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The AMA launches the guide to social media and medical professionalism
Tuesday February 25, 2020
The Australian Medical Association, the New Zealand Medical Association, the Australian Medical Students Association and the New Zealand Medical Students Association have launched a guide to social media and medical professionalism.
The guide includes tips and practical steps to help medical students and doctors navigate the social media landscape.
The new guide encourages doctors and medical students to:
- Monitor their own internet presence to ensure that the personal and professional information on their own sites and content posted about them by others, is accurate and appropriate.
- Maintain appropriate boundaries of the patient-physician relationship when interacting with patients online and ensure patient privacy and confidentiality is maintained.
- Consider separating personal and professional content online.
- Recognise that actions online and content posted can negatively affect their reputations among patients and colleagues, and may even have consequences for their medical careers.
Download the Guide to Social Media and Medical Professionalism here.
