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Social media Saturday: We must join the conversation

I’ve sat through committee meetings for national medical organizations and listened to doctors argue that we should not participate in social media. Instead they feel we should focus our efforts on research published in journals, talks at medical conferences, and discussions with our patients in clinic. Clearly I have a different perspective, and I’d like to offer my thoughts on these views.

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My 10 Social Media Principles

Sensible advice. Stick by these principles and you will rarely go wrong on Twitter

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These days it seems ‘de rigueur’ to work according to a set of Principles. I blame GDS 🙂

At work I have outsourced the heavy lifting to Aviation House and just follow these https://www.gov.uk/designprinciples but I’ve been thinking a bit about my own, personal principles when it comes to this blog and particularly social media. Especially since my recent talk at #somesw and also some stuff I contributed to a Twitter conversation on social media.

So here are mine;

1. Be myself.
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I follow the ‘whole person’ attitude to social media. I don’t have separate work and personal accounts. Like Popeye once said “I yam what I yam.” I’m not saying this is for everyone but it is my approach. My voice online is pretty much my voice full stop (Bristolian accent and all.)

2. Be honest.
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While I do self-censor myself to some extent – I am a professional…

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Healthcare Without Borders: How Millennials Are Reshaping Digital Health

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US-based consumer collaboration agency, Communispace, has undertaken a study of Millennial healthcare values, and their report, “Healthcare Without Borders: How Millennials are Reshaping Health and Wellness” reveals what their finding means for digital health. The infographic above  illustrates some of the key findings from the report.