Social Media Guidelines for Medical Professionals: Summary

In the past few weeks, some amazing articles, reports and videos have been published focusing on the social media guidelines for medical professionals. At the end of last year, we crowdsourced an open access social media guide for and about pharma. I thought I would publish a summary of the most important thoughts and articles dedicated to this subject.

• Guiding Principles for Physician Use of Social Media my Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media
• A 12-Word Social Media Policy

Having noted this, among the most common concerns that seem to limit participation are those regarding professionalism.  So let’s make this as easy as possible, with 12 words to light your way:

• Don’t Lie, Don’t Pry
• Don’t Cheat, Can’t Delete
• Don’t Steal, Don’t Reveal

• Doctors warned not to use social media with patients
• When it comes to doctors and social media, hospitals fail miserably

• Social Media Guidelines for Nurses

• Model Policy Guidelines for the Appropriate Use of Social Media and Social Networking in Medical Practice (PDF)