Category: research

• Thoughts on introversion and online communities

  This evening I was meeting with a group of #hcsmca members to plan our next meet-up (details will be coming soon – I’m looking forward to it). As the meeting went on, I got the sense that majority of people in the room were introverts. True, it was the first time many of us met…

  alainacyr

  May 13, 2013

  research

  #hcsmca, introvert, online community

• Thoughts on tweeting from a conference

  As I mentioned in my last blog entry, I was fortunate enough to attend the International Cancer Education Conference in Ann Arbor, Michigan from September 19 – 22. I shared some of the great discussion points on twitter, as I tried to create an online presence for the conference.

  alainacyr

  October 8, 2012

  research

  conference, twitter

• CPEN plenary on Internet use of cancer patients

  I drafted a quick storify about Dr. An’s plenary presentation on Internet use among cancer patients at the University of Michigan. View the story “Dr An gives CPEN plenary on internet use among cancer patients” on Storify

  alainacyr

  September 20, 2012

  research

  patient education, social media

• Barriers & evidence-based solutions to using social media

  I’ve been working with my colleagues at the Cancer Patient Education Network to build a social media toolkit to give our members evidence-based and practical guidelines for being active on social media. Part of building a toolkit that meets their needs was asking members about the needs and barriers they experience through an online questionnaire.

  alainacyr

  September 19, 2012

  research

  patient education, research, social media

• Social Networking & Patient Education: Do Right By Your Patients

  A lot of healthcare professionals are interested in engaging patients online, usually by using popular social networking tools like facebook and twitter. This is a great idea.

  alainacyr

  July 24, 2012

  research, Uncategorized

  online community, patient education