Health 2.0 Debut: Social Media for IBS
April 21, 2009 by Craig Stoltz
Dr. Douglas Farrago, a family physician in Auburn, Maine, has debuted a new social media tool, one that ingeniously leverages the power of Twitter to serve patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome. His introduction is timed to the opening of the Health 2.0 Conference in Boston.
The application allows patients to connect with their physicians and other IBS patients to share real-time information, including messages of support and diagnostic photographs.
Social Media for IBS Patients
If something smells funny, it should be noted that Dr. Farrago is the creator of Placebo Journal, the funniest medical journal you’ll ever read, a sort of Mad Magazine-meets-JAMA. The above image is available for all you Health2.0 geeks and gastroenterologists.
that’s great!
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