Physicians' social media use and ethics

Year 2018, Volume: 16 Issue: 1, 48 - 57, 30.04.2018

Kadriye Avcı

https://doi.org/10.20518/tjph.458202

Cited By: 3

Abstract

With an ever increasing user base and expanding modes of utilisation, social media has significantly solidified its place in the landscape of modern communication. Similarly, social media has also created a revolution in the provision and experience of health services. Today, social media is widely used, not only by individuals as a primary reference for health issues, but also by physicians. The use of social media by physicians raises important issues such as the blurring of professional and private lives. Social media has the potential to affect many practical issues such as the differentiation of professional from private life, physician-patient relationships, and medical ethics. This article discusses ethical issues with specific examples and investigates the key issues found in the preparation of social media guidelines.

Keywords

Social media, ethics, professional ethics

Hekimlerin sosyal medya kullanımı ve etik

Abstract

Giderek artan kullanıcı sayısı ve kullanım alanı nedeniyle, sosyal medya günümüz iletişimindeki yerini giderek sağlamlaştırmıştır. Sosyal medya, sağlık hizmetlerinde bir devrim gerçekleştirmiş;sağlık konularında bireylerin öncelikli başvuru kaynağı haline gelmiş ve hekimler tarafından da yaygın olarak kullanmaktadır. Sosyal medyanın hekimler tarafından kullanılmasıyla birlikte, hekimlerin meslek ve özel yaşamları arasındaki hattın bulanıklığı gibi konular gündeme gelmeye başlamıştır. Ayrıca, sosyal medyanın kullanımı hekim-hasta ilişkileri ve etik gibi konular açısından bazı endişeleri gündeme getirmektedir. Bu raporda örneklerle sosyal medya kullanımında etik sorunlar ve sosyal medya kılavuzlarının hazırlanmasındaki temel başlıklar incelenmiştir.

Keywords

Sosyal medya, etik, mesleki etik

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