Advantages There are many different advantages to the use of social media in the education and practice of pharmacy. One of these advantages is that it gives pharmacy students a new and engaging way to become involved with their education. According to Grindrod et al. learning happens in a variety of ways: actual conversation with others, textbooks, and social interactions, like social media1. Pharmacy students can take an interactive approach to their learning through their interactions on social media sites like Youtube and Facebook. Youtube allows students to search for videos that can increase their understanding of difficult subject material. These videos usually simplify the information so that it can be easier to comprehend. Youtube …show more content…
According to Simone, pharmacists are finding employment through the help of social media and they are doing it more than any other health provider2. Pharmacists are taking advantage of the growth of social media by using sites like LinkedIn and Facebook to find out which pharmacies are looking to hire. More and more pharmacies are beginning to post their job listings on social media sites and that makes it much more available to those who are searching for it. Searching these sites for job listings is very easy and only requires a few minutes to determine what pharmacies are currently looking for new hires. This streamlines the entire search process and allows you to find many listings with the click or your mouse. It also makes it much easier for pharmacists who are relocating to find a new job in a new setting. Continued use of social media by pharmacists as well as other healthcare providers will make it much easier to fill positions in areas where it may be difficult to advertise in or that people would not have necessarily thought to …show more content…
Johnsen states that approximately half of the current drug companies are communicating with patients through some form of social media4. Drug companies are using social media in order to be able to interact with patients and make it easier for them to get vital information. This is much the same way that pharmacists and other healthcare providers are beginning to use social media. This allows the drug companies to get out things like manufacturer coupons, information about drug shortages, and information on new drugs. Manufacturer coupons are some of the only ways that some patients can afford to take certain medications. Patients are very grateful to be able to take advantage of these coupons in order to get a drug that they may desperately need. Social media makes it very simple for a patient to search for these coupons and makes them much more available than ever before. Drug shortages are also becoming quite a problem in pharmacy. Many drug companies are not able to keep up the production of certain types of drugs and patients are then unable to locate these medications. Drug companies can begin using social media to insure that everyone is aware when there is a manufacturing problem, and this will allow pharmacies and patients to have more time to try and locate available alternatives. It can also help provide them with information on when it is likely to be available
• It allows pharmaceutical companies to create awareness of their products among patients and healthcare professional, increase sales, create consumer loyalty and fight against the threat of generic products.
Along with its focus on business interaction, our conception that while time spent on Facebook and Twitter is wasted compared to when spending on LinkedIn hides its side effect. Although LinkedIn provides job opportunity as well as connection and motivation from the peers’ messages of congratulation, like nonprofessional networking, comparison is evitable. Additionally, searching for jobs offer and waiting for response, building their professional profile are sources of
Social media is where most of the families are now able to get a jump start on research by looking at the Internet, but also viewing marketing materials, like virtual tours, provided by the acute care provider. In today’s technological field, the greatest growth for the healthcare and biotechnology are happening here due to the marketing strategies such as social media, mobile/tablet apps and digital sales materials. Hospital providers are also shifting to digital channels to market to healthcare consumers. Overall, it is a no cash investment to reach a targeted market.
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Social media is affecting all spheres of life and no profession is left untouched by the impact of social media and nursing profession is no exception. Nobody can deny the benefits of social media for the profession of nursing yet its disadvantages for the registered nurses and student nurses during clinical practice cannot be ignored. “Social media can be defined as the constellation of internet-based tools that help a user to connect, collaborate, and communicate with others in real time” (Ressler & Glazer, 2010). Social media is growing at a very rapid rate and is now the mainstream communication method for most of the global population (http://www.internetworldstats.com/facebook.htm). It has brought a tremendous revolution in communication and disseminating information to nurses round the world.
