EP114: Social Media in Healthcare with Dr. Mona Shattell and Rebecca Darmoc

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Social media has developed into a valuable resource for knowledge in the healthcare arena. A poll found that</span> <a href= "https://blog.hootsuite.com/social-media-health-care/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">76% of participants used social media</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">"at least a bit" to research COVID-19, but the majority of those respondents (63.6%) indicated they were reluctant to check with a health expert about the accuracy of that information.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Healthcare professionals can use social media to educate the public and contribute to halting the spread of false information while using social media.</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Do you want to be on social media but don’t know how to get started?</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tune in to this episode of</span> <strong>This Is Getting Old: Moving Towards an Age-Friendly World - Social Media in Healthcare.</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> If you are a health-care professional or a leader in a healthcare organization, this information could help you get started in using social media. In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Mona Shattell, PhD, RN, FAAN and Rebecca Darmoc, MS.</span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">✔️</span> <strong>Why Should Healthcare Professionals Use Social Media?</strong></span></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There are so many things healthcare professionals can do on and through social media. For example:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Networking </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Sharing information with their colleagues.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Expanding their practice. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Disse