The Virtual Toxicology Journal Club: the Dissemination and Discussion of Noteworthy Manuscripts Using Twitter

Chai, Peter R; Ruha, Anne‐Michelle; Wong, Kelly E.; Monette, Derek L.; Spyres, Meghan B.; Lapoint, Jeff; Greller, Howard A.; Mycyk, Mark B.

doi:10.1007/s13181-018-0670-8

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“…Furthermore, the potential to reach millions of widespread, self-selected, engaged parties on Twitter is likely higher than could have been achieved traditionally by independent journals, authors, or journal clubs 49 and resulted in more rapid dissemination of article information. By opting to focus the chat on solutions and not discussion of the articles in detail SOCIAL MEDIA AND DISSEMINATION OF RESEARCH Transparency is one of the most important initiatives to address the gap.…”

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Use of a Coordinated Social Media Strategy to Improve Dissemination of Research and Collect Solutions Related to Workforce Gender Equity

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Englander

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Journal of Women's Health

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Background: To increase awareness, search for solutions, and drive change, disparity-related research needs to be strategically disseminated. This study aimed to quantify whether a social media strategy could: (1) amplify dissemination of gender equity-related articles and (2) collect proposed solutions to gender equity issues. Methods: In April 2018, eight published journal articles covering separate gender equity issues were presented in a 1-hour Twitter chat hosted by Physician's Weekly. Metrics data were collected before, during, and after the chat. During the chat, one question related to each article was tweeted at a time. Qualitative data were extracted from responses and evaluated for thematic content. Results: In the 16-hour period during and following the chat, we tallied 1500 tweets from 294 participants and 8.6 million impressions (potential views). The Altmetric Attention Score of each article increased (average, 126.5 points; range, 91-208 points). Within the respective journal, the Altmetric Rank of seven articles improved (range, 3 to ‡19), while the eighth maintained its #1 rank. The one article for which share and download data were available experienced a 729% increase in shares following prechat posts and another 113% bump after the chat, a 1667% increase overall (n = 45-795). Similarly, downloads, and presumably reads, increased 712% following prechat posts and another 47% bump after the chat, a 1093% increase overall (n = 394-4700). We tallied 181 potential solutions to the eight gender equity-related questions. Conclusion: Our results demonstrate that social media can be used strategically to increase the dissemination of research articles and collect solution-focused feedback.

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Use of a Coordinated Social Media Strategy to Improve Dissemination of Research and Collect Solutions Related to Workforce Gender Equity

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Erdahl

Englander

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Journal of Women's Health

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“…These tweetchats have served as an extension of the traditional in-person journal club and allowed increasingly diverse and wide reach among medical specialties [3]. Within medical toxicology, the American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) has used a quarterly tweetchat, #firesidetox, to facilitate discussions surrounding important journal articles for US and international toxicologists [4]. The #firesidetox tweetchat attracts a mean of 23 participants and 329,200 impressions (unique views from Twitter users) [4].…”

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“…Within medical toxicology, the American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) has used a quarterly tweetchat, #firesidetox, to facilitate discussions surrounding important journal articles for US and international toxicologists [4]. The #firesidetox tweetchat attracts a mean of 23 participants and 329,200 impressions (unique views from Twitter users) [4]. The procedures for selecting manuscripts and topics for #firesidetox have been previously described and demonstrated to be feasible in promoting discussion and collaboration among medical toxicologists and medical toxicology professional organizations [4].…”

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“…The #firesidetox tweetchat attracts a mean of 23 participants and 329,200 impressions (unique views from Twitter users) [4]. The procedures for selecting manuscripts and topics for #firesidetox have been previously described and demonstrated to be feasible in promoting discussion and collaboration among medical toxicologists and medical toxicology professional organizations [4].…”

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Buprenorphine Initiation in the Emergency Department: a Thematic Content Analysis of a #firesidetox Tweetchat

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Introduction: The height of the opioid epidemic in the US has led to an increasing call for access to medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorder, including buprenorphine initiation from the emergency department (ED).However, only a small percentage of emergency physicians feel prepared or have the necessary training to prescribe buprenorphine. Twitter has increasingly been used as a tool for medical education, and there is growing interest in using this forum to actively engage medical providers and the public. This study examined the views regarding ED initiation of buprenorphine treatment amongst contributors to the quarterly American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) tweetchat, #firesidetox, and the demographics of the participants.Methods: A mixed methods descriptive study analyzing individual responses and self-identified demographics among Twitter users participating in the #firesidetox tweetchat regarding the AMCT position statement about ED initiation of buprenorphine treatment.Results: This tweetchat encompassed 87 participants, the majority of whom were clinicians in the US. Physicians accounted for 46% of participants primarily emergency medicine physician toxicologists and authored 75% of the tweets. It consisted of 317 tweets which most frequently described clinical vignettes or experience (46%) or medical education (25%) related to buprenorphine and had themes related to treatment initiation location (ED vs outpatient vs home) (8.6%) and challenges and solutions to buprenorphine administration (8.6%).Conclusions: A tweetchat can be used to disseminate and discuss the adoption of buprenorphine in the ED.Importantly, the tweetchat provides a forum for experts to share narratives and expertise on implementation, and barriers and successes in operationalizing buprenorphine administration in emergency departments.

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“…For two recent #firesidetox tweetchats, JMT collaborated with its publisher Springer Nature to make the featured articles freely available via SharedIt for the week before and week after the tweetchat. These two tweetchats involved 23 and 26 accounts (more than one person can use the same account simultaneously), from the United States, Australia, Poland, and Qatar, and spanned 150 tweets [6].…”

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Tweetchats, Disseminating Information, and Sparking Further Scientific Discussion with Social Media

Chary

Chai

2020

J. Med. Toxicol.

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The Virtual Toxicology Journal Club: the Dissemination and Discussion of Noteworthy Manuscripts Using Twitter

Cited by 12 publications

References 15 publications

Use of a Coordinated Social Media Strategy to Improve Dissemination of Research and Collect Solutions Related to Workforce Gender Equity

Use of a Coordinated Social Media Strategy to Improve Dissemination of Research and Collect Solutions Related to Workforce Gender Equity

Buprenorphine Initiation in the Emergency Department: a Thematic Content Analysis of a #firesidetox Tweetchat

Tweetchats, Disseminating Information, and Sparking Further Scientific Discussion with Social Media

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