Closed groups: a false sense of security

Dr Ellie Mein MDU medico-legal adviser
ByDr Ellie Mein
Published09 November 2016
'Doctors-only' and student online forums can be useful tools, but irresponsible posts can lead to trouble...

Many doctors are led into a false sense of security by the fact that they are posting in a closed group which is intended solely for doctors.

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Dr Ellie Mein
Medico-legal adviser

MB ChB MRCOphth GDL LLM Ellie joined the MDU as a medico-legal adviser in 2013. Prior to this she worked as an ophthalmologist before completing her Graduate Diploma in Law in Birmingham.

Closed groups: a false sense of security