Professional Development and Education

Pro/Con Debate: Should Critical Care Clinicians Use Social Media for Advocacy in Public Health?

Concurrent Session Moderator(s)

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  Keith Olsen, PharmD, FCCM

  Professor of Pharmacy
  University of Nebraska Medical Center
  Omaha, NE

Healthcare professionals often use social media platforms to comment on social, political, and personal information. These platforms can be used to improve or enhance professional networking, education, organizational promotion, patient care, patient education, and public health programs. However, they also present potential risks to patients and clinicians through the distribution of poor-quality information, damage to professional image, breaches of patient privacy, and violation of personal/professional boundaries and may result in personal and professional criticism and harassment. This session will be a pro/con debate asking the question whether or not clinicians should use social media platforms for healthcare advocacy.

Presentations:

• Con: Clinicians Should Not Use Social Media Platforms to Promote Public Health Advocacy
• Pro: Clinicians Should Use Social Media Platforms for Public Health Advocacy