Social media in health care - new discussion group

Interested in exploring the ways that social media and innovations in information technology are being applied in health care across the country? Join us as we kick off a regular Department of Medicine discussion group to share our experiences, view demonstrations and learn new skills together. Our first meeting will be Thurs., March 29 at 4 p.m. in the Medical Center Library, room 212. Medicine faculty Matthew Hirschey, PhD, and Matthew Sparks, MD, and Cardiovascular fellow Zubin Eapen, MD, will share their experiences and insights to get the discussion started. All members of the Duke University community are welcome to attend, but please submit the form below to let us know of your interest. Contact Anton Zuiker, communications director for the Department of Medicine, for more information about this discussion group.

About #hcsm

As of October 2011, at least 1,229 U.S. hospitals were using one or more online tools to communicate. See a complete list. And there are thousands of physicians, nurses, scientists and others exploring the most effective and appropriate ways to use these tools – from Twitter to Facebook to blogs to Instagram – to engage online connections in conversation. If you're new to social media use in health care, see what people are discussing at the Twitter hashtag #hcsm. The Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media is another good resource, and KevinMD.com is a blog written by physicians. And, the annual ScienceOnline conference, held each January here in North Carolina, is a wonderful opportunity for researchers and others to learn new strategies for engaging people in science. See Report from ScienceOnline2012: making science more visible, by Martha Adams, MD, MA, professor of medicine (General Internal Medicine). [box type="note"]Note: Specific questions about the new Duke Medicine social media policy should be directed to your supervisor or the Duke Medicine Social Media Steering Committee.[/box]

Tell us your interest

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