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The Link Between Social Media and Health Care

An article from GP focuses on the link between social media and health care as more medical practitioners embrace social networking.

The Royal College of General Practitioners is encouraging practitioners to make social networking a bigger part of their lives with the release of a guide titled the RCGP Social Media Highway Code to give professionals a better understanding of how social media can be integrated into their work.

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Move over Dr Google, the future of health is social

Pretty soon, not being involved in social media will be just as implausible as not having a telephone.

“Hand-wringing about the merits and dangers of social media is as productive as debating gravity. In any case, social media isn’t some wild thing you do for its own sake, it’s what you do to do your job better.” Lee Aase, Director, Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media at Mayo Clinic

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