Medical Wikis
Since Wikipedia has risen to public attention, there have been quite a few medical wiki’s set up. What’s a wiki? Well according to Wikipedia:
”A wiki is a type of website that allows users to easily add, remove, or otherwise edit and change most available content, sometimes without the need for registration.”
Check out these medical wikis:
Ask Dr Wiki - Free source of X-rays, ECGs, etc.
GANFYD (Get a Note From Your Doctor) - set up by a bunch of docs from the Doctors.net.uk discussion forums. You have to be a doctor to write information on this wiki.
Flu Wiki - Aims to help local communities prepare for a possible influenza pandemic.
Clinifowiki - This is a clinical informatics wiki with information on Electronic Medical Records and hospital IT systems.
Wellness Wiki - The aim of this wiki is to “help clarify the complex problems plaguing the U.S. healthcare system and develop sustainable ways to improve the health and well-being of all people”.
If you would like to start your own medical wiki, it’s fairly straight-forward: You could try out a free wiki service like wikispaces or roll your sleeves up and install mediawiki on your own website.
If you don’t want to set up your own wiki, why not contribute to wikipedia’s various health sections (anyone can contribute) or if you are doc, add some info to GANFYD.
