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Chapter 5.3 - Use of Technology and Social Media

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 October 2022

By
Dr Derek K. Tracy ,
Dr Patricia Vinchenzo  and
Nikki Nabavi
Edited by
Patrick Hughes  and
Julie Langan Martin
Patrick Hughes
Affiliation:
NHS Forth Valley
Julie Langan Martin
Affiliation:
University of Glasgow
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Summary

This chapter explores some of the opportunities and challenges that technology and social media have brought to medical education, teaching, and practice. Finally, guidelines on doctors’ use of social media are highlighted.

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Teaching Psychiatry to Undergraduates , pp. 138 - 143
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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