#LCSM Chat Topic Thu 10/20 (8pm ET): Social media and doctors–should we go there?

by Brendon Stiles, MD I (@BrendonStilesMD) am pleased to be moderating the October 20, 2016 #LCSM Chat (8pm Eastern, 5pm Pacific).   The topic of the chat will be “Social media and doctors:  should we go there?” I am giving a talk on a similar topic in April of 2017 at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS).  I am proud of the fact that thoracic surgery’s most prestigious academic association has recognized the importance of doctor-patient interactions on social media. In preparation for that timely talk, I would love… Read More

#LCSM Chat Topic 9/22: Let’s Talk #LCAM 2016

Lung Cancer Awareness Month 2016 (#LCAM) is just around the corner in November.  Our #LCSM Tweet chat on Thursday, September 22, 2016, at 8 PM Eastern (5 PM Pacific) will be a discussion of #LCAM ideas and activities. New this year will be a joint #LCAM public awareness campaign and a website (LCAM.org) created by a consortium of non-profit lung cancer patient advocacy organizations, individuals, and the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC).  The logo at the top of this post is the LCAM logo created by this collaboration. A critical… Read More

#LCSM Chat topic 7/28: Happy birthday #LCSM–3 and thriving!

Please join the #LCSM Chat on Thursday, July 28, at 8 pm Eastern Time (5 pm Pacific) to celebrate our third birthday. We made it out of the “terrible twos” stronger than ever! First, a little history….the #LCSM hashtag was originally used by @subatomicdoc (Matt Katz, MD) to represent Lung Cancer Social Media on June 22, 2013. The first-ever #LCSM Chat occurred on July 25, 2013.  Seventy-two patients, advocates, caregivers, family members, educators, healthcare providers, and researchers participated. The first #LCSM Chat topic question was “It’s our community. What do you hope… Read More