Professionalism & Social Media

Professional ethical standards in any healthcare profession are extremely important. In no way can any social media post be linked to any patients or coworkers. This is a firm belief of mine that I will never compromise. I do believe everyone is entitled to their opinions on broad topics - but this should never involve personal stories being shared.  As a professional I am obligated to speak up about certain things but I would not say it is in a public capacity. I am required to report anyone in my profession who is not following our standard of ethics, however this is not public. This could also be true for anything that happens within my healthcare organization - I would report any unethical behaviour to the correct supervisor (or my own) but this would be in a private setting and even sometimes anonymous. 

Overall I believe all professionals should hold themselves to the highest standards, especially with social media.