A Plan
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?
I see no one is jumping up to volunteer (unless privately through e-mail–I hope). I will assist you in the physician blog category if you need me.
I could assist in the patient blog category. However, I would need guidance as to the minimum qualities each blog requires.
Is there any way to post the list of applicants (for the feeds) or to e-mail the list? I would think that different perspectives may be useful. On the other hand, there would certainly be applicants that would be overlooked.
What exactly would the volunteers have to do?
I’m with Y.S. on this: would be happy to help, but would like to have a better idea of what’s involved. Assuming it’s not overwhelming (probably a safe assumption), I’d be happy to take on “Other Medical Blogs” (since I think that’s where IB is).
I am a patient (my son is). I started a blog long ago (February 2008) to journal the conception and birth of my twin boys. My son Hawke is 28 days old and Jaxon passed and rests in heaven. I keep it posted with some terminology, but for the most part I keep in lamens terms family and friends updated on the NICU experience. I have read two neonate text books and I am far from an expert.
I can take the student blogs. I WAS a medical student until last week. Woot.
happy to help.
EN
Hello,
I am writing an article for Diabetes Health magazine about diabetic blogs. I was hoping to interview someone from your organization about the effect medical blogs have on the communities they cater to. If you’re not the right person to interview, could you tell me someone who would be? I would appreciate a response as soon as you can, as the article is due July 7th. Thank you for your help!
Justine Blanchard
I have the code posted but am not included on your list? I thought I was a while back but haven’t popped in here in a while. Please let me know!
I am so excited by this project. I would like to have my blog accepted and would be willing to review the category for OT/PT/SLT (I’m a clinical specialist OT in the UK)
Thanks a lot for the information. It’s really good to know these types of plans and attempts really help to take medicine to grater heights. appreciate all the work. cheers
I run a couple of online communities as well as write a few blogs and if you need help with the patient blogging I would be glad to help out.
that’s certainly a really good idea and concept. Myself and few colleagues would be glad to be of any help.Please do let us know. at the moment we are involved in another project. But we would be glad to be of any assistance. Cheers
That is really touching you guys, volunteer work is so hard to find these days, and reaching out to people like this is really important! good luck with your future projects!
This is the way the world should work, volunteering for such things just makes the world come together and helps everyone ! if only there were more people like you guys! seriously, brilliant stuff guys!
I agree.The best way to help is to spend some time and volunteer on something. True that funding would also help, but volunteering to do something spending some time will make it much more special.
It’s really good to know these types of plans and attempts really help to take medicine to grater heights. Apreciate all the work.
After reading this I just realized that there are people who actually care, out there..Simply amazing, you guys should really be appreciated and also people should be aware that such volunteering takes place, so that many more people could help out..
Exactly what I was thinking, after watching how many people suffered after the earthquake in Haiti, I felt so helpless, and its important that groups like yours should form, in a much faster way in order to reach out to those who need help..
Indeed , very touching.. I know this is pretty late but congratulations.. You guys are some inspiration and we need more people who actually care and have this sort of commitment..
IF more people would act on their words than just go on and do absolutely nothing we would have no tomorrow.. But its because of people like you that there is hope..Bravo, keep at it, you guys deserve way more recognition!
The best way to help is to spend some time and volunteer on something. True that funding would also help, but volunteering to do something spending some time. Great effort. Cheers
I think what you guys are doing is brilliant, a lot of people need assitance with things like this, if we have more people like you guys things would be a much better place for everyone..
Excellent work you guys, I know I’m pretty late to comment but this is future we need. People helping out each other and to not put a price on it.Hats off to you guys..
Honestly if more people would act on their words than just go on and do absolutely nothing we would have no tomorrow. But its because of people like you that there is hope. Keep it up. You guys are simply brilliant.
Awesome work indeed. It’s really good that people like you are always striving for a better tomorrow.
Agreed, thats really touching what you guys did and what you guys are hoping to do. If there is in anyway I can contribute let me know, i will start off by promoting this site!
Amazing stuff! I mean you don’t really get many people who would really go out of their way and help people they don’t really know. But you guys have take a different intiative to do something that’s a lot more useful for the society! Bravo you guys deserve way more recognition than any other pressure group out there!
The best way to help is to spend some time and volunteer on something. True that funding would also help, but volunteering to do something spending some time will make it much more special.
Very touching indeed, volunteering goes a long long way! many people will appreciate your help! Good luck! I hope you guys get the recognition you deserve!
Honestly if more people would act on their words than just go on and do absolutely nothing we would have no tomorrow. But its because of people like you that there is hope. Keep up the brilliant effort. Cheers
Indeed, with such commitment anything can be overcomed, if polio was erradicated I’m sure we can work together to erradicate other diseases too! well done ! hope you guys get all the help you need!