Surgeons Are Using Twitter in the Operating Room
CNN reports that surgeons are using twitter in the the operating room. They’re posting real-time tweet updates about specific procedures for the curious, doctors and other medical students. Cool stuff. Is there any sort of real-world operation that cannot be transported onto text on Twitter?
Whether it’s new and cool or merely yicky, observers say there’s no question that more and more doctors — and patients — will be sharing the blow-by-blow of medical procedures on sites like Twitter and Facebook.
Dr. Craig Rogers, the lead surgeon in the Henry Ford surgery, said the impetus for his Twittering was to let people know that a tumor can be removed without taking the entire kidney.
“We’re trying to use this as a way to get the word out,” Rogers said. Observers say Twittering about a procedure is a natural outgrowth of the social networking media revolution.
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I think this is a great progression – as long as they're not agonising over the 140 limit and getting distracted!
I think one of the biggest progressions in healthcare is wider channels of communication and open debates on the way things can and can't be done. I would love the same thing to happen with more eastern methods of medicine also to see if it can influence or spark debate in the western culture of medicine.
Interesting post!
Its interesting to see what tool they are using too, from the screenshot it looks like Tweetdeck. Soon most vocations or real-world activities will be translated into text on Twitter, great for social sharing and experience!