Social media is constantly broadening and evolving. This makes it imperative for you to have a presence on such sites. If you already have an active account on regular social media sites, such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, then what about the physician-oriented social networking sites? These sites are specifically designed for doctors, to facilitate healthcare practitioners to communicate and share information, opinions and much more.
Here are 10 social networking sites for doctors and healthcare practitioners:
Sermo
Sermo, the leading social networking site for physicians, connects “verified and credentialed” physicians from the US, Norway, Australia, UK, Ireland, Mexico, South Africa, Colombia, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Denmark, Canada, Sweden, New Zealand, Argentina, Finland, Spain, Venezuela, Chile, Israel, Guatemala, Peru and Ecuador. This “virtual doctors lounge” allows doctors from these countries to discuss patients’ issues. The meeting of medical minds and hearts at Sermo offers real-life medical question-and-answer sessions.
Doximity
Another very popular website, Doximity targets US-based doctors. According to the company, over a half-million US healthcare practitioners are active on Doximity. It is more like Facebook and LinkedIn where physicians can stay connected with already known classmates, co-residents and colleagues. It helps establish a network with colleagues and employees at leading hospitals. Also, you can earn Category 1 credits by reading favorite medical journals and do free HIPAA- secure faxing from your mobile device.
QuantiaMD
QuantiaMD is a learning platform where the collaboration of suggestion, observation and information happens over laptops, tablets and smartphones. It has more than 200,000 members interacting with experts and peers. It showcases thousands of concise lectures and Q&A sessions conducted by different experts. Its accessibility on different devices allows doctors to gain or share valuable knowledge during their workout or coffee break.
OrthoMind
Exclusively designed for orthopedic surgeons, OrthoMind provides rapid sharing of information and private collaboration. This learning platform comes with plenty of tools and resources to focus on enhanced patient care. This site can be accessed only by orthopedic surgeons or OrthoMind employees.
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This global site hosts healthcare practitioners and students from more than 100 countries. It allows them to share pictures of ailments or rare illnesses and get opinions on treatment from other physicians. This advanced system removes the face of the patient automatically and the image is reviewed by a human before displaying it over the app. This tool is of great assistance to doctors dealing with patients in remote locations with rare disorders.
DoctorsHangout
This is a social networking service for medical students, residents and doctors to develop professional and personal relationships. It gives them the option to join the group they want, of professionals they’d like to interact with. Here, doctors can share their medical knowledge and clinical cases. It interlinks major online journals and thus creates a knowledge bank for all.
Incision Academy
The word ‘Academy’ in itself indicates that this site is more of a learning platform than a social networking space. This surgeon site teaches surgical skills and knowledge that will improve the quality of surgical care. It is a very impactful tool that comes with a step-by-step guide for a procedure, supported with high-quality 3D films. It is an anyplace, anywhere academy that can be visited from every device.
Mayo Clinic Social Media Network
This superlative global site for healthcare practitioners has webinars, annual conferences, discussion forums, blogs, etc. for enhancement of knowledge and improvement of health. Its members include hospitals, healthcare practitioners and medical providers, along with patients. The company also provides a ‘Social For Healthcare’ Certificate and ‘Social Media Fellows’ Program. One can even download an eBook, “Bringing the Social Media #Revolution to Health Care” for free.
Digital Healthcare
Digital Healthcare is a Google+ community. It is a social media and online tool for health practitioners, patients and anyone interested in healthcare discussions. It creates awareness related to the latest technologies in the health sector and how innovation and social media can be used within the digital healthcare space.
Student Doctor Network
Student Doctor Network is a knowledge bank for medical students. This nonprofit organization assists and encourages students and practicing doctors from across the US and Canada. Many students had joined the site as undergraduates and are now health practitioners in various fields of healthcare and medicine.
Physicians and healthcare practitioners lead a busy life where they don’t have time to socialize with their colleagues or study and discuss something new. These social networking sites give the option to share information and knowledge with others and socialize within the doctors community. It’s time-saving and interesting thing to go for.