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About the content
Understand how social media is used in healthcare, to improve communication and information sharing, with this free online course.
Syllabus
Social media has emerged as a new channel for both seeking information, and for creating and exchanging user-generated content among peers. But as the amount of information being uploaded to social networks such as Facebook, Whatsapp or YouTube continues to grow, it is becoming increasingly difficult to discern reliable health information from misleading content. Both medical professionals and patients must be able to use digital technologies in their work and communications properly. Practical guidance for healthcare providers, researchers and patients This free online course provides practical guidance to healthcare providers, patients and researchers. It is an essential course for anyone who is looking into the opportunities and challenges of using social media in healthcare, including as a mass communication tool during infectious disease epidemics.
Instructors
- Shabbir Syed-Abdul
- Elia Gabarron
- Luis Fernandez-Luque PhD
- e-Patient Dave deBronkart
Platform
FutureLearn is a massive open online course (MOOC) learning platform founded in December 2012.
It is a company launched and wholly owned by The Open University in Milton Keynes, England. It is the first UK-led massive open online course learning platform, and as of March 2015 included 54 UK and international University partners and unlike similar platforms includes four non-university partners: the British Museum, the British Council, the British Library and the National Film and Television School.
