Social Media Tips & Best Practice
APTA has an active presence on several social media platforms.
Social media allows users to stay informed, engage with peers on professional issues, share the benefits of physical therapy with consumers, and more.
Policy, Tips, and Best Practices
• APTA Policy: Standards of Conduct in the Use of Social Media (.pdf)
• Succeeding (and Protecting Yourself) in Social Media
• Developing a Social Media Strategy
• Interacting With Patients/Clients in Social Media
• Recommendations for Chapters & Sections Using Social Media
Related Information
• Video: APTA Roundtable: Social Media & #SolvePT (October 2012)
• Professionalism and Social Networking - PT in Motion (June 2010)
• Marketing to Consumers: Social Media 101 (.pdf)
Twitter
• APTA on Twitter
• Video Tutorial: User's Guide to Twitter
• Hosting and Participating in Tweetchats
Facebook
• APTA on Facebook
Social media allows users to stay informed, engage with peers on professional issues, share the benefits of physical therapy with consumers, and more.
Policy, Tips, and Best Practices
• APTA Policy: Standards of Conduct in the Use of Social Media (.pdf)
• Succeeding (and Protecting Yourself) in Social Media
• Developing a Social Media Strategy
• Interacting With Patients/Clients in Social Media
• Recommendations for Chapters & Sections Using Social Media
Related Information
• Video: APTA Roundtable: Social Media & #SolvePT (October 2012)
• Professionalism and Social Networking - PT in Motion (June 2010)
• Marketing to Consumers: Social Media 101 (.pdf)
• APTA on Twitter
• Video Tutorial: User's Guide to Twitter
• Hosting and Participating in Tweetchats
• APTA on Facebook
