Medical professional and usage of social media
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2017
Abstract
Social media connect people by sharing text, photos, audio and videos among themselves. Medical professional and patients also communicate through social media; however, issues of privacy and confidentiality of medical professions in regards to medical and health care decisions contradict with the openness of the usage of social media. Member of the medical profession can use social media but need to abide by the code of conduct of medical ethics in order to render the best possible services. This paper emphasizes on the needs of inclusion of social media usage in future health care providers’ curriculum by the higher educational institutions in order to aware of the ethical and professional aspect.
Keywords
Social media usage, Medical professionals, Code of conduct
Divisions
fac_med
Publication Title
Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science
Volume
16
Issue
4
Publisher
Ibn Sina Trust