What's going on...

Work on the new version of OnExamination.com is coming along nicely - won't be too long before it's released out in to the world. But until then a few new features have been introduced. These can be found at:

http://my.onexamination.com

Firstly if you go to Shop you will find that we have some new CME/CPD modules available. We have broadened our horizons and there is now modules available for other than just the primary care sector. Come have a look - if there are any other modules you would like to see that we don't already have please feel free to email Ben Fawkes with your suggestions at bfawkes@medelect.co.uk.

The other new little feature can be found in the community section where we deliver our medical news. A keyword cloud has been introduced to help you find articles based on important themes and topics. If you don't know what a keyword cloud take a look at Wikipedia. Don't forget we are still looking for Key Opinion Leaders for the community news. Be a top community leader and get a free OnExamination.com account! Email editor@onexamination.com with your my.onexamination.com user name.

Also for the medical students out there, particularly those in their 3rd year, we have now introduced an Intermediate MB revision course to help you prepare. We can provide you with hundreds of questions displayed as case history, data interpretation and photographic material, all based on the Intermediate MB syllabus.

Over and out.

Opinion Leaders

OnExamination are looking for Key Opinion Leaders for the community news. By regularly voting on recent news articles you can help your fellow medical professionals get the best out of our medical news review feature based at my.onexamination.com/Community.

What We Need

1. Register your interest by emailling editor@onexamination.com with your my.onexamination.com username.
2. Vote and comment on your favourite articles throughout the month and help guide the community to the most important medical news out there.

Rules

Your input you will be judged by our team of editors based on the quality and quantity of your votes and comments. If you are judged to be in the top 3 at the end of the month we will give you an onexamination.com account.

Tips

We advise you to research the Latest News Page and recognise good stories that the rest of the community will find useful.

Just a quick notice to say that the MRCPCH part II revision course is now up.

Have a look at our Question of the Day if you would like to know more!

Otherwise you can sign up here.

Hello,

Been along time since we have posted an update but things are coming along nicely. New additions to the site are coming thick and fast. One in particular are the CME/CPD modules.

CME/CPD or Continuing Medical Education/Continuing Professional Development is an important part of a medic's ongoing development. We have put together a variety of modules to help train you on important issues in the field of medicine.

Check out the list of modules we provide here

http://labs.onexamination.com/Basket/Default.aspx

Each module is one hours worth of CPD and all contain clinically relevant questions! It is designed around clinically rich and typical cases that would be seen in everyday practice. Once you have completed the module, you are able to print out a certificate which can then be presented at your next appraisal. Each module is worth £6 pounds and are well worth the investment.

I've also heard on the grapevine that our MRCPCH part II revision course will be up and running very soon. So anyone preparing for that may want to check out our site in the couple of days for that.

And finally - we have a nice little feature we can provide for your website if you are interested. Everyday for each exam we provide a free 'Question of the Day' which you can test yourself on. We can now provide this feature on your own website. It looks a bit like this:





Anyone who would like an exam specific question of the day hosted on their website, email me at bfawkes@medelect.co.uk. The one above is currently running on the Birmingham University Medical Society website.

Well that is all for now, as usual if you have any questions, comments or suggestions for new features please do not hesitate to contact me on the above email address. Your ideas are always welcome.

New Additions!

Well labs is still ticking along nicely. New additions comprise of a buddy list which means you can add other labs members as your 'colleague' and keep up to date with what they're voting for and commenting on. You can also check out their profiles and see what they're about and who they're friends with. You can also subscribe to the latest news.

Also look our for questions in the news section! We are currently adding questions related to interesting and important news articles, so you can test your management and clinical skills to the latest developments!

Thats all for now - loads of big stuff coming very soon. The final touches are underway as I write.

And now time for another quick blog on more labs.onexamination.com developments.

Well thanks to everyone who responded to our emails, messages and the like - your feedback has been great. Not just the positive comments but the insightful suggestions you have made. Since then we have been working on implementing these into the site. As you may have noticed we have added a 'Top ten' voters list - currently Moofles is our top voter. She has also been really helpful in suggesting new ideas for the 'medical news review' page - we have now added a search facility to help you find news stories even quicker. We have also added a blog sub section along with all the other chosen specialties. If you look to the left hand side of the community news you will find a list of all the fields we offer news in, blogs are in there. Check out Moof's blog: http://moof.blogsplot.net/.

Finally, after holding a poll of what feature you would like to see next, we have added an FAQ section to help clarify any thing you find confusing on the site. There are plenty more things on the back burner at the mo in labs. The IT are working hard to get them delivered very soon - keep your eyes peeled!

Vote Vote Vote!

Hello, well we are in the process of inviting everybody to check out OE labs now and we are getting an amazing response. So thank you to everyone that has replied to my emails or comments on their blog pages.

One thing we have noticed so far is the lack of people actually voting on the news they are reading (and liking). So we were wondering, do you guys know what the vote system is all about? Why would you use it?

The voting system is there for you to influence which articles get pushed to the top of the popular news page. The more votes an article has, the higher up the list it goes. This helps other users see what the community has been reading and will perhaps influence what they spend their time looking at. If fellow medical professionals think it's good then perhaps you will too. Our news harvester is here to help you get up to speed with current medical affairs quickly, as is the voting system.

It works by clicking the 'vote' button which sits on the left hand side of the news link. Once you have clicked it, it turns a lovely yellow colour and your vote is logged. You can only vote once, but every vote counts! So please have a go!

Ben