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Social Media for Orthopaedic Surgeons. Christian Veillette M.D., M.Sc., FRCSC Assistant Professor, University of Toronto Shoulder & Elbow Reconstructive Surgery University Health Network Affiliated Faculty, Techna Institute Email: orthonet@gmail.com. Disclosure.
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Social Media forOrthopaedic Surgeons Christian Veillette M.D., M.Sc., FRCSC Assistant Professor, University of TorontoShoulder & Elbow Reconstructive SurgeryUniversity Health NetworkAffiliated Faculty, Techna InstituteEmail: orthonet@gmail.com
Disclosure My disclosure is in the Final Program Book and in the AAOS database. Founder – Orthogate Founder – OrthopaedicsOne Advisor - RxMatch
Objectives • Understand why social media is important and here to stay • Learn how to create your digital footprint through social media • Review of “best of breed” social media in orthopaedics • Tips to get started with social media • Guidelines for participation in social media
Definition of Social Media • group of Internet-based applications that build on the ideological and technological foundations of Web 2.0 • allow the creation and exchange of user-generated content • depend on mobile and web-based technologies to create highly interactive platforms through which individuals and communities share, cocreate, discuss, and modify user-generated content • introduces substantial and pervasive changes to communication between organizations, communities and individuals http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media
Gunther Eysenbach MD, MPH, www.medicine20congress.com enables and facilitates collaboration and collaborative filtering processes (selection of “relevant” information based on peers) reputation and trust management viral dissemination of information and applications powerful tool to engage users, provides “social” incentives to enter, update, and manage information Social Media and Medicine 2.0
Rise of the e-Patient • 4 e’s of defining the e-Patient equipped enabled empowered engaged … in their health and health care decisions
Not Just Dr. Google Anymore • 1/3 of US consumers using YouTube, Facebook and Twitter to find medical information, research and share their symptoms, post about doctors, treatments, drugs and health plans • 42% of consumers use social media to access health related consumer reviews of treatments or physicians • 25% have posted about their health experience • 20% have joined a health forum or community
Why Participate in Social Media? • Professional • Medical training • Continuing professional development • Patient education • Reputation management • Recruiting • Clinical Care • Improve support network for patients • Enhance MD-patient communication • Improve quality and safety • Research • Collaboration/Crowdsourcing • Promote research findings • Society • Advocacy and public policy
Rule of Participation Inequity“90-9-1 Rule” • User participation in an online community more or less follows the following 90-9-1 ratios:
The Big 5 The Big Five
Orthopedist Exploring New Media and Healthcare Intersection https://twitter.com/hjluks
Twitter as a Communication Tool for Orthopaedic Surgery • April 15 – May 2, 2011 Frank, OI. Orthopedics. 2011 Nov;34(11):873-6.
Social Media in Orthopaedics • Education • Career • Research • Patient Care • Public Policy
Education Video Sharing/Discussions Discussions/Product Review Studying for Boards Rating the Evidence
Research Connections/Answers • Literature Based Network Reference Manager/Network Share/Follow
Tips for Getting Started POST Approach: Bernoff. 2008. The POST Method: A systematic approach to social strategy.
Barriers to Participation • Logistic • Lack of familiarity • Time • Financial Cost • Risk • Reputation (personal or organisational) • Balancing privacy and transparency • Malpractice liability
Guidelines for Participation • CMA: Social media and Canadian Physicans – issues and rules of engagement. (http://www.cma.ca/advocacy/social-media-canadian-physicians) • CPSO: Guidelines for the Appropriate Use of Social Media by Physicians (http://policyconsult.cpso.on.ca/?page_id=374) • AMA: Professionalism in the Use of Social Media (http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/medical-ethics/code-medical-ethics/opinion9124.page) • Physicians, Risks and Opportunity in the Digital Age (http://33charts.com/2011/12/physicians-risk-opportunity-social-media.html) • Physician online professionalism in social media(http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2012/01/physician-online-professionalism-social-media.html)
Top 10 Online Activities That Are Likely to Result In Investigation by Medical Boards Source: http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=1556363