National Travel Health Network and Centre, UCLH NHS Foundation Trust, 3rd Floor Central, 250 Euston Road, London, NW1 2PG, United Kingdom.
National Travel Health Network and Centre, UCLH NHS Foundation Trust, 3rd Floor Central, 250 Euston Road, London, NW1 2PG, United Kingdom.
Travel Med Infect Dis. 2015 Mar-Apr;13(2):135-42. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2015.03.006. Epub 2015 Mar 12.
The use of social media is widespread and provides new opportunities for healthcare professionals and healthcare organisations to interact with patients, the public, policy makers, and each other. Social media offers the possibility of providing users with up-to-date information when, where, and how they want it, but it also brings with it some challenges. With increasing use of social media, there is potential to change the way travel medicine is delivered; practitioners should consider how to exploit the benefits in their practice, and not be afraid to experiment. However they need to be cognizant of the potential pitfalls. The information exchanged requires careful application as it may not always achieve the desired outcome, it needs to be monitored for quality, accuracy, and reliability, and confidentiality and privacy must be maintained. Most importantly, as social media becomes more sophisticated and widely adopted in the healthcare arena, further evaluation and research is required to understand its impact and its application to travel medicine.
社交媒体的使用非常广泛，为医疗保健专业人员和医疗机构提供了与患者、公众、政策制定者以及彼此互动的新机会。社交媒体为用户提供了在他们想要的时间、地点和方式获取最新信息的可能性，但也带来了一些挑战。随着社交媒体的使用越来越多，有可能改变旅行医学的提供方式；从业者应该考虑如何在实践中利用这些好处，并且不要害怕尝试。然而，他们需要意识到潜在的陷阱。所交换的信息需要谨慎应用，因为它可能并不总是达到预期的结果，需要对其质量、准确性和可靠性进行监测，并且必须保持机密性和隐私性。最重要的是，随着社交媒体在医疗保健领域变得更加复杂和广泛采用，需要进一步评估和研究以了解其影响及其在旅行医学中的应用。
