Audun Utengen – articles written for Symplur

Symplur joining Stanford Medicine X’s Educational Grand Challenge on COPD

Audun UtengenSeptember 20, 2019

Starting today, Symplur will collaborate with Stanford Medicine X, Grace Anne Dorney Koppel and Ted Koppel on the 2019 Medicine X | CHANGE Educational Grand Challenge on COPD. Symplur is providing an exclusive COPD … Continued

New: Demo Symplur Signals Dashboard for Free

Audun UtengenJanuary 24, 2018

You’re now free to take a sneak peek at how Symplur Signals visualizes thousands of different healthcare conversations. Simply log in here with your free Symplur Account (or create a … Continued

Pharma Engagements with Patients and Doctors at ASCO

Audun UtengenJune 1, 2017

The stakeholder group in healthcare that has been the most reluctant to adopt and to engage on social media is arguably pharma. Cultural and regulatory concerns have long delayed their … Continued

New Tool: Healthcare Hashtag Finder

Audun UtengenMarch 16, 2017

Have you ever needed a super simple and fast way to find the right health hashtag for an article you want to share? We just built the solution. And it’s … Continued

A Day at the White House – Taking Patient Partnerships Further

Audun UtengenOctober 5, 2016

A couple of months ago Symplur was invited to the White House for a workshop dedicated to engaging participants as partners in research. Since that awesome day we’ve been working with … Continued

Social Media Pharma Company of the Year

Audun UtengenMay 11, 2016

Measuring influence – how we used the Healthcare Social Graph® Score to determine PM Society’s Digital Awards winner The PM Society’s 2016 Digital Awards took place last month in London, and we … Continued

Promoting Data Literacy Skills Among Students and Scholars in the Health Sciences

Audun UtengenMay 23, 2015

In collaboration with the innovative healthcare social media analytics company Symplur, the Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute (SC CTSI) has launched a new workshop series to help students … Continued

Patient inclusiveness now also at the White House – #PrecisionMedicine

Audun UtengenFebruary 4, 2015

Last Friday we received a hashtag submission from @NIH for #PrecisionMedicine and about 30 minutes later the tweet activity just exploded. We realized we had to take a closer look … Continued

Social Conversations from Doctors 2.0 & You in Paris

Audun UtengenMarch 4, 2014

One of the joys of having large data sets about the past is the opportunity to learn from observing patterns. And from observing patterns you may be able to give … Continued

The Impact of European Healthcare Conferences

Audun UtengenFebruary 11, 2014

2013 was a remarkable year for healthcare conferences. We like to call 2013 the year healthcare conferences became social. More than 1,080 healthcare conferences were registered and tracked with us … Continued

What Happens After a Healthcare Conference?

Audun UtengenNovember 25, 2013

What happens when a healthcare conference is over? Not all healthcare conferences are created equal. Some conferences leave a lasting impact with stories that will stay with you as a … Continued

The True Audience of Healthcare Conferences – It’s not what you think

Audun UtengenOctober 7, 2013

If you’ve been to a healthcare conference lately, you probably had a moment where you sat down in the main stage room and looked around in order to size up … Continued

Graphing Mayo Clinic’s Transform Symposium

Audun UtengenSeptember 20, 2013

Mayo Clinic’s Transform Symposium (#TXFM) had another successful year. There were several ways one could be part of last week’s event: by physically attending, following the free live stream, or … Continued

Analyzing Twitter Conversations from Healthcare Conferences

Audun UtengenApril 30, 2013

So far this year, over 400 healthcare conferences have registered their hashtag with Symplur. It’s an amazing number! We’ve commented on the growth of Twitter use in healthcare conferences in … Continued

Healthcare Conference Twitter Hashtag Registration

Audun UtengenFebruary 12, 2012

Healthcare Conference Best Practices 1. Be early, be first! At the earliest opportunity make a decision on your hashtag and make it known. Participants are eager to start talking about … Continued

Best Apps for your Healthcare Facebook Page

Audun UtengenFebruary 16, 2011

Want to take your medical practice Facebook Page to the next level? To stand out from all the other healthcare organizations, adding a simple Facebook App can increase the functionality … Continued

Game Dynamics & Geo Location – Will HIPAA Kill It?

Audun UtengenOctober 6, 2010

As a result of bringing location-based social networking to the masses, Facebook Places will also bring us game dynamics. This will have huge implications for local businesses, including hospitals, medical practices and … Continued

Why Facebook Places is going to be a big deal for the healthcare industry

Audun UtengenAugust 24, 2010

What is Facebook Places? Let’s start with the basics. Facebook Places is basically a mobile app feature that allows you to share where you are located and see where your … Continued