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Social Media in Healthcare: Opportunities and Challenges 

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Duration

5 weeks

Total fee

₹11,044

Mode of learning

Online

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Certificate

Social Media in Healthcare: Opportunities and Challenges
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  • Duration 5 weeks
  • Weekly study 2 hours
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Social Media in Healthcare: Opportunities and Challenges
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Skills you will learn
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More about this course
  • 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.
  • This 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.

Social Media in Healthcare: Opportunities and Challenges
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Curriculum

Introduction to social media and networking

What happens when "social media" run into "healthcare"?

Social media in healthcare: the good

The bad and the ugly

Social media generated big data

Social media and big data

Gamification and social media for health behaviour change

Gamification and social media

Social media and health communication crisis

Social media and health communication crisis

Two viewpoints: hospitals and patients

Use of social media by hospitals and health authorities

What can patients do for themselves via social media?

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