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BLOGGER: BIEN ELI NILLOS, MDFORMER DOCTOR TO THE BARRIOS, BATCH
23PROGRAM MANAGER, ZUELLIG FAMILY
FOUNDATIONCOMMUNITY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP
PROGRAM
Why Doctors and Other Professionals Should Blog
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BIEN NILLOS, MD
Former Doctor to the Barrios (batch 23)General Practitioner Social OncologistBlogger Writer (from paper to blog)Started blogging when I was a 3rd year
medical student (http://freudianslipofabacolodnon.blogspot.com)
Educator Formator
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Types of Blogging Doctors
TECHNICAL
HOBBY-IST ADVOCATE
NARRATIVIST
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Why Blog?
Reason No. 1: Because there is so much to write about the profession
“I write about Medicine because it so often brings out my ‘gee-whiz’ self. It’s like a beautiful race that begs for a race report.” – Dr. John M (http://www.drjohnm.org/)
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Why Blog?
Reason No. 2: Blogging Is Educational
“I think back with a smile to the days where you could open an old medical text and see pictures documenting specific medical conditions in patients, full face and all.” – Dominic Carone (http://blog.medfriendly.com/)
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Why Blog?
Reason No. 3: Because You Need Therapy, Too.
“Writing helps a doctor get things off their
chest in a much more productive way
than yelling at a nurse,
ranting at a patient, or being
grouchy at home.” – Dr. Tony
Miksanek (http://medhum.med.nyu.edu/blog)
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Why Blog?
Reason No. 4: It is an extension of your clinic/practice
“(blog) provides more insight on the day-to-day realities of health care than any piece of journalism can ever hope to impart.” (KevinMD.com)
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Why Blog?
Reason No. 5: Because Doctors are natural storytellers and writers.
“Doctors spend a good chunk of their professional lives listening to stories. It's only natural that doctors would retell versions of these tales or craft their own new ones. ” – Dr. Miksanek
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The Future of Medicine and Blogging
Breakdown in the Monopoly of KnowledgeIntegration of Blogging in “Telemedicine” (?)Medical Education – Sources of Information can
include Doctor’s BlogsAdvocacy for the Profession – Blogging as a medium
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“THERE IS NO GREATER AGONY THAN BEARING AN UNTOLD STORY INSIDE YOU.”
– MAYA ANGELOU