CPD Questions
CPD Activity Reference Number: DT/A01/2013/00046
HOW TO EARN YOUR CEUs
1.Complete your personal details below.
2. Read the article titled Fox M. Legal Risks of Social Media: What Dietetics Practitioners Need to
Know. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 2012:1718-1723and answerthe
questions.
3. Indicate your answers to the questions by making an “X” in the appropriate block at the end.
4. You will earn 3 CEUs if you answer 70% or more of the questions correctly. A score of less than
70% will unfortunately not earn you any CEUs.
5. Make a photocopy for your own records in case your answers do not reach us.
6. Cut and paste the area indicated below into an e-mail message and e-mail it to
or post to P.O. Box 565, Milnerton, 7435.
7. The closing date for this activity is 1 December 2013.Answer sheets received
after this date will not be processed. Certificates will be sent within two months from receipt of
answer sheet.
PLEASE ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS
(There is only one correct answer per question.)
1. True or False:Social media offers a venue for health care practitioners, research/academic institutions, and agencies to communicate with a large audience quickly and conveniently.
a. True
b. False
2. True or False:One of the most immediately and concerning risks of social media in health care is related to privacy. A dietetics practitioner or related entity cannot knowingly disclose private patient information over a social media network without risking legal or employment penalties.
a. True
b. False
3. True or False:Privacy settings on many of the social network websites, such as Facebook or Twitter, cannot be bypassed; therefore information disclosed to friends and family cannot become public information.
a. True
b. False
4. True or False:Social media should be approached with the same professionalism as any other interpersonal, professional-to-client or professional- to-professional meeting.
a. True
b. False
5. True or False:Antitrust laws are in place to prevent anticompetitive business practices and to “promote fair competition”. Social media protects businesses from perceptions for or against particular professionals or entire institutions.
a. True
b. False
6. True or False:Defamation is an issue that has the potential to quickly spiral out of control when paired with social media - harming the reputation of a health care professional can be especially injurious. For professionals, it is best to follow some basic advice - if it should not be said in person it should not be said on a social media website.
a. True
b. False
7. True or False:Copyright infringement is fairly common on social media websites. For a dietetics practitioner, it may be something as simple as posting a sizeable excerpt, passage, or entire work from a peer-reviewed journal article on a Facebook account without proper attribution or without permission from the authors or publication; this is technically a form of plagiarism and a breach of copyright law.
a. True
b. False
8. True or False: Health care practitionersmust be particularly aware of the extent of their expertise. Expert endorsement, be it for a medication, treatment, fellow professionals, organization, or product, must be buoyed by qualification; offering expert endorsement without the proper knowledge or experience may be considered deceptive.
a. True
b. False
9. True or False:Web-based medical information websites such as make it very clear in their terms of use that the content of their website “is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment,” and that they are not liable for how this information is used. Such disclaimers are not required for Facebook messages, Tweets, blog posts, or other social media communication on a patient-focused health topic.
a. True
b. False
10. True or False:Even though nutrition and dietetics may be based more on lifestyle choices than medication and physical treatment, advice offered in an informal, online setting is set against the same standards as other health fields.
a. True
b. False
Cut and paste the section below into an e-mail message
Fox M. Legal Risks of Social Media: What Dietetics Practitioners Need to Know. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 2012:1718-1723.
CPD Reference number: DT/A01/2013/00046
HPCSA number: DT
Initials:
Surname as registered with the HPCSA:
Contact number:
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