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Social media in medicine

479 articles · Since 2007

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Social media tips for students applying to medical school

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I started my first blog, Chick Lit MD, in December of 2009. By the time I began filling out my medical school applications I had been actively blogging for approximately 7 months. As someone interested in the intersection between medicine…

I started my first blog, Chick Lit MD, in December of 2009. By the time I began filling out my medical school applications I had been actively blogging for approximately 7 months. As someone interested in the intersection between medicine and media, the use of social media was integral to my exploration of both fields. As such, I included my adventures in social media in my application in a tactful …

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Social media tips for students applying to medical school

How physicians can overcome social media anxiety on Twitter

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Social media holds a lot of potential for the health care professionals. Is fear of the medium inappropriately leading to professionals avoiding this "social situation"? Have we created a social media anxiety syndrome? We are aware of the social anxiety…

Social media holds a lot of potential for the health care professionals.  Is fear of the medium inappropriately leading to professionals avoiding this “social situation”? Have we created a social media anxiety syndrome?

We are aware of the social anxiety disorder or social phobia.  Among its many features are (this is a convenient list for the purpose of this post and not a strict definition):

  • Avoidance of interaction with others
  • Fear of being in a

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How physicians can overcome social media anxiety on Twitter

Sponsored content on health sites can mislead patients

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Occasionally, my vocation of treating obesity and my avocation of health care social media intersect. This is one of those moments. This is the story of a health care social media betrayal in which obese children and e-patients are the…

Occasionally, my vocation of treating obesity and my avocation of health care social media intersect.

This is one of those moments. This is the story of a health care social media betrayal in which obese children and e-patients are the victims. Nobody died, except medical ethics, good judgment, and trust in doctors. This is WebMD’s Health Care Social Media Disaster.

Recently, WebMD published the following “advertorial” from Kellogg’s: “Mums, kids & breakfast: The …

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Sponsored content on health sites can mislead patients

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How social media has changed my medical practice

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Last summer, I joined millions of others in the deluge of social media. I committed one year of effort to see if social would enhance or distract from my pediatric practice. That was my goal, just one year. At that…

Last summer, I joined millions of others in the deluge of social media. I committed one year of effort to see if social would enhance or distract from my pediatric practice.

That was my goal, just one year.

At that time, I wanted to dip my foot in the pool, and see if it made any ripples. The unexpected consequence was how much social media has changed my medical practice, and …

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How social media has changed my medical practice

Using Twitter as an audience response system

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In general, educators are often trying to find unique ways to engage their students. This is certainly true of medical educators, given that little has changed in medical education in the past 100 years, and for that reason there have…

In general, educators are often trying to find unique ways to engage their students.

This is certainly true of medical educators, given that little has changed in medical education in the past 100 years, and for that reason there have been many recent efforts to change this. Similarly, there is often a generational gap between teacher and learner, and thus teachers look for ways to connect with the younger generation they …

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Using Twitter as an audience response system

Google+: Physicians can optimize their online footprint

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Google+ has launched in beta stages and social networking for physicians has the potential for significant evolution. The challenge for physicians of balancing personal and professional online is not easy to solve. The dual citizenship approach provides recommendations for physicians…

Google+ has launched in beta stages and social networking for physicians has the potential for significant evolution. The challenge for physicians of balancing personal and professional online is not easy to solve. The dual citizenship approach provides recommendations for physicians to manage their profiles online. It is suggested that separate personal and professional profiles are created, with the hope that the latter will rank higher in searches. They also recommend …

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Google+: Physicians can optimize their online footprint

A dermatologist take on the Facebook Kawasaki diagnosis story

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The Facebook Kawasaki diagnosis story is a wonderful one. In case you’ve not heard, a 4-year-old boy with a fever and facial swelling was misdiagnosed by his pediatrician. When his mother went to Facebook to share photos of the poor,…

The Facebook Kawasaki diagnosis story is a wonderful one. In case you’ve not heard, a 4-year-old boy with a fever and facial swelling was misdiagnosed by his pediatrician. When his mother went to Facebook to share photos of the poor, pumpkin-headed child, three of the mom’s Facebook friends told her that he had Kawasaki disease. They implored her to take him to the ER. She acquiesced and took her …

