Digital communication: what you need to know - Avant

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Factsheets

Doctor leaning on wall on their phone

Messaging Apps: communicating safely in clinical practice

Clinical image on tablet on table

Clinical images – a snapshot of the issues

Doctor working on laptop

Email communication with patients: privacy and patient safety

User on phone writing message

Recommendations when using SMS messaging

Flowcharts

hand holding an iphone

Taking a clinical image

doctor in scrubs reading message on phone

Using a personal device for communicating at work

Articles

Woman stares at laptop with shocked expression

Avoiding social media storms

Apps on phone screen

Social media: The perils of posting while at work

Dismissal for sending offensive Instagram message not unfair

Dismissal for sending offensive Instagram message not unfair

Webinars

Using Social Media Safely

Practice Hub Facebook live : Social Media Policy

Podcasts

Computer screen showing social media websites

Reaping the rewards of social media: insights from Dr Rebecca Szabo

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