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Item Defining professionalism in the digital age: barriers and opportunities(2014-05-13) Farnan, JeanneThe overwhelming popularity of Web 2.0 technologies, such as social networking sites, media sharing sites and blogging, has significantly changed the manner in which trainees interact with educators, colleagues, and the lay public. Individual and institutional representation, the absence of existing policies and the perception of the lay public are some of the salient issues that arise when considering the "digital images" displayed by trainees and faculty alike. Little guidance exists for medical educators on preventing misuse of digital media and ensuring standards for professional conduct. Similarly, the positive potential of these media, within medical education, are only beginning to be realized. While many of these issues are also faced by colleagues in other areas of higher education, medical educators and their institutions are faced with the additional challenge of ensuring that graduates exemplify the ideals of medical professionalism. This lecture will address educators' understanding of the currently available technology, the threats that they pose to trainee professionalism and strategies to protect the trainees' and the program or institutions' digital image.Item Surrogate decision making in the internet age(2018-02-13) Berg, Jessica W.[Note: The slides are not available from this event.] The technology revolution has had an enormous effect on all aspects of the practice of medicine, from record-keeping to scheduling to billing to treatments to research. But although there have been efforts to create online decision-aids to facilitate informed consent, little thought has been given to the role of social media in surrogate decision making. Many people have been using various outlets for years, and left significant electronic documentation of their preferences. As social media users age, questions of how and whether to use social media to assist surrogate decision making will become more prevalent. This presentation considers the ethical and legal issues involved in the use of social media -- such as Facebook and Twitter -- in determining medical treatment preferences for surrogate decision making.Item Why can't we be friends?: legal and ethical dimensions of social media in health care(2017-09-12) Parsi, Kayhan; Elster, NanetteThe use of social media has burgeoned in the last several years. Although liberating to many people, the use of social media among health care professionals can pose various ethical and legal challenges. In this presentation, we define social media, highlight its various uses, outline salient ethical and legal issues, and examine several case vignettes that illustrate these ethical and legal challenges. We conclude with some recommendations related to the use of formal policy statements regarding the responsible use of social media among health care professionals.