4. Final slide
“While individual physicians are at different stages in
their use of social media, it is a journey all physicians will
eventually take. Social media is becoming so pervasive its
importance as a channel to keep current on medical
findings and to confer with colleagues is undeniable.”
Dr. Hartley Stern, CEO, Canadian Medical Protective Association (2014)
5. U.S. physicians
“Two-thirds of doctors are
using social media for
professional purposes”
Source: EMR Thoughts
Across the Great Divide
6. Canadian physicians
• 2014
• Validated survey
• Backed by major medical
organizations
• More than 10,000
respondents
Across the Great Divide
7. Canadian physicians using
social media for professional
purposes
Linked In or Facebook 8.5%
YouTube or Flickr 5.1%
Blog 4.5%
Twitter 3.6%
Source: National Physician Survey 2014
Across the Great Divide
9. Why the great divide?
Actual differences in behaviour
* Canadian doctors less progressive?
* No need to use social media to market services in Canada
Vs.
Difference in survey methodologies
* Professional use vs. Any use
* Sample size
10. 10
-“For those of us who have
the philosophy that we
want to graduate docs who
are better than we are,
Twitter is a great thing.”
Dr. Chris Simpson, cardiologist and CMA
Past-President
borreliosis