PERSONAL HEALTH INFORMATION AND SOCIAL MEDIA

    PERSONAL HEALTH INFORMATION AND SOCIAL MEDIA           Read the poin" rel="nofollow">ints below and answer the questions posed- Submit your answers in" rel="nofollow">in the form of a report to the dropbox (Group or Individual for Lesson 10) - by July 28 at midnight (11:59 PM) and also post a copy in" rel="nofollow">in the scribe board for class-wide in" rel="nofollow">information- Review the followin" rel="nofollow">ing scenario and the website lin" rel="nofollow">inks provided- Identify the privacy risks related to personal health in" rel="nofollow">information- Prepare a summary of your fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings- Social media and onlin" rel="nofollow">ine forums have contin" rel="nofollow">inued to grow exponentially. There are over 1 billion (and countin" rel="nofollow">ing) registered users on Facebook alone- Health specific social media websites are used by both health care professionals and patients- While this dimension of social in" rel="nofollow">interaction can be beneficial in" rel="nofollow">in providin" rel="nofollow">ing medical knowledge; are there risks as well? Examin" rel="nofollow">ine a social media or a professional forum site such as www-patientslikeme-com or httpzllwww-webmd-com/ or any other one that you choose- Identify the privacy risks to users regardin" rel="nofollow">ing personal health in" rel="nofollow">information that may be shared when accessin" rel="nofollow">ing these forums- Are there other concerns that users should take in" rel="nofollow">into consideration when usin" rel="nofollow">ing the in" rel="nofollow">intemet to research health care questions? Submit a summary of your fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings- To further in" rel="nofollow">inspire you in" rel="nofollow">in your research, watch these in" rel="nofollow">informative, thought provokin" rel="nofollow">ing and entertain" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing presentations from TED: Ideas worth spreadin" rel="nofollow">ing (Ted-com)- Right click on the lin" rel="nofollow">ink and open in" rel="nofollow">in a new tab for most efficient viewin" rel="nofollow">ing- As you listen to these speakers, extrapolate the effects these revealin" rel="nofollow">ing facts might have in" rel="nofollow">in a health care settin" rel="nofollow">ing- How do these presentations make you feel about the privacy of your personal in" rel="nofollow">information? How can you work as a health care professional to safeguard your own and your patient/clients' health and personal in" rel="nofollow">information?: