1. Presented By: Vinay Kumar

2.  Discussion about utilizing Web 2.0 tools and technologies in clinical settings.  What are the Web 2.0 technologies? -Blogs, Wikis, PodCasts, VodCasts, RSS.  Web 2.0 tools for education/training of medical/nursing students and employees.

3.  A Blog invites the discussion among a community of users regarding a specific topic.  Wiki is a collaborative web site whose content can be edited by anyone who has access to it.  Podcasts are nothing but the audio/video content for an audience that wants to listen when they want, where they want, and how they want.

4.  The continuous professional development and education of healthcare professionals  Patient education.  Wikis, Blogs, Podcasts, Vodcasts (Video Podcasts) enable and enhance the information propagation to end users.  Make the rapid information delivery possible.  Audio and video files can be downloaded to the portable media players which can later be played from anywhere and anytime.

5.  www.wikipedia.org www.wikipedia.org  Medical Wiki: www.Ganfyd.orgwww.Ganfyd.org  FluWiki.info (for H5N1 related flu information)  AskDrWiki.com  MedPedia.com

6.  Ease of use  availability of many Open Source/free or low- cost software and hosting options to run them.  RSS feeds may be used to get the precise information needed

7.  Vandalism  Patient Privacy issues  Ongoing monitoring  Ongoing moderation  Authenticity of the information  Time consuming to perform the administration

8.  Web 2.0 tools may substantially ease the information propagation in clinical setting.  Provides interactive and engaging tools to the employers such as hospitals and training institutes  It increases the overall efficiency of the information delivery and greatly enhances the cost savings