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26-06-18 1 Social Media – Friend or foe? Jane Dickson @thesexdoctorUK Conflicts of interest • I Tweet regularly and communicate with my friends via Facebook Collective of online communications channels dedicated to community based input, interaction, content-sharing and collaboration TechTarget 2017 Trends in UK 91% 16-24y use internet for social media ( 51% 55-64y, 23%>65y) 0 20 40 60 80 100 Daily internet use Social media profile 2016 2006
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SocialMedia– Friendorfoe?
JaneDickson@thesexdoctorUK
Conflictsofinterest
• ITweetregularlyandcommunicatewithmyfriendsviaFacebook
Collectiveofonlinecommunicationschannelsdedicatedtocommunitybasedinput,interaction,content-sharingandcollaboration
TechTarget2017
TrendsinUK
91%16-24yuseinternetforsocialmedia(51%55-64y,23%>65y)
0 20 40 60 80 100
Dailyinternetuse
Socialmediaprofile
2016
2006
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• 92%ofteensreportgoingonlinedaily— including24%whosaytheygoonline“almostconstantly”
• Threequartersofteenagersusedasmartphone
• Atypicalteensendsandreceives30textsperdayusingvariousmessagingapps
• Girlsaremorelikelytousevisuallyorientatedsocialmediasites
• Boysaremorelikelytoplayvideogames
http://www.pewinternet.org/files/2015/04/PI_TeensandTech_Update2015_0409151.pdf
Teenagers and technology
7.4billion
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1billion
632million
550million
317million
300million
1.9billion
Dating Benefitsforuser
• Abilitytoconnectwithothers(anywhere)• Easyandinstantcommunication• Realtimenewsandinformation• Funandenjoyment• Canimproveaccesstohealthinformation• Emotionalsupport
Dangers
• Gaming– graphicsexandviolence• Pornography• Sexting
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• Confidentialitynotguaranteed• Yourpersonalinformationcanbeaccessed• Yourlocationmaybevisible• Difficulttoremoveinformationonepublished
Benefitstothehealthprofessional
• Engageinpublichealthandpolicydiscussions• Establishingprofessionalnetworks• Facilitatespatientsaccesstoinformationabouthealthandservices
• Sharenewlearningandresearch• Influentialandfast#useahashtag
Rules
• Bewareofsocial/professionalboundaries• Donotusesocialmediatoassistpatients• Neverdiscusspatientsoversocialmedia(evenifyouthinkthisisanonymous)
• Respectyourcolleagues• Youmustidentifyyourselfbyname• Declareanyconflictsofinterest
Social Media : Friend or Foe
• Havingasocialmediapresenceenablesinformationsharingandnetworking
• Greatcaremustbetakentobe‘digitallyprofessional’ andneverbreachconfidentiality
• Bewareofplatformsoftenusedforexploitation,especiallythosewhichsharephotos
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