Webicina is a web-based company founded in 2008 by Bertalan Meskó. Based in Budapest, Hungary, Webicina curates the medical resources of social media either for medical professionals and e-patients.
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Bertalan Mesko |
| Website | http://www.webicina.com] |
Webicina has been acknowledged by international bodies such as the World Health Organization[1] and Al Jazeera[2] as providing the latest medical news and articles in one personalized place in 19 languages.
Webicina launched the world's first free online course, The Social MEDia Course, focusing on social media and medicine with 16 prezis, tests and badges.
Awards and Prizes
editWebicina's mobile application won the Most Innovative App Award in 2011.[3]
Additionally, the company won a prize at the Social Innovation Tournament organized by the European Investment Bank in Luxembourg on 29 November 2012.[4]
Notes
edit- ^ "WHO | Global Observatory for eHealth series - Volume 4". who.int. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "Interview about Crowdsourcing in Medicine on Al Jazeera English - The Medical Futurist". scienceroll.com. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "Webicina.com". webicina.com. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "EIB Institute Social Innovation Tournament – Luxembourg 2012: Social Innovation: Greece, Italy and Hungary lead the way | Europe*: by civil society**". euclidnetwork.wordpress.com. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2016.