tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13607552Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:50:49 +0000MedRounds Publications, Inc. is a company formed by physicians to provide electronic media and publications for patients, students, physicians, and health care providers. We are a publisher of content for learners in the 21st Century. Our corporate mission is to provide access to knowledge for everyone, efficiently and at low cost through the internet. We will donate a portion of the profit to academic communities that contribute to this mission.http://www.medrounds.org/blog/index.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Andrew Doan, MD, PhD)Blogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13607552.post-4280909520279038153Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:41:00 +00002009-01-01T14:50:49.628-08:00FEP International is offering online access to Hampton Roy, MD's Ocular Syndromes and Systemic Diseases, Fourth Edition: http://www.medrounds.org/ocular-syndromes/ Ocular Syndromes and Systemic Diseases, Fourth Edition is also available on Amazon.com. This comprehensive office reference provides detailed information on over 1300 diseases. This manual helps eye care practitioners quickly find http://www.medrounds.org/blog/2009/01/ocular-syndromes-and-systemic-diseases.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (MedRounds Publications)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13607552.post-116488843322526901Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:03:00 +00002006-11-30T04:12:15.676-08:00 High Quality Open Access Publishing on MedRounds! December 2006Current News Releases MedroundsDownload Videos BooksF.E.P.Eye CareProtect Your Sight from Age-Related Macular DegenerationRead Protect Your SightEssential Optics Review for the BoardsRead Optics ReviewA Patient's Guide to Glaucoma Read the Glaucoma GuidePearls in OphthalmologyRead Pearls in Ophthalmology General Interest & New http://www.medrounds.org/blog/2006/11/december-2006-newsletter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (MedRounds Publications)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13607552.post-116400108628474036Mon, 20 Nov 2006 05:24:00 +00002006-12-08T16:29:31.570-08:00Are you a busy parent trying to survive in your professional career and always searching for the best ways to raise your kids? Or are you a new parent struggling with a baby that will not stop crying at bedtime? These are some of the issues that Dr. Sheila Cason, a board certified pediatrician in Southern California, will discuss in her new column on MedRounds called Mommy MD: A Guide to http://www.medrounds.org/blog/2006/11/mommy-md-guide-to-realistic-parenting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (MedRounds Publications)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13607552.post-116270493958254248Sun, 05 Nov 2006 05:35:00 +00002006-11-04T21:38:23.163-08:00As the Internet grows, there is so much published. How do readers know what to read and what are the important headlines in the news? As a Medical Editor for MedRounds, Dr. Doan aggregates important medical headlines for your convenience and filters through all the noise to provide our readers the important headlines and articles about specific topics. Visit http://www.medrounds.org/medical-news/http://www.medrounds.org/blog/2006/11/medical-editor-offers-aggregation-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (MedRounds Publications)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13607552.post-116217083413102453Mon, 30 Oct 2006 01:11:00 +00002006-10-29T17:15:09.866-08:00On Monday, October 30th, Trong and Rani Hong had the incredible opportunity to appear on Oprah. They were able to tell virtually the entire world not only about their amazing lives, but the even more amazing desire they have to reach out to victims of human trafficking. Trong is a home builder, by trade. It is what he is gifted at, and he believes he was given this gift for a purpose. Because of http://www.medrounds.org/blog/2006/10/trong-and-rani-hongs-incredible-story.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (MedRounds Publications)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13607552.post-115214448092565001Thu, 06 Jul 2006 00:02:00 +00002006-07-05T17:13:11.356-07:00 Rob Melendez is committed to improving the field of ophthalmology. He has a keen interest in education and leadership. He is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Young Ophthalmologist Committee and serves on various task forces with the AAO including Advisement for the Academy's Website and Patient Initiatives. He loves teaching and is a volunteer faculty member at the http://www.medrounds.org/blog/2006/07/robert-melendez-md.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (MedRounds Publications)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13607552.post-115151174880251399Wed, 28 Jun 2006 16:20:00 +00002006-06-28T09:22:28.820-07:00http://www.medrounds.org/ophthalmology-pearls/ The Pearls in Ophthalmology Newsletter was created to provide an electronic publication for students, residents, fellows, and new graduates. As editor, my goal is to assemble articles that will be of interest to members-in-training and young ophthalmologists. Articles will be written by ophthalmology faculty, residents, fellows, and practicing http://www.medrounds.org/blog/2006/06/pearls-in-ophthalmology-first.