This slideshow illustrates how social media is being used by physicians, health professionals and patients? Several resources and video clips on the topic are provided.

1. Presentation at Hope and Cope
Jewish General Hospital
Jan. 14, 2014
Montreal
PROFESSIONAL USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN
EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE
Prof Rhoda Weiss

2. OBJECTIVES
Professional use of social media in
education, research and clinical practice
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Introduction
• Definitions and context
• Challenges and opportunities
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Photo gallery: education, research, clinical practice
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What next?
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Discussion

3. CONTEXT
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New mobile devices for better communication, collaboration and
access to information …24/7 ;
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New online social networks and social media tools;
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Increased clinical and pedagogical use of social media in hospitals
and universities around the world;
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Informed consumers and e-patients
(“engaged, empowered, educated, expert ”);
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Recent explosion of articles and reports on the subject: systematic
literature reviews, case studies, research reports, guidelines and
best practices, videos and conference slide presentations.

4. Social media revolution 2013
http://vimeo.com/53034454

13. Challenges and opportunities
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“Social media is not going away; it will continue to change and grow
in ways that we can’t even foresee today.” Dr. Kevin Pho
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“Social media is transforming medicine and healthcare. “ Dr. Bertalan
Mesko
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Students today have grown up with computers, mobile devices and
social media…not so for professors, clinicians….;
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A new pedagogy is emerging ….. A new clinical
practice…Mayo, Stanford, Harvard, Tufts, UBC, U Ottawa..
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We are in a connected age…

14. http://vimeo.com/76178422

15. Social media for physicians: What’s the value and how to get started. Dr. Ali
Jalali, Professor of Anatomy and Teaching Chair of Faculty of mediciane at the
University of Ottawa (october 2013)

16. PHOTO GALLERY
Books, articles, Web sites
Slide presentations and videos
Courses on social media

17. BOOKS ON SOCIAL MEDIA

18. RESEARCH
JOURNALS

19. CONFERENCES

27. SOCIAL MEDIA COURSE
http://thecourse.webicina.com

28. http://thecourse.webicina.com

31. Let’s be creative, innovative and agents of change…

33. Thank you
Merci
rhoda.weiss-lambrou@umontreal.ca