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Healio.com: Optometric knowledge delivered in a more powerful platform
 Michael D. DePaolis |
Dear Readers:
As the world of publishing has evolved, so has the mission of SLACK Incorporated, the publishers of Primary Care Optometry News.
From the company’s start in print 90 years ago to its current roster of medical newspapers and 18 different websites, SLACK’s team of seasoned medical reporters and doctor-led editorial boards now drives expert information to more than 9 million users each month.
Now I am pleased to report that PCON readers will still be able continue to enjoy their news in print, but will also have access to all of this valuable medical information under one website at www.Healio.com, the new online home of all SLACK publications.
The breaking news and specialized information you’ll find at Healio.com is not simply a new destination for old information. Using the reporting on which we have come to rely through SLACK’s print publications, Healio.com will offer users a more powerful online platform for clinical information, both within their specialties as well as the specialties of their peers. In one click of a mouse, or in a simple screen swipe of your tablet or mobile device, you will have access to breaking news in the many specialties and subspecialties that have a powerful impact on your practice.
The specialties you will find on Healio.com include:
• Adolescent Medicine
• Allergy and Immunology
• Dermatology
• Cardiology
• Endocrinology
• Gastroenterology
• Geriatric Medicine
• Hematology/Oncology
• Hepatology
• Infectious Disease
• Ophthalmology
• Optometry
• Orthopedics
• Orthotics and Prosthetics
• Pediatrics
• Psychiatry
• Rheumatology
• Sports Medicine
• Also, Nursing
Personalized content
With so many specialties at your disposal, you will be able to register your practice preferences in all of the topics that you want to know about so the site delivers dynamic material that is personal to your professional experience. If you are an optometrist whose patient base consists of a large percentage of glaucoma and retinal diagnoses, you can personalize your content delivery to receive the latest headlines in both specialties. If you specialize in low vision or pediatric vision, you can get that information too. By delivering the personalized content that is most meaningful to you, you will have the resources you need to be able to choose when, and if, to put your knowledge into practice.
Creating a conversation
Taking advantage of the interactive nature of the Internet, registered users will have the opportunity to comment and lend their perspective on articles and other features, creating a conversation with your peers online. You can also share and “like” the stories that are important to you with your colleagues through email, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Digg. Learning from our peers and commenting to each other about how we practice ensures that we are able to provide the highest quality of care to our patients.
A commitment to educate
Once you are finished reading the latest news, studies and clinical trials, the Healio.com Education Lab will allow users to participate in CE and other educational activities online, so you can fulfill all of your education requirements while you are on the go. Healio.com users will also have access to SLACK’s reference series, Curbside Consultation. Published across a large number of different specialties, Curbside Consultation is renowned for answering the compelling questions that doctors face each day in practice and provides detailed answers that clinicians, nurses and other health care personnel can reference easily for their patients.
A history of delivering information
On cementing its place online as a leading medical news destination, Healio.com will also feature robust onsite meeting coverage, blogs, video, multimedia presentations and compelling editorials, columns and perspectives from your colleagues at leading institutions. You will have access to the full library of medical newspapers, books, peer-reviewed journals and education materials produced by SLACK Incorporated, a family-owned company that has provided the medical community with award-winning information since 1923.
Healio.com will enhance the ability of every PCON reader to uniquely pursue his or her interests and design his or her own personalized portal of news, books, journals and educational materials online. The publishers of PCON and I are proud to bring this expanded application of information to our valued readers. Bookmark www.Healio.com/Optometry on all of your devices now so we can “continue the conversation” online and learn what we need to know to better serve our patients together.
See you online.
Michael D. DePaolis
Editor
Primary Care Optometry News