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A dermatologist take on the Facebook Kawasaki diagnosis story

Suggestions for physicians trying to determine the value of Twitter

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Twitter, like most social media, is evolving rapidly. Even though most physicians are not directly familiar with Twitter, more are building an awareness and curiosity each month. This post is written mostly for those of you new to this tool…

Twitter, like most social media, is evolving rapidly. Even though most physicians are not directly familiar with Twitter, more are building an awareness and curiosity each month. This post is written mostly for those of you new to this tool or giving it consideration.

The AMA recently posted an article entitled Physicians on Twitter and here is a synopsis of their study: “The study focused on 5,156 tweets …

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Suggestions for physicians trying to determine the value of Twitter

Female physicians on Twitter

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I delivered a keynote presentation a few weeks ago entitled "Personalized Medicine: Tailoring Healthcare in the Information Age" to a group of parents who had taken their kids to the Bristol-Myers Squibb Science Horizons summer science camp. Aside from the…

I delivered a keynote presentation a few weeks ago entitled “Personalized Medicine: Tailoring Healthcare in the Information Age” to a group of parents who had taken their kids to the Bristol-Myers Squibb Science Horizons summer science camp.

Aside from the jolt the parents received from my presentation regarding anticipated changes in 21st century healthcare, especially involving the myriad ELSI issues that would confront medical practices as a …

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Female physicians on Twitter

The FDA needs to issue guidance on the use of social media

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The issue of social media being used by the pharmaceutical and health care industry has raised a variety of concerns from consumer groups and industry critics. Most recently, several consumer groups filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)…

The issue of social media being used by the pharmaceutical and health care industry has raised a variety of concerns from consumer groups and industry critics. Most recently, several consumer groups filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleging that the pharmaceutical industry’s use of social media was deceptive and unfair.

Consequently, a recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine also covered the issue of social …

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The FDA needs to issue guidance on the use of social media

How Twitter is a library and field work combined

Recently, I dashed off this tweet: PhD student just asked me which journals I read to stay up to date on health + tech. My answer: Twitter. It was classic RT bait and indeed it was echoed dozens of times…

Recently, I dashed off this tweet:

PhD student just asked me which journals I read to stay up to date on health + tech. My answer: Twitter.

It was classic RT bait and indeed it was echoed dozens of times by fellow Twitter geeks — more than any other tweet I’ve written.  But I would like to qualify it with a fuller explanation.  I don’t just read Twitter and ignore journals.  …

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How Twitter is a library and field work combined

Google Circles may be why physicians will embrace Google+

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After playing around with Google+ today, I've come away on a more positive note than my speculative post on Google's social network recently. Before experiencing Google+, I asked whether doctors can separate their personal and professional relationships, and how the…

After playing around with Google+ today, I’ve come away on a more positive note than my speculative post on Google’s social network recently.

Before experiencing Google+, I asked whether doctors can separate their personal and professional relationships, and how the Google Circles feature would help.

Well, if Google+ ever takes off for physicians, it will be because of Circles.

Tech blogs, …

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Google Circles may be why physicians will embrace Google+

Google+ for doctors, and why physicians should be careful

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Google has announced its social networking product, Google+. I haven't received an invite yet, so I don't have first-hand experience with the service. But reading the major tech blogs' take from Engadget, TechCrunch and Mashable, you have a pretty good…

Google has announced its social networking product, Google+.

I haven’t received an invite yet, so I don’t have first-hand experience with the service.  But reading the major tech blogs’ take from Engadget, TechCrunch and Mashable, you have a pretty good idea of what to expect.

What should doctors know about Google+?

Obviously, this is Google’s last, best attempt to combat …

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Google+ for doctors, and why physicians should be careful

Why your medical practice should adopt social media

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"Twitter? I don’t have time for that, besides, my life is boring; nobody wants to hear about my boring life." This is a common response when I talk to people about social media. One of the reasons I think many…

“Twitter? I don’t have time for that, besides, my life is boring; nobody wants to hear about my boring life.” This is a common response when I talk to people about social media.

