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Engaged Patients & Patient Engagement: Different Directions In More Ways Than One

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An engaged patient is someone deeply involved in the scientific understanding of their disease, fully aware at all times of the entire spectrum of available therapeutic options. It requires a set of learning, cognitive and psycho-social tools that can only be acquired by conversing often with a real network of peers who are similarly involved in this complex endeavor. Because most of the communities where these activities take place are either hidden or hard to find (due to privacy concerns), the health care world is usually unaware of the depth of experience demonstrated daily by these groups.

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7 Reasons Why Healthcare Should Embrace Twitter

Twitter turns seven today and to mark the occasion here are seven reasons why healthcare professionals should be on Twitter.

#1. You can build trust in and raise awareness of your healthcare messages

#2. Many medical journals  now use Twitter to release their latest content

#3. It’s easy to interact with established and potentials colleagues

#4. Medical conference tweets means you can virtually attend conferences

#5. Connect with healthcare journalists and mainstream media.

#6. Enhance the communication you have with patients and public

#7. Provide valuable context to the health stories being talked about online