Periop Leader Week
February 1, 2010

Tweeting, posting, and Yammering: The role of social media in the OR

By: Cynthia Saver, RN, MS
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When a chef at a local café decided to donate a kidney to a work colleague on dialysis, staff at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit saw a public education opportunity. The public followed the donor and recipient surgery on Twitter, and local media covered the event.

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