Social Media, Health Policy, and Knowledge Translation

Social media has been cited as a methodology for reducing the knowledge translation gap, creating communities of practice, and reducing traditional hierarchical divisions. Social movements have also embraced social media as a means of spreading their aims and reaching wide audiences. However, its impact on health policy is seldom considered. The author examines the complexity of clinicians ’ use of social media to influence policy and how policy and government groups may use social media to help their own objectives.
Source: Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR - Category: Radiology Authors: Tags: Original article Source Type: research
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