Influencing Health: Navigating Medication Consumerism on Social Media and Person-Centric Language Across Health Conditions

As of 2023, over 100 million Americans have made medication and supplement purchases via social media applications with little information on their efficacy or the regulation of medication information. Healthcare decisions, once held only in the privacy of a medical office or hospital setting, are now being shared and explored by a larger audience who seek testimonials and shared experience ahead of medical recommendation. This session seeks to explore how social media influences medication requests and the risks associated with counterfeit drugs, as well as how non-person-centered language and inconsistent use of persons' identities can harm quality of care. Strategies for promoting person-centered language in healthcare, fostering equity, reducing misinformation, and insights into how to address these challenges will be explored through panel discussions and audience polling.

Moderator: Faisal S. Minhaj, Pharm.D., MPH, DBAT Executive Director, California Poison Control System, Associate Dean of Public Health Associate Professor, Clinical Pharmacy University of California School of Pharmacy, San Francisco San Francisco, California   View Biography

Did an Influencer Tell You That? The Dangers of Medication Consumerism on Social Media 10:15 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Speaker: Terry L. Seaton, Pharm.D., B.S.Pharm, FCCP, BCPS Professor Emeritus University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri   View Biography

Words Matter: Employing Person-Centric Language Across Health Conditions 11:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Speaker: Christina M. Madison, Pharm.D., FCCP, AAHIVP Founder and CEO The Public Health Pharmacist, PLLC Las Vegas, Nevada   View Biography