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Twitter Graduate School: Teaching Health Sciences Students to Utilize Social Media to Address Issues in Healthcare

Patricia Devine, MLS

Network Outreach Coordinator

NN/LM Pacific NW Region

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Purpose of Twitter �

  • Share information
  • Keep track
  • Current awareness
  • Connection
  • Refer patients

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Create Network�

  • Find people
  • Find organizations
  • Search geographically
  • Enhance connections

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Identify Reliable Medical Information �

  • Strengthen network
  • Evaluate content
  • Trust sources

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Enhance Connections �

  • Reach out
  • Search topics
  • Check followers

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Hashtags �

  • #
  • Categorize content
  • Keywords
  • Ease in searching
  • Conference hashtags
  • Symplur.com Health Care Hashtag Project

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Twitter Chats

  • Scheduled
  • Like-minded participants
  • Ability to search
  • Transcripts

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