Social media – What do paediatricians need to know?

How can child health professionals use social media in a professional capacity - including for public health information and for learning? What are its benefits and what are its perils? And how can you protect yourself as a clinician? This month on The Paeds Round, Dr Emma Lim and Dr Christo Tsilifis are joined by our multi-talented podcast producer and dermatology registrar, Dr Jonny Guckian, who runs the medical education site, MediSense, and has held numerous social media-facing roles. Jonny, Emma and Christo discuss the good and the bad of social media and offer practical guidance on how you can make the most of these platforms. Download transcript (PDF) Links mentioned in the episode: General Medical Council ethical hub – social media guidance Bloom's taxonomy of learning (Wikipedia) Kidzmed eLearning programme This podcast is a collaboration between the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and Medisense. The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast relates only to the speaker and not necessarily to their employer, organisation, RCPCH or any other group or individual. Subscribe to The paeds round for more educational episodes! And, you can find more RCPCH educational resources on RCPCH Learning.  Want to hear more from RCPCH? Search for and subscribe to RCPCH Podcasts, our main channel.