Social networks and health: buzz or new medicine?

Summary The digital revolution is underway in the health sector. Health forums, medical websites, social networks and other platforms are multiplying. Many people are turning to the Internet as a priority to find health information. How can we explain this phenomenon and measure it? What are the challenges and issues? How do we deal with the ethical aspects? How does the physician experience this new means of communication with patients? How do they use social networks? How and why do public institutions and international organizations in Geneva (WHO and HUG) invest in social networks in the health field?