Xarxes socials: 
Un risc? Un suport per a la prevenció? 
IV Taller de malalties emergents 
COMB, 30 setembre 2014 
Xavier Lasauca i Cisa 
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Motive A: Visibility 
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increase own impact 
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stay in touch with colleagues 
be part of a conversation 
present self/own work 
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The purpose of keeping the blog is to give me a semi- public place to describe the ongoing process of doing and thinking about my lab’s research. I hope I’ll use it 
to describe/explain (mainly to myself) the scientific issues I'm thinking about: 
- what experiments we’ve done 
- what the results were if they worked (or possible explanations for why they didn’t work) 
- what experiments I think we might do or should do when time and resources permit.
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Reason #1: Twitter has very direct, and very relevant implications for those in Public Health 
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Reason #2: It’s a great way to get information you otherwise wouldn’t 
Reason #3: At conferences, Twitter is invaluable for stimulating discussion and finding out what is happening in other sessions 
Reason #4: For lecturers, Twitter can contribute to discussions and deepen understanding 
Reason #5: The way we translate information is changing
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Xarxes socials: Un suport per a la prevenció?
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp0900702 
Ultimately, the Internet provides a powerful communications channel, but it is health care professionals and the public who will best determine how to use this channel for surveillance, prevention, and control of emerging diseases.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22232449
http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pcbi.1002199
http://www.nature.com/nbt/journal/v27/n10/full/nbt1009-888.html
http://searchhealthit.techtarget.com/feature/Social-data-a-new-source-for-disease-surveillance 
The digital epidemiologist
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A new tool for foodborne illness surveillance?
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=25124281 
Based on observations in this study and the increased usage of social media, we posit that online illness reports could complement traditional surveillance systems by providing near real-time information on foodborne illnesses, implicated foods and locations.
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Social networks are strong in Nigeria: how do you make sense of them as a publisher? 
Social networks have been extremely useful in helping to create awareness, identifying risks and sharing solutions. Because of ease and relatively low cost of travel, it is important to engage the public as quickly as possible. That was what many publishers used their online assets to do. Bloggers were also a huge part of the conversation. Basic information about what Ebola means, how it is contracted, prevention and management were widely available on social media. 
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Xarxes socials: Un risc?
http://phe.oxfordjournals.org/content/7/1/47.full
Canvis culturals: 
- Edat inici rels. sexuals 
- Xarxes socials
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24926041 
The present study concludes that sexual health clinic MSM attendees who are meeting on GSN apps are at greater risk for gonorrhoea and chlamydia than MSM attendees who meet in-person or on the internet. Future interventions should explore the use of these novel technologies for testing promotion, prevention and education.
Meeting sexual partners through geospatial networking applications has been highlighted here and other recent studies as being an important driver in the transmission of sexually transmitted and transmissible infections, increasing the opportunity for rapid and easy access to new sexual partners. 
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24970371
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Xavier Lasauca i Cisa 
Direcció General de Recerca 
Departament d’Economia i Coneixement 
Generalitat de Catalunya 
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Xarxes socials i malalties emergents: Un risc? Un suport per a la prevenció?