According to an article written by Scranton University, the positive affects that social media has on Healthcare
In the past few years, the popularity of social media has increased tremendously. The board and evolving term ‘social media’ can be defined as a group of web-based applications and technology such as Facebook and Twitter that allow the creation and exchange of user-generated content (Power, 2014). A myriad number of social media tools such as Facebook, YouTube, WebMD are available for health care professionals in Australia and globally (Power, 2014). Social Media is valued in health care as it can improve professional networking, student’s education,
In nursing both are important, as they can help us with patient education and self education as well. But also it is very important to find out if this web site is credible, and if we can rely on the information provided. Social media may aldo be used for patient education purposes. According to National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health “Special tools can help you verify that social media accounts are what they claim to be. Some social networking sites have symbols that indicate that an account has been verified.
environment where increased critical thinking and collaboration are possible. A study done by Annetta and Jackson shows that students who participate in social media as part of a class feel more connected to their peers that those students who do not participate in social media type education (Annetta, Jackson, 2011). Social media allows students to not only group themselves with peers who are similar, but also to enhance and link existing peer groups. In addition to enhancing established peer groups, social media can bridge the diversity that exists in classrooms by establishing a “neutral zone” in which students can interact with one another. For many
Purpose of Study Individuals should understand that the use or nonuse of social media has negative and positive effects on their lives, whether they recognize them or not. Students who excessively use social networking applications can be negatively affected because they are spending too much time on these applications rather than paying attention in class, completing homework, studying, sleeping, or focusing on their own health and condition. However, these same students who are excessive users are often times the students who are more aware of global issues and updates in pop culture through the use of social media. Students who moderately use social networking applications spend a good amount of time on these applications and are still able to manage time for sleeping, practicing good eating habits, homework, and studying. These students are usually just as aware, or slightly less aware, than students who excessively use social networking.
When it comes to social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube, nobody wants to think about the negative effects it has on patients. Brian Cayko, the director of clinical education in the respiratory care program at Great Falls College, Montana State University in Great Falls, Montana argues that social media makes it easier for patients. When a patient is not able to acquire care at the medical facility, they can get in touch with their respiratory therapist with the use of social media sites. Cayko also states that social media sites can be helpful as “educational resources, patient support and social and professional networking.” I think that Cayko knows that everyone must remember the negative things about social media and the internet, with the understanding that just because it’s on the web doesn’t mean that it is the truth. No, not everything is wrong with social media sites, I am involved in social media sites myself; however, personally I know that when it comes to an occupation especially in the medical field, you have to be more aware of the negatives than the
Communication plays an important role and becomes an essential part in our daily lives. Today we have taken communication to new level as social media and social networking. They have had a tremendous impacts on the word, on our culture and in business as well. Social media websites are some of the most popular on the internet, such as Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, etc. They are the places where people can interact with others easily and expose themselves to strangers. Our generation and the younger ones have more opportunities to grow up with the new development of technology that will shape the way they live of communicating and sharing ideas. The social media causes some problems that lead to less social interaction and negatively affect students academic, but it also brings benefit to people that creates new social connections to bring people from all over the world to be closer.
Social Media has become a very essential tool in the society; in addition, it has a huge impact on communication and learning process. Social media is defined as websites and applications used for social networking. “As of September 2013, seventy-one percent of online adult use Facebook, eighteen percent use Twitter and seventeen percent use Instagram, twenty-two percent use PInterest, and another twenty-two percent use LinkedIn. (PewReasearch, 2013). In addition, "Between February 2005 and August 2006, the use of social networking sites among young adult internet user ages eighteen and twenty-nine jumped from nine percent to forty-nine percent. The usage of social media had grown drastically.” On social media sites like these, users may develop biographical profiles, communicate with friends and strangers, do research, and share thoughts, photos, music, links, and more” (Socialnetworking.procon,2012). Social media has impacted everyone in several different ways. In this present time, majority of college student use Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Social media has a bold impact college student's grades, social interactions, and the teaching and learning process.
Social media is a internet-based tools that promote collaboration and information sharing. Social media can be used in academic settings to promote student engagement and facilitate better student learning. The students can use the social media to find any information because can save time and faster to access information. The students also can improve their knowledge and language level when using the social media in students daily routine. Social media can promote community development through collaboration and information sharing. When use the social media it can provide opportunities for individual expression as well as interactions with other users. Current research has indicated that using social media as an educational tool can lead to increased student engagement. Social media can give more experience in daily life and give more knowledge
Students begin to rely more on information easily accessible on social networking sites and websites. This reduces the ability of learning and research.