Healthcare Blogger Code of Ethics

Next in line is the redundantly-named Tiny Shrink and her blog, Why am I still Here?

Name of Blog
Why am I still here?
Website
http://tinyshrink.blogspot.com
Description of Blog
This is a blog where I describe things that happen in medical school, my rotations, and my life. It’s a (basically) anonymous blog, so I work to change patient details and to […]

The HCBE has gotten more press recently.  First off, we have had many more blogs sign up and display the logo for the code of ethics.  Some notable additions include: Junkfood Science, Diabetes Mine, Emergiblog, and Shrink Rap.  If you haven’t done so, please look over the growing list of links.  There are some sites […]

The next submission to the Healthcare Blogger Gallery is from the blog White Coat Underground — Musings on the intersection of medicine, science, and culture.
Your Name
PalMD
Email
palmd@rationalwiki.com
Name of Blog
White Coat Underground
Website

http://whitecoatunderground.wordpress.com
Description of Blog
Musings on the intersection of medicine, science, and culture.
Describe yourself
I am a practicing internist in Michigan. I spend about half my time with my […]

If you did not notice, the Healthcare Blogger Code of Ethics got a very big boost from a mention on Grand Rounds. Here is the reference in the Medscape article about grand rounds:
Dr. Genes: You were among the first to propose an ethical code for medical bloggers. Do you think it’s catching on? How […]

Our third offering in the Healthcare Blogger Gallery is Medicana , our first featured patient blog (medicana.blogspot.com), authored by self-diagnosed hypochondriac Mauigirl.
(Yes, I got her permission before I said that!)

This is Maui’s submission information:
Your Name
Mauigirl
Email
Mauigirl52@yahoo.com
Name of Blog
Medicana
Website
http://www.medicana.blogspot.com
Description of Blog
Medicana is the medical website for hypochondriacs! It contains a wealth of information about diseases and conditions. […]

The next submission to the Healthcare Blogger Gallery is from the blog Suture for a Living.
Your Name
Ramona L Bates, MD
Name of Blog
Suture for a Living
Website
http://rlbatesmd.blogspot.com/

Description of Blog
A mixture surgery (medicine) and quilting (sewing) that I find interesting. Hopefully someone else will find something there.
Describe yourself
I am a plastic surgeon in Little Rock, AR. I […]

OK. You may have noticed that the look of the blog has changed. It is Microsoft’s fault. I actually really liked the look of the blog with the other template, but I happened to open it up on IE (why would anyone use that browser??) and it was not right. So […]

Our first submission to the Healthcare Blog Gallery is called Dr. Wes - Musings in the Life of an Internist, Cardiologist, and Cardiac Electrophysiologist.

Here is his submission information:
Your Name
Westby G. Fisher, MD, FACC
Name of Blog
Dr. Wes
Website
http://drwes.blogspot.com
Description of Blog
Primarily a blog about cardiology, cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm disorders), and musings in the life of a doctor […]

I have renamed it the “Healthcare Blog Gallery.”  I guess the innate fear people have of clowns and “meat on a stick,” as Dean put it has scared folks from the use of the word “Carnival.”  I guess I can live with that, since carnivals do seem to bring a fair amount of riff-raff with […]

Everyone seems to have made it over here.  Thanks for posting the logo on your websites.  I definitely like posting on WordPress and like the look of the blog better over here. 
I will post a summary of what Dean said in his last post on the page where people submit their blogs for the […]