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1. PROFESSIONALISM IN A DIGITAL AGEBradley H Crotty, M.D.Research Fellow in MedicineHarvard Medical School Graduate Medical Student Education Orientation, June 2011Please email me at bcrotty @ bidmc.harvard.edu if you would be interested in presenting this slide deck. © 2011 Bradley Crotty

2. The Internet has created a culture of: we expect information to be free, accessible, and always available © 2011 Bradley Crotty

3. BIDMC has supported social media use, and our former CEO and our current CIO are active bloggers See: runningahospital.blogspot.com & geekdoctor.blogspot.com It’s easy, but we must pay attention to what we are saying…

4. Creating a standard for conduct by healthcare workers in a connected world that maintains confidentiality, honesty, and trust in the medical profession.

5. Digital Domains © 2011 Bradley Crotty

9. Dual Citizenship © 2011 Bradley Crotty

11. Be thoughtful about your representation

12. Be exquisitely cautious to respect patient confidentiality and other sensitive information.

13. Remember that it is nearly impossible to delete once posted© 2011 Bradley Crotty

14. Digital Domains © 2011 Bradley Crotty

15. Chretien et al. Online posting of unprofessional content by medical students. JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association (2009) vol. 302 (12) pp. 1309-15

16. Chretien et al. Online posting of unprofessional content by medical students. JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association (2009) vol. 302 (12) pp. 1309-15

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19. Be careful about patient representation

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24. Is this part of the medical record?

25. Is this for teaching files? Can it be deidentified?

26. How will digital information be transferred or deleted?© 2011 Bradley Crotty

28. Blogs: Representation

29. Photography: Informed Consent© 2011 Bradley Crotty