What is ? Using Social  Forms of electronic communication Media  Users connect and share information using various tools  Ideas By: Mike Collins, Liz Johnson and Emilie Meissner  Information  Videos  Pictures  Term first used in 2004

Importance of Social Media Importance of Social Media  “Between 1995 and 2010, the percentage of American adults with access to the  “E-patient” health consumers who use grew from 10% to 75%.” (Yamout 2011) the Internet to obtain information about medical issues of interest to them  Most social media tools are free  Address patient concerns or respond to negative experiences

Importance of Social Media Guidelines and Privacy

 “Medical professionals need to have an online presence to monitor what  AMA (American Medical Association) information is put up and to maintain Policy: Professionalism in the Use of their online reputation.” (Glick Interview 2011) Social Media  Center Specific Data  ACS  Center Volumes Report  MCW guidelines  Individual hospital/HR guidelines

1 “ helps you connect and share with the people in your life.”  Founded February 4, 2004

 Initially used as a way for college students to connect to each other

 Currently has 800 million users

Ways to Use Facebook

 Solicit patient feedback

 Post educational materials for patients and family members

 Give general information about your center

Main Page/Wall

Info Page Example of a post

2  First video uploaded in April 2005

 YouTube allows users to view and post videos on a variety of topics  Advertise your center  Educate patients and patients’ families  Post specific disease information

 More than 13 million hours of video were uploaded during 2010 and 40 hours of video are uploaded every minute.

 Mayo Clinic, Be the Match, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, University of Minnesota

Search in YouTube

Inform future patients

3  is a real-time information network that connects you to the latest information about what you find interesting  Uses brief messages (140 characters or less)  Allows users to follow tweeters (people who tweet) that are involved in topics of interest

Duke on Twitter

Be the Match on Twitter “E-patient” success story

“Be Great at What You do”  Groups to connect with peers

 Site launched on May 5, 2003  Be the Match  Leukemia and Lymphoma Society  Business –related social networking site  Transplant and Donation Professionals  Connecting with peers in similar work  Various clinical research groups

 Job Search

4 Be the Match on LinkedIn M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Tips for Using Social Media

 Check your sources

 Update often and keep it up to date

 Plan posts in advance  Give more than one person access  Be consistent  Have timelines for posts and responses

Emilie’s Profile

Tips for Using Social Media So you’re ready to get started…

 Ask for feedback from followers

 Develop ways to inform patients  Links in newsletters, discharge papers, center’s website, etc.

 Develop and follow institutional guidelines

5 …not so fast Corporate Policies

 Check your corporate policies  Personal (Non-Official) Use of Social Media  Don’t disclose proprietary information about the organization, employees, vendors or affiliates  Develop a plan  Don’t disclose any patient identifiable information without written permission from patient (HIPAA applies here too)  Consider security & privacy  Don’t use organization logos or trademarks

 Follow Best Practices  If you are speaking about your organization add a disclaimer: “The views expressed on this (site, page) are my own and do not reflect the views of my employer”

Corporate Policies Develop a Plan

 Creating a Department/Clinical Page  Audience  Who is the primary and secondary audience for the site?  Check your organization procedures  Goals  Obtain appropriate approval  What are the goals of the social media site and how do  Notify appropriate organizational they support your mission(s)? authorities (e.g., Marketing)  Administration  What to/not to post?  Use official organizational logos  How frequently will it be updated?  Keep it fresh  What is the long term site management and content posting, who will be in charge?  Remove it if it can’t be maintained  Metrics  How will you know if your efforts are successful?  How will you measure the site's value over time?

Security and Privacy Best Practices

 Use strong passwords (and change regularly)  Be respectful  https://www.microsoft.com/security/pc-security/password-checker.aspx  Don’t give away your personal information to  Be accurate scammers/phishers  Respond timely to comments  Use secure browsing (https)  Protect the organization/department  Take advantage of advanced security settings  https://www.facebook.com/safety/attachment/Guide%20to%20Facebook  Protect the patient %20Security.pdf  Setup notifications (keep tabs on what is being  Abide by copyright laws posted to your site)  Post meaningful content  Look for imposters  Keep it current  If anything inappropriate or suspicious has occurred report it immediately

6 Facebook Facebook Permissions

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Account Security Settings Twitter

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Twitter – Create Account Twitter – Account Settings

7 Tweet! Social Media Sites

 Communication  : Blogger, LiveJournal, Open Diary, TypePad, WordPress, Vox, ExpressionEngine,  Micro-blogging / Presence applications: Twitter, , , fmylife  Social networking: , Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, , Skyrock, , , Elgg

Social Media Sites Social Media Sites

 Collaboration  Multimedia  Wikis: Wikipedia, PBwiki, wetpaint  Photo sharing: Flickr, Zooomr,  Social bookmarking (or social tagging): Photobucket, SmugMug Delicious, StumbleUpon,  Video sharing: YouTube, Vimeo, Reader, CiteULike sevenload  Social news: Digg, Mixx, Reddit,  Audio and Music Sharing: imeem, The NowPublic Hype Machine, Last.fm, ccMixter

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