Tag: twitter

• What does all this tweeting about health really mean? Expanding our understanding of Twitter & disease [research study]

  I want to help build our understanding of how Twitter is used in health, particularly around healing. Will you help me by sharing this post? With more than 560 disease-related hashtags registered on Symplur’s Health Care Hashtag Project, it’s clear that people are using Twitter to talk about health. The academic world has recognized this…

  alainacyr

  September 15, 2015

  research, Uncategorized

  healthcare, online community, research, social media, twitter

• 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

• To My Fellow #hcsmca Ambassadors

  Being a member of #hcsmca has really opened my eyes to how healthcare under-utilizes social media tools despite the exciting possibilities other industries are exploring and adopting. Though privacy and liability are valid concerns, I don’t think they’re the only issues preventing healthcare providers and medical organizations from getting on the social web.

  alainacyr

  March 6, 2012

  research, Uncategorized

  #hcsmca, online community, twitter