It is strange but true that we need to maintain two different faces (a public and private) to practice medicine.
I agree with Britt that although facebook does contain a lot of our private details it is still a public face and one that we can use wisely to our advantage (like just using those private details that look good in public). Facebook is quite a facemask really.
But then other than using it as a selling tool for themselves, physicians can also help their chronic disease patients by following their health status updates and commenting judiciously (with a few evidence based links) on their problems.
Regular facebook follow ups on their patients may help to reduce hospital visits and improve health outcomes (another title for an article as yet unpublished).
regards,
rakesh
On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 5:46 PM, Britt&Sue Smith-harris, smarrises
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Here you go. We tell folks that these websites are your public face, use them wisely. Britt
Britt Smith PT, DPT, MS, OCS, FAAOMPT
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Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2009 11:40:59 +0000
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Hi,
I as wondering if someone could help me out with the following paper:
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/361/7/649?query=TOC
And some questions: How do you deal with such issues? (The doctor writing the article was offered a friend request by an old patient of his). And what about the younger people, whose profiles may be littered with evidence of "youthful folly"? Considering the complex ramifications of having an account which might lead to confluence of private and practice lives, would it be more advisable to adopt pseudonyms or better, leave social networking sites altogether? Any guidelines for the younger people?
Regards,
Pranab
Pranab Chatterjee, MBBSMedical College, Kolkata, IndiaMobile: +91 98 361361 95 [log in to unmask]
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