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Social Media and Allergy

Social Media and Allergy Purpose of Review Social media services dominate online consumption of information and play an ever expanding role in our lives. They are not only used to connect with friends and family but also to educate and recruit colleagues and patients, and to stay up-to-date with the new developments in the field of allergy and immunology. Recent Findings There are known risks to social media user by health care professionals mostly related to breaches of patient confidentiality, professionalism, and privacy. Malpractice and liability risks have been linked to irresponsible use of social media. Summary This review provides a comprehensive overview of the current social media tools in allergy. We recommend a pragmatic approach to maximize social media tools for the allergy practice. . . . . . . . . . Keywords Asthma Food allergy Allergic rhinitis Technology Social media Blog Facebook Twitter YouTube Social network Introduction editor and some of the them have a social media team assigned to updating and monitoring the social media channels used by An online social network is defined as a dedicated website or the organization on a daily basis. other application that enables users to communicate with each other. The predominant use of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Current Allergy and Asthma Reports Springer Journals

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2018 by Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; Allergology
ISSN
1529-7322
eISSN
1534-6315
DOI
10.1007/s11882-018-0822-6
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Abstract

Purpose of Review Social media services dominate online consumption of information and play an ever expanding role in our lives. They are not only used to connect with friends and family but also to educate and recruit colleagues and patients, and to stay up-to-date with the new developments in the field of allergy and immunology. Recent Findings There are known risks to social media user by health care professionals mostly related to breaches of patient confidentiality, professionalism, and privacy. Malpractice and liability risks have been linked to irresponsible use of social media. Summary This review provides a comprehensive overview of the current social media tools in allergy. We recommend a pragmatic approach to maximize social media tools for the allergy practice. . . . . . . . . . Keywords Asthma Food allergy Allergic rhinitis Technology Social media Blog Facebook Twitter YouTube Social network Introduction editor and some of the them have a social media team assigned to updating and monitoring the social media channels used by An online social network is defined as a dedicated website or the organization on a daily basis. other application that enables users to communicate with each other. The predominant use of

Journal

Current Allergy and Asthma ReportsSpringer Journals

Published: Nov 14, 2018

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