title: Reflections on Writing an Engaging Patient Blog.
abstract: Blogs can be a novel way to engage patients in a virtual manner. This reflections article provides highlights on how to get started writing a patient blog as well as practical tips to make your patient blog successful. Empowering patients to learn and share through a blog may bring a new level of insight to your education practice.
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA. ness.sheryl@mayo.edu.
authors.forename: Sheryl M
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3193-8507
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Ness
mesh_terms: D057218:Blogging; D058015:Health Communication; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000379:methods*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010820:Physicians
keywords: Blog; Cancer; Education; Patient support; Social media; Survivorship; Virtual support