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5 tips to make the most of your next conference

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I experienced conference envy this past week as I followed the terrific tweets filling my timeline from both Med.20 in London and Standford’s MedX. It would have been wonderful to have been there in person, but I still managed to learn lots of new things and connect with some great new people from my virtual attendance.

Next time you attend a conference here are 5 things you can do to make the most of your time.

1. Take Notes.

It’s fun to tweet, but don’t neglect the old-fashioned art of writing down key points you wish to remember.  Research shows that the act of writing helps you assimilate and remember information better.

2. Interview Speakers

If you have an established blog, website or other social media platform, reach out to speakers before the event and ask if they will allow you to interview them during the event.   Do your preparation in advance and keep the interview short. (An iphone app like Vine (6 second video platform) is useful for this). Here’s an excellent example of an interview with Dr Larry Chu of Stanford Medicine X at the Doctors 2.0 & You Conference.

3. Test out new products

Be one of the first to report back on a new product or service you discover at the conference in the form of photographs, reviews or an interview with the company exhibitors.

4. Curate and blog conference content

Using a tool like Storify, curate the best conference tweets and images.  If you have a blog, share your impressions, tips and summarize key points after the event.

5. Make and build on connections

Don’t just make connections on the day, follow-up with those people you’ve met and want to stay in touch with via email, Twitter, or LinkedIn. Some of the best connections I have made at conferences have turned into mutually collaborative relationships after the event.

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Posted in #HCSM, Doctors 2.0

Doctors 2.0™ & You Speakers

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I am delighted to be included in the line up of speakers at the forthcoming Doctors 2.0 & You Conference, which will be held at Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris, June 6-7 2013.

Speakers at the conference come from the 5 continents and from all walks of healthcare: patients, professionals, associations, public sector, payors, industry, tech innovators…. They share a common interest in improving life for patients, and in particular, thanks to the use of collaborative New Technologies….healthcare social media, web 2.0 tools, mobile apps… They will provide informed and personal analysis…and engage with us.

Now in its third year, Doctors 2.0™ & You, is the first international conference of its kind to examine how doctors and patients are using social media, applications and web 2.0 tools to work with peers, governments, industry and payers. The conference draws on the expertise of physicians, patient communities, online and mobile tool providers, hospitals, insurers, pharmaceutical companies and governments to help address the role of new technology in healthcare from both the doctor and patient perspective.

Find out more at http://www.doctors20.com

Posted in #HCSM, Doctor, Twitter

Take The Healthcare Social Media Identity Survey

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surveyIn my latest blog post on using Twitter as a healthcare tool,  two of the findings which emerged in determining the credibility of tweets were that:

  • users are poor judges of truthfulness based on content alone, and instead are influenced by heuristics such as user name when making credibility assessments.
  • users represented by the default Twitter icon are perceived as significantly less credible than users with any other type of icon image.

Clearly, establishing your online identity is a key factor in establishing your credibility.  So, I will be very interested to see the results of an online survey on healthcare social media identity which will be presented in Paris in June at Doctors 2.0 & You.

If you would like to take part in this survey please click here to participate.

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Speakers Announced For Doctors 2.0™ & You

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I am delighted to be included in the line up of speakers at the forthcoming Doctors 2.0 & You Conference, which will be held at Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris, June 6-7 2013.

Speakers at the conference come from the 5 continents and from all walks of healthcare: patients, professionals, associations, public sector, payors, industry, tech innovators…. They share a common interest in improving life for patients, and in particular, thanks to the use of collaborative New Technologies….healthcare social media, web 2.0 tools, mobile apps… They will provide informed and personal analysis…and engage with us.

Now in its third year, Doctors 2.0™ & You, is the first international conference of its kind to examine how doctors and patients are using social media, applications and web 2.0 tools to work with peers, governments, industry and payers. The conference draws on the expertise of physicians, patient communities, online and mobile tool providers, hospitals, insurers, pharmaceutical companies and governments to help address the role of new technology in healthcare from both the doctor and patient perspective.

Doctors 2.0™ & You is still accepting applications for speakers, sponsors, posters and start-ups.

Find out more at http://www.doctors20.com

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Doctors 2.0 &You: Crowdfunding ePatient Travel Scholarships

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Crowdfunding the participation of e-Patients at an international health 2.0 conference is an exciting initiative by Basil Strategies, the organizers of the International Doctors 2.0 & You Conference .

The conference which will take place in Paris, June 6-7, 2013, is the only European event dedicated to bringing physicians and patients together to engage with web 2.0 tools and social media. Patients play a central role at the conference as advisors in the parallel sessions and as members of judging panels judging posters and exciting start-ups.

We’re bringing all the healthcare stakeholders together to make things MOVE. That’s what Doctors 2.0 & You is all about.

It is the experience, passion and commitment of engaged patients that drive innovation in the changing paradigm of healthcare. You can be part of this by contributing to the fund.  In this season of Christmas, what a great gift to give someone – the chance to play an empowered role in their own health in 2013.

Donations start as small as $10 and increase in size to reflect your contribution to funding a patient to attend the conference. You will also gain visibility for your brand through your involvement.

You can read full details here.