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The use of social media has exploded over the last few years, and the value of this new platform in medical education was discussed at a workshop during the AMEE 2012 conference.
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A few short years ago, some health experts refuted efforts designed to progress the use of technology in healthcare. They insisted that technology would distance patients from doctors, who would increase their focus on “dissecting” and “diseases” rather than “emotional connection” and the well-being of their patients. Yet, recent reports have focused on the converse: how technology is bridging the doctor-patient gap, rather than widening it.
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Patient stories: One thing healthcare marketing pros have learned is that people love patient stories. From beating the odds to cancer, to weight loss stories, to stories about childbirth, people are touched by hearing about …
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Reflecting on a recent #hcsmca chat that she moderated on the subject of the utility of the analysis of healthcare hashtag conversations and contributors in order to aid in patients in disease awareness, Ashley Weinhandl (@ashleyweinhandl) writes:
Utilizing top influencers is definitely a valuable first step for patients looking to gather information and support when feeling alone with their disease or health concern. However, it is not the only resource that should be used. Like any information on the Internet, patients need to be aware of the source and the validity of the information provided.
It was stated that users have the option to make their tweets private, thus many saw no problem with mining their data – it’s already public. Don’t tweet publicly if you want to remain private.
Data collection through tweets should be handled in a way that will not reveal true identities. It was also suggested the line should be drawn to what the Federal Government allows for university research. Ideally, data collected should be transparent and open to the public. The power of the data is in its reliability, validity, generalizability and aggregation. All in all, who is analyzing this data and for what purpose really determines the ethics of the analytics.
Social impact, analytics and ethics made for a lively, informative and dynamic hour with #hcsmca. There were a variety of diverse opinions allowing us to expand our minds and consider ideas we hadn’t thought of before.
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Dr. Atul Gawande’s (@Atul_Gawande) long-form narratives and books have helped illuminate complex systems and wicked problems to a broad audience.
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June Shannon interviews Dr Ronan Kavanagh
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Medical education could benefit from new forms of communication between health professionals made possible through social media – a collection of technologies that use the Internet to connect people.
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Engaging patients is a collaborative process that begins with good communication.
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Twitter users turn to Instagram, Tumblr and Twitter itself to post pictures. 36% of links are images, followed by 16% articles ad 9% video. Social photo sharing has seen major growth over the past year, due particularly to Instagram. 15% of images shared on Twitter are from Instagram, second only to direct image sharing to Twitter.
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