Table 11 Dos and Don’ts for radiologists using social media
Dos | Don’ts |
|---|---|
• Be selective in who you add to your list of friends, keep it restricted to people you know and respect | • Don’t make the mistake of assuming that social media can replace “serious” scientific publications, but consider social media as a useful additional source of information |
• Protect your reputation as a medical professional | • Don’t share confidential information about patients |
• Promote your work towards professionals, colleagues, and friends | • Don’t send negative reactions |
• Think positively in your reactions, do not insult people | • Don’t believe everything you read |
• Read and check your messages before you share or re-tweet information (you are what you tweet and share) | • Avoid having multiple professional profiles, and protect your credibility |
• Be sure about any content you may want to share | • Don’t spread yourself too thin; start with one, or at most two, social networks, and go from there |
• Be wary of spam, and don’t send spam yourself | • Don’t abuse hashtags |
• Be focused and develop a direction for sharing information | • Don’t become obsessed about the number of followers |
• Share without any ulterior motives |