Professional use of social media by pharmacists.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A recent trend among health care professionals is the use of social media for professional purposes. These rapidly expanding media allow for timely and efficient access to health information, but they also carry the potential for increased liability. There is a paucity of research detailing how health care professionals, specifically pharmacists, use social media.

Objective

To characterize the use of social media by pharmacists in the Canadian province of Alberta and to identify independent determinants of and perceived barriers to using social media for professional purposes.

Methods

Data for this mixed-methods study were collected by an online survey in March and April 2014. Alberta pharmacists were invited to participate via e-mail distributed by 2 profe

SUBMITTER: Barry AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4350495 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature