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Toronto, Canada Area Canada
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Director of Community, Mayo Clinic Connect at Mayo Clinic
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www.colleenyoung.com
About
Have you ever considered starting a patient community online? Is your online community a ghost town? I can help.
I am a social innovator, community strategist and engagement specialist who listens, connects, informs and constantly learns. I build online communities in health that thrive.
In 2010, I founded and continue to grow Health Care Social Media Canada (#hcsmca) – an active, inclusive, cross-disciplinary community driving social collaboration for better health and health care. I am the Community Director of Mayo Clinic Connect – an online community for patients and their families.
A career highlight was being awarded the Journal of Medical Internet Research Award at the Medicine...
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