This is another post with two weeks rolled into one since I took a couple of days off for Easter w/c 1 April and things were generally quiet that week with so many other people being off. Quality 2020 E-Learning Platform On Friday morning (5 April) I attended a working group set up to take forward the E-learning workstream from Quality 2020. The workstream is being led by Dr Cathy Jack, Deputy Medical Director at …
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SK Diary – w/c 25 March 2013
I didn’t have time to write a diary for last week because I was busy writing the NI Healthcare Social Media Guide so I have combined the last two weeks in this post. It’s been a busy and exciting couple of weeks with lots of meetings, energy and collaboration! IHM Leadership Lunch with Anne Clydesdale On Tuesday 19th I attended the IHM (@ihmnireland) Leadership Lunch with Anne Clydesdale, Director of the Leadership Institute at Queens University …
The NI Healthcare Social Media Guide
Last updated: 1 June 2013 The aim of this guide is to encourage and facilitate the growth of healthcare social media in Northern Ireland. I’ll start by explaining what healthcare social media is, then I’ll explain the benefits, followed by some advice on avoiding pitfalls. And finally I have compiled an NI Healthcare Social Media Directory to help you navigate your way into the HCSM community. My intention is to continue adding to this guide …
SK Diary – w/c 11 March 2013
Teaching and Training on Ward Rounds Over the past number of weeks I have been experimenting with a new teaching/training technique. I select an appropriate review patient for the F1 or F2 to review while I fulfil the support role of writing in the notes and making the obs chart, kardex and fluid balance available. Before going to see the patient I ask the F1/2 to read the previous entries in the notes and consider …
SK Diary – w/c 25 February 2013
This was a busy week with a lot going on so I will pick out some highlights to reflect on and discuss. Healthcare Social Media Last Friday Heather Moorhead (@HmmMoorhead) the Director of the Northern Ireland Confederation for Health and Social Services (NICON) asked if I would organise live tweeting for the NICON 2013 Conference – Transforming Your Care: Transforming Our Practice – on 6 & 7 March. I agreed and we spoke again early this week …
Francis Briefing and Discussion
Below you will find the live tweet transcript from the Francis Briefing and Discussion I attended on Friday 22 February 2013. Along with key learning points from the event I have included key learning points about healthcare social media (#hcsm), engagement and live tweeting as I’m trying to promote and encourage all three in NI (and further afield).
SK Diary – w/c 26 November 2012
Each weekend I will reflect back on the working week and post some observations and thoughts. I hope you find it interesting! Chief Executive & CMO Visit On Monday the Trust Chief Executive and the Chief Medical Officer visited the acute medicine unit at the RVH. This follows the Minister’s announcement last week that he was relaxing the special measures on Belfast Trust due to the progress made in addressing 12-hour breaches in the ED. …
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