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Rheumatology’s Virtual “Water Cooler”

Debra Gordon, MS  |  Issue: May 2011  |  

So why not take the discussion to Facebook? Barry Waters, MD, of Coral Springs, Florida, thought the same thing at first, finding the list serve to be “awkward” to use compared with a discussion on a webpage or Facebook wall. Now, however, he appreciates the e-mail format, finding it particularly well suited for smart phones. His only disappointment with it? “I wish more people were active participants,” he says.

Debra Gordon is a medical journalist based in Virginia.

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