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Queen Rania has played a significant role in reaching out to the global community to foster values of tolerance and acceptance, and increase cross-cultural dialogue.

Regionally and internationally, Queen Rania has campaigned for a greater understanding between cultures in high profile forums such as the Jeddah Economic Forum, the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and the Skoll Foundation in the UK. Visit her channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/QueenRania

Here is her "Accepting the first ever YouTube Visionary Award via taped message, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah spoofed the famous Top 10 format from US comedian David Letterman to explain why she launched this channel. "

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A video from the University of Michigan about Second Life

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Intel has started developing a series of products for chronic care management, see http://www.intel.com/healthcare/hri/pdf/proactive_health.pdf for more information. The video below describes a new machine that monitors patients in their homes. It just recieved FDA approval.

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The power of medical insurance to promote itself.

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The BMC journal has published a study about depression in medical students.

"There were 38.2% of students with depressive symptoms (BDI>9). The 6th year obtained the highest BDI scores. Affective cluster was significantly higher in the 6th year in comparison to 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th years (p<.05). Cognitive cluster was significantly higher in the 4th year in comparison to both 2nd and 6th years (p<.05)."

To read the article go to The characteristics of depressive symptoms in medical students during medical education and training: a cross-sectional study

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I was at a presentation about Global Alliance for Self Management Support this morning and it reminded me of how important it is to keep up to date with how the online world is changing healthcare.

The Global Alliance for Self Management Support originates in Spain but it has sponsorship world wide including from Canada.

Why patients might want to join

Why professionals might want to join

The idea for this site originated with the Expert Patient Program out of Sanford and New Health Partnerships concepts but Dr. Serrano wanted an opportunity for patients to have a longer term connection.

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I've been using Google Reader for a year and think it is a great tool for checking out the latest articles about topics that interest me. Here is a quick video explanation of this tool by Common Craft.

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An example from Britain of a student created video about the history of Public Health. What a great example of actively involving students in learning!

Medicine through Time Revision Part 1 from johannes ahrenfelt on Vimeo.

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One of the four cornerstones of our CASE curriculum is Self directed learning. All physicians must be able on a continual basis to seek out and evaluate learning materials. Here are some sites that will help with that process:

AskDrWiki.com originally from the Cleveland Clinic, where you can publish your review articles, clinical notes, pearls, and medical images on the site. Using a wiki anyone with a medical background can contribute or edit medical articles.

The Australian e-Health Research Centre, a joint venture between CSIRO and the Queensland Government, is a leading national research facility in ICT for healthcare innovations.

British Medical Journal Learning offers several options for self study including regularly emailed articles. You do need a subscription to the magazine.

Clinical Cases and Images, another award winning website from the Cleveland Clinic, this site has cases and procedure guides.

The Creative MD is a showcase of artwork by medical students, physicians and surgeons around the world because its not just about facts.

The Doctor’s Channel is a Web site that allows doctors to learn from each other at their convenience. The time-saving site includes short one- to two-minute streaming video clips designed to get to the point, with insights and opinions from experts in 35 different specialties, as well as community and lifestyle features that help doctors stay on top of the latest news, ideas and information.

The eHealth International Journal provides a peer-reviewed vehicle for timely publication of scientific research on the application of information technology in medicine, medical care delivery, and public health.

EKG/ECG Reading and Interpretation is an educational web site by Dr. Dale Dubin (Dale Dubin, M.D.), which includes important EKG (ECG) information about EKG tracings, 12 lead EKG's, and cardiac monitors.

eMedTV offers over 100 health channels, each serving as a portal to an extensive library of medical information. Our articles explore subjects ranging from symptoms and diseases to tests and procedures to drugs and supplements. Each topic contains a series of articles carefully designed to answer your questions and provide detailed health information. Links to related articles are found on each page, streamlining your search for the exact medical information you need.

Free Video Medical Lectures

Global RPH is a guide to drug therapy for clinicians.

Every 24 hours, MDLinx scans 1200 leading journals across 30 medical specialties and professions and summarizes and filters the articles so you'll see just what is important in your areas of interest.

MedTing where you can customize cases and resources for use by your university.

For more examples, go to the Medical Education wiki page

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