Use of Facebook as a Tool for Knowledge Dissemination in Dermatology

Whan, Kim Tae; Vender, Ronald

doi:10.2310/7750.2014.14022

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“…As an online resource, Facebook Groups meet many Nigerian Medical Laboratory Scientists where they are on Facebook. It also has shown, in K4Health's case, to be associated with high levels of engagement with elearning courses and supports health research that concludes social media can effectively be used for knowledge dissemination (Usher et al, 2014;Kim & Vender, 2014).…”

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Evolution of Facebook groups: Informal e-learning among medical laboratory scientists in Nigeria

2014

Knowledge Management &Amp; E-Learning: An International Journal

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Most people think of online courses when they talk about e-learning, but aspects of social media can also be considered e-learning. In 2011 the Knowledge for Health Project (K4Health) began work with local partners to implement an e-learning and professional development policy for Medical Laboratory Scientists based on the needs identified by United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Nigeria. Six e-learning courses were developed and promoted through several channels including social media. A Facebook Group was created to share information about accessing and navigating the courses and attracted 8,500 members in 18 months. As the Group grew, the topics discussed evolved to include trade union news, employment opportunities and technical resources. Another Facebook Group provided insights that Facebook Groups could be used to facilitate interactions focused on continuing professional development. The findings show that Facebook Groups accommodate an informal learning style, allowing individuals to learn through peer support in flexible ways. It has also shown that the use of Facebook Groups is associated with high levels of engagement with e-learning courses.

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Evolution of Facebook groups: Informal e-learning among medical laboratory scientists in Nigeria

2014

Knowledge Management &Amp; E-Learning: An International Journal

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“…Multiple studies worldwide have shown a positive correlation of patient care with usage of the social media by the healthcare professionals [26]- [28]. Our study has tried to analyze the knowledge, attitude and practice of the healthcare professionals to-wards this social media and its advantages in patient care.…”

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Opinion of Healthcare Professionals in the Usage of Social Media for Patient Care in Majmaah, Saudi Arabia

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Alsallum³

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IJPHS

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Use of social media for patient care is the new frontier in the healthcare indus-try. Sharing of information between the clinicians and their patients is now so much easier. In slowly gaining a foothold worldwide it needs a healthy push to make it universally accepta-ble. Study the knowledge, attitude, and practices of healthcare providers on the usage of social media in their clinical practice.A baseline cross – sectional study was conducted among 200 healthcare professionals from March 2015 to September 2015 on their knowledge, attitude, and practices in the use of social media for patient care in Majmaah, Saudi Arabia. A close ended self – administered validated questionnaire was used to gather data which was analyzed by using the SPSS ver. 21.0 software. 55.3% participants used social media for both professional and personal reasons. Some (25.3%) specified using it for patient care while a significant majority (52.9%) opined that it can be successfully used for patient interaction. Nearly 55% agreed that social media should not be banned due to its benefits as an efficient tool for patient communication. Social media use for pa-tient doctor interaction should be encouraged to improve patient care through effective com-munication.

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“…The importance of measuring and being cognizant of the level of engagement that Facebook tools devoted to dermatology have with their online users has been recognized and discussed in the literature 12 ; the more engaged a user is with the content material, the more frequently the material is delivered to the user's online interface. 13 The converse is true: the less often a user engages with the material by liking, sharing, or commenting on a post, the probability that material published in the future by the online platform is delivered to the user's interface is gradually reduced over time.…”

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Public Engagement with Dermatology Contents on Facebook

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Use of Facebook as a Tool for Knowledge Dissemination in Dermatology

Abstract: Patient-centered groups engaged with their fans most effectively. Engagement is a key determinant of a fan's exposure to the contents of the page and hence a gauge of whether the fans who "liked" the page continue to remain engaged or not.

Cited by 16 publications

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Evolution of Facebook groups: Informal e-learning among medical laboratory scientists in Nigeria

Evolution of Facebook groups: Informal e-learning among medical laboratory scientists in Nigeria

Opinion of Healthcare Professionals in the Usage of Social Media for Patient Care in Majmaah, Saudi Arabia

Public Engagement with Dermatology Contents on Facebook

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