Examples of social media content for doctors
| Social media content | Example | |
|---|---|---|
| A microblogging messaging website that allows communications using 140 characters or less. Twitter feeds are updated every time a new message is posted or linked to a new contact or retweeted by followers. | @RCPLondon @ABCD @BMJ_latest @OxfMedSci @MedicalReg #TipsForNewDocs @BenGoldacre #FOAMed #MedEd | |
| Websites | There are a large variety of social media websites, including blogs, bulletin boards and discussion forums. | www.facebook.com/resilientgp www.doctorshangout.com www.physicianspractice.com www.rcemfoamed.co.uk/ |
| SERMO | A USA-based ‘private’ social network for doctors | Website quote about why doctors love SERMO: ‘I can speak freely because I am anonymous. I don't have to worry about my words getting back to a hospital administrator’ |
| The world's largest professional social network with 300 million members, which allows networking, interaction and communication, from business deals to new ventures. | The top 25 doctors: www.linkedin.com/title/doctor Imperial College London endocrinology discussions: www.linkedin.com/groups/5159178/profile Society of Physician Entrepreneurs (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/917937/profile) | |
| Vimeo | A video hosting and sharing website in which users can upload, share and view videos. | Activ Doctor Online https://vimeo.com/activdoctorsonline/videos Médecins Sans Frontières https://vimeo.com/user12791481 |