Healthcare Blogger Code of Ethics

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 […]

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 […]

Your NameAllison Blass
Emailamblass@gmail.com
Websitehttp://www.lemonade-life.com
Description of BlogThe adventures of a bicoastal twentysomething with diabetes.
Describe yourself22-year-old born and raised Oregonian who just switched coasts after graduation. Living just outside New York City. Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 8, diabetes advocate since age 15. JDRF Children’s Congress delegate, founder of Diabetes Teen Talk. Currently chairing the planning […]

The first ever Healthcare Blogger Code of Ethics Newsletter was released today.  If you got one, I hope you liked it.  Please let me know if there were problems.  If you did not get one, it can be viewed or downloaded on the Newsletter Page of this blog (newly added).  If you want to get […]

Your Name
Amy Tenderich
Email
amy@diabetesmine.com
Name of Blog
www.diabetesmine.com
Website
http://www.diabetesmine.com
Description of Blog
A gold mine of straight talk and encouragement for people living with diabetes.
Describe yourself
Journalist, author, mother of three. Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in May 2003. Now running the country’s best-read diabetes blog. Ain’t life funny?
Favorite Tags
diabetes, insulin, diabetic, blood sugar, medical devices
Why do you blog?
After diagnosis, I […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]