Episode 38: Social Media and Medicine With Aaron Gerds

Episode 38: Social Media and Medicine With Aaron Gerds

Aaron Gerds, MD, department of hematology and medical oncology, Cleveland Clinic, describes the benefits and pitfalls of Twitter as a platform for doctors to share their ideas and engage in the “ultimate peer-review process.”

It’s fair to say that social media has transformed the way we communicate forever. So, what are the pluses and minuses of social media especially as we deal with patients? Dr. Gerds is the lead physician of communication for the American Society of Hematology; no one understands the implication of social media like he does.

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