Publishers of Journal Watch and the New England Journal of Medicine Unveil New, Free Online Daily News Update
Physician's First Watch Delivers the Last 24 Hours of Medical News in the First Three Minutes of a Physician's Day
Waltham, Mass. — July 13, 2006 The Publishers of the New England of Journal of Medicine and Journal Watch today introduced Physician's First Watch, a free daily e-mail update on the medical news that matters most to practicing physicians and their patients.
Designed to provide a highly concise synopsis of the last 24 hours of important medical news within the first three minutes of a physician's day, Physician's First Watch is e-mailed by 7:30 a.m. ET each weekday morning and features three to five clinically focused briefs.
Understanding the need for brevity, timeliness, and relevance, a team of ten physician board members monitors developments from medical journals, government agencies, scientific conferences and major media outlets to produce the daily update on the news the medical community needs to know.
"In this electronic information age, medical news travels at lightening speed. At times, patients have knowledge of new studies and reports before their physicians," said David Fairchild, MD, Chief, Division of General Medicine, Tufts-New England Medical Center; Associate Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine; and Editor-in-Chief of Physician's First Watch. "We developed Physician’s First Watch to provide timely news that matters to the medical community. Our editors are highly respected clinicians, who understand both the science and the clinical implications behind medical news. They write with an efficiency and clarity that keeps physicians informed and saves them time."
Physician's First Watch is a service of Journal Watch and coincides with the launch of a redesigned and enhanced Journal Watch Online (www.jwatch.org).
Journal Watch
Journal Watch physician-editors review more than 350 medical journals from around the world. They select the most important, clinically relevant research, summarize key findings and offer clinical perspective with succinct commentary in 11 primary and specialty care areas, such as Cardiology, Dermatology, General Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics, and Women’s Health. The articles are available online and in 11 Journal Watch print newsletters. With the launch of Physician’s First Watch, Journal Watch has expanded coverage to include daily review of the most important news from government agencies, scientific conferences and major media outlets.
New Journal Watch Online features:
Journal Watch subscribers will now have seamless access to all site content across disciplines and specialties. A new online only subscription is now available. Print subscribers to any one of the Journal Watch print newsletters will now also have site-wide access.
Recognizing that information relevant to specific practice can emerge from outside the specialty, Journal Watch now offers readers:
An "Editor's Picks" button that directs readers to summaries physician-editors have selected from across Journal Watch to ensure physicians never miss important information, no matter where it originates.
"Other Perspectives" that highlight articles that have been covered from the viewpoint of multiple Journal Watch Physician Editorial boards.
"Watch Topics" that consolidate articles on 20 medical topics such as aging, diabetes and hypertension that cut across specialties. Topics include:
Interested individuals can learn more about Journal Watch Online and Physician’s First Watch by visiting www.jwatch.org.
About Journal Watch
Journal Watch helps physicians and allied heath professionals save time and stay informed by publishing brief, clearly written, clinically focused perspectives on the medical developments that affect practice. Journal Watch Physician Editorial Boards survey the medical literature, select the most important research and guidelines, distill them into focused summaries, and frame them in a clinical context. In addition, they cover the most important medical news, drug information, and public health alerts. Journal Watch is available online and in 11 print newsletters.
About the Publishers
The Massachusetts Medical Society publishes the New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org, one of the world's leading medical journals and the Journal Watch family of professional newsletters www.jwatch.org. The Massachusetts Medical Society, a not-for-profit physician membership association, is the oldest continuously operating medical society in the country.
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