Dr. Chang Panel Speaker at Annual AAO-HNS Meeting San Diego

Dr. Chang was a panel speaker for one talk during the international 2016 AAO-HNS Annual meeting in San Diego, CA on September 21, 2016. Dr. Chang was honored to participate as a panel speaker for the talk entitled  Marketing Your Practice in 2016: Internet, Social Media, and PR which was sponsored by the Young Physicians Section and Media and Public Relations Committee. This talk was moderated by Cristina Baldassari, MD who is an Assistant Professor of pediatric otolaryngology at CHK…

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Dr. Chang Panel Speaker at Annual AAO-HNS Board of Governors Meeting

2016 AAO-HNS BOG Meeting Dr. Chang was an invited panel speaker for two talks during the 2016 AAO-HNS Board of Governors meeting that is held annually in Alexandria, VA on March 20, 2016. This would be the 2nd time he was invited to be a panel speaker in this national meeting. The two talks Dr. Chang was honored to participate in as a panel speaker included: Marketing Your Practice in 2016: Internet, Social Media, and PR which was sponsored by the Young Physicians Section. This talk w…

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Why Don't I Respond to Online Comments?

It's really a matter of time. I just don't have enough of it to respond to every single comment made on the blogs, videos, and webpages I have made over the years. As of today, I have written 1466 blog articles , 1000+  webpages , and produced 95 videos . That also means I get a lot of comments on a daily basis... About 50 comments per day. And although in my early years I did respond to comments, I just don't have time to do so anymore as I have produced more content which …

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Fauquier ENT Social Media Update

About once per year, I like to reassess how Fauquier ENT is doing online ever since it was digitally born in 2005. And over the years, I am happy to say it has grown substantially beyond anything anyone would have expected. I would like to think it's because quality and trusted information is provided, but who knows? Overall, the website now gets about 28,000 hits per day or almost one million hits per month. Since 2005, it has received more than 13 million views. Of these, there has…

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Presentation on Social Media Given at AAO-HNS Meeting in Vancouver, BC

It was with great honor and pleasure that I was asked by the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery to co-present a 90 minute long mini-seminar on social media in medicine on October 2, 2013 in Vancouver, BC. Dr. Wendy Stern (Vice Chair - Public Relations Committee of the Board of Governors of the American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery) along with Dr. John Carter (AAO-HNS Section for Residents and Fellows) organized this talk coordinating 4 speakers incl…

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How To Create a Customized Fancy Email Signature

Have you ever wondered how some people obtained those really fancy looking email signatures at the end of their emails? I've always wondered how they did that as well. And until recently, I just looked on with envy until I took the time to figure it out. Here's an image of one I created for myself: So how did I do it? Well, there's the free way and the not-free way. Of course, the not-free way is perhaps the easiest way to obtain a fancy email signature. Wisestamp is perhap…

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Is Social Media Bad for Doctors?

I was recently asked to participate as a speaker in a panel discussion on social media next year in Canada and while preparing my thoughts on this subject, I was pondering several big questions regarding the why and pitfalls of social media for healthcare professionals. There's the obvious "WHY" a physician should participate in social media . But perhaps even a more basic concern for a physician deciding whether to pursue social media or not is whether it may even be a bad …

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Does Social Media Advance Medical Knowledge?

According to a recent paper, the answer is absolutely! A survey was distributed via email to a random sample of 1695 practicing physicians in the United States in March 2011 with responses from 485 physicians (28.61%). Rather than rehashing what was said, I quote from the abstract, Overall, 117 of 485 (24.1%) of respondents used social media daily or many times daily to scan or explore medical information, whereas 69 of 485 (14.2%) contributed new information via social media on a dai…

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How to Save Time Doing Healthcare Social Media: A Primer for Physicians

Followers, friends, and colleagues of mine often think that I spend HOURS doing social media everyday; reading, writing, and posting to all the various social media outlets I participate in including Blog (the one you are reading), Twitter , Facebook , YouTube , Google+, and LinkedIn. Nothing can be further from the truth. Beyond writing blog posts which does take time... I probably spend about 30 minutes daily reading and sharing. My reading lists typically is from customized Twitter list…

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Dr. Chang on Front-Page News

Dr. Chris Chang made the front page news of today's newspaper Fauquier Times-Democrat for his social media efforts. Click on the image to enlarge the article.

