kevinmd.com - 29 days ago
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The following is a reader take by Val Jones. As a new member of the National Press Club in Washington, DC, I am taking full advantage of my opportunities to get an inside look at what people are saying about healthcare, and how policy makers and advocacy groups are proposing to improve it . ...
getbetterhealth.com - 10/29/2009
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getbetterhealth.com —
Today I presented 20 slides in 20 seconds
each at the ePatient Connections conference in Philadelphia. It...
was in the new “Pecha Kucha” format whereby the presenter must encapsulate her thoughts very carefully as the slides advance ...
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A Tale Of Two ePatients - Limerick By Dr. Val Jones
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