Just finished completing module two on Web 2.0. Have some concerns about how web2.0 is being used in health care. I think it is great that physicians and other health care professionals can share knowledge and experience in real time and now have to wait a year or two for an article to be published, I am wondering how the reader can rate the validity of the information. With refereed journals, the reader knows that the work submitted was reviewed by a qualified editorial and review board. How can one find out about the quality of the research that someone is publishing on wikis, blogs, etc.? Ganfyd has a licensing process but I do not know what that entails - is it a mechanism to ensure the quality of the information on their web site?

With the above being said, I think one of the great boons of Health 2.0 are the less developed countries who can now have access to the latest information right off the computer. Again, there is no wait and perhaps no cost to accessing info on the internet.

Not too surprised at the changes in usage of the internet has caused print publications and product sales. As far as purchasing products on the web, I still prefer to be able to see the product in person.

All of this instantly available information on so many types of "things" is exciting and, at the same time, it makes my head spin.

Linda G

Hi,

I am proud of myself - I set up this blog without help. I am looking forward to learning the different "things" in this course and how I can use it in my work and personal life. Mary, Jennfer, and Jennifer are wonderful teachers and I am excited to learn who the others are in this course and see what they are doing with what they are learning.

Linda G