Guide to Using Second Life in Medicine

John Lester of Linden Labs posted a link on the Second Life healthcare listserv for a guide to using Second Life in Medicine published by Webicina. The guide looks very interesting and has much helpful information about how various organizations are using virtual worlds in healthcare, how one can organize meetings and presentations such as case discussions in Second Life and how patients might use Second Life. I am not familiar with the company, but according to the information on their site, "Webicina is a privately held company aiming to build a bridge between physicians and e-patients. Webicina provides services that help medical professionals and patients enter the web 2.0 era." They apparently offer a number of subscription services for both professionals and the general public but the guide is free and is available on the web at "http://www.webicina.com/medicine_in_second_life/what_is_second_life_75/" at least for the time being. I found it to be full of useful information and wanted to share it with you.