Twitter 101 for ObGyns: Pearls, pitfalls, and potential
Picture a vast social network through which you speak to its millions of members—including your peers and patients. That kind of access might support your professional and business goals.
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Likewise, tweeting “Just finished a tough hysterectomy” may mean a complication-free laparoscopic procedure on an obese patient who had a 16-week-size uterus and dense adhesions but, to a jury, that might translate as, “I was in over my head and should have called for back-up.”
Don’t dispense medical advice. Ever. If people tweet you for advice, refer them to their physician in reply. Many physicians (including me) include a disclaimer in their Twitter biographical statement emphasizing that their tweets do not constitute medical advice.
Have you tried Twitter? Do you have a story to tell about it? Tweet me about it!—@DrJenGunter
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