Communication

Friday October 1, 2010

Social Medicine

You've heard of social media. What about social medicine?

That's when health professionals blog and tweet and text, not only to each other -- but to their patients. Some even go as far as making friends on Facebook, though there's much debate among health pros about where professional should stop at personal when it comes to social networking with patients.

We pull it all together - the pros and the cons. Give it a listen....and then send us viral by Facebooking and tweeting about it!

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Categories: Communication, Health Professionals, Law & Ethics, Policy & Regulations, Technology & Innovation

Monday September 27, 2010

Sneak Preview of WCBA's Next Show on Social Medicine

A visit to the doctor sometimes involves getting a prescription or a poke with a needle. But what happens when a doctor visits you with a text message or a facebook poke?

This week on White Coat, Black Art we look at social medicine -- when health professionals use blogs, tweets, texts and other forms of social media as a way to keep in touch with their patients.

Some doctors even become facebook friends with their patients. Listen to Dr. Jen Dyer's thoughts on the matter. She's a pediatric endocrinologist and public health researcher in Columbus, Ohio:

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Categories: Communication, Family Medicine, Technology & Innovation

Wednesday September 15, 2010

Telling Tales

Some alert listeners have noted that we didn't podcast the WCBA episode that aired Monday September 6 - our Telling Tales show. That's because it's a rerun from last season and we like to start things fresh. However, we've had some requests to listen to it again, so we're posting it here as a stream for your listening pleasure. It's an 'encore presentation' of Telling Tales, first broadcast 28 November, 2009.

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