Using Social Media to Inform Patients in Real Time

Interview With Dr. Michael Thompson (@MTMDPhD), Medical Director, Early Phase Cancer Research Program, University of Wisconsin

Alongside interviewer Carol Preston, Dr. Michael Thompson explores some of the new and exciting technology utilized in healthcare and the benefits it presents. To make medical meetings and conferences accessible to all patients, real time feeds are used to “attend” meetings from around the world. The types of feeds available to patients include twitter feeds, blog posts, and even live streams with apps Meerkat and Periscope. This allows patients a valuable insight into what is happening at the national level and makes information easier to find when researching their disease. Watch the clip below as Dr. Thompson explains more fully:

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