Paul J Dorio, MD

Twitter, Facebook, and Blog Policies and Disclaimers

Theses are Policies & Disclaimers regarding your use of my Twitter feed, Facebook page, or any blog pages of mine.  (NOTE: Credit is due to @hjluks @hrana & @RayBeckerman)

1. I am not (or may not be) your doctor. Please see your personal doctor for any medical advice.
2. Contact with me in any form is under the explicit understanding that no doctor-patient relationship exists and none will be formed as a result of such contact.
3. A blog post or Twitter status update is not a replacement for a doctor visit in person. If you have a medical emergency, please call 9-1-1 or the emergency services system in your location.
4. My blog posts and Twitter status updates are not medical, legal, ethical, moral, political, or any other form of advice, suggestion, or recommendation.
5. My opinions are fluid and I reserve the right to change my position as my knowledge and experiences dictate.
6. I reserve the right to alter or delete any of my blog posts for any reason.
7. I reserve the right to delete any comments posted on my various social media profiles or blog for any reason.
8. I reserve the right to delete any Twitter status updates for any reason. Most common reasons include but are not limited to: old replies, non-medical related replies, incorrect or unverified articles/links, etc.
9. I reserve the right to ignore any contact attempted through any means (Blog, Twitter, LinkedIn, Email, IM, etc). Most common reasons include but are not limited to: unwanted marketing, SPAM, hostile/aggressive/annoying behavior, unfamiliarity or lack of personal/professional relationship, etc.
10. Following, contacting, or "friending" people on any social media sites, blogs, etc. is not an endorsement by me of the message, opinions, beliefs, or mission of that person, group, or business.
11. I will disclose any/all endorsements. At this time there are none.

My hope is that my participation in the social web and Twitter specifically remains a useful tool to network, share information, and build a community with people I may not know very well. Again my thanks to @hjluks for providing many of the rules above. Go follow him if for no other reason than to learn how to use social media. Many of the Twitter users I follow are very interesting, insightful people. If you’d like to see my Twitter page then here is the address: @drpauldorio