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Fauquier ENT Reaches 5 Million Web Visits

It is with some amazement that a certain milestone was reached this past week... Fauquier ENT's online presence received over 5,000,000 web visits since first coming into existence in 2004. This number includes practice website and blog . There has been exponential growth year over year with daily web visits now averaging close to 8,000 hits per day with some occasional peak days exceeding 10,000 views. Our YouTube channel has done even better on its own with over a QUARTER BILLIO…

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How To Approach Social Media as a Physician

Last year, I expressed why I bother blogging as a busy surgeon... but this article is more about how to approach social media as a physician. There are numerous advice on the web how to get individuals and businesses involved in social media. Though much of this generic advice is applicable to surgeons and physicians, there are unique limitations as well as opportunities that apply only to such healthcare professionals. I've also reached a few conclusions of my own regarding deve…

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Dr. Chang Quoted in Nationally Circulated Monthly Magazine

In the June 2011 edition of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery monthly magazine ( AAO-HNS Bulletin ) delivered nationally to otolaryngologists, Dr. Chris Chang was quoted for a story published on page 43 in an article titled "Technology Offers Physicians Opportunity, Peril". In the article, Dr. Chang discusses use of social media including Twitter , Facebook , Blog , and YouTube . Click on the image to read the article.

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ENT Practices and Physicians Who Twitter...

Did you know Fauquier ENT maintains one of the most comprehensive list of ENT physicians who twitter and are otherwise involved with social media not only in the United States, but in the world? Check out the full list here . There are 76 and growing! If you are an ENT practice or ENT physician not on the list, please let me know by DM @FauquierENT and I'll add you! If you are a resident in otolaryngology, feel free to let me know as well.

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Dr. Chang Now a Contributing Author to Better Health Web Network

Dr. Chang was recently invited to become a regular contributing author to Better Health and its syndicate partners which include Harvard Health Publications, The ACP Advocate, ACPHospitalist, ACPInternist, Healthline, and MedHelp. Better Health and its partner sites reaches approximately 10 million unique users per month and is growing. Look for his contributions soon! Dr. Chang is also a contributing author to KevinMD along with more traditional sources like textbooks and medical jo…

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Fauquier ENT Is Now Searchable on Trunk.ly!

What in the world is Trunk.ly ??? It is in essence a search engine for links shared on Twitter (or Facebook or Blog , etc). At least for us, we have elected to share on Trunk.ly only our Twitter account for now. At current count as of January 16, 2011, we have tweeted over 1081 links of interest on a variety of topics related to ENT. Even we can't remember all the interesting links we have shared with the world on Twitter. Trunk.ly allows anyone to find that one interesting link t…

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As A Busy Physician, Why Do I Even Bother Blogging?

As a busy ENT surgeon in private solo practice (read about me ), there are several reasons why I blog ( FauquierENT ) even though I am already quite busy in my medical practice. As some of my readers have pointed out, it is not unusual to see blogs posted by me at all hours of the night and more commonly, early in the morning on weekends. So what motivates me? To stay up to date . There are two aspects to this statement. The first is that I am always reading journals and enjoy sharing interes…

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Fauquier ENT Rated #1 in Being Most Influential in Otolaryngology

According to WeFollow , a user powered Twitter directory which ranks profiles based on influence and popularity, Fauquier ENT is rated #1 in influence. We are not the most popular, however, ranked #3 behind Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary as well as the American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. Check out the rankings here ! Further statistics show that in the area of allergy , Fauquier ENT is ranked #15 in influence and #24 in popularity. Not bad for a small priva…

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Fauquier ENT Now on LinkedIn Networking Site

Fauquier ENT now has a LinkedIN profile. Check out the profile here . LinkedIn is a business oriented social networking site.

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Fauquier ENT Recognized by Organized Wisdom

Fauquier ENT has been selected by the healthcare website " Organized Wisdom " Medical Review Board as a top contributor helping people discover the best health information online. Pretty cool! Check out our profile here .

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