Social media and social networking sites are crucial tools in communicating in real-time. The Online Journal of Public Health Informatics looked at the uses of these tools in public health and medicine. Today, higher-quality studies are available to enable healthcare professionals to gain a deeper insight into the effective uses of social media. Why Use Social Media in Healthcare? As Boulous describes, social networking sites are now collaborative, mediated environments used to build … [Read more...]
How health professionals can regain trust on social media
Author: Sym Yeow A recent article published by Health Care Social Media, poses the question "Do online health seekers trust social media?". However, it is important to dive a little deeper to try to understand why healthcare information seekers don't trust social media, and the ways health care professionals can overcome this obstacle to rebuild their reputation amongst their readers. The main reasons for concern about the information produced in the health industry are: Some … [Read more...]
TGA Advertising Code – Are Australian Marketers ready for the changes?
This week I attended a fascinating seminar developed by the Medical Technology Association of Australia that discussed changes to the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) Advertising code. (The date for the implementation is January 2019). The changes will have significant impacts for any marketers that work in the medical devices/healthcare sector. Notable is: TGA stated that ads that cite scientific or clinical literature must identify the researcher and financial sponsor of the … [Read more...]
Social Media for Hospitals – Best Practice
By Sym Yeow and Jenni Beattie Social media for hospitals? they may seem, unlikely bedfellows, however, today health consumers expect to communicate with health institutions such as hospitals via a range of different online platforms. Convince & Convert recently conducted a media study on 53 of the top hospitals in the USA, and based on this we are able to identify what it takes to produce the best social media content. We also know that every social media strategy is unique however … [Read more...]
Digital Health: Digital Hospital of the Future Conference
2nd Digital Hospital of the Future Conference - Digital Health takes focus Digital health is a topic that has gathered speed over the past few years. The conference themed Improving Patient Care Delivery and Monitoring with Digital Technology Innovations and Transformation took place in Sydney on 7-8 December 2016 and Digital Democracy was the social media partner for the event While technology was certainly a great ‘enabler’ in hospital transformation it was the patient centricity focus … [Read more...]
Healthcare in focus! Meet Dr James Nol – Speaker at Digital Hospital of the Future 2016
Dr Nol is one of the leading speakers for the Digital Hospital of the Future a leading healthcare conference to be held in Sydney 7-9 December. We spoke to Dr Nol recently about his background and the challenges and opportunities for the imaging industry. Dr James Nol is the Chief Medical Radiation Practitioner and the Operations Director at Blacktown & Mt Druitt Hospital NSW. In his current role, Dr Nol developed and implemented the Open Access, Radiology Reporting on Demand, Imaging … [Read more...]
Healthcare Digital Marketing: What are People Searching for Online?
Healthcare digital marketing is now clearly under the spotlight! A large number of people share and search for health-related information on Web-based social media. This activity has been increasing over the past 10 years and yet to date we have known little about who is posting and what information they are sharing. Recently a study based in the United States was published in J Med Internet Res 2015;17(4):e106 and these were their findings: Objective: The aims of this study were to … [Read more...]
Healthcare Content Marketing
Yesterday I had the good fortune of running a Healthcare Content Marketing Masterclass for the Remarkable organisation. The startups are all involved in the health/tech space so understanding the basics of health pr is vital. The Remarkables A little bit of background first! The organisation is Australia's first disability focused impact Accelerator. They work with inclusive startups to support them with mentors, masterclasses and user testing. The 16-week program is tailored for startups … [Read more...]
Healthcare Content Marketing Tips – Infographic
We had a great response to our recent Healthcare Content Marketing - Top 10 Tips article so we have turned it into an infographic - enjoy! … [Read more...]
The Medical Journal of Australia
The Medical Journal of Australia is a prestigious journal with considerable heritage but it needed to be moved into the digital age. We ran a detailed social media training session and mentored the team. The journal embarked on setting up and utilising a range of social media platforms to engage with their key stakeholders. … [Read more...]