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How can we put social networks at the service of health? Is it possible to create a reliable communication channel between patients and healthcare professionals? What kind of environments can social networks create that benefit our health? This book presents a structured account of what social networks are, what types of networks exist, their different business models and how each one can be used in the field of healthcare. We will learn how they can help us in the classroom, in teaching new professionals, encourage joint research without geographical limits, and even how sharing the results of research in different parts of the world in almost real time accelerates medical progress. In addition, it shows how to track patterns in the spread of a disease, create direct channels between professionals and patients, create environments for patients and families to inform and support each other in the process of their disease.

Author: Julio Mayol
Publisher: Almuzara
Published: 01/30/2024
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.62h x 6.16w x 0.26d
ISBN: 9788417880668
Language: Spanish

About the Author
Dr. Julio Mayol es catedrático de cirugía de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid y jefe de sección de cirugía en el Hospital Clínico San Carlos, donde fue director médico entre 2016 y 2023. Se formó como cirujano en España (Universidad Complutense y Hospital Clínico San Carlos) y en Estados Unidos (Harvard Medical School y Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center). Dirigió la Unidad de Innovación del Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria San Carlos (IdSSC) hasta 2023 y actualmente es patrono y vicepresidente de la Fundación para la Investigación Biomédica San Carlos. Es académico de la Real Academia Nacional de Medicina de España, miembro honorario de la Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ASGBI) y miembro honorario internacional del Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiőes (CBC).