sugar-Free-Cube
Website	http://www.jessicahickok.com
Blog post authors	Jessica Hickok
Description of Website	What started out as just a personal blog has become a mix of what my life consists of. And my life consists of living with type 1 diabetes, my reviews of diabetes related products, my volunteer work with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, and my day job in real estate and property management.
Blog Type	Patient Blogger

Name of Blog	Uncompromised Airways
Website	http://www.uncompromisedairways.com
Blog post authors	Eric
Description of Website	Thoughts from the token male in the neonatal intensive care unit.
Blog Type	Medical Blogger

Name of Blog	Paramedicine 101
Website	http://paramedicine101.blogspot.com
Blog post authors	Adam Thompson
Description of Website	.An educational resource for the emergency clinician
Blog Type	Medical Blogger

Name of Blog	Medicine and Man
Website	http://medicineandman.com/blog
Blog post authors	Sudeep Bansal
Description of Website	This website deals with relevant latest health news, tips on how to stay healthy, disease reviews and other news and events related to the medical community which is of importance to everyone.
Blog Type	Medical Blogger

Name of Blog	Accelerating Adoption of Healthcare IT
Website	http://speechunderstanding.blogspot.com/
Blog post authors	Nick van Terheydedn
Description of Website	Review of technology including Speech Understanding and other solutions that help healthcare providers cross the chasm between the need to provide discreet structured clinical data to computer systems and Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and the the importance of expressive detailed documents generated by clinicians that are an essential part of the care process
Blog Type	Medical Blogger

Name of Blog	Medicblog999
Website	http://medicblog999.wordpress.com
Blog post authors	Mark Glencorse
Description of Website	A blog about the life and he thoughts of a Paramedic in the North East of England and the home of “The Handover” blog carnival (An EMS/EMT/ER orientated blog carnival)
Blog Type	Medical Blogger

Name of Blog	Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes
Website	http://www.drsharma.ca
Blog post authors	Dr. Arya M. Sharma
Description of Website	News and views on obesity from the University of Alberta Chair of Obesity Reserach and Management.
Blog Type	Medical Blogger

Name of Blog	two way street
Website	http://psychotherapyreflections.blogspot.com
Blog post authors	Richard Stuver
Description of Website	This blog looks at the complex relationships involved in psycotherapy and other mental heatlh issues (wtih a few side trips along the way).
Blog Type	Medical Blogger

Name of Blog	The Sandman
Website	http://quietusleo.blogspot.com
Blog post authors	QuietusLeo
Description of Website	An anesthesiologist in Israel. I put ‘em to sleep with my sparkling personality and rapier wit.
Blog Type	Medical Blogger

Name of Blog	EBM and Clinical Support Librarians @ UCHC
Website	http://creakysites.wordpress.com
Blog post authors	Kathleen Crea
Description of Website	A blog for medical students, faculty, researchers and librarians about their use of clinical literature, Web 2.0, evidence-based medicine sources, search strategies.
Blog Type	Medical Blogger

Name of Blog	The Wellness Writer
Website	http://www.thewellnesswriter.com/5306.html
Blog post authors	Karen Giles-Smith
Description of Website	My blog offers information and advice in all areas of wellness including nutrition, mindful eating, physical activity, getting adequate sleep, stress management (meditation, breathing, etc.) and life balance.
Blog Type	Medical Blogger

Name of Blog	Healthskills: Skills for healthy living
Website	http://healthskills.wordpress.com
Blog post authors	Bronnie Thompson
Description of Website	This blog offers health care providers thoughtful commentary and resources so they can help people develop their skills for living well, while respecting individual values. Most of the content relates to chronic pain management.
Blog Type	Medical Blogger

Name of Blog	My Battle With Cushing’s Syndrome
Website	http://www.mybattlewithcushings.com
Blog post authors	Kristin Wall
Description of Website	The personal journey of a Cushing’s syndrome survivor, from diagnosis, to surgery and recovery. It’s a day in the life of what it’s really like before and after living with Cushing’s syndrome.
Blog Type	Patient Blogger

Name of Blog	Florence dot com
Website	http://florencedotcom.blogspot.com/
Blog post authors	Barbara Olson
Description of Website	Real-time patient sfatey primer aimed at professionals and consumers.
Blog Type	Medical Blogger

Name of Blog	The Makings of a Nurse
Website	http://nurseteeny.wordpress.com
Blog post authors	Kristine Harrington
Description of Website	Stories of my experiences as a nursing student
Blog Type	Medical Blogger

Name of Blog	Living with Fibromyalgia
Website	http://fibromonster.blogspot.com
Blog post authors	Amy Brand
Description of Website	This is a blog about my journey through life with Fibromyalgia. I post personal information, and also information from the medical community regarding treatment & exercise.
Blog Type	Patient Blogger

Name of Blog	Emergence
Website	http://miyabernson.wordpress.com
Blog post authors	Miya Bernson
Description of Website	snapshots from my journey of becoming a doctor
Blog Type	Medical Blogger

Name of Blog	franciscograjales.com
Website	http://franciscograjales.com
Blog post authors	Francisco J Grajales III
Description of Website	This bilingual medical blog will aim to concentrate on: 1) Medicine and Web 2.0 applications for disease management and patient empowerment; 2) Lessons learned in my journey from allied health care professional to primary care provider; and 3) Exercise Physiology
Blog Type	Medical Blogger

Name of Blog	mEDkit
Website	http://www.medkitaustralia.info/
Blog post authors	Aaron Sparshott
Description of Website	mEDkit is an essential resource for medical students and students with the aim of medicine in mind. I will cover a diverse array of topics, productivity, medical exams and basically let my creative side take me to where it is interested in at the moment.
Blog Type	Medical Blogger

Name of Blog	Life in the Fast Lane
Website	http://sandnsurf.medbrains.net
Blog post authors	Dr. Mike Cadogan and Dr. Chris Nickson
Description of Website	Emergency medicine, toxicology, clinical guidelines and an approach to the lighter side of medicine.
Blog Type	Medical Blogger