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Health care social networking basics for doctors

November 5, 2009

Originally published in HCPLive.com
by Enoch Choi, MD
Patients have embraced social networking tools that allow them to share information, offer support, and compare healthcare experiences. Physicians should also use these tools to connect with their patients and local communities and provide general medical information.
Healthcare social networking has made impressive inroads into the mainstream, as like-minded [...]

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KevinMD Twitter and Facebook Thanksgiving Drive 2009

November 1, 2009

I’m happy to announce the KevinMD Twitter and Facebook Thanksgiving Drive 2009.
My forays into blogging, along with Twitter and Facebook, have provided me with countless new opportunities that I’m tremendously appreciative of.
Now, I want to use the power of social media to give back this Thanksgiving season.
What is this?
It’s simple.  For every 100 [...]

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Doctors have a duty to engage in social media

October 29, 2009

Some physicians may be hesitant to participate in social media outlets, like Facebook and Twitter.
Well, get over it.
Great post by pediatrician Bryan Vartabedian who addresses this topic. Indeed, physicians have lost control of the online message, especially with, according to recent data, 60+ percent of patients visiting the web first when looking for health [...]

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CNN recommends following @KevinMD on Twitter

October 25, 2009

What do I have in common with The White House and the American Medical Association?
We all have health care Twitter feeds recommended by CNN.com.
I invite you to follow me on Twitter and Facebook, where now you can text “fan kevinmdblog” to FBOOK (32665) and become a fan (standard charges may apply).
What are you waiting [...]

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How a nursing student got expelled for blogging

October 22, 2009

Here’s an example of how health care professionals should not blog.
Michelle Fabio writes, in a guest post on Better Health, about the travails of a nursing student, who blogged about watching a patient give birth:
When school officials read [nursing student] Yoder’s post, which included a description of the baby as a “creep” and “a wrinkly, [...]

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Scenes from Blog World Expo 2009 and the future of medical social media

October 18, 2009

One of the largest gatherings of medical bloggers took place this past week at Blog World Expo 2009 in Las Vegas.
The panel discussions were enlightening and insightful, and it was wonderful to meet so many of my fellow medical bloggers in person.
I participated in a panel discussion talking about the history of medical blogs, entitled, [...]

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How Google Sidewiki will impact drug company websites

October 12, 2009

by Steve Woodruff
Take a look at the screen shot below, from Pfizer’s homepage. Believe it or not, I, or anyone else, can now leave comments “on” any website (such as Pfizer.com) using a new tool (currently in beta) from Google, called Sidewiki.

Game-changer? You bet.
While the use of Google’s Sidewiki has ramifications across the entire web, [...]

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Doctors and nurses need the H1N1 flu vaccine, and recent media mentions

October 7, 2009

Doctors and nurses should receive the H1N1 vaccine.
That’s the take-home message from my latest opinion piece in The New York Times’ Room for Debate blog, published earlier this week:
There are over 11 million health care providers working in our hospitals, nursing homes and medical clinics. And with studies suggesting that 70 percent of doctors [...]

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September 2009 was the busiest month on record, thanks to you

October 1, 2009

September was the busiest month in the 5 1/2 year history of the blog.

A variety of new voices and insight have recently been featured, providing plenty of impetus for debate. Many thanks both to these guest posters, and to those who leave comments. If you’d like to submit a post for consideration, which [...]

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Medical students using Facebook and Twitter can get expelled

September 22, 2009

by Chris Emery, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today
A large number of U.S. medical schools say students have posted unprofessional material on Web sites such as MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter, but few schools have adequate policies in place for dealing with such behavior, a new study found.
Of 78 U.S. medical schools that responded to a survey, [...]

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Why doctors and nurses should engage in social media

September 21, 2009

Instead, the question should be, why shouldn’t you?
Kim McAllister, over at Better Health, gives some good reasons why health professionals should start a blog. But it shouldn’t just be limited to blogging, but the entire spectrum of social media tools, which give health professionals a powerful way to engage both patients and colleagues.
I recently [...]

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Medical bloggers at Blog World Expo, October 15th, 2009

September 7, 2009

I have been graciously invited to participate on a panel in the medical blogger track at Blog World Expo 2009, held in Las Vegas on Thursday, October 15th.
My panel, entitled, The State of the Health Blogosphere: We’ve Come A Long Way, Baby, will be moderated by Emergiblog’s Kim McAllister. I am honored to [...]

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Talking health care reform and social media in medicine

September 3, 2009

I’ve made several radio appearances recently, so here’s your chance to listen to me, in case you can’t get enough of the blog.
A few weeks ago, I appeared on Barbara Ficarra’s Health in 30 Radio Show talking about social media and medicine. Are doctors behind the curve when it comes to social media? [...]

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How Twitter and blogging helped a patient with cancer

September 2, 2009

Here’s a fascinating slideshow presentation from a patient who took to Twitter and started a blog after being diagnosed with cancer.
Take a look at how social media helped him. His name is Maarten Lens-FitzGerald, and he blogs at Maartens Journey.
Maartens Journey presentation for Healthcare 2.0 event
View more documents from LensFitzgerald.

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Should doctors friend their patients on Facebook?

August 14, 2009

As more physicians are on social networking sites. that’s an issue that some are grappling with.
The NEJM has a nice perspective piece on the issue. After realizing that a recent friend request came from a former patient, Sachin Jain thinks about the ramifications.
Dr. Jain writes that, “In confirming this patient as my “friend” on [...]

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I’ll be on the Health in 30 Radio Show, Thursday, July 30th at 12:30pm Eastern

July 29, 2009

I’ll be appearing live on the Health in 30 Radio Show on Thursday, July 30th at 12:30pm Eastern, talking about medicine and social media.
Barbara Ficarra will be your host, and you can listen live on the web. Here’s the release:
We’ll talk about social media for health care professionals and we want to hear from [...]

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