Social Media and Geriatrics Twitter to Tenure Social Media and Geriatrics
Using Social Media to Advance Geriatrics Scholarship and Academic Careers Introduction Primer on using Twitter Question and Answer 4 topics posed to our panelist Q&A period following each of our topic
My Story Aanand D. Naik, MD Use social media to augment research Houston VA and Baylor College of Medicine Use social media to augment research Provides focus to research agenda Twitter: @empoweringpts Hone a public message Research website: http://www.houston.hsrd.research.va.gov/health-decision/naik.htm Alternative avenue for publishing ideas First attempt: www.empoweringpts.com The power of social identity www.geripal.com; www.healthecommunications.org
Participants Eric Widera, M.D. Assoc Prof, Division of Geriatrics, UCSF; Twitter: @ewidera blog: www.geripal.org website: http://geriatrics.ucsf.edu/ Alexander K. Smith, MD, MS, MPH Greenwall Faculty Scholar in Bioethics; Assistant Prof, Division of Geriatrics, UCSF Web: http://geriatrics.ucsf.edu Blog: www.geripal.org Twitter: @AlexSmithMD Kenneth Covinsky, MD, MPH UCSF Division of Geriatrics SFVAMC Section of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Blog: http://www.geripal.org/ Twitter: @geri_doc William Dale, MD, PhD Chief, Geriatrics & Palliative Med, University of Chicago @WilliamDale_MD Behavioral Econ | Medical Decision making | geriatric oncology | Health Policy | Abe Lincoln | Chicago Bulls N 41°51' 0'' / W 87°37' 0'' Blog: williamdalemd.wordpress.com
Introduction to Twitter
Topic Discussion (1) How have you used social media to advance your particular area of scholarship? Give specific examples of the medium or salient experience(s).
Topic Discussion (2) Please provide specific examples of how you believe your career has been advanced through social media. (above and beyond traditional academic routes).
Topic Discussion (3) 4) What advice would you give to a junior geriatrics/palliative care clinicians about getting started with social media?
Topic Discussion (4) 3) How can social media hinder one's academic advancement? Can you give any examples?