Author Archives: John

About John

Interested in how information intersects daily life, technology, and art. Digital Marketing - marketing ROI in healthcare Collaboration - working in social and collaborative media. Biomedical Informaticist - focusing on patient/patient, patient/provider communication.

Resume Update- Twitter

Posted on June 4, 2009 by John

I’ve placed a link on my resume to my Twitter feed. I had been exploring Twitter in general, but it has now become a major microblogging tool for me.  I am publishing ideas on how healthcare orgs can use Twitter … Continue reading →

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Swine Flu and Virtual Support Groups?

Posted on April 29, 2009 by John

While looking up the efficacy of online support groups, I found this rather timely information. It concerns what people wanted from their hospital during the SARS outbreak.  (The bold is my emphasis) Their most frequent suggestion was the ability to … Continue reading →

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Group Simulator and Real Fake Avatars

Posted on March 30, 2009 by John

I’ve been taking peer support courses through the Guiding Lights in Second Life.  It’s been very interesting, with some great speakers, and a super group to work with. To help with this sort of training, I am developing a simulated … Continue reading →

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Resume Update

Posted on March 5, 2009 by John

I received some very good advice about my resume and have updated my Business Analyst / Application Program Manager resume. I had a bit of fun with my healthcare 2.0 / community management resume. (The summary is less than 140 … Continue reading →

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Path of Support … popularity

Posted on February 17, 2009 by John

I’m not much for popularity contests, but it is critical to know just who and what is going on in one’s area.  For this reason, I installed some simple counters that report to me the number of different avatars per … Continue reading →

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