Author Archives: Lee Aase

Help Wanted: Social Media CME Associate

May 10th, 2012 - 9:34 am

We’re pleased to announce posting of a new position to work within our Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media, with a focus on applying social media tools to promote and enhance continuing medical education courses provided by Mayo Clinic. Here … Continue reading →

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This Week Only! “Early Bird” Registration for Social Media Summit

May 9th, 2012 - 6:52 am

“Early Bird” registration  is open through midnight on Friday, May 11 for our 4th annual Social Media Summit – produced in conjunction with Ragan Communications – with an opportunity to save $500 per person on the regular registration rate. The Summit … Continue reading →

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Facebook Supports Organ Donation

May 1st, 2012 - 7:44 am

Facebook today announced a new feature that lets users indicate their organ donor status. With Facebook’s 900 million users, this has the potential to dramatically increase awareness of the need for organ donors, and also to help start conversations within … Continue reading →

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Member Profile: National Association for Proton Therapy

April 30th, 2012 - 6:59 am

Editor’s Note: This post is part of a series of posts by and about members of the Social Media Health Network. For a list of members and information on how your organization can join, see the Network tab. The National Association for Proton … Continue reading →

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The Best Medicine

March 30th, 2012 - 8:22 am

Despite what Reader’s Digest says, it’s not laughter. It isn’t a pill either. I’m presenting on social media in health care at a conference in Palm Coast, Florida this morning, and the speaker just before me showed this great video. … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media Coming to New York

March 26th, 2012 - 8:09 am

In addition to our annual Social Media Summit in October, produced in collaboration with  Ragan Communications (details coming soon), the Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media is co-producing another major social media conference in 2012, Connecting Health Care & Social … Continue reading →

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Call for Proposals: 2012 Social Media Summit

March 14th, 2012 - 5:32 am

Last year’s Social Media Summit at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. was a huge success, with more than 375 participants from 38 states and 4 countries. We’re now in the midst of planning for this year’s Social Media Summit, which … Continue reading →

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The Buzz on Social Media Residency

March 2nd, 2012 - 1:14 pm

The Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media hosted the first-ever Social Media Residency on October 20-21, 2011. Included in the curriculum was a video interview assignment where the social media residents discussed their thoughts on the residency. The first Social Media Residency session of … Continue reading →

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Member Profile: Sparrow Health System

February 23rd, 2012 - 10:19 am

Editor’s Note: This post is part of a series of posts by and about members of the Social Media Health Network. For a list of members and information on how your organization can join, see the Network tab. Sparrow Health System is a … Continue reading →

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UPDATED: Social Media Residency March 28-29 in Jacksonville

February 20th, 2012 - 2:30 pm

The Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media provides in-depth training in social media strategy, planning and execution through our two-day Social Media Residency course. The training will be provided on each Mayo Clinic campus at least twice during 2012. [tweet … Continue reading →

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