Sermo - An Online Community of Physicians
Today I learned about Sermo a social networking site for physicians. The website claims:
Here, physicians aggregate observations from their daily practice and then - rapidly and in large numbers - challenge or corroborate each others opinions, accelerating the emergence of trends and new insights on medications, devices and treatments. You can then apply the collective knowledge to achieve better outcomes for your patients.
It’s nice to see professional social networking sites that will advance the practice of medicine. I think we all recognize the potential of facebook, but in the end medical librarians are going to need better tools. I know that a lot of this type interaction occurs on Medlib-l, but could medical librarians benifit from similar social networking?
Bart