Transcript Social Networking - University of South Alabama

Privacy online for healthcare students and professionals
SOCIAL MEDIA
Social Networking
With great power comes great responsibility
Social Networking is awesome for
staying in touch with friends & making
new friends.
But it can also be public, like the
newspaper.
It can be great for professionals,
connecting you with colleagues or letting
patients keep up with your practice.
Not so much Pros and Cons as reasons
to use responsibly
The whole world is watching…
As a student, friends and family can follow you, but
perspective employers are also watching when you
apply for a job and patients won’t be far behind.
 53% search social networking sites to research
 Search engines
 Facebook
 Linked In
 Blogs
 Twitter
 12% plan to start
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Not just looking for profanity and drunkenness.
Why disregarded?
 Lied about qualifications
 Poor communication skills
 Discriminatory comments
 Alcohol & drug content
 Inappropriate info/photos
 Badmouthing employers
 Share confidential info
At work
 Through social networks, people have also
been discovered and fired or reprimanded for:
 Faking sick time
 Breaking confidentiality agreements
 Insulting co-workers
 Expressing extreme job dissatisfaction
Employers like people.
Why hired?
 Supported qualifications
 Solid communication
skills
 Well-rounded
 Good feel for candidate
personality and fit
 Seemed creative
 Professional image
 Awards
 Good references
New Roles
As you move forward and prepare for your career, there are two new roles for you to
consider as you live your life visibly online
Professional
Health Care Provider
As a professional
 In your job search and afterward,
social networking can be a great
way to make connections and
stay in touch:
 With people you meet at
conferences or meetings
 With the professionals with
whom you went to school
 Keeping up with innovations and
news
 Learning about openings
Patients
How much do
you want them
to know about
you?
How much do you
want to know
about them?
What would you feel
comfortable with
your healthcare
provider sharing?
 More than your
 Political views?
 HIPPA
grandmother?
 Keep in mind who
has permission to
comment and post
on your wall in
addition to you
 What they do on
compliance
 Health status
discrimination
the weekends?
 What they think
of customers at
their jobs?
 Individual’s right
to privacy
Controlling your online identity
Being online
Think about
 Sharing with family,
 Who you’re talking to on
friends, or fans, and
making new friends online
are all positive things.
 It’s also great to have an
online presence when you
start your career.
any site (Only friends? Only
family? The public?
Potential employers?)
 Which sites need privacy
controls
 If it’s emotional, if it really
needs to be said this way
Some of the options
•Be open and accept requests, be active in using good
judgment
•Use privacy settings and lists to manage who sees
what, be active in managing privacy and content
•Use two individual profiles, a personal and a
professional
•Use a personal individual profile and set up a business
page for your practice to let patients know what is
going on with your practice
•Lock down your profile only accept trusted friends to
view your content, perhaps create a LinkedIn page or
website for your job search
•Delete your account
Privacy Settings
 Facebook posts are now set
to public as the default
 Settings give you the option
to control
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Posts and pictures
Posts /Pictures you are tagged in
Search results
Apps
Ads
 Facebook now allows
subscribers
The Always Up-to-Date Guide to Managing Your Facebook Privacy
Other Useful Privacy Settings
 Lists & Restricted List
 About Info Privacy
 Activity Log
 View Profile As
Privacy Settings
 Many accounts just have public/private
switches – Twitter
 Some have group or email sharing functions –
Flickr, YouTube
 Instructions for making accounts “private” so
that only approved friends can see them.
 Twitter
 MySpace
 YouTube
 Flickr
Taking Control
Another sure way to make sure that employers find positive information
about you online is to put positive information out online.
Join a professional online network
LinkedIn
Create an online portfolio
Google Sites
Weebly
Share content about your interests/profession
Twitter
Delicious
Blog
bl.southalabama.edu
•Research and citation help – in person, online, by phone
•Access to free books, e-books, and journal articles
•Study rooms – group and single
•Computers and printing
•Collaboration, presentation, and meeting spaces
Andrea Wright
Technology Librarian
Room 213
[email protected]
http://bit.ly/usaspasm