Technology advances over the last 2 decades have revolutionized the way we communicate. An important yardstick to judge the success of a professional organization is how well it communicates with its members and what channels of communication it provides to its members to communicate with each other.
The ACCP is the largest international organization for chest medicine specialists in the world. Over the past few years, the rate of international membership growth has outpaced that of domestic membership. As a result, we have an ever-increasing opportunity and responsibility to expand our programs and outreach beyond North America.
In keeping with my recent flurry of infographics, here's a nice one summarizing some interesting data about social media use in healthcare. It also makes the case for creating social media policies, with a link to a great database of policies you can refer to in creating your own.
Docs and healthcare professionals are often "road warriors," especially when traveling to and from conferences, training, speaking engagements, and other important commitments. Today's installment features some tips on where to find the best services for technology when you travel.
If you are reading this blog, you have successfully navigated the holiday season into yet another new year. Now begins the often-dreaded development of your New Year’s resolution list. This can be fun, painful, enlightening, embarrassing, any combination of these, and more!
We would like to wish a very happy and healthy holiday season to all members of the College. We hope that 2012 brings good health, joy, and prosperity to the more than 18,000 members of the ACCP family.
This infographic serves up a ton of great data about how physicians are embracing (or not) social media and digital communication tools. Where do YOU fall within these statistics?
It’s that time of the year again when we start thinking about the holiday season. It is a special time to spend with family and friends, a time to be grateful for all that we have, and a time to assist those who aren’t as fortunate. It’s also that time of the year when we begin to worry about gifts.
