The Director of the Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dr. Amer Al Sharif, stated that there is a plan to include courses and study materials in the curricula of the Faculties of Medicine and Health Sciences about the importance of social communication and the ethics of its use in health care, with a view to training future doctors on best practices, and the inclusion of those materials in education Doctors, as well as the need to conduct studies on the use of social networks in health care to know the current situation, especially as some are promoting false health information.
In a press statement on the sidelines of the "Middle East Summit for Social Communication in Health Care", organized by the two-day "Mayo Clinic" International in partnership with the Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, and the American Hospital in Dubai, Al-Sharif said that the summit hosted the best talent in The field of social media in healthcare, to enrich the expertise of the medical staff.
Mayo Clinic's medical director, Dr. Fares Al-Tamimi, said that doctors and nurses working in the health care sector should be trained on how to make optimal use of social media, stressing that doctors ’use of social media will play a role in correcting false information about medicines, vaccinations, and supplements. Diet and slimming methods.
"With the proliferation of communication platforms, it was found that 72% of Internet users are searching for information related to health, whether for common diseases and ways to treat them, or searching for doctors or institutions that provide treatment and health care services," Al-Tamimi said.