Medicine 2.0'08 (Toronto, Canada)
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				| The Construction of Expertise in the Age of the Internet: Psychotropic Drug Knowledge in Consumer-Constructed Online Spaces | Abstract | 
			
				| Shannon Hughes*,												
																		David Cohen |  | 
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				| The potential and challenges of Web 2.0 in the education of healthcare professionals. | Abstract | 
			
				| Rod Ward* |  | 
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					Practice Track
					
			
								
				| Planning the Development of the Singapore National Health Portal | Abstract | 
			
				| Handy Amin*,												
																		Andy
 Tan
,												
																		Ping Ping
 Tan
,												
																		Sau Chan
 Low
,												
																		Shyamala Thilagaratnam |  | 
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				| Asklepios: The CMA's new social networking site for Canadian physicians | Abstract | 
			
				| Pat Rich* |  | 
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				| Women Wading Through the Web:  providing women with the tools to evaluate online health information | Abstract | 
			
				| Sheryl Mitchell* |  | 
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				| Facilitating Online Collaboration and Communication: A Groups Approach | Abstract | 
			
				| Ken Seto* |  | 
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				| Using Technology to Engage Patients and Clinicians in Electronic Cancer Symptom Assessment and Management: Lessons Learned and Implications for Practice | Abstract | 
			
				| Dafna Carr*,												
																		Steve Hall |  | 
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				| Will the development of Web 2.0 technology result in a preference for quantity over quality? | Abstract | 
			
				| Joanne Mayoh* |  | 
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				| e-health in a Remote and Rural Setting in the North of Scotland- An Evolving Success Story | Abstract | 
			
				| Grant Cumming*,												
																		Andrew
 Fowlie
,												
																		Adrian
 Baker
,												
																		Thomas 
 Heneghan
,												
																		Neil
 Hamilton
,												
																		Stefan  Agamanolis |  | 
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				| Implementation of Web 2.0-services in the Norwegian Electronic Health Library | Abstract | 
			
				| Øystein Eiring*,												
																		Runar
 Eggen
,												
																		Magne Nylenna |  | 
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				| Where can teens find health information? A survey of web portals designed for teen health information seekers | Abstract | 
			
				| Leanne Bowler* |  | 
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					Developer Track
					
					
		
					
					Business Track
					
			
								
				| Preventive Medicine and the Allen Behavioral Change Model:  A Collaboration for Health Behavior Change Using Web-based Interventions | Abstract | 
			
				| Michael W. Allen,												
																		Edward Allan Murphy,												
																		David O. Wiebers*,												
																		Charles P. Bosmajian, Jr.,												
																		Will  Thalheimer,												
																		Julie Dirksen |  | 
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				| Providing Online Access to Point-of-Care Information: Lessons from the OntarioMD.ca Physician Portal | Abstract | 
			
				| Jason Aprile* |  | 
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					Research Track
					
			
								
				| Study of the ePatient as a provider of health content in the Internet | Abstract | 
			
				| Luis Fernandez Luque*,												
																		Ignacio
 Basagoiti
,												
																		Elin 
 Johnsen
,												
																		Randi Karlsen |  | 
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				| Patient-initiated Online Support Groups: Motives for Initiation, Extent of Success and Success Factors | Abstract | 
			
				| Cornelia van Uden-Kraan*,												
																		Constance
 Drossaert
,												
																		Erik
 Taal
,												
																		Erwin
 Seydel
,												
																		Mart van de Laar |  | 
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				| Patient Problem-Solving on the Web: How do Patients Use Web Forums to Cope with Chronic Disease? | Abstract | 
			
				| Dorrit Billman*,												
																		Diane
 Schiano
,												
																		Lee Gugerty |  | 
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				| Empowerment by Participation in Online Support Groups for Patients with Arthritis, Fibromyalgia and Breast Cancer | Abstract | 
			
				| Cornelia van Uden-Kraan*,												
																		Constance
 Drossaert
,												
																		Erik
 Taal
,												
																		Erwin
 Seydel
,												
																		Mart van de Laar |  | 
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				| Evaluation of the use of an interactive web-based support program for optimizing the management of Diabetes Mellitus | Abstract | 
			
				| Nicol Nijland*,												
																		Lisette
 Van Gemert-Pijnen
,												
																		Saskia
 Kelders
,												
																		Bart
 Brandenburg
,												
																		Erwin  Seydel |  | 
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				| PESCA: Developing an Open Source Platform To Bring eHealth To Latin America and the Caribbean | Abstract | 
			
				| Julio Lorca,												
																		Francisco J
 Alcazar
,												
																		Carlos L
 Sanchez
,												
																		Miguel
 Romero-Cuevas
,												
																		Diego L
 Lopez
,												
																		Sergio
 Ruiz
,												
																		Pedro
 Garcia-Fortea, |  | 
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				| Inside the Health Blogosphere: Governance, Quality and the New Opinion Leaders | Abstract | 
			
				| Neil Seeman* |  | 
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				| From Social Networks to Social Medicine: Exploring the role of online interventions | Abstract | 
			
				| Sara Urowitz* |  | 
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				| Social uses of personal health information within PatientsLikeMeTM, an online patient community: What can happen when patients have access to one another's data | Abstract | 
			
				| Jeana Frost*,												
																		Michael Massagli |  | 
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				| The use of Web 2.0 in teaching Medical Informatics to postgraduate medical students: first experiences | Abstract | 
			
				| Panagiotis Bamidis*,												
																		Stathis
 Constantinidis
,												
																		Eleni
 Kaldoudi
,												
																		Nicos
 Maglaveras
,												
																		Costas Pappas |  | 
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				| Measuring Efficiency of Use in a Web-based EMR Developed for Malawi: Lessons Learned From Performing a Preliminary CogTool Analysis | Abstract | 
			
				| Zach Landis Lewis*,												
																		Gerald
 Douglas
,												
																		Valerie Monaco |  | 
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				| To 2.0 or not to 2.0 - have junior doctors already answered the question? | Abstract | 
			
				| Benjamin Hughes*,												
																		Indra
 Joshi
,												
																		Hugh Lemonde |  | 
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				| Patient-Driven Content Creation: Effectively Introducing Wiki Repositories to Virtual Support Communities | Abstract | 
			
				| Derek Hansen*,												
																		Sean Munson |  | 
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				| Developing of a web-based application to facilitate patient treatment adherence in individuals with sleep apnea treated with Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) devices. | Abstract | 
			
				| Suzanne Dickerson*,												
																		Grace Dean |  | 
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				| Hesitative Introduction of E-mail consultations in General Practice | Abstract | 
			
				| Robert Verheij*,												
																		Carmen
 Ton
,												
																		Kiek Tates |  | 
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			Total number of abstracts: 64
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