Monday, October 5, 2009

A healthy new podcast for nurses

The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, AORN now produces a series of podcasts to their members. The Perioperative News Minute is one of their offerings. This podcast lets members listen to the week's news on your computer or through your iPod or other portable audio device. Some examples:

The Recommended Practice for Minimally Invasive surgery is up for public review and comment, as is the proposed Standards of Perioperative Nursing. Also in this episode, AORN and AAMI plan to respond to The Joint Commission’s recent update on steam sterilization. Hear these stories and more in this episode of the AORN Perioperative News Minute, your source for on-the-go-reports from the perioperative world. Download+

In Episode 2, A science podcaster discusses the power of podcasting to communicate with science and medical professionals.

Friday, October 2, 2009

Advancing the science of podcasting


American Associaiton for the Advancement of Science is very much a believer in podcasting.

Neuroscientist John Ohab was looking for a career jolt—a "fish-out-of-water" experience, as he puts it—when he went to work in the Pentagon as an AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow. Could he make the switch to talking about nanotechnology and ground electronic warfare in a weekly podcast? As the voice of Pentagon Web Radio's "Armed with Science" program, Ohab is committed to sharing the Department's unique interests in research, applications, and public policy with a broader audience.
Since its debut in January, the 30-minute,
weekly program has been downloaded by listeners more than 50,000 times.

Neuroscientist John Ohab was looking for a career jolt—a "fish-out-of-water" experience, as he puts it—when he went to work in the Pentagon as an AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow.