The Rural Family Medicine Café Project: A Social Media Strategy to Reduce Occupational Isolation and Improve Support for Rural Healthcare Professionals

The Rural Family Medicine Café Project: A Social Media Strategy to Reduce Occupational Isolation and Improve Support for Rural Healthcare Professionals

Background: Globally rural medicine is currently suffering from staff shortages. Social and professional isolation are identified as significant pressures on health professionals working in rural areas. Social media (SOME) has created new methods of social engagement where conventional forms have fa...

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Main Authors: Amber Wheatley, Mayara Floss, Maria Bakola, Maria Kampouraki, Bianca Silveira, Jo Scott-Jones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
occupational isolation
rural
social media
family medicine
rural training
rural education
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2020.595255/full

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