Another great example of how Apple’s devices enable those with some of the most severe conditions. Owen Cain has Spinal Muscular Atrophy type 1 and has found a new freedom thanks to the iPad’s sensitive touch screen and rather affordable price as compared to other devices. Click the link, for the complete article written in the New York Times

I am really excited about the potential of this tool I have been putting together. Its called “Featured By: doctordreamweaver” It’s a place where anyone interested in finding great medical writers and content can come to get connected.

One of the biggest struggles for us online folk has always been finding and keeping tabs on our favorite blogs, people, and sites. Sure we can favorite tweets, subscribe via RSS but there has never really been a good place to discover new writers, or essentially just useful content.

My goal is to constantly feature sites you should read. People and sites pushing beyond just posting and extending their knowledge to readers. It will be an always evolving place full of featured doctors, nurses, students, virtually anyone in the medical field worth checking out. Some my argue there are too many to keep track of, I beg to differ. One of the greatest things about technology is it helps us become better organized and more efficient, something the health industry and virtually all industries could use help with. Let “featured by doctordreamweaver” introduce to you the latest and greatest we could find. Take a look around, feedback and suggestions are welcomed!

Hi I’m Nicholas Weaver, and I’m passionate about bringing a more genuine social media experience to the field of medicine.

There is a lot of talk about with “social media” these days. It’s still relatively new, but in most cases social media has become a popularity contest, more about the speaker than the audience.

I think it’s really simple. Social media is just the extension of technology in a human way. It sounds silly, but people just want to talk to other people.

If all you have is an official hospital page on Facebook or Twitter, you’re doing it wrong.

If you have a protected account, or hide what you do online from rest of the world, you’re doing it wrong.

If you aren’t promoting what you are creating, or even worse if you aren’t creating, you’re wasting everyone’s time. And you’re doing it wrong.

There’s no right or wrong platform to use. It’s about where the people are. If your audience is on Twitter, you should be on Twitter. If they are on Facebook, that’s where you should be.

In order to truly take advantage of social media, you have to become such a part of the community you’re working within that you care less about the tools your using and more about the people.

What I would suggest is that although these spaces are limited to the internet and handy mobile applications. This shouldn’t detract from the personality and humanity of the person behind the medium. The people using these tools should be more authentic and consistent. Always looking for ways to make your communication as effective as possible.

That won’t get you all the way there. There are plenty of practical steps to help you get from where you are to where you need to be. But that’s where I come in!

I write at doctordreamweaver.com. Its a space I have created to share my pursuit of a career in medicine. You can also follow me on Twitter @dr_dreamweaver.