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February, 2012
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Social Media and Medicine: Let’s get #hyperlocal!

“So after 16 months of blogging, twittering and social bookmarking how do I find social media to be useful to my work as a GP? Ummm. Well, I don’t really….yet. Let me explain.
Early 2009: Phil Bauman’s post on 140 Healthcare Uses for Twitter caused a lot of excitement. Then there was talk about surgeons twittering from operating theatres. It all left me a little bit cold. I couldn’t see how I would use social media to support my work as a GP. But then I came across a review by Richard Smith from the BMJ in 1996, “What Clinical Information do Doctors Need” which helped me understand my resistance and the potential.”

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Anne Marie, Wishful thinking in medical education, 17 February 2010

18 February 2010 | Categories: News | Country: UK | Tag(s): GP, Health Information, Social Media
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