title: [Social networks and medicine].
abstract: Social networks (social media or #SoMe) have entered medical practice within the last few years. These new media--like Twitter or Skype--enrich interactions among physicians (telemedicine), among physicians and patients (virtual consultations) and change the way of teaching medicine. They also entail new ethical, deontological and legal issues: the extension of the consultation area beyond the medical office and the access of information by third parties were recently debated. We develop here a review of some social networks with their characteristics, applications for medicine and limitations, and we offer some recommendations of good practice.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bastardot
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vollenweider
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marques-Vidal
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010820:Physicians / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019114:Remote Consultation / Q000379:methods; D061108:Social Media; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000379:methods