Nirmala Bhoo Pathy, Professor at the University of Malaya and Adjunct Professor at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“In health, our online presence increasingly influences how people understand disease, assess risk, make treatment decisions, adopt preventive behaviours, and engage with advocacy efforts. Patients, caregivers, policymakers, journalists, and fellow professionals often encounter us online long before they meet us in person.
This makes our online identity and verification more than a personal branding issue. It is also a matter of trust, safety, and accountability, especially when credible professionals can themselves be misrepresented or impersonated.
This timely article by OncoDaily is hence a reminder for all of us to pause before following, sharing, tagging, or amplifying accounts that appear to represent health professionals, organisations, or advocacy voices.”
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