The new digital world – tweeting like a leader #StLukes14
1. St Luke’s Symposium 2014
The new digital world – tweeting like a
leader
An introduction to social media use in
medical education and healthcare
Alireza Jalali, MD
Head of Anatomy & Teaching Chair @ uOttawa
Social Media Advisor @ RCPSC
ajalali.com
#StLukes14 @RCPI_news @arjalali
2. I do not have an affiliation (financial or otherwise)
with a pharmaceutical, medical device or communications organization.
Je n’ai aucune affiliation (financière ou autre)
avec une entreprise pharmaceutique, un fabricant d’appareils médicaux ou
un cabinet de communication.
4. Social Network
A social structure made up of individuals (or
organizations) called "nodes", which are tied (connected)
by one or more specific types of interdependency, such
as: friendship, common interest, relationships, etc.
Social Networking and Clinician Educators
Alireza Jalali
Le Spécialiste, Vol. 16, No HS-1, P. 45, Janvier 2014
http://issuu.com/lafmsq/docs/finalepdfang/45?e=2669958%2F6583911
9. Social Constructivism
Social constructivism is a sociological theory of
knowledge that applies the general philosophical
constructivism into social settings, wherein groups
construct knowledge for one another, collaboratively
creating a small culture of shared artifacts with shared
meanings.
Vygotsky
Education
15. Six social-media skills every leader needs
mckinsey.com
www.mckinsey.com/insights/high_tech_telecoms_internet/six_social-media_skills_every_leader_needs
22. #CCME13 #OB4
• Twitter is an online social networking and
microblogging service
• 2013: +500 Million users, 200,000 tweets / minute
• "Texting" of Internet.
• @User
• # A hashtag is used to mark keywords or topics in
a tweet: #MedEd, #HCSM, #StLukes14
#StLukes14
24. www.symplur.com/healthcare-hashtags/
Tweeting during conferences: educational or just another distraction?
Alireza Jalali, Timothy Wood
Medical Education; 47: 1129-1130, 2013 DOI: 10.1111/medu.12337
Analyzing Online Impact of Canadian Conference of Medical Education through Tweets
Alireza Jalali, Timothy Wood
Education In Medicine Journal, 5(3), Sept. 2013 doi:10.5959/eimj.v5i3.162
28. Ethical and Practical Issues
• Can't force people to create an account!
• Copyright and plagiarism
• Institutional Policy? Who's in charge of the account? Crisis Communication
Plan
• Stay Safe : Security Setting, Passwords, Spams.
• Time management : Distraction, FOMO, Teach Curation
• Professionalism (Dissemination!)
31. TakeHome Message
• Health Advocacy & Social Accountability
• Education, Professional Development, Research
• Needs Assessment: Goal, Audience, Best Tool
• Technology is only a Tool: Don't believe the hype!
• Start Small, Observe and Interact
• Time management, Curation
• Professionalism (Dissemination!)
• No Privacy Online: THINK twice Tweet once!