mdchat: the world's first twitter chat for physicans

Introducingthe World’s First Twitter Chat for Physicians:#MDchat:

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by Phil Baumann, RN

What’s #MDchat?It’s a Twitter chat for physicians (not just MDs) and other healthcare professionals from around the world and is open to the

public for participation.

It was ignited by @PhilBaumann

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What Do You Talk About?

A wide range of topics pertinent to physicians from news to ethics to

information technology to healthcare reform to the future of the profession and more.

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Why Twitter?

Twitter provides a unique mode of ambient intimacy in real-time, enabling people from all

over the world to express themselves, exchange knowledge, share experiences and

find the latest developments around the world.

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Who Can Join?

You

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How Do I Participate?

There are several ways...

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Hashtag: #MDchatHashtags (keywords prepended with a “#”) demarcate tweets into searchable metadata - in the case of Twitter conversations, they

signify a rallying point for participants.

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Search TwitterSearch Twitter (Search.Twitter.com) for #MDchat to

view a real-time chronological order of tweets demarcated as #Mdchat (be sure to include the #

symbol).

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Twitter ClientsFollowing a Twitter chat can difficult to follow

since regular tweets and tweets marked with a hashtag can be difficult to segregate real-time. Fortunately, there are third-party applications which streamline participation into a focused

channel.

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TweetChat

Third-party applications enhance the value of Twitter. TweetChat (TweetChat.com) is an example of one such client. It displays only the tweets bearing the hashtag you wish it

to display, thus focusing your attention.

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Other ApplicationsTweetDeck – TweetGrid

The best way to learn is to sign up to Twitter and simply follow along the hashtag during one of the chats. Most new users – even the skeptical - figure it out quickly.

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Times Vary -Stay Tunedto #MDchaton Twitter

info@MDchat.org

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Follow@MD_Chat

Twitter.com/MD_chat

Questions?Follow and reply to @MD_chat

or email Info@Mdchat.org

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