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January 18, 2012

Social Media Use in Healthcare [INFOGRAPHIC]

In keeping with my recent flurry of infographics, here's a nice one summarizing some interesting data about social media use in healthcare. It also makes the case for creating social media policies, with a link to a great database of policies you can refer to in creating your own.

January 24, 2011

Social Media Made Simple: Blogging and Twitter

Experts weigh in with some good advice on starting your social media forays. Read on for more info!

November 12, 2010

Social Media Potpourri: AMA Issues Policy, Bloggers React

Physician use of social media continues to be a hot topic for discussion. Today in It Ain't Rocket Surgery, I provide several links to articles, policies, and discussions about physician use of social media, starting with the AMA's just released policy on professionalism in physician use of social media.

October 14, 2010

Medical Blogging: One Physician's Journey

Physician blogging is a increasingly common activity. Today's installment of "It Ain't Rocket Surgery" features a video of a thoughtful lecture by Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson, who writes the blog "Seattle Mama Doc" for Seattle Children's Hospital. In this thought-provoking video, Dr. Swanson talks about multiple aspects of blogging and the power of using social media like blogs for peer, public, and patient education.

July 28, 2010

Mayo Clinic Launches Center for Social Media

Mayo Clinic's new Center for Social Media is all over the news. Why is an institution like Mayo devoting time, energy, and resources to social media? Read on!

June 19, 2010

A Massive Slide Set on Networked Social Media and Medicine

Here's a linked slide deck featuring 182 slides discussing the various uses of Networked Social Media (NSM) and related tools in learning, research, and medicine. Check it out!

May 12, 2010

Social Media Revolution 2: The Sequel

My first blog post back in December of 2009 was the original Social Media Revolution video by Erik Qualman. Now it's updated to reflect some additional stats, and is just as eye opening as the first version.

February 26, 2010

Updated User Statistics on Social Media, Email, and the Internet

How many billiion emails were sent in 2009? And how many of them were spam (if my inbox is any indication, about 90%). How about Facebook and Twitter usage? These stats and more are now available in a new online video.