Twitter 101 & beyond: Introduction to social media platforms available to practicing hematologist/oncologists

Social media utilizes specific media platforms to allow increased interactivity between participants. These platforms serve diverse groups and purposes including participation from patients, family caregivers, research scientists, physicians, pharmaceutical companies. Utilization of these information outlets has increased with integration at conferences and between conferences with the use of hashtags and “chats”. In the realm of the “e-Patient” it is key to not underestimate your audience. Highly technical information is just as useful as a basic post.

Source: Seminars in Hematology - July 11, 2017 Category: Hematology Authors: Michael A. Thompson, Jenny Ahlstrom, Don S. Dizon, Yash Gad, Greg Matthews, Howard J. Luks, Andrew Schorr Source Type: research