Twitter is a great way to communicate with patients or colleagues. Use this social media tool to share the latest information in small bite-sized pieces. When you receive Tweets on the latest news related to your profession, you'll stay up-to-date on developments.
Twitter users quickly learn the value of ReTweeting, forwarding Tweets from others to your own followers. Following top health profiles on Twitter will provide a great source for ReTweeting activity. Twitter is growing incredibly fast, but here is a small list of medical related Tweets. Check often for new accounts to follow as new professionals and organizations launch their own Twitter efforts.
Pharmaceuticals: Following drug companies and regulatory agencies provides timely pharmaceutical news. Tweets include information on drugs up for FDA approval and drug recalls. Pharmaceutical Tweets are of interest to physicians, nurses, and pharmacists.
Pfizer Inc. (pfizer_news)
Glaxo Smith Kline (gskus)
Astra Zeneca (astrazenecaus)
Novartis (Novartis)
FDA Recalls (fdarecalls)
FDA Drug Info (fda_drug_info)
Public Health: Tweets from public health agencies can be the clue to trends and the spread of communicable diseases. Last year, reports on N1H1 helped healthcare professionals follow the spread and symptoms of this flu. Public health Tweets are of interest to medical and nursing professionals, and of interest to healthcare workers in public clinics and school nurses.
Los Angeles Department of Health (lapublichealth)
NYC Department of Health (nychealthy)
The Office on Women's Health, US DHHS (womenshealth)
Department of Health and Human Services (hhsgov)
Center for Disease Control (CDCEMERGENCY)
Media: Tweets from TV doctors and mainstream health magazines can keep doctors and other healthcare professional connected to what their patients are viewing and perceiving as the hot topics in health. Know what your patients will be asking about to create Tweets of true value and interest!
Dr. Andrew Weil (drweil)
Dr. Phil (drphilofficial)
Dr. Oz (DROZ)
The Doctors TV (thedoctors_tv)
Discovery Health TV (disc_health)
Men's Health Magazine (menshealthmag)
Prevention Magazine (preventionmag)
Journals: Tweets from medical journals offer a sampling of what will be published. Tweets also work to alert you of what you may want to read in the next issue.
The Lancet (UK Medical Journal) (TheLancet)
Psychiatric Times (psychtimes)
New England Journal of Medicine (nejm)
Non-Profits: If you support non-profit medical and health causes, Twitter can keep you informed of current events. It's also a great way to communicate their work and fundraising to your Twitter followers.
Doctors Without Borders (msf_usa)
Susan G. Komen for the Cure (komenforthecure)
American Heart Association (HeartNews)
The Red Cross (redcross)
Institutions and Associations: Following institutions and associations gives you access to the leading edge information for your field.
Betty Ford Center (bettyfordcenter)
Cleveland Clinic (cleveclinicnews)
Mayo Clinic (mayoclinic)
AMA (AmerMedicalAssn)
Pick a few new groups or people to follow and let the sharing and ReTweeting begin!
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