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (MedRounds Publications)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13607552.post-115136800615201437Tue, 27 Jun 2006 00:25:00 +00002006-06-26T17:26:46.166-07:00The popularity and success of the Internet is due to the fact that no matter how small, or big, a company is, people have equal access to Internet sites. This freedom increases competition, quality, and diversity of content. Personally, I enjoy accessing content that I want, when I want without interference from major companies. Would you like the phone and cable companies influencing what you http://www.medrounds.org/blog/2006/06/net-neutrality-and-how-it-affects-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andrew Doan, MD, PhD)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13607552.post-114957196782222135Tue, 06 Jun 2006 05:30:00 +00002006-06-05T22:33:40.006-07:00 Dr. Todd Zarwell is an optometrist practicing in Madison, Wisconsin. He graduated from Ripon College and earned his doctorate from the Illinois College of Optometry, where he was a member of the Gold Key Optometric Honor Society and was awarded the Colleague of the Year award by his graduating class. After leaving ICO he completed a post-doctoral fellowship in refractive surgery comanagement http://www.medrounds.org/blog/2006/06/todd-zarwell-od-faao.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (MedRounds Publications)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13607552.post-114911108749270289Wed, 31 May 2006 21:22:00 +00002006-05-31T14:33:08.043-07:00Back in the day, there were boards, bulletin board systems (BBS). There was no Internet, web, e-mail, or online shopping. I remembered when the BBS allowed me to share information with people around the neighborhood using my Commodore 64 and a 300 baud modem. We were confined to the neighborhood because of long-distance costs. Then the world became connected through the Internet. With broad band http://www.medrounds.org/blog/2006/05/ten-most-popular-websites.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andrew Doan, MD, PhD)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13607552.post-114911047626420196Wed, 31 May 2006 21:18:00 +00002008-09-28T20:16:55.067-07:00Sponsored LinkStart your own telecommunication business and allow your customers to make cheap international calls thanks to a pinless dialing system. “There is no such thing as a free lunch!” This was true until the development of the Internet. There is incredible pressure to offer free services to the consumer. Numerous companies offer free services on the Internet. For instance, Google.com http://www.medrounds.org/blog/2006/05/free-is-good-how-to-make-international.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andrew Doan, MD, PhD)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13607552.post-114909444036681316Wed, 31 May 2006 16:52:00 +00002006-05-31T09:56:34.676-07:00University of Iowa NewsMay 31, 2006 Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the Western world, has reached epidemic levels. Eye experts at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics help patients with AMD reduce their risk of vision loss and help others reduce the risk of even developing the disease.Nearly 15 percent of people age 70 and older have AMDhttp://www.medrounds.org/blog/2006/05/ui-doctors-provide-latest-information.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (MedRounds Publications)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13607552.post-114859623560247616Thu, 25 May 2006 22:28:00 +00002006-05-25T17:45:15.823-07:00 For CEU, take the exam.http://www.medrounds.org/blog/2006/05/pre-cut-corneal-tissue-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (MedRounds Publications)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13607552.post-114853596607055843Thu, 25 May 2006 05:15:00 +00002006-05-25T06:13:13.283-07:00Mark E. Wilkinson, OD, co-author of Protect Your Sight, publishes Essential Optics Review for the Boards in an open-access format. Dr. Wilkinson's optics course at the University of Iowa helps residents survive the OKAPs and ophthalmology boards. Now, in book form, his material will help residents and students around the world. His book is concise and complete with over 150 questions to guide thehttp://www.medrounds.org/blog/2006/05/new-open-access-publication.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andrew Doan, MD, PhD)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13607552.post-114836250926758210Tue, 23 May 2006 05:30:00 +00002006-05-22T22:42:12.873-07:00 Dr. Wilkinson is co-author of Protect Your Sight and author of Essential Optics Review for the Boards. Dr. Wilkinson is an associate professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Iowa, which is one of the top three ophthalmology teaching programs in the U.S. He is secretary of the Executive Committee of the American Optometric Association Low Vision http://www.medrounds.org/blog/2006/05/mark-e-wilkinson-od.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (MedRounds Publications)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13607552.post-114524985719430698Mon, 17 Apr 2006 04:56:00 +00002006-04-16T21:57:37.216-07:00 PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Andrew Doan, MD, PhD Phone: 310-928-3578 E-mail: adoan@medrounds.org http://www.medrounds.org/protect-your-sight/ James C. Folk, M.D. and Mark E. Wilkinson, O.D. publish their book, Protect Your Sight: How to Save Your Vision in the Epidemic of Age-Related Macular Degeneration, in a unique way Iowa City authors and professors in the Department of http://www.medrounds.org/blog/2006/04/authors-give-away-secret-to-protecting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (MedRounds Publications)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13607552.post-113626403123751610Tue, 03 Jan 2006 04:53:00 +00002006-01-02T20:54:07.906-08:00I was asked to make a few comments regarding the “RHIO Monitor” for the newly formatted Medical Blog.  