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How Physicians Can Leverage Social Media to Enhance—Not Erode—Public Trust

By Vishal Khetpal, MSc, and Raquel M. Schears, MD, MPH, MBA, FACEP | on August 6, 2019 | 0 Comment
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  • Always assume that social media and online postings are permanent.
  • Use privacy settings liberally to limit access to your private social media.
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  • Separate professional from private content online.
  • Keep professional boundaries between yourself and your patients online.

References

  1. Khullar D. Do you trust the medical profession? New York Times. 23, 2018. Available at: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/23/upshot/do-you-trust-the-medical-profession.html. Accessed June 11, 2019.
  2. Jain A, Petty EM, Jaber RM, et al. What is appropriate to post on social media? Ratings from students, faculty members and the public. Med Educ. 2014;48(2):157-169.
  3. Greysen SR, Chretien KC, Kind T, et al. Physician violations of online professionalism and disciplinary actions: a national survey of state medical boards. JAMA. 2012;307(11):1141-1142.
  4. Khetpal V. The latest crop of Instagram influencers? Medical students. Slate. Nov. 29, 2018. Available at: https://slate.com/technology/2018/11/medical-students-instagram-influencers-ethics-debate.html. Accessed June 11, 2019.
  5. Mostaghimi A, Crotty BH. Professionalism in the digital age. Ann Intern Med. 2011;154(8):560-562.

Mr. Khetpal is a medical student at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.

 

 

Raquel M. Schears, MD, MPH, MBA, FACEPDr. Schears is a professor in the department of emergency medicine at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine in Orlando, and chair of the ACEP Ethics Committee.

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