The 3rd Healthcare and Social Media Summit was held in Marco Polo Hotel in Cebu City organized by the #HealthXPH in coordination with the DOST-PCHRD.
"The solution to pollution is dilution." This was the message of keynote speaker Marie O'Conner, who encouraged healthcare professionals to have a presence on social media to support patients' need for proper medical information, considering that patients are now empowered to turn to the internet for support.
In the same manner that healthcare professionals are encouraged to be online because patients are online, parents are encouraged to also have a social media presence because their children are active on social media. The youth tend to post online their feelings and emotions, and parents should be able to identify signs of depression to determine what help their children need.
There was a post being shared a few weeks back on facebook which read "if your mother has facebook and she doesn't comment in 15 minutes, she owes you PHP1,000..." This message proves a point that some parents create facebook account to be able to follow their children and remain connected. Not a bad idea. In this day and age where everything comes and goes and life passes with dizzying speed, social media is a way to be connected.
Therefore, parents should be on social media because that is where your children are.
Watch out for the next posts on pearls of wisdom about the healthcare social media summit.
