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- Published on: 16 August 2011
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- Published on: 16 August 2011A safe ground to take for facebook activity of residents and fellowsShow More
A safe ground to take for facebook activity of residents and fellows
Bing H Tang, MD, MPH
Research & Ethics
Danville, California, U S
I read with interest Facebook activity of residents and fellows and its impact on the doctor-patient relationship (J Med Ethics jme.2010.036293Published Online First: 15 December 2010 doi:10.1136/jme).
Basically, facebook is a way of maki...
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None declared. - Published on: 20 December 2010A bigger threat to patient privacy when doctors use FacebookShow More
Moubarak et al conclude that "Residents and fellows frequently use Facebook and display personal information on their profiles. Insufficient privacy protection might have an impact the doctor-patient relationship". I agree strongly; users of Online Social Networking sites clearly need to take care with their postings, and exercise the same sort of social graces, including inhibition, as we do in the real world.
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