Using Wikis in Hospitals?

Posted by Cliff on Thursday January 20, 2005 @05:30AM from the easily-sharing-medical-information dept.

An anonymous reader asks: "A friend who is a medical doctor in a hospital in Europe is interested in promoting wikis for sharing medical research notes in his community. Does anyone have experience with how to approach this? Most of the targeted users will not be particularly computer, or Internet, literate. I've used wikis in several software companies but never in a medical environment. What would be the best way to overcome resistance? How should my friend present it so that it makes sense to them?"

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Sounds Great by I_Love_Pocky! · 2005-01-20 05:34 · Score: 2, Funny

I have an excellent flu remedy I'd like to include. It involves gun powder and a swing-set.
Overcoming resistance? by Anonymous Coward · 2005-01-20 05:38 · Score: 1, Funny

I've used wikis in several software companies but never in a medical environment. What would be the best way to overcome resistance?

The standard course of action would be to use a broad-spectrum corticosteroid. If unsuccessful, more targeted immunosupressives can be used.

Ba-da-bing! Thank you! I'll be here all week!