Novel survey disseminated through Twitter supports its utility for networking, disseminating research, advocacy, clinical practice and other professional goals

Borgmann, Hendrik; DeWitt, Sasha; Tsaur, Igor; Haferkamp, Axel; Loeb, Stacy

doi:10.5489/cuaj.3014

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“…[3][4][5][6][7] Within urology, SoMe is used to conduct an international e-journal club, 8 facilitate open-access discussions at conferences, 9,10 disseminate information from prominent journals and societies, 11 identify areas for improvement in educational resource distribution to patients, [12][13][14] rapidly and accurately assess robotic surgical suturing performance, 15 network professionally, 16 and improve response rates to surveys. 16 Due to the bourgeoning connection between SoMe and urology, a standardized nomenclature to discuss urologic topics online has been created. 17 Despite its strong vocal support, 18 SoMe's integration into urology has not been without its barriers.…”

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A new wave of urologists? Graduating urology residents’ practices of and attitudes toward social media

Jain

Fuoco

Fervaha

et al. 2018

CUAJ

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Introduction: Social media (SoMe) have revolutionized healthcare, but physicians remain hesitant to adopt SoMe in their practices. We sought to assess graduating urology residents' practices of and attitudes toward SoMe.Methods: A close-ended questionnaire, employing five-point Likert scales, was distributed to all final-year residents (n=100) in Canadian urology training programs in 2012, 2014, and 2016 to assess SoMe usage and perceived usefulness. Results: All (100%) questionnaires were completed. Respondents frequently used online services for personal (100%) and professional (96%) purposes. Most (92%) used SoMe. Many (73%) frequently used SoMe for personal purposes, but few (12%) frequently used SoMe for professional purposes. While a majority (59%) opposed direct patient interaction online, most supported using SoMe to provide patients with static information (76%) and collaborate with colleagues (65%). Many (70-73%) were optimistic that novel solutions to privacy issues in online communications will arise, making SoMe and email contact with patients conceivable. Few (2-8%) were aware and had read guidelines and legislations regarding physician online practices; however, awareness of medical associations' and institutional SoMe policies significantly increased over time (p<0.05). Conclusions: Despite their active online use, graduating urology residents rarely used SoMe in professional settings and were wary of using it in patient care. Nevertheless, they were optimistic toward its integration in urology and supported its use in physician-physician communication. Considering SoMe's increased influence on urology and graduating residents' limited awareness of guidelines and legislations, postgraduate medical educators should encourage residents to become more familiar with current online communication recommendations.

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A new wave of urologists? Graduating urology residents’ practices of and attitudes toward social media

Jain

Fuoco

Fervaha

et al. 2018

CUAJ

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“…This is concerning in light of recent studies showing the unprofessional content present in publicly accessible social media pages for graduating urology residents and junior faculty [11]. Even among active urological Twitter users, only 65% were aware of professional guidelines related to social media use [12].…”

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Guideline of guidelines: social media in urology

Taylor

Loeb

2019

BJU International

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The use of social media is rapidly expanding. This technology revolution is changing the way healthcare providers share information with colleagues, patients, and other stakeholders. As social media use increases in urology, maintaining a professional online identity and interacting appropriately with one's network are vital to engaging positively and protecting patient health information. There are many opportunities for collaboration and exchange of ideas, but pitfalls exist without adherence to proper online etiquette. The purpose of this article is to review professional guidelines on the use of social media in urology, and outline best practice principles that urologists and other healthcare providers can reference when engaging in online networks.

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“…Furthermore, a multicenter randomized controlled trial, the Childhood Adenotonsillectomy Study, showed that sizable minority of children with obstructive sleep apnea have resolution of symptoms over time without surgery 7 . As such, the decision for surgery may be complex and multifaceted for the parent 8 , and they may seek information from external (e.g., online) sources to enhance their surgical decisions and knowledge 9 .…”

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Evaluation of Parental Perspectives and Concerns About Pediatric Tonsillectomy in Social Media

Hairston

Links

Harris

et al. 2019

JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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Importance: Tonsillectomy is common in children, but little is known about parental preferences and values concerning this surgery. Social media offers a novel opportunity to evaluate parent understanding and experience of care. Objective: We systematically evaluate posts in a well-known social media site to identify parent perspectives about tonsillectomy in children that may not be apparent in a routine clinical encounter. Design: In this mixed methods analysis, we searched Twitter© for posts (“tweets”) from 2008-2017 written by parents about their child’s tonsillectomy. We applied modified grounded theory to develop a coding taxonomy to classify these tweets. Two reviewers assessed tweets for thematic synthesis and classification. Tweets were quantified, and descriptive statistics were obtained for each theme. Setting: The posts on the social media site www.twitter.com. Participants: A sample of over 700 adult American parents of children who received or will receive a tonsillectomy and posted on Twitter. Main Outcomes and Measures: Themes of parent experiences and perspectives about their child’s tonsillectomy. Results: Of 5801 tweets retrieved, 782 satisfied our inclusion criteria. Tweets fell into overarching themes of 1. procedural concerns (n=549, 70.2%) and 2. attitudes/experiences (n=498, 63.7%). Common tweets related to procedural concerns regarded surgical indication (“sick for months”; n=55,7.0%), recovery [n=227, 29.0%; including child’s attitude (“she is nervous”; n=89, 11.4%) nutrition (“won’t eat”; n=89, 11.4%), and parental experience (“harder on the parents than the kid”;(n=87, 11.1%))]. Common tweets regarding attitudes/experiences included tenor of overall care (“yay for tonsil surgery!”; n=155, 19.8%), and fears/apprehensions (“frankly, I’m terrified”; n=178, 22.8%). Conclusions and Relevance: This analysis provides insight into parent perspectives on pediatric tonsillectomy. Parents commonly tweet concerns about surgery that may not be recognized in routine clinician-parent dialogue. Findings may be used to guide clinicians in educating and counseling parents, and further engaging parents and children in shared decision-making for tonsillectomy.

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Novel survey disseminated through Twitter supports its utility for networking, disseminating research, advocacy, clinical practice and other professional goals

Cited by 58 publications

References 15 publications

A new wave of urologists? Graduating urology residents’ practices of and attitudes toward social media

A new wave of urologists? Graduating urology residents’ practices of and attitudes toward social media

Guideline of guidelines: social media in urology

Evaluation of Parental Perspectives and Concerns About Pediatric Tonsillectomy in Social Media

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