The Implications of Social Media for the Dental Team: Do you really want to publish that? (SW15-06-11-1)
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Subject | Medico-legal / ethics | ||
Description | As social media is becoming such a huge part of everyday life, this course aims to discuss the benefits and potential pitfalls of using social media within the dental profession, whether used as a practice advertising tool, or used by members of the profession individually. We will look at real scenarios when social media has caused difficulties and have the opportunity for Q & As with Joe Ingham. This course will satisfy part of the GDC recommended Law and Ethics topic. | ||
Additional information | Our speaker for this course is Joseph Ingham BDS, Dento-Legal Adviser with Dental Protection. Joe graduated for the London hospital in 1983. He has 29 years experience of mainly NHS practice as well as being a practice advisor for Berkshire for 8 years. Joe is also a tutor at the School of Hygiene and Therapy at the Eastman Dental Hospital and has been a full time Dento-Legal Advisor since 2010. | ||
Venue | Buckerell Lodge Hotel, Exeter - Devon N & E View details | ||
Date & time | Thursday 11 June 2015, 13:30 to 17:00 | ||
Lecturer | Mr Joseph Ingham View details | ||
Target audience | Recommended to all | ||
Development outcome | No development outcome | ||
Course style | Lecture | ||
Catering | Tea and coffee only | ||
Core topic | Not a core topic | ||
CPD hours | 3:00 | ||
Cost | £23.00 | ||
Aims | Aims: · To consider the benefits and pitfalls of social media advertising for the dental practice · To review the implications of social media for the dental registrant · To consider the effect of the GDC’s Standards Guidance on the use of social media · To consider real scenarios from Dental Protection’s extensive archive. | ||
Objectives | Objectives: · To understand how social media can be used to interact with patients and the public · To understand the pitfalls of using social media both as a practice and an individual · To understand the impact of GDC’s Standards Guidance on social media | ||