There was a lot of inspirational and message-driven tweeting going on during the ASHP Summer Meeting and Medication Collaborative in Minneapolis (hashtag #ashpsm). Tweetreach wasused to collect hashtag statistics and determine the twitter contest winners. The attendee contest was based on being re-tweeted the greatest number of times between May 31 and June 6. Here are some stats from the tweeting that occurred:
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183 people tweeted using #ashpsm
661 tweets were created (Split almost equally between tweets and retweets)
These tweets reached 96,393 people (includes tweeters & their followers)
Exposure was 941,074 (reach times # of impressions)
The peak day of tweets was Monday a.m., June 3 during the Opening Session and Keynote
This year’s first place winner is (ta, da!) Rablih Dabliz (@rdabliz). Congratulations to Rabih who wins a $50 gift card to Amazon, a customized twitter mug, and a "Twitter Winner" icon.
The second place winner is Jamie Matthews (@jamie3_matthews. And coming in third place is Jerry Fahrni (@JFahrni). Jamie and Jerry each win a customized twitter mug.
Our twitter winners helped spread positive messages about the meeting, the pharmacy profession, and what was happening. A peek at a few of their tweets demonstrate their enthusiasm:
(@rdabliz : It's very inspiring to meet the authors of the first MSO book. Can't wait to read it! #ptsafety#ashpsmhttp://t.co/WeNlkG9tpV
@jamie3_matthews: Hear Ye...NURSES and DOCTORS involved with risk mgmt and pt safety! The medication safety collaborative is AWESOME! #ashpsm#ptsafety -a RN
@JFahrni: The next generation X Prize. The $10 million Tricorder X Prize. 290 teams have entered the contest. #ashpsm http://t.co/QO89JiFPMh
ASHP staff also enjoyed tweeting at the meeting. The winner of this separate staff contest is Karl Gumpper (@gumprx). Karl is ASHP Director of the ASHP Section of Pharmacy Informatics & Technology.
Thanks to everyone who tweeted with us at The 2013 Summer Meeting and the Medication Safety Collaborative. You made the meeting experience more interesting, fun, and memorable!