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Second Life Health

2011/10/15 5:16 amLeave a Comment

A Survey of Health-Related Activities on Second Life – Journal of Medical Internet Research.

Second Life is an online virtual reality 3-D world which is populated by avatars. Researchers from Ottawa and Toronto identified health-related sites on Second Life.

“The most common type of health-related site in our sample (n = 68) were those whose principle aim was patient education or to increase awareness about health issues.”

For example, the Ann Myers Medical Center has information on breast self examination and mammography.

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Second Life mammogram

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Beard L, Wilson K, Morra D, Keelan J
A Survey of Health-Related Activities on Second Life
J Med Internet Res 2009;11(2):e17
URL: http://www.jmir.org/2009/2/e17/
doi: 10.2196/jmir.1192

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Virtual Reality Dyslexia Test

2011/09/04 3:38 amLeave a Comment

What are the visual capacities of adolescents with dyslexia as tested in a computer-generated virtual reality?

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Computers for Dyslexia

2011/07/24 2:34 amLeave a Comment

There are numerous techniques for teaching dyslexic children. Can computers help in teaching dyslexics?

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From Sun Avoidance Awareness to Psychotic Narrative Medicine

2008/05/23 2:00 pm

This week’s medical blogwatch…

Poking fun at a reminder to be aware of the sun next week from the Canadian Dermatology Association. I think it would be more effective to promote sunscreen usage as a way to protect your tattoos.

Using computers and sending snail mail to patients in an attempt to improve prevention services results. Why not use email to send reminders to the patients? That would cut costs and save trees.

About banning handguns in Canada. We should also ban other killers of Canadians -cigarettes, potato chips and poutine.

Narrative medicine and paranoid psychosis. I think ‘narrative medicine’ is an oxymoron just like ‘MacFilet Mignon’.

image courtesy of colros

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