Twitter and the Scientific Method

One concern regarding social media that I hear from doctors, nurses, and administrators is the perceived lack of gravitas and sincerity such platforms can provide.  My guest today is Doctor Ed Mariano, professor of anesthesiology, perioperative and pain medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine.  He is also the Associate Chief of Staff for Inpatient Surgical Services at Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System.  We’ll talk about tweeting live at meetings and how best to get accurate, transparent information to patients.  I love healthcare providers that tweet, especially the ones that make the effort to encourage their colleagues to jump into social media. Listen to the podcast or drop in at the time stamps below: 00:00 Introduction 00:50 Meet Ed Mariano, MD 02:27 Twitter making conversations happen 03:55 The Scientific Method & Twitter 05:37 Tools are necessary to manage Twitter content 08:24 Social media can be organized 10:00 "Why Doctors Should Be On Twitter" 12:35 Twitter Journal Clubs 16:22 Tweet Chats 20:22 Using Twitter to connect at a conference 21:31 Your "voice" will be heard in social media 22:55 Patient community in pain management 26:25 Spelling & social media searches 33:56 Social media and opiod epidemic 41:27 15th Annual ASRA Pain Management Conference 43:25 Free Course "Conference Success with Twitter" 44:28 Samantha Pierce "Get your leaders on social media" 44:58 I'd love to hear from you! janet@getsocialhealth.com More Links! Ed Mariano, MD LinkedIn Twitter Website Why All Doctors Should Be On Twitter Dr. Hatten's My Knee Guide site   Dr. Hatten on Twitter @MyKneeGuide  Dr. Ankeet Udnani on Twitter Duke Medical Center Anesthesia Department Twitter  American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) Twitter Website