Social Media and the cancer registrar

1

• Social Media and the cancer registrar

2
The Way we were
3
What is social media?

• Websters defines social media as forms of
  electronic communication through which uses
  create online communities to share information,
  ideas, personal messages and other content (such
  as videos).
• One of the first social media sites was Geocities
  created in 1994.
• Today there are many social media sites and
  methods.

4
Types of Social Media

• Social Networks allow you to connect with other
  people of similar interests. Some popular sites
  are Facebook and LinkedIn.
• Bookmarking sites allow you to save, organize and
  manage links to various websites. Some popular
  sites are Delicious and StumbleUpon.
• Social News sites allow you to upload and share
  pictures and video. Some popular sites are
  YouTube, Reddit and Flickr.
• Microblogging focuses on short updates to
  subscribers. The most popular site is Twitter.
• Blog Comments and Forums allow members to hold
  conversations by posting messages and allowing
  discussion.

5
Survey says.

• NCRA staff prepared and sent a survey to members
  regarding social media.
• 959 members responded.
• Nearly 60 of respondents reported using social
  media.
• Over half of respondents stated they relied on
  NCRAs electronic communications including social
  media to keep them informed about NCRAs
  activities either very much or a fair
  amount.
• The top three reasons members use social media in
  relation to their work
• News and information
• Professional networking
• Exchange of information with peers

6
Benefits of social media

• Professional development
• Education
• Networking
• International exchange of ideas
• Recruitment and hiring
• Keeping up to date on the changing world of
  cancer registry

7
Top MEMBER Concerns about using social media

• Privacy
• You may want to consider separating professional
  from personal profiles.
• Think before you share (do not post anything you
  wouldnt want to see on a billboard).
• Check out Microsofts Safety Security Center at
  http//www.microsoft.com/security/default.aspx.
• Accuracy of information
• NCRA has a social media committee for its social
  network sites.
• NCRA leadership and experienced cancer registrars
  often chime in on posting with questionable
  information.
• Trust, but verify information that you plan to
  use by checking it with standard setters.
• Ask for the source.

8
CONNECT WITH US

• Facebook www.ncra-usa.org/facebook
• Twitter _at_NCRAnews
• LinkedIn www.ncra-usa.org/LinkedIn
• YouTube www.youtube.com/user/NCRAssoc

9
Goals of the NCRA Social Media Committee

• Educate members on the purpose and uses of social
  media in relation to the profession, including
  privacy issues.
• Identify social media opportunities that are
  relevant to the cancer registry profession.
• Increase member engagement and use of the NCRA
  social media networking tools, including (but not
  limited to) Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and
  YouTube.

10
Current Social Media Committee Members

• Lisa Connor, CTR
• Kimberly A. Fritz, RHIT, CTR
• Kendra Hayes, RHIA, CTR
• Laurie Hebert, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CTR
• Nadine Jenkins, CTR
• Erica Moore, RHIT, CTR
• Sharon Winters, MS, CTR
• Mindy Young, CTR, Chair
• Kyle Ziegler, CTR
• Paulette Zinkann, CTR