One of the reasons I think many have a hard time persuading docs to adopt social media, is because docs don’t understand what they can do with social media or how they can use it for …

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Why your medical practice should adopt social media

Hospitals that ban physicians from social media are long term losers

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I've heard that a few academic medical centers, the identities which I will keep anonymous, are advising incoming medical residents to stay off social media. Meaning, they have to close their blogs, and shutter their Twitter or Facebook accounts. As…

I’ve heard that a few academic medical centers, the identities which I will keep anonymous, are advising incoming medical residents to stay off social media.  Meaning, they have to close their blogs, and shutter their Twitter or Facebook accounts.

As hospitals and doctors try to best use social media, and prevent damage from its improper use, taking the extreme measure of forbidding doctors in training from utilizing social is …

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Hospitals that ban physicians from social media are long term losers

How social media will merge with electronic medical records

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Bryan Vartabedian, MD blogs at 33 Charts about the convergence of medicine and social media. A post last year gives a vision of how current social media concepts will merge with existing electronic medical record (EMR) technologies to produce a…

Bryan Vartabedian, MD blogs at 33 Charts about the convergence of medicine and social media.  A post last year gives a vision of how current social media concepts will merge with existing electronic medical record (EMR) technologies to produce a fully integrated communications system for health professionals.

The picture Dr. Vartabedian paints is a dream for those of us who extensively use technology in other parts …

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How social media will merge with electronic medical records

Should all health care professionals have a social media presence?

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Should all health care professionals have a social media presence? No, not necessarily. Did I surprise you? Here I am rattling on and on about how health care professionals should all have a blog, tweet, link up and now I’m…

Should all health care professionals have a social media presence?

No, not necessarily.

Did I surprise you? Here I am rattling on and on about how health care professionals should all have a blog, tweet, link up and now I’m saying not everyone needs to hop onto social media.

Let me explain the apparent contradiction.

If you are a solo provider and hope to stay financially solvent, you need to market online. All …

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Should all health care professionals have a social media presence?

Social media ROI for one practicing physician

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This is a message that should resonate loud and clear with providers, institutions or members of the healthcare enterprise world who are ruminating over the upsides -- and potential downsides -- of a wide reaching, multiple digital property: social media…

This is a message that should resonate loud and clear with providers, institutions or members of the healthcare enterprise world  who are ruminating over the upsides — and potential downsides — of a wide reaching, multiple digital property: social media presence.

As Ted Eytan found out when he questioned the (anonymous) physicians on Sermo, many physicians are simply not interested in establishing an online presence.

“Risk” is the overwhelming variable they’re …

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Social media ROI for one practicing physician

Discussing social media with physicians on Sermo

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I was recently asked by Adam Sharp, MD the Chief Medical Officer of Sermo, the physician-only online community at Sermo.com, to write a guest post of my choosing and facilitate a discussion about it for a few days. My choice?…

I was recently asked by Adam Sharp, MD the Chief Medical Officer of Sermo, the physician-only online community at Sermo.com, to write a guest post of my choosing and facilitate a discussion about it for a few days. My choice? Social media, (based on the recent article colleagues and I co-published in The Permanente Journal). This post is about my experience and what I learned.

I know that …

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Discussing social media with physicians on Sermo

Online physician professionalism, a medical student opinion

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Recently we saw a flurry of discussions about online physician professionalism, the merits of being anonymous, and teachable moments. As a newbie I'm trying to figure this out. But I need to be more mindful of the filter bubble -…

Recently we saw a flurry of discussions about online physician professionalism, the merits of being anonymous, and teachable moments. As a newbie I’m trying to figure this out. But I need to be more mindful of the filter bubble – a self-imposed bias by preferentially linking to people and things we agree with, thus unwittingly trivializing reasonable alternatives.

I’ve just had 3 “Uh-oh” moments:

  1. Right after the #hcsm

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Online physician professionalism, a medical student opinion

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