“Online socialization is growing. Information is flowing faster than ever and the fastest flowing stuff relates to health. As the dissemination of health information via social platforms escalates, should physicians look more seriously at weighing in? Perhaps more importantly, do physicians have an ethical obligation to participate in health-related dialog?
Sounds crazy, I know. After all, physicians have always viewed the Internet as a place that nosy, hypochondriacs go to snoop around. “Go online at your own risk and be careful of chatrooms,” patients are told. Then they’re left alone at the edge of cyberspace.”
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DrV, 33 Charts, 27 October 2009
