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Course Description
- This course introduces graduate students in public health and health services to the technologies and research associated with social media usage in health and medicine. eHealth is the application of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in healthcare which is increasingly important to improving health services globally. Social media is changing how health practitioners, researchers and consumers find, share and discuss health information, contribute their understanding to health and manage Information in the digital age. Workflow practices are changing as a result and the current and potential uses for social media apply to decisions made by all health professionals and consumers.
Why this course?
- Social media is changing how health practitioners, researchers and consumers find, share and discuss health information, contribute their understanding to health and manage Information in the digital age. Workflow practices are changing as a result and the current and potential uses for social media apply to decisions made by all health professionals and consumers. The course will guide practicing health and human service professionals who wish to explore how they can leverage social media in their professional practice. This is a hands‐on course where students will work with social media.
What are the course objectives?
At the end of this course students will be able to:
- define social media and its associated terminologies in health and medicine (e.g. medicine 2.0, health 2.0, mHealth, pHealth, user‐generated content, collaboration, business models)
- discuss the trends of social media and their integration into collaborative practices in health and medicine, population and public health, research, administration, continuing education (including patient education) and interdisciplinarity
- evaluate major social media tools in a meaningful context for relevance to health and medicine
- describe benefits, risks and barriers associated with using social media in health and medicine
- support others learning about and using social media
- expand professional networks using social media
- confidently and appropriately apply at least one social media tool to each of the following:
- a. information retrieval
- b. professional networking
- c. productivity and information‐management
- d. resource‐sharing and aggregation
- e. clinical trials and telemedicine (e.g., mobile health)
- f. immersive research and education
How can professionals apply to take this course?
Non-UBC students can take the course by first enrolling in “unclassified studies” – this process is outlined here. (If you’ve previously studied at UBC, there is a shortcut to this process by sending an email to non.degree@ubc.ca with your name, UBC student number, date of birth and dates you previously attended UBC.)
Assessment
- Wiki article 10%
- Group Class Tutorial Presentation 25%
- Weekly Reflective (micro)blogging 30%
- Project 35%
Course format
SPPH 581H: Social Media in Health & Medicine utilizes a blended approach using a combination of online and face-to-face learning. Each week begins with a presentation and examination of cases. Student presentations form a major part of the course so that examples, benefits, risks and constraints of social media in health and medicine can be evaluated. Debate is part of class discussions especially the assigned readings and tools used. To apply knowledge, students may be asked to engage in workshop-like activities. Participation is expected in class (e.g., online and face to face) and peer assessment is a shared responsibility. Self- and peer-directed learning is important to success in this course. Students are expected to blog their findings and thoughts of the issues discussed in class and to participate in question and answer sessions on student blogs.
| Week
| SPPH 581H - Social media in health & medicine topic
| Group
| Guest speaker
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| Class I - September 8th, 2011
| Introduction to social media in health and medicine
| Small group discussions
| Dean Giustini
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| Class II - September 15th, 2011
| Social media in health and medicine
| Small group discussions
| Dr. Kendall Ho, eHealth Strategy, UBC (confirmed)
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| Class III - September 22nd, 2011
| Consumer health and social media
| Small group discussions
| Social media week
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| Class IV - September 29th, 2011
| Publication technologies: blogs and wikis in health and medicine
| Group A presentation
| Dr. Anita Palepu (confirmed)
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| Class V - October 6th, 2011
| Search technologies in health and medicine
| Group B presentation
| Yolanda Limin, UBC eHealth Strategy (confirmed)
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| Class VI - October 13th, 2011
| Social networking in health and medicine
| Group C presentation
| Noreen Kamal, PhD candidate (confirmed)
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| Class VII - October 20th, 2011
| Technologies for efficiency & productivity: productivity/ project & file collaboration
| Group D presentation
| Dr. Carolyn Haythornthwaite (confirmed)
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| Class VIII - October 27th, 2011
| Technologies for efficiency & productivity: visualization, decision support
| Group E presentation
| Liz Heathcote, UBC eHealth Strategy (confirmed)
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| Class IX - November 3rd, 2011
| Social multimedia in health and medicine
| Group F presentation
| Michelle Reid, HelloCoolWorld
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| Class X - November 10th, 2011
| Global health research and social media
| Group G presentation
| Dr. Callison, Assistant Professor
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| Class XI - November 17th, 2011
| Mobile devices and social media in health and medicine
| Group H presentation
| Daniel Hooker, Researcher at eHealth Strategy Office, UBC
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| Class XII - November 24th, 2011
| Social media in virtual health and medical practices
| Group I presentation
| Shane Dawson - SNAPP social network visualizations
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| Final class of term
| Wrapup
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