Twitter hashtags for Canadian Health topics

This wiki entry is intended to serve as a repository for hashtags (#) used to identify topics relevant to Canadian and general health care issues. To contribute tags please email me (laura “at” lauraogrady.ca).

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Last updated: March 2013

Canadian healthcare technology hashtags

• #cdnhealth (Canada healthcare)
• #hcsmca (health care social media Canada)
• #hcsmcafr (Canada Francophone Community)
• #hcsmcaqi (health care social media Canada quality improvement)
• #CdnEMR (Canada Electronic Medical Record)
• #CdnEHR (Canada Electronic Health Record)
• #CdnPHR (Canada Personal Health Record)
• #CdnTeleMed (Canada Telemedicine)
• #cdnpacmgt (Canada Patients’ Association Canada Meeting – live tweets of meetings)
• #BCHC (British Columbia Healthcare/Health)

Canadian health-relevant hashtags

• #CHCchat (Community Health Centres chat)
• #CHA2014 (Canada Health Accord, expires in 2014)
• #healthaccord (Canada Health Accord, expires in 2014)
• #CHC (Community Health Centres)
• #cmahct (Canadian Medical Association health care transformation)
• #abhealth (Alberta health)
• #AHS (Alberta Health Authority)
• #hcbc (Health Care, British Columbia)
• #mededuca (medical education in Canada)

General healthcare technology hashtags

• #hcsm (United States, variations include country abbreviations)
• #epatient (empowered, engaged, equipped and enabled patient)
• #ehealth (electronic health)
• #mhealth (mobile health)
• #thealth (telehealth health)
• #EHR (electronic health record)
• #EMR (electronic medical record)
• #HTA (health technology assessment)
• #socialmedia
• #SoMe (social media)
• #healthapps (health applications)
• #mhsm (mental health social media)
• #bcsm (breast cancer social media)
• #ccd (chronic complex disease)
• #ptsafety (Patient Safety and Quality Improvement)
• #ptsecurity (security in electronic transfer of patient information)
• #hcdm (health care decision making)
• #dsma (diabetes social media advocacy)

General health-relevant hashtags

• #hc (health care)
• #sdoh (social determinants of health)
• #sdh (as above)
• #vaw (violence against women)
• #ppd (postpartum depression)
• #poverty
• #homelessness
• #pharma
• #socpharma (social media & pharma)
• #publichealth
• #lyme
• #socinnovation (social innovation)
• #KT (knowledge translation)
• #IPE (interprofessional education)
• #IPP (interprofessional practice)
• #IPC (interprofessional care)
• #pcc (patient-centred care)
• #ptccare (patient-centred care)
• #SDM (shared decision making)
• #patienteducation (patient education)
• #patietedu (patient education)

Health professionals hashtags

• #mdchat (medical doctors chat)
• #rnchat (registered nurses chat)
• #doctorsonline