Coincidentally we are beginning a new year, 2006 which promises to be a great one for regional health data exchanges, whether they are called RHIOs or by some other name.The buy in to a RHIO takes place at different levels for different types of health care providers. For hospitals it may have http://www.medrounds.org/blog/2006/01/2006-and-beyond.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gary M. Levin M.D.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13607552.post-113543531220828851Sat, 24 Dec 2005 14:41:00 +00002006-02-14T20:17:49.776-08:00MyFundRazor®, a wholly owned subsidiary of Free Educational Publications International, Inc., works with non-profit organizations with their online fundraising needs. Our organizations consist of churches, schools, and charities. I am excited to contribute to the non-profit blog exchange. The mechanics of the non-profit blog exchange is simple, each author writes about another blog on the http://www.medrounds.org/blog/2005/12/online-fundraising-for-schools.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andrew Doan, MD, PhD)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13607552.post-113163746435127090Thu, 10 Nov 2005 15:43:00 +00002006-01-03T06:46:57.886-08:00Our major competitor is http://www.schoolpop.com and they filed for bankruptcy. This is surprising. This company grew from $25 million to $100 million in revenue in less than 3 years. In 2004, they pulled in over $50 million in revenue, and in the first quarter of 2005, they generated over $7 million in revenue. It is a shame that a company that donated more than $200 million to schools must http://www.medrounds.org/blog/2005/11/schoolpopcom-files-for-bankruptcy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (MedRounds Publications)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13607552.post-112998205560760015Sat, 22 Oct 2005 11:54:00 +00002005-11-07T14:34:32.436-08:00Using the Power of Philanthropy to make our world a better place!Last winter was the final time I "sell" something to raise funds for my children’s school, church, or favorite non-profit organization. My son and I sold over a thousand dollars worth of cost inflated, fattening popcorn that nobody really wanted. We drove from house to house and delivered canisters of popcorn. Often, neighbors were http://www.medrounds.org/blog/2005/10/fundraising-opportunity-for-schools.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andrew Doan, MD, PhD)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13607552.post-112837402607979201Mon, 03 Oct 2005 21:02:00 +00002005-10-06T08:10:02.376-07:00What do you get when combining elements of traditional publishing and Internet innovation? Professional Copy EditingAcademic EditorsExpert AuthorsGoogle’s Blogger Technology The products produced are peer-reviewed academic journals and medical textbooks that are published with Blogger technology. The educational material is open-access and free to the 6.5 billion readers in the world. We refer tohttp://www.medrounds.org/blog/2005/10/melding-traditional-publishing-models.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andrew Doan, MD, PhD)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13607552.post-112750258022373045Fri, 23 Sep 2005 19:09:00 +00002005-09-23T12:29:02.130-07:00Blogger technology is truly powerful. Yesterday, I used Blogger's Microsoft Word plug in to publish from my laptop. Today, I am publishing from my wireless Blackberry device via e-mail.Reporters, authors, and bloggers around the world can publish on the Internet, anywhere, anytime. ____________________________ Andrew Doan, M.D., Ph.D.adoan@medrounds.org www.MedRounds.org -Replied via BlackBerry http://www.medrounds.org/blog/2005/09/publishing-via-my-blackerry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andrew Doan, MD, PhD)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13607552.post-112750187183720968Fri, 23 Sep 2005 18:57:00 +00002005-09-27T20:58:36.880-07:00MedRounds Publications receives endorsement from the Health on the Net (HON) Foundation, a non-profit organization that reviews medical websites and endorses these sites based on compliance of the 8 HON Principles. The 8 Hon Principles are: 1. Authority Any medical or health advice provided and hosted on this site will only be given by medically trained and qualified professionals unless a http://www.medrounds.org/blog/2005/09/medrounds-receives-hon-endorsement.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andrew Doan, MD, PhD)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13607552.post-112742737936856381Thu, 22 Sep 2005 22:16:00 +00002005-09-22T15:24:31.033-07:00Blogger was a small company offering push-button-publishing for those who wanted to blog.  One day, Google came along and purchased Blogger, and now Blogger is a convenient way to publish on the Internet.  Recently, Blogger rolled out Blogger for Word, which allows authors to publish from their desktop directly to the Internet.  This is very cool, and I am testing the uploading of this article http://www.medrounds.org/blog/2005/09/blogger-releases-push-button.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andrew Doan, MD, PhD)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13607552.post-112732360052036601Wed, 21 Sep 2005 17:18:00 +00002005-09-21T10:32:00.410-07:00I've been invited to join the board of Mission for Vision, a non-profit organization dedicated to the funding of University based research to cure glaucoma, diabetes mellitus, dry eye disease, cancers, serious eye infections and other causes of blindness. It is with great excitement that I join the Mission for Vision Board to help guide their Internet development and create new ways to generate http://www.medrounds.org/blog/2005/09/mission-for-vision.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andrew Doan, MD, PhD)0