I admire his enthusiasm, but "drowning out" quackery and medical misinformation with good information just doesn't work. wish him luck, but I wish he'd also talk to those of us who've been at just this thing for many years, like @MarkHoofnagle and others.https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/31/doctor-recruiting-doctors-to-fight-fake-health-info-on-social-media.html …
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Replying to @gorskon @MarkHoofnagle
I'm on the founding team of
@AHSM_org and we all knew to chat with veterans and experts in the arena prior to forming the organization. And we're actively seeking to collaborate with all healthcare professionals - those new to social media and those who've been at it for years.1 reply 1 retweet 4 likes -
Well if you’re seeking to combat vaccine and health disinfo, you haven’t been talking to the right people. Who are your scicomm experts? This is a field of academic study after all.
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I was wondering the very same thing, but refrained from coming right out and asking for the simple reason that I was more interested in whether this org is truly serious about combatting online medical misinformation and knew what it was getting into.
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We're more than serious. It isn't about "being influencers", it's about building a platform for those who already are experts in the area and increasing the outreach. And not just fighting misinformation...we can help with advocacy, lobbying, etc
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OK, here's where I out-blunt Mark a little. How? "Building a platform" is so vague as to be nearly meaningless. I already have multiple platforms. What about yours will be so much better and effective?
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It's just a different approach. Can you share some of your platforms and/or any relevant Instagram/social handles? I suspect instead of competition, there's a great way to collaborate.
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Replying to @AlokPatelMD @gorskon and
Shouldn’t AHSM have done an environmental assessment? Already had a robust knowledge of who has been doing the work for years, for free?
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Replying to @lizditz @AlokPatelMD and
Wow, I hate to sound sycophantic to one or harsh to the other but if he doesn't know Gorski I doubt think that he did any relevant research at all.
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Nah. I don't think I'm that famous, and if you stick to academics when it comes to social media and medicine I'm not well known at all. I'm not among the ones who are invited to give talks on blogging, social media, medical misinformation, etc., at major medical conferences.
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