
How Facebook Live can help your medical practice
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How Facebook Live can help your medical practice
Do you want to know how to build a community around your practice or network that may improve workload and morale? Consider Facebook Live as shown in this episode.
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In this episode, I interview Simon Elcock, business manager of Library House Surgery and creator of the Health Stream Toolkit :
06:34 How do you use social media safely with patients?
08:42 How would you start using Facebook Live as a practice?
09:30 Mounting a mobile phone:
Simple phone mount (about £6):
Ulanzi Rig (DrGandalf's choice about £12) -
Stand simple (about £10):
Larger stand (about £30):
10:10 Which webcam to use - Logitech C920HD :
12:30 Better audio with boundary microphones:
Simple (about £18):
Blue Yeti (DrGandalf's choice about £80-100):
13.44 What benefit will Facebook Live give my practice?
17:30 Any tips to get started?
22:26 Creating reusable content
25:03 Using Facebook Live for Primary Care Networks (PCNs)
26:44 What is next for Library House Surgery and Facebook Live
For further support see the Health Stream Toolkit: https://www.healthstreamtoolkit.org/
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