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Social Networking 101 for Physicians

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“Online Professionalism and the Mirror of Social Media”
S. Ryan Greysen, MD, MA, Terry Kind, MD, MPH and Katherine C. Chretien, MD
Journal of General Internal Medicine, July 15, 2010
Kevin Pho, MD: Physicians and Social Media
Kevin Pho, MD, publisher of the blog kevinmd.com
Discusses the opportunities and boundaries for physicians' use of social media.
From the Dec. 2011 MMS Ethics Forum, December 2, 2011
“Social Media Guidelines for Physicians”
Massachusetts Medical Society, May 21, 2011
“Information Searches that Solve Problems.”
Estabrook, L.; Witt, E.; Rainie, L. , Pew Internet & American Life Project. December 30, 2007.
“The Wisdom of Patients: Health Care Meets Online Social Media.”
Sarasohn-Kahn, J , ihealthreports. April 2008.
“How America Searches: Health and Wellness”
Elkin, N, iCrossing, iCrossing. January 2008.
“What is Social Media?”
Mayfield, A , iCrossing January 2008