It’s been a while, but here it is. The latest update to the Pharma and Healthcare Social Media Wiki. The last update came in late March right before the announcement of the Dosie Awards contest, so it’s been a while. Thanks to everyone for your patience.

This month’s update includes 40 new additions to the wiki bringing the total to almost 600 entries. Some highlights from this month:

• Six new Twitter accounts (3 from J&J)
• Five new Facebook pages
• Three new Healthcare Professional Communities (one created and controlled by a pharma company)
• Three new YouTube Channels

Special thanks to this month’s contributors:  @roskadigital, @mikepresson, @bradatpharma, @SpitzStrategy, @eileenobrien, @melissajlang, @kingsgrove, @wendyblackburn.

Instructions for recommending an addition to the Wiki are included on the page. A couple things to consider before you submit. Currently, we’re not adding hospitals or healthcare groups (such as large physician group practices). The main reason for this is because there’s a great source for this already in Ed Bennett’s Hospital Social Networking List. In addition, I’m happy to include your blog (especially for you “industry observers”) on the list, but I ask that it be somewhat established before you ask for it to be included. There’s no set rule, but 10 posts as a minimum is probably a good rule of thumb. Also for “industry observers,” there’s currently not a place for your Facebook, YouTube, etc. page. For now, it’s just your blogs and Twitter accounts. If you have questions, just contact me.

If I sent you a note saying that you’d be included in the next update and you don’t see your listing, you’re in the queue for the next one.

Here’s the link to the wiki:

Pharma and Healthcare Social Media Wiki

Announcement

If you’re someone who’s really interested in the wiki, then you probably will enjoy the upcoming 2010 e-Patient Connections Conference. I’ll be chairing the “Social Pharmer” track along with Shwen Gwee from Vertex Pharmaceuticals.

We haven’t set the speaker list just yet, but rest assured it will be packed with the leaders in the industry you want to hear. And while we haven’t finalized the format for our track, expect it to be far beyond the didactic lectures you see at many conferences. You’ll be able to interact with the speakers and each other in small groups and big sessions to share the best thinking on social media in pharma.

For those who didn’t attend this conference last year (its debut), expect another top notch event with a slate of great speakers on numerous topics (plus some nice gifts).

You can register now  2010 e-Patient Connections Conference. Readers of this blog get $300 off  if you use code “rx2010″ when you register. If you’d like to give some feedback on what you want to see (and not see) at the conference, then please take this short survey: http://bit.ly/9q9KfG. [Disclosure: I am co-chair for this conference and I receive a referral fee for registrations from this blog.]

Supporting the Wiki

Many of you have asked what you can do to support the wiki, as you’ve found it so useful. Well, there are a few things you can do since you asked:

• First and foremost, without your contributions, the wiki wouldn’t be what it is today and it would quickly become outdated. You can submit your recommendations for inclusion (including your own site) using this form.
• Share with your network. Here are some shortcuts: Send a tweet, update your LinkedIn or Facebook status, and/or whatever your preferred means of sharing is. You can just copy and paste this: “Pharma and Healthcare Social Media Wiki. http://su.pr/20M8CB. (via @jonmrich)”
• Write about it. Feel free to blog about the wiki and use some of the examples in case studies or presentations you’re developing.
• Get a badge. That’s right, if you’re listed on the wiki, you can now add a badge to your site to show that you’ve made it to the list. We’ve created a couple of options to choose from. (If you’re not listed and think you should be, see the first bullet above on how to do that.)

Option 1

Copy and paste the code below onto your site:

<form><a href="http://www.doseofdigital.com/healthcare-pharma-social-media-wiki/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.doseofdigital.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/doseofdigitalwikibadge1.jpg"/></a></form>

Option 2

Copy and paste the code below onto your site:

<form><a href="http://www.doseofdigital.com/healthcare-pharma-social-media-wiki/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.doseofdigital.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/doseofdigitalwikibadge2.jpg"/></a></form>

Again, thank you all for your contributions. If you have any suggestions on how to improve the wiki, please let me know.