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EPISODE · Feb 26, 2026 · 36 MIN

Navigating Health Care on Social Media with Franziska Haydanek, DO

from Oncology Overdrive · host Healio

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Franziska Haydanek, DO, about building a social media presence, approaching the rise of misinformation online and more. ·       Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive 0:14 ·       About Franziska Haydanek, DO 0:25 ·       The interview 1:09 ·       Tell us about your journey. How did you get into the OB-GYN space, and later into the digital creation space? 1:31 ·       What do you do to balance your content creation with your clinical and personal lives?  6:31 ·       How do you handle attacks and negativity online? 11:19 ·       How do you continue to put content online despite the rise in negativity and misinformation? […] How do you keep yourself motivated to create content? 12:31 ·       Do you feel that there has been a shift on social media in recent years? 14:37 ·       How do you advise patients to navigate the truth online? 16:18 ·       Jain and Haydanek on ways to combat misinformation. 19:53 ·       How do we make sure the voices that need to be heard are the ones being amplified? 21:31 ·       Jain and Haydanek on approaching the ways in which physicians speak to audiences online. 22:47 ·       How are you seeing the politicization of women's health play out in the spaces you are in? 25:53 ·       What do we do to try and advocate for changes toward the issues surrounding women's health? 27:01 ·       Jain and Haydanek on how health care has become political, and what physicians can do to continue advocating for their patients. 29:50 ·       If someone could only listen to the last minute of this episode, what would you want listeners to take away? 34:44 ·       How to contact Haydanek 35:50 ·       Thanks for listening 36:10 Franziska Haydanek, DO, FACOG, is a board-certified OB-GYN practicing full scope obstetrics & gynecology in Rochester, NY. She is also known as Paging Dr. Fran online, working as a medical content creator with over 1.3 million followers. She is a strong advocate for her fellow healthcare workers as well as the patients she serves. We'd love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Jain at [email protected]. Follow Healio on X and LinkedIn: @HemOncToday and https://www.linkedin.com/company/hemonctoday/. Follow Dr. Jain on X: @ShikhaJainMD. Haydanek can be reached across social media @PagingDrFran. Disclosures: Jain and Haydanek report no relevant financial disclosures.

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