TOPIC DISCUSSION: THE WWW and the NEPHROLOGIST

As we are seeing an emergence of websites that are educational and patient friendly in the field of nephrology, a good summary can be found on the above linked article.
I was surprised to see some of these articles. Its good that we have the websites as such that are either physician developed or patient or organization developed. What we have to monitor and wonder in the future is what is the content on these websites. Is it evidence based? Is it just opinions ( like some of our blogs) and Is it violating patient privacy laws? These are real questions that will come up in the near future as we move into the field of
E-Nephrology. Take a look at this NEJM editorial for an excellent commentary by prominent bloggers.

My personal favorite Teaching related nephrology websites are:
www.ukidney.com
www.nephrologyondemand.com
www.nephron.com

My personal favorite online dictionary and community patient friendly website is
www.medpedia.com

Other good references:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18155112
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