20 Sep Create a Twitter account

Respond to at least two of your classmates. Compare experiences.

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Your Assignment

Create a Twitter account: https://twitter.com/i/flow/signup (Links to an external site.)
As you create a Twitter account, keep in mind that you are creating a personal/professional brand for yourself. For this assignment, your Twitter account will serve as your professional face to your peers, colleagues, and other professionals nationwide and globally.

Follow 10 Nursing and/or Healthcare Twitter Users
When you created your account, you started off by following 3 people with like interests. Twitter is all about following- people, associations, businesses, experts. If you click on the profile of one of the users you follow, you will see a list of users they follow and a list of users who follow them. Theres a good chance you will find someone interesting to follow in those lists.

On the side of a users profile is also several Twitter accounts that you may wish to follow suggested by Twitter.

Another good place to start, is to search for and follow Nursing and Health associations, experts within the field, and your own personal colleagues.

Give it a try: The profile for HealthITNews was used for the interactive image above. Sign into your Twitter account, search for HealthITNews, and follow them (feel free to use the interactive image to help you navigate Twitter)

If you havent already done so, follow 10 or more Nursing/Healthcare Twitter Users.

Twitter Hashtags
Now that you are following 10 or more health-related Twitter users, lets try searching for # (hashtags).

Give it a try: Search for #HITsm on Twitter. What are some of the most current topics being discussed?

Find another interesting/relevant # chat or thread on Twitter. Feel free to use the following site for suggestions: https://www.symplur.com/healthcare-hashtags/ (Links to an external site.)

Now, its your turn to jump in on the conversation

Respond to one of the posts within the #HITsm or another # discussion.

To do so, select the chat icon at the bottom of the post you wish to respond to, and type your reply. Click the Reply button to post your response.

Note: Responses can be up to 280 characters long.

Share your results with us.
Now that youve had the chance to explore and connect with other Twitter users, tell us a bit about your experience. Please answer the following questions in detail.

1. List some of the users you are now following on Twitter. Tell us a bit about the user and/or their posts.

2. Did you come across any relevant information?

Conferences
Webinars
Research
News
Networking
3. What were the topics being discussed on the #HITsm thread? Are any of them relevant to what we are covering this semester?

4. Did you come across any interesting discussions during your hashtag search? Which discussion did you respond to?

5. What are your overall impressions of Twitter? Will you continue to use it for your own research, professional networking, education?

my initial post:
My Twitter Experience

I have had a Twitter account since August 2011. I never really used the application at its full potential. This week, I learned how to use the search button and how to look for specific groups and hashtags. My twitter name is .  Some of the people I’m following are listed below.

Ali R. Tayyeb Ph.D., RN, NPD-BC, PHN (@artayyec) – From his profile, he is a veteran, and he is a veteran health z& policy researcher, & Creator and host @rnmentorPodcast.
Wanda Montalvo PhD, RN, FAAN (@Montalvo501) – From her profile, she states that she is an innovative nurse leader, Co-organizer of nursing mutual aid 2020, NurseTrust board member, AAN, Sigma Theta Tau, and a part of National Hispanic nurses association.
Justin, MSN, RN, NEA-BC (@NurseJustinRN) – From his profile, I can say that he is married and a proud father. He is pursuing his DNP, and he is also an RN adjunct instructor.
PatMacRN (@NursePatMacRN) –  Is an RN and an Adjunct nursing faculty. He tweets about what it means to be a good nurse.
Drannamvaldez (@drannamvaldez) – She is a nurse, professor, scientist & editor. Her views are on antiracist and decolonizing nursing, along with health equality.
Jennifer Gil, BSN, RN (@JennGilRN) – is an MSN student who attends Penn State. She is an ER Nurse.
Bonnie Clipper (@thoughtleaderRN) – he is an evangelist, international speaker & best selling author.,
Lisa Campbell (@lisacampbelldnp) – she tweets about equality. She advocates for policy changes.
Donna Cardillo (@DonnaCardilloRN) – she is an Author, TEDx speaker, and an RN. She tweets inspirational quotes.
Robin Cogan (@RobinCogan) – She is a school nurse and a blogger, speaker, & activist.
Did you come across any relevant information?

Yes, I did come across some news feed on Twitter. They have a Covid-19 page with a lot of new information. I also came across an RN home health networking page with loads of information on working home health.

Did you come across any exciting discussions during your hashtag search? Which discussion did you respond to?

I responded to #HITsm from Healthcare IT Today (@hcittoday) T1. It was about interoperability and data privacy concerns about Apple’s iPhone and health records.  I thought it was an excellent topic to talk about.

What are your overall impression of Twitter? Will you continue to use it for your own research, professional networking, education? I think twitter is a place to express yourself. I will continue to use it for fun, educational and networking purposes. I will use it more now that I am learning new things.

please respond to:
R.G post using a reference.
List some of the users you are now following on Twitter. Tell us a bit about the user and/or their posts.
Jim St. Clair- founder of Institute for Healthcare Financial Technology who discusses the value of computer-assisted care.
Andrew Watson MD MLitt- Physician who discusses telehealth and its benefits
Ceci Connolly- President and CEO of Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) which provides health plans.
Did you come across any relevant information?
I came across Kay Harbor Technologies which high lights the top 13 telemedicine apps. Telemedicine is now being used by everyone to be able to provide healthcare from the comfort and safety of their own homes.
I also came across Nursing Informatics Learning Center which provides CEs in nursing informatics for all nurses.
What were the topics being discussed on the #HITsm thread? Are any of them relevant to what we are covering this semester?
They are currently discussing patient access to medical records and the security issues that they pose. We have covered the importance of patients having accessibility to their health records as a way to take control of their health. This type of accessibility does pose security issues as the sites contain sensitive information that must have the appropriate security measures in place.

Did you come across any interesting discussions during your hashtag search? Which discussion did you respond to?
#Handwashing was very informative and provided tips on how to stay healthy and prevent illness.
#coronavirusoutbreak provided much discussion regarding the use of masks. I commented on the importance of wearing a mask regardless of age.

What are your overall impressions of Twitter? Will you continue to use it for your own research, professional networking, education?
I honestly feel like Twitter is another Facebook. I will occasionally use it but will continue to use the web to do my research. As far as networking I will definitely use it to learn more and take advantage of the free webinars.

please respond to :

SC  posts using reference.

ZDoggMD @ZDoggMD1
He is a rapper and physician that talks about relevant topics in a serious way and also raps about them to lighten up the mood.

WesElyMD@WesElyMD
Wes talks about the brain and the effects of delirium, encephalopathy.

The #HITsm top topic is about patient access to medical records, this is something we have talked about.
4) There were many interesting conversations and am impressed by the amount of information and knowledge I can gain from it. I will more than likely continue looking through twitter but will not respond to posts, was a little overwhelming. It will be a great tool in the end!

if you have any questions please feel free to ask

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