Category: HCSM
Doctors’ use of social media
Digital inequalities: it’s not just about being online but what you do when you get there
In this guest post, Claire Preston unpacks the latest evidence on ‘digital inequalities’ – how disadvantaged groups can be further disadvantaged in their access to (and use of) the internet.
This year’s Oxford Internet Survey (OxIS) is just out and reports a “striking rise” in the use of the internet by low-income households and disabled people. The numbers of older people accessing the internet are also up; encouraging news for those who seek to lessen the digital divide. AgeUK’s recent Itea and biscuits week is a case in point.
But there is plenty of evidence to support a continued need for such efforts: internet access remains far from uniform across the UK’s population. People in the highest income category are still nearly twice as likely as those in the lowest to use the internet (OxIS 2013)and the cost of the internet is the reason most commonly given…
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Pharmacists Influencing Healthcare Using Social Media
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Social media is part of our culture. From sharing pictures, updates, and professional networking, to engaging customers and organizing political movements, there is no question about the power of social media. Interestingly, social media is still in its infancy and experts believe that the true potential and value of social media has not been tapped. Social media empowers everyone to share their ideas, amplify their voice, and shape the world. Healthcare professionals are using social media to share healthcare knowledge, advance patient care, and influence their professions. We profile 3 pharmacists actively using social media to build their businesses and advance the pharmacy profession. They are actively participating in the social economy.
See on www.rxeconsult.com
Should I Be Getting Health Information From Wikipedia?
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Students at UCSF can soon get course credit for editing medical Wikipedia articles, joining a group of medical professionals and others dedicated to improving available health information online.
See on www.theatlantic.com
Doctors Use Social For Continuous Medical Education — InformationWeek
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By rebranding what they do on blogs and Twitter, advocates of Free Open Access Medical Education, or #FOAMed, seek to accelerate medical knowledge sharing.
See on www.informationweek.com
Should doctors use Twitter?
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Early physician adopters say the social media site can help you promote your practice and communicate with colleagues.
See on www.amednews.com
ACOG – Social Media for Ob-Gyns
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With more and more ob-gyns using social media both professionally and personally, ACOG has developed the following social media recommendations and information for members:
See on www.acog.org
Can Twitter Cure Cancer? The Real Story of Social Media’s Impact on Cancer Patients
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A recent study by Brigham Young University found that more than 60 percent of Internet users in 2013 use social media to find health information. But my experience as a cancer patient and advocate tells me anecdotally that this percentage is even higher within the nationwide cancer community. I know very few cancer patients – even seniors – who haven’t used social media at one time or another.
See on therenodispatch.blogspot.ie
The digital revolution and the era of the e-patient
I was delighted to have the opportunity to share the stage with Dr Kendall Ho, a practicing emergency medicine specialist and founding director of the eHealth Strategy Office of the University of British Columbia, at the Universitas 21 Health Sciences Group annual meeting held recently at University College Dublin. In a lively and engaging presentation Dr Ho spoke to delegates about how medical educators can embrace social media.
Also presenting was consultant rheumatologist, Dr Ronan Kavanagh, speaking on how doctors can use the tools of social media in their practice.
And my own presentation on the digital revolution and the era of the e-patient.
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