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It is also important to note that such issues also extend to the numerous other social networking platforms, including those such as Twitter. These sites will continue to rapidly grow, and as our patient population becomes more adept at using them to communicate, physicians will surely be asked to maintain a more prominent online presence.
It should be noted that some physicians who are already active online have a difficult time understanding that professionalism extends to the digital world (Chretien et al. JAMA 2011;305: 566-8.). As a profession, part of our obligation as members is to hold ourselves to the standards demanded by the public.
Ryan Madanick (Twitter: @RyanMadanickMD)
By Ryan Madanick, MD on Jul 30, 2011 at 12:25am