Privacy online for healthcare students and professionals

With great power comes great responsibility Social Networking  Social Networking is awesome for staying in touch with friends & making new friends.  But it can also be public, like the newspaper.  It can be great for professionals, connecting you with colleagues or letting patients keep up with your practice. Not so much Pros and Cons as reasons to use responsibly

The whole world is watching… As a student, friends and family can follow you, but perspective employers are also watching when you apply for a job and patients won’t be far behind.  53% search social networking sites to research  Search engines  Facebook  Linked In  Blogs  Twitter  12% plan to start

Not just looking for profanity and drunkenness. Why disregarded?  Lied about qualifications  Poor communication skills  Discriminatory comments  Alcohol & drug content  Inappropriate info/photos  Badmouthing employers  Share confidential info

At work  Through social networks, people have also been discovered and fired or reprimanded for:  Faking sick time  Breaking confidentiality agreements  Insulting co-workers  Expressing extreme job dissatisfaction

Employers like people. Why hired?  Supported qualifications  Solid communication skills  Well-rounded  Good feel for candidate personality and fit  Seemed creative  Professional image  Awards  Good references

New Roles As you move forward and prepare for your career, there are two new roles for you to consider as you live your life visibly online  Professional  Health Care Provider

As a professional  In your job search and afterward, social networking can be a great way to make connections and stay in touch:  With people you meet at conferences or meetings  With the professionals with whom you went to school  Keeping up with innovations and news  Learning about openings

Patients How much do you want them to know about you? How much do you want to know about them?  More than your grandmother?  Keep in mind who has permission to comment and post on your wall in addition to you  Political views?  What they do on the weekends?  What they think of customers at their jobs? What would you feel comfortable with your healthcare provider sharing?  HIPPA compliance  Health status discrimination  Individual’s right to privacy

Controlling your online identity Being onlineThink about  Sharing with family, friends, or fans, and making new friends online are all positive things.  It’s also great to have an online presence when you start your career.  Who you’re talking to on any site (Only friends? Only family? The public? Potential employers?)  Which sites need privacy controls  If it’s emotional, if it really needs to be said this way

Be open and accept requests, be active in using good judgment Use privacy settings and lists to manage who sees what, be active in managing privacy and content Use two individual profiles, a personal and a professional Use a personal individual profile and set up a business page for your practice to let patients know what is going on with your practice Lock down your profile only accept trusted friends to view your content, perhaps create a LinkedIn page or website for your job search Delete your account Some of the options

Privacy Settings  Facebook posts are now set to public as the default  Settings give you the option to control  Posts and pictures  Posts /Pictures you are tagged in  Search results  Apps  Ads  Facebook now allows subscribers The Always Up-to-Date Guide to Managing Your Facebook Privacy

Other Useful Privacy Settings  Lists & Restricted List  About Info Privacy  Activity Log  View Profile As

Privacy Settings  Many accounts just have public/private switches – Twitter  Some have group or sharing functions – Flickr, YouTube  Instructions for making accounts “private” so that only approved friends can see them.  Twitter Twitter  MySpace MySpace  YouTube YouTube  Flickr Flickr

Another sure way to make sure that employers find positive information about you online is to put positive information out online. Taking Control  Join a professional online network  LinkedIn LinkedIn  Create an online portfolio  Google Sites Google Sites  Weebly Weebly  Share content about your interests/profession  Twitter Twitter  Delicious Delicious  Blog Blog

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