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Brendan Kownacki
Brendan
Kownacki

Health in Your Hands, Literally

Friday, August 13th, 2010

Last week I had a great opportunity to contribute an article to Examiner.com titled, “The Intersect between Media and Mobile,” where I dissected the ways that mobile devices have impacted the flow of information in society – both generally and specifically in the marketing and news industries.

Doctor on Blackberry

The truth is, the growth in mobile technology is affecting every industry based on the access that it allows; and beyond the cliché, it puts information right in the palm of your hand. It’s become a popular way to track how many doctors are using smart phones as a part of their daily routines, and the number is steadily on the rise, with 94 percent of doctors reporting use in one recent study. Mobile provides the advantage of never having to stop when it comes to needing information, whether that means referencing an encyclopedia or consulting with a colleague.

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Posted in Health 2.0, New Media, Social Media, Technology, doctors, mobile
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Jon
Mandel

OB/GYN 2.0

Monday, July 26th, 2010

I recently read a USA Today entitled "Some doctors join Facebook, Twitter; others wary," which has sparked another debate about health care going digital. Dr. Jeff Livingston, a certified obstetrician and gynecologist, is using social media to promote his practice, MacArthur OB/GYN, and create a public platform for a subject matter that quite often is stigmatized as too confidential and personal to discuss. As he notes in the article, he isn't publishing personal health information online, but instead shares helpful articles and advice that he believes would benefit his followers and fans. macarthur-ob-gyn-facebook

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Posted in Health 2.0, Social Media, Tweets, Women's Health
By Jon Mandel | 1 Comment »

 
Tonique
Heaven

Gaming That Changes Lives, Part I

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

I was very intrigued when I first heard about the "Games for Change" effort that is taking shape in the United States. Games that don't just entertain but educate and foster understanding and social change - I thought it was a fascinating idea. But when I sat in on the "Games for Change & Health Workshop: Brainstorming and Game Design Jam for HIV/AIDS" for Digital Capital Week, I was floored. The workshop, hosted by Spectrum, aimed to educate attendees on HIV/AIDS and "edu-gaming." And, in doing so, supply them with the knowledge to conceptualize video games that could help a variety of audiences better understand HIV/AIDS in Washington, D.C. and around the world. You can watch the live stream of the event in our DC Week video archives.

Two of our panel speakers - David Phillips, an information governance contractor at The National Institutes of Health, and Justin Goforth, RN, Director of Medical Adherence Unit and STD Services, Whitman Walker Clinic - were extremely educated on the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Before delving into the gaming aspect, they introduced the hard hitting facts of the virus. After all, we need to know the subject matter before we could brainstorm about the game. (more...)

Posted in Disease Awareness, Health 2.0, Infectious Disease, Technology
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MaggieSchmerin
Maggie
Schmerin

Spectrum To Host Free DC Week Event: Games for Change & Health - Brainstorming and Game Design Jam for HIV/AIDS

Friday, June 11th, 2010

dcweek2010-320Spectrum is excited to help kick-off Digital Capital Week, by hosting "Games for Change & Health Workshop: Brainstorming and Game Design Jam for HIV/AIDS" on Monday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at our K Street office. 

Video games are said to be extremely effective when designed to address a specific problem or teach a certain skill, where clear objectives can be stated and when deployed selectively within a context relevant to the learning activity and goal.

This workshop will give attendees knowledge about HIV/AIDS and "edu-gaming" - creating video games for an educational purpose - and attendees will work together to conceptualize video games which could help a variety of audiences better understand HIV/AIDS in Washington, D.C. and around the world. 

To register to attend this free workshop, click here.

Let the gaming begin!

Posted in Disease Awareness, Health 2.0, Infectious Disease, New Media, Social Media
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Anthony LaFauce
Anthony
LaFauce

Mobile and Health Work Hand in Hand

Friday, May 21st, 2010

Last night I had the privilege of attending a Washington Health 2.0 event at The Barking Dog in Bethesda, MD. The night was full of both tech and health care folks talking about great projects they have worked on. Great food, drinks, and digital/health conversation were on the menu but my interest was sparked by two particular presentations.health-20

Doug Naegele, CEO of Infield, gave a great presentation focused on using mobile in developing nations as an ad hoc field hospital. The long and short of it is this, in nations where hard lines and hospitals are at a minimum, innovative people can use the MMS and live video feeds from even the most basic cell phone to provide doctors in other regions with important information for diagnosing.

africaDoug also mentioned how creating an innovative text to phone program allowed users to request a free phone call from a friend if the text message was sponsored by a non-profit interested in providing health care information. Viewership on the host site went up 140% in a relatively short period.

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Posted in Community Involvement, Health 2.0, Health Care Industry
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Womens Health
Women's
Health

Women’s Wednesday: Free Mobile Text Service Promotes Maternal and Child Health

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Spectrum is proud to welcome the Women's Wednesdays weekly series to the Full Spectrum Blog. Starting this week, the Spectrum's Women's Health Practice will provide insights and commentary relating to women's health issues and how to reach women, whether it's on or offline.

This week, we're featuring a recently developed mobile tool which is providing expectant mothers with the health information they need to take care of their health and give their babies the best possible start in life.

Released last month, text4baby is a free mobile information service designed to promote maternal and child health. Developed by the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition (HMHB), text4baby sends pregnancy tips about nutrition, immunization and birth defect prevention directly to the cell phones of soon-to-be mothers.

Just text BABY to 511411 and you'll start receiving free SMS text messages to your cell phone each week. Text4baby even times its text messages to the baby's due date and the messages continue through the child's first birthday. ¿Se habla español? Text4baby is also available in Spanish (text BEBE instead of BABY). (more...)

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