The functions of Sermo designed for its physician members and clients are proving equally valuable to publishers, medical societies, and physician groups. In 2007, Sermo announced partnerships with Nature Publishing Group and the American Medical Association that involve many of the services described below.
learn more The “Discuss on Sermo” initiative links journal articles and publications to Sermo for physician discourse. Through discussion of article content with physician-peers, readers are able to vet their thoughts and share experiences - reducing the time needed to incorporate research into practice. This is a simple solution for publishers to provide interactive capabilities to physician readers. It also represents a compelling benefit to editors, authors, and publishers.
learn more Physicians are excited about interacting with their peers in this new media! Sermo is an easy way for medical societies and groups to have relevance and play a role in this environment. Further, social networking media provides a platform to achieve collaborative goals. For instance, Sermo postings have proven an excellent vehicle to conduct pre-conference reference committee interaction and foster post-conference discourse on conference proceedings.
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American Medical Association has partnered with Sermo to create a direct line of communication between US physicians and AMA leadership.
In this collaboration, Nature Publishing Group will add “Discuss on Sermo” links to the online versions of articles in 12 of its leading medical journals, including Nature Medicine, Nature Reviews Oncology, and Leukemia.
The University of Michigan's School of Information Sciences is studying how social network theory can be used to get the highest-quality information from users in communities such as Sermo.
Listeners to ReachMD XM Satellite Radio now have the opportunity to be linked to Sermo member physicians via the Discuss on Sermo function. “With this partnership the two organizations will amplify the voices and opinions of the nation’s physicians in a powerful new way.” ~ Alex Frost
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Commentary on Peer Review and Case Studies
Alex Frost, 06/17/2006 DownloadAn in depth examination of the legal ramifications of reporting on “off-label” uses of regulated products in the Sermo community.
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