What's all the tweet about?

Social media, and “reaching” out to the masses via Twitter and Facebook, is the new medium for broadcasting information to the world. However, for many, engagement with social media sites is done in a haphazard manner and in the absence of a defined social media strategy.

 

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What is Web 2.0?

Whether we fully understand, or are even aware of the term ‘Web 2.0’, the majority of us visit websites featuring Web 2.0 applications on a daily basis (e.g. LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter), and the use of this type of site is increasing rapidly.But what is
'Web 2.0'?

 

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Open access and online publishing: is the traditional print journal a thing of the past?

Over the last decade there has been a notable surge in the number of publishers offering open access to one or more of their medical journals. So with more and more journals transitioning to open access, what will the impact be for the more traditional journals, which offer their content through print and online only subscriptions, or by ‘pay per view’ for a particular article?

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Online social networking: the next big thing in medical education?

Facebook, Twitter, Bebo, MySpace, LinkedIn, Friendster, YouTube. It is hard not to have heard of at least one of the numerous social networking sites that have sprung up in recent years........

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Increasing author disclosure requirements: what does this mean for the medical writer involved in the manucript development process?

In recent years, a greater number of peer-reviewed journals, across almost all therapy areas, have added to their author guidelines, or their submission systems, the requirement to not only disclose all potential financial conflicts for all named authors, but also to detail the contributions made by each author to study design and conduct, and manuscript development and approval.......

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The Evolving Landscape of Medical Education in Oncology

The term “medical education” captures any educational activity that has been designed to maintain, develop or expand the understanding, skills or performance of healthcare professionals.......

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