The 2008 Medical Weblog Awards: The Polls Are Open!

January 9th, 2009 Editors Exclusive, Net News

The polls are now open in the Fifth Annual Medical Weblog Awards.
Update: The polls have been now closed. Winners will be announced after all logs have been checked.

Best Medical Weblog

Clinical Cases and Images
Clinical Correlations
The Health Care Blog
Kevin, M.D.
WSJ Health Blog
Please vote here…

Best New Medical Weblog (established in 2008)

Laika’s MedLibLog
Life in the Fast Lane
medtechinsider
The New Health Dialogue
Science-Based Medicine
Please vote here…

Best Literary Medical Weblog

Notes of an Anesthesioboist
On The Clock
other things amanzi
Reflections by Dr. Bruce Campbell
Running for My Life: Fighting cancer one step at a time
Please vote here…

Best Clinical Sciences Weblog

Clinical Cases and Images
Clinical Correlations
scan man’s notes
Please vote here…

Best Health Policies/Ethics Weblog

Better Health
The Last Psychiatrist
Stuart Laidlaw’s Medical Ethics blog
Medical Futility
Respectful Insolence
Please vote here…

Best Medical Technologies/Informatics Weblog

AppleQuack
Clinical Cases and Images
Life as a Healthcare CIO
medtechinsider
Ted Eytan, MD
TomographyBlog
Please vote here…

Best Patient’s Blog

Alin’s Site

Beating Social Anxiety

Brass and Ivory: Life with Multiple Sclerosis

ButYouDontLookSick

Confessions Of A CF Husband

Duncan Cross

Furious Seasons

Look Me In The Eye

Running for My Life: Fighting cancer one step at a time

Six Until Me

Soulful Sepulcher

Survive the Journey

Please vote here…
UPDATE: The polls are now closed. The winners will be announced this Friday, January 23.
The 2008 Medical Weblog Awards are proudly sponsored by Epocrates.

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Post-Market activities, Complaint Handling, MDRs, and Recalls are expensive, time consuming, and often lead to more serious financial consequences. Over 80% of FDA Inspection target observations for lack of compliance in these areas.

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Creating Standard Operating Systems (SOPs) for Post-Market Quality Systems and
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Time

october 18 (Thursday) - 19 (Friday)

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Compliance Online 80068SEM

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