Medoodle - the international medical network and community

The new Medoodle generation has been released!
More connectivity, interactivity and education!

• Improved group discussions: In the past, our general discussion forums and the group forums have been running separately and independently. Now, the groups have been connected also with our general discussion forums and are exposed to a larger audience. Each group can eitehr create an individual/designated subforum or they can be connected with some of our pre-existing subforums (e.g. residents, boards, technologists or radiologists in practice  etc.). The first solution is more suited for groups who only want discussions directly related to their group. The second solution is better suited if groups want to share their posts with a larger audience, which is not group- but rather topic-specific. Please contact the Medoodle administrator if you wish to integrate your group discussion either way. By default, no group discussion forum is created, but group member are still able to communicate with each other through the group wall posts.
  
  
• Upload group specific cases. Case uoploads are now also available for groups - making sharing cases with others easier. A new section has been integrated in the group main site, called "Group cases". Similar to the established case upload feature for individuals, group membbers may now also upload cases for their specific groups. These cases can be found in the "regular" case gallery as well as in the "Group Cases" section on the group site.
• Activity stream improved, keeping you up-to-date of what's going on in Medoodle.
  
  
• New blog features, including:
  -- blog archive, categorized by chronology
  -- list of user blogs
  -- list of our bloggers
  -- list of the latest blogs
  -- list of blog tags to find blogs based on topics
  
  
• Featured members, showing members who are "special" because of various contributions
  
  
• Featured groups. Special groups are now highlighted in our "featured groups" section. Find it in the top menu under "Groups" -> "Featured Groups".
  
  
• iPhone compatibility. Medoodle can be now also visited from your iPhone. Other PDAs (e.g. Blackberry) have not been tested yet.
  
  
• What's twittering?! Get the latest MedoodleTwitter updates!  Find it in the top menu under "News" -> "What's twittering?!".
• New Radiology video sections:
  -- Radiology videos being watched now
  -- Most favoured Radiology videos
  -- Most popular Radiology videos
  -- Surprise me! Radiology videos
  -- Most viewed Radiology videos
  -- Most recent Radiology videos
  -- ...and who can't get enough can visit "Can't get enough? Radiology videos en masse!" to see more video selections.
  You may find these sections in the top menu under "Videos" -> "Radiology video feast!".
  
  
  
• Case gallery statistics and new category features.  Find it in the top menu under "Cases" -> "Gallery categories".
  
  
• New survey features. We have implemented a new survey feature for academically/scientifically interested members. If you are interested in performing Radiology related studies, please contact the Medoodle administrator for more details.
  
  
  
  

And other updates that happened in the last few weeks:

• PubRad integration into groups. Whoever creates a group and has at least 4 group members will have automatically a PubRad search integrated into the group. PubRad allows to do a Radiology specific PubMed search.
  
  
• Radiology search engine integration into groups. Whoever creates a group and has at least 4 group members will have automatically a RadiologySearch form integrated into the group. RadiologySearch is a Radiology specific search engine which searches for a variety of Radiology specific contents on the Internet, societies, journals and books.
  
  
• Facebook stylish toolbar at the bottom of the screen cntaining useful application links, real time chat function and other helpful links.
  
  
• Radiology Boards - Radiology boards preparation software has been integrated into Medoodle and is now available to Medoodle members. Find it and associated features in the top menu under "Education" -> "Radiology Boards / Preparation".
  
  
• The Radiology teaching file server Radiology Teacher has been integrated into Medoodle and is now available to Medoodle members. Find it in the top menu under "Cases" -> "Radiology teaching files".
  
  
• Case of the Week. On a weekly basis, dedicated teaching files with quiz function will be displayed to our Medoodle members. These teaching files are created with the aforementioned Radiology Teacher program and are easily embedded into our system. Find it in the top menu under "Cases" -> "Radiology Case of the Week".
  
  
• Radiology Museum. This unique "virtual" museum for Radiology offers multiple sections, covering radiology art, influantial people in Radiology, interesting items, curiosities, videos and much more. The museum is open 24/7 - and without entrance fee! Find it in the top menu under "Links" -> "New! - Radiology Museum".
  
  
• Calculators and tools. More practical tools and calculators have been implemented.  Find it in the top menu under "Tools".
  
  
• HandyRad has been fully integrated into Medoodle. HandyRad is a web-based patient tracking tool for radiology education and research. Find it in the top menu under "Tools" -> "HandyRad - Case Tracker".
  
  
• Dare to Share! The "Dare To Share!" application allows sharing cases between researchers and colleagues. Users may find interesting or needed cases/images for different kind of projects (studies, books, publications, presentations etc.) while assuring the owner's credentials/copyright of the case. Find it in the top menu under "Research" -> "Dare to share! Case exchange".
  
  
• Interactive teaching files. The rusty and dusty era of static images is over! The interactive teaching files use a worldwide unique method of displaying teaching files in a way that simulates the work at your workstation. It allows to scroll through image stacks, window and level images, zoom and pan images and more features. Find it in the top menu under "Cases" -> "Interactive teaching files".
  
  
• eLearning resources. Peer-reviewed educational resources for Radiology in the internet. Find it in the top menu under "Education" -> "eLearning resources". Or submit your favorite eLearning resources under "Education" -> "eLearning resources".
  
  
• What's your diagnosis please? Challenge your knowledge and find the right diagnisis of unknown cases. Find it in the top menu under "Cases" -> "What's your diagnosis please?".
  
  
  

Did we forget anything? Well, this might be enough for now - or not? We are working on many more features right now...

Currently in process:

• Journal of Radiology Case Reports Teaching Point integration.
• Video integration into groups.
• File upload for groups, e.g. for lecture and presentation (Powerpoint etc.) integration.
• Customization of job search based on user profile. (If checked in profile setting that you are searching for a job)
• Customization of PubRad and RadiologySearch based on member preferences.
• ...and more...