How Twitter has connected the colorectal community

Logghe, Heather J.; Pellino, Gianluca; Brady, Richard; McCoubrey, Alison; Atallah, S.

doi:10.1007/s10151-016-1542-3

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“…The preferential engagement in LinkedIn over Twitter amongst surgeons was also reported in vascular, plastic and breast surgery [13][14][15]. Nonetheless, with the rapidly increasing use of Twitter, (including studies on the '#colorectalsurgery' hashtag) [3,16,17], it is likely that Twitter use will rise both within this speciality and within other fields.…”

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Social media engagement amongst 2017 colorectal surgery Tripartite Meeting attendees: updates on contemporary social media use

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Social media engagement amongst 2017 colorectal surgery Tripartite Meeting attendees: updates on contemporary social media use

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“…(5, 6). The purpose of our study was to quantify the utilization of practicing Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeons of popular social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Youtube, LinkedIn, ResearchGate and PubMed from the perspective of a patient searching for a specific physician.…”

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Social Media in Pediatric Orthopaedics

Lander

Sanders

Cook

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Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

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Background Internet searches and social media utilization in healthcare has exploded over the past five years, and patients utilize it to gain information on their health conditions and physicians. Social media has the potential to serve as a means for education, communication, and marketing in all healthcare specialties. Physicians are sometimes reluctant to engage due to concerns of privacy, litigation, and lack of experience with this modality. Many surgical subspecialties have capitalized on social media but no study to date has examined the specific footprint of pediatric orthopedic surgeons in this realm. We aim to quantify the utilization of individual social media platforms by pediatric orthopedic surgeons, and identify any differences between private and hospital based physicians, but also regional differences. Methods Using the POSNA Member Directory, each active member’s social media presence was reviewed through an Internet search. Members were stratified based on practice model and geographic location. Individual Internet searches, social media sites, and number of publications were reviewed for social media presence. Results Of 987 POSNA members, 95% had a professional webpage, 14.8% a professional Facebook page, 2.2% a professional Twitter page, 36.8% a LinkedIn profile, 25.8% a ResearchGate profile, 33% at least one YouTube. Hospital based physicians had a lower mean level of utilization of social media compared to their private practice peers, and a higher incidence of Pubmed publications. Private practice physicians had double the social media utilization. Regional differences reveal that practicing Pediatric Orthopaedists in the Northeast had increased utilization of ResearchGate and LinkedIn and the West had the lowest mean social media utilization levels. Conclusion The rapid expansion of social media usage by patients and their family members is an undeniable force impacting the health care industry. The Internet and social media platforms provide all physicians with a means to educate patients, collaborate with colleagues, and promote their practice and areas of interest. Our survey indicates that pediatric orthopedic surgeons may be underutilizing their potential social media presence. Levels of Evidence Level IV

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“…Several diagnostic, medical and surgical specialties have extensively published on the use of Twitter as an indispensable communications tool, and various international organizations (eg, UNICEF, WHO) choose the platform as their primary news channel citing its effectiveness in reaching target audiences . A 2014 study found that >75,000 HCPs used Twitter, publishing >152,000 tweets per day, which at the time was a sizeable increase from the estimated 28,000 users in 2008 .…”

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The professional Twitter account: creation, proper maintenance, and continuous successful operation

Madrigal

Jiang

Roy‐Chowdhuri

2017

Diagnostic Cytopathology

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Social networking platforms have created a unique venue for pathologists and associated stakeholders to communicate and share information in a rapidly proliferating field. Among the myriad of available platforms, Twitter has become one of the most widely accepted by healthcare professionals, for its ease of use, similarities to a real life conversation, and vast global reach. Although the adaptation rate of Twitter continues to grow, many healthcare professionals perceive the establishment and maintenance of an online presence to be a daunting task, leaving some on the outside, looking in. By creating this practical reference, we hope to elucidate the necessary steps for pathologists and their organizations to join and effectively engage the healthcare community on Twitter. The reader is encouraged to review the provided glossary of key terms (Table 1) and the anatomy of a tweet (Figure 1) before reading this Timely Review. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2017;45:621-628. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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How Twitter has connected the colorectal community

Cited by 29 publications

References 23 publications

Social media engagement amongst 2017 colorectal surgery Tripartite Meeting attendees: updates on contemporary social media use

Social media engagement amongst 2017 colorectal surgery Tripartite Meeting attendees: updates on contemporary social media use

Social Media in Pediatric Orthopaedics

The professional Twitter account: creation, proper maintenance, and continuous successful operation

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