The Use of Social Media in Healthcare

Name: The Use of Social Media in Healthcare
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Develop an understanding of social media's role in providing better healthcare in this free online course on Alison.

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In this free course, you will learn how to:

Discuss the origins of social media and its role in the modern-day world as an agent for better communication
Define the terms ‘e-Health’ and ‘big data’ along with their role in improving the quality of the information provided to healthcare providers
Describe the term ‘medical social media’ along with the people, sublanguage and media platforms that it encapsulates
Examine the role social media can play in promoting a better relationship between patients and healthcare providers
Analyse the function of games and how they can be utilised for behavioural change in providing quality healthcare
Identify some of the ethical and legal issues that can be encountered while using social media for healthcare purposes

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