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Monday Buzz: Membership Success Fueled by the Web

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A small Rhode Island association discovers how important its web presence really is. The Rhode Island Academy of Physician Assistants was founded in 1976, but it wasn’t until recently that its membership really began to take off. Plus: How long will Twitter be around?

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Prescription for Social: Group Issues Online Guidelines for Doctors

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As part of the guidelines, the organization, along with the Federation of State Medical Boards, touched on issues such as when it is OK to “Google” a patient—for instance, to gather information on an unconscious patient in an emergency room. Lawrence III wrote in the newsletter.