Health 2.0
An Intro to Health 2.0
~ simplest possible explanation
by Karthikeyan a.ka. @pinastro
pkaarthikeyan@gmail.com
pinastro.wordpress.com

Health 2.0
What is Internet
What is Web 2.0
Impact of Web 2.0 in other fields and some examples
Inevitability of advent of Health 2.0
Impact of Health 2.0 on medicine(Key areas of benefit)
Challenges to establish a Health 2.0 infrastructure

Internet – What is it ?
➲ Internet started as a common platform for
sharing critical military documents
➲ Since, the project was done by a group of
students the internet spread to the college
campuses
➲ And hence became a world phenomenon
Cartoon Courtesy:
clangnuts.blogspot.com
http://www.usnews.com/

Internet – How was it ?
➲ Internet until recently was only a Read-Only
platform for sharing documents which a
technically skilled Computer engineer would
upload in the form of static HTML docs

Internet – How was it ?
➲ Internet until recently was only a Read-Only
platform for sharing documents which a
technically skilled Computer engineer would
upload in the form of static HTML docs
This form of Internet
was also called
Web 1.0

Internet – How is it , Now?
➲ Internet has recently been transformed
(a.k.a. Evolved) into READ-WRITE platform
where everyone can participate in
increasing the knowledge base thanks to
scripting languages like server side
scripting and client side scripting apart from
HTML

Internet – How is it , Now?
➲ Internet has recently been transformed
(a.k.a. Evolved) into READ-WRITE platform
where everyone can participate in
increasing the knowledge base thanks to
scripting languages like server side
scripting and client side scripting apart from
HTML
And this is called
WEB 2.0

Web 1.0 Web 2.0
READ ONLY READ-WRITE

Is that the only Transformation ?

Is that the only Transformation ?
NO ...

Is that the only Transformation ?

I am a Medico , how that helps me
to stay ahead in the Medical
World
Image Courtesy:
http://botaacima.blogs.sapo.pt/arquivo

Please continue the Slideshow only
if you are aware of this ICON

This is just one of the changes
brought by the Internet
Image courtesy:
http://www.spalding.edu
http://www.repmanblog.com/

Many such similar changes had
lead to a phenonmenon called
TM
“2.0” SPAWN MOB
PS : TM means Trademark Registered

FYI (Bollywood Fans understand
this better)
➲ Coolie no. 1
➲ Hero no. 1
➲ Beti no. 1
➲ Biwi no. 1
➲ Aunty no. 1
➲ Jodi no. 1

2.0 Spawn Mob
Internet
Internet
Law
Law
Education
Education
Medicine Medicine
Music Music
1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

2.0 Spawn Mob
Internet
Internet
Law
Law
Internet in the 70's
Education
Education was different from
the one today
Medicine Medicine
Music Music
1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

2.0 Spawn Mob
Internet
Internet
Law
Law
Education in the
70's was also Education
Education
different from the
one today
Medicine Medicine
Music Music
1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

2.0 Spawn Mob
Internet
Internet
Law
Law
Education
Education
This evolution may
be due to advent of
new technology or
Medicine Medicine
Ideas or change in
culture
Music Music
1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

2.0 Spawn Mob
Internet
Internet
Law
Law
Or it could be due
to people like these
as well Education
Education
Medicine Medicine
Music Music
1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

2.0 Spawn Mob
Internet
Internet
Sometimes a small
change in some Law
Law
field could affect
the whole
generation and Education
Education
hence the other
areas as well
Medicine Medicine
Music Music
1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

2.0 Spawn Mob
Internet
Internet
Law
Law Like 'Internet' which
has profound
impact in other
Education
Education fields
Medicine Medicine
Music Music
1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

2.0 Spawn Mob
Internet
Internet
Law
Law
Law 2.0
See How
Education
Education
Education 2.0
Medicine Medicine
Medicine 2.0
Music Music
1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Music 2.0

So you are telling me to be part of
this MOB

NO

It's Simple ...
'Mob' was just an expression
These days even your GRANDPA has an email id
it was not the case 5 years back

5 years from now ..
Even your Grannys will be
on any one of the popular
social networking sites like
f a c e b o o k , Orkut or Twitter

5 years from now ..
Even your Grannys will be
on any one of the popular
social networking sites like
f a c e b o o k , Orkut or twitter
Believe me your parents and
bosses are already on the same
networks where you find your
dating partners or alternative
jobs , so beware

FYI (Have you heard about 81 year
old guy addicted to you tube )
➲ His name is Peter Oakley.
➲ He VLOGs (video blogging)
regularly on youtube as
Genratric1927
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geriatric1927

Inevitability
Just like LIFESTYLE 2.0 is inevitable
HEALTH 2.0 is also inevitable
LOVE IT or HATE IT ....it's already there

Health 2.0 Conferences
Did it happen ? Where was I that time ?
➲ 2006
➲ 2007
➲ 2008
➲ 2009
Did I miss it this year as well ?
For more Information:
http://health20.org/
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/health_20_conference_review.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicine_2.0

What does Health 2.0 will do to the
Medical Community
➲ Staying Informed through RSS,Podcasts
➲ Medical Education for Students
➲ Collaboration and Practice
➲ Managing Particular Disease
➲ Sharing data for Research
MUST See Website Immediately:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicine_2.0

Lot has to be done
This is just a beginning .... and the web seems to be already
teeming with zillions of medical blogs and discussion forums
The current EMPHASIS is
on
• Communication
• Information Sharing and
• Community Formation

Lot has to be done
This will be the next challenge in Health 2.0
Health 2.0 Apps will try to
tackle the enormous
inefficiencies in Medical
Health Care Systems also
to remove Red-Tapism
from Medical field

Lot has to be done
This will be dream come true in Health 2.0
Web being used for Real-
Time Medical Diagnosis
and Practice

Examples to see:
www.sermo.com
www.patientslikeme.com
www.carol.com
www.vitals.com
www.mymedlab.com
www.medpedia.com
www.dr-lokku.com
www.mywebMD.com
and do check this as well
https://www.google.com/health

Challenges in Health 2.0
➲ One of the Fundamental Challenge is to
cross the mental block in people who will
resist to posting there medical history on the
web

Challenges in Health 2.0
Can't understand what was said in previous slide ??
Just Read through the below cartoon and imagine the impact
of your boss or medical insurer knowing your past medical
history through some medical website
Cartoon courtesy:
joyoftech.com

Thank You
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