Social MediaApplicationsFor Health

Ryan Julius Banez MD

Overview

The Philippine situation

Social networking applications

Opportunities for social networks for health

Demo

Status.net

Mediawiki

Introduction

91.9M Filipinos

67.9M Mobile phone users

(75%)1

1.4 Billion text messages per day2

1http://wirelessfederation.com/news/14569-mobile-penetration-rate-reaches-the-mark-of-75-at-2008-end-philippines/2http://www.budde.com.au/Research/Philippines-Mobile-Communications-Market-Overview.html

Social Networking applications

Facebook

Online social networking platform

> 500M users per day

NIH http://www.facebook.com/#!/nih.gov

CDC http://www.facebook.com/CDC

WHO http://www.facebook.com/pages/World-Health-Organization/36142277216

Twitter

Microblogging service

140-character limit

Compatible with SMS use

Social Networking applications

Status.net

Open source microblogging service

Wiki

Online collaborative knowledge repository

Status.net opportunities for health use

Hierarchical organization

According to health hospital hierarchy

Each message is forwarded

Use of predetermined terminologies based on concept dictionary

Frequency mapping

Status.net as referral tool

Identification of hierarchical structure of health workers in District

Baranggay Health Worker A1.1 reports an incidence of notifiable disease to Health center physician

Each report is “Re-Tweeted” to reach District officer

Report generation

Level 1health officer

Level 2 health officer A

Level 2 health officer B

Health Center

Physician A1

Health Center

Physician A2

Health Center

Physician B1

Health Center

Physician B2

BHWA 1.1

BHWA 1.2

BHWA 2.1

BHWA 2.2

BHWB 1.1

BHWB 1.2

BHWB 2.1

BHWB 2.2

Mapping option

Based on included coordinates of original message

Frequency of notifiable disease reflected on size of marker

Database-driven to facilitate public health analysis

Status of status

Accomplishments

Set-up of TINT at NThC server

Enhanced security settings to limit outside access during initial testing

Testing of geolocate functions

Next phase

Introduction of TINT to rural physicians

Focused group discussion on the applicability of social network tools in the Philippine setting

Further research of capabilities of status.net

MediaWiki

Open source wiki application

Fully-customizable

Offered and used at the U.S. National Institutes of Health

Demo

Main Objective

Create a wiki page about the referral system of telestat

Specific objectives

Browse to 192.168.0.82

Configure proxy server to proxy.upm.edu.ph:3128

Device a referral system of 5 people

Dr. Ryan as head

Level 1-4 per decision of nurses

Create a status.net account

Implement a follow system from level 4 to head

3 follows 4, 2 follows 3, 1 follows 2, head follows 1

Demo

Main Objective

Create a wiki page about the referral system of telestat

Specific objectives

Send a referral from level 4

Follow the referral until head receives referral

Document the activity using Mediawiki

Include screenshots