Just a short post - for anyone who blogs or is thinking about blogging I would urge you to take a look at these posts that very clearly raise the importance of ensuring that confidentiality and professionalism are rigorously maintained:
Getting our knickers in a twistBlogging about birth - with clear guidelines to students on how to blog about learning experiences without breaching confidentiality (with specific reference for midwives but should transfer easily across to OT)
A blogger who was tried for malpractice due
to blog entries (USA)
Tittle tattle in the corridors Thanks to
Sarah and
Carolyn for the links.
Just a short post - for anyone who blogs or is thinking about blogging I would urge you to take a look at these posts that very clearly raise the importance of ensuring that confidentiality and professionalism are rigorously maintained:
Getting our knickers in a twist
Blogging about birth - with clear guidelines to students on how to blog about learning experiences without breaching confidentiality (with specific reference for midwives but should transfer easily across to OT)
A blogger who was tried for malpractice due to blog entries (USA)
Tittle tattle in the corridors
Thanks to Sarah and Carolyn for the links.