Social Media and Professional Conduct (SMART): Best Practice Guidelines from the American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN)

Desai, Mehul; Khatri, Nasir; Hagedorn, Jonathan M; Strand, Natalie; D’Souza, Ryan S; Francio, Vinicius Tieppo; Abd‐Elsayed, Alaa; Lee, David W.; Petersen, Erika; Goree, Johnathan; Weisbein, Jacqueline; Deer, Timothy R.

doi:10.2147/jpr.s366978

Cited by 9 publications

(7 citation statements)

References 20 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…While so there is no specific Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance rules for social media, HIPAA journal provides "common sense" advices and proposes an "HIPAA Social Media Checklist" on its website. 22 Some physicians and societies from other medical/nursing specialties have already started to issue guidelines and/or advices on how to communicate on social networks: urology, cardiovascular medicine, neurosciences, plastic surgery,… [23][24][25][26][27][28] It would probably be appropriate for our scientific societies to do the same. Finally, it is possible on Twitter to report the sharing of private information to moderators (even if this information concerns someone else).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evaluation of Medical Confidentiality Breaches on Twitter Among Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Health Care Workers

Pineau,

Selim

et al. 2023

Anesthesia &Amp; Analgesia

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

BACKGROUND: With the generalization of social network use by health care workers, we observe the emergence of breaches in medical confidentiality. Our objective was to determine, among anesthesiology and intensive care health care workers, the rate of medical confidentiality breaches among professional tweets. METHODS: We performed a retrospective analysis of public Twitter data available through the official Twitter application program interface. The profiles of anesthesiology and intensive care professionals were identified thanks to keywords in their biography. All the tweets with a photograph and all the text-only tweets containing at least one specific keyword related to anesthesiology or intensive care were extracted. We selected only the tweets with a health care–related character. Then, we analyzed 10% of the tweets with a photograph and 10% of the text-only tweets extracted and noted those presenting a breach of medical confidentiality. RESULTS: After a first screening of 12,705 accounts, we manually analyzed 431 tweets with photograph(s) and 9000 text-only tweets from 1831 accounts. We found 44 (10.2%) breaches of medical confidentiality among the photographs and 76 (0.8%) among text-only tweets. These 120 problematic tweets came from 96 profiles (96/1831; 5.2%); 3.7% of North American profiles breached medical confidentiality versus 6.3% of profiles from other areas; P = .03. When comparing the distribution of the number of followers and tweets, accounts with breach of medical confidentiality tweets had more tweets and followers than profiles without (both P < .0001). CONCLUSIONS: We found a significant proportion of tweets with breach of medical confidentiality among anesthesiology and intensive care professionals accounts.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evaluation of Medical Confidentiality Breaches on Twitter Among Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Health Care Workers

Pineau,

Selim

et al. 2023

Anesthesia &Amp; Analgesia

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Existing online guidelines from medical societies have typically been directed at specific healthcare practitioners, resulting in a lack of comprehensive guidance for interventional pain medicine physicians navigating the digital realm. Another notable deficiency in this regard is the lack of standardization for research on healthrelated topics conducted on social media platforms like Instagram [25][26][27]. Methodological adjustments in this regard would not only facilitate the planning of future studies but also enhance the value of the literature.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Spinal Cord Stimulation and Related Health Information Social Media: An Analysis of Instagram Posts

Aydin,

Tasargol

2023

Cureus

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Introduction: Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has been a well-established, effective, minimally invasive procedure for the treatment of chronic medically refractory neuropathic pain involving the limbs and trunk. Social media platforms, including Instagram, are increasingly being used for medical education and sharing patient experiences. This study aimed to investigate posts related to SCS on Instagram.Methods and materials: This study presents a comprehensive analysis of Instagram posts utilizing the hashtags #spinalcordneuromodulation, #spinalcordstimulation, #spinalcordstimulationsurgery, #spinalcordstimulationtherapy, and #spinalcordstimulationimplant, all of which were collected on August 1, 2023. The outcomes were organized into four distinct source-based categories: posts generated by medical practitioners (both surgeons and non-surgeons); content shared by medical organizations; content created by patients; and content from indeterminate categories. The content was further classified based on its nature, encompassing educational material and reflections on patient or physician experiences. Moreover, the impact of users was evaluated in terms of their follower count and the count of posts.Results: The search yielded a total of 4983 posts. The majority of posts were created by medical practitioners (38.53%, n = 1920). The distribution of remaining Instagram posts about SCS was as follows: medical organizations for 35% (n = 1744), patients for 24.12% (n = 1202), and indeterminate categories for 2.35% (n = 117). Among the collected posts, 348 (41.4%) originated from accounts associated with medical practitioners, 286 (34%) from medical organizations, 145 (17.2%) from patients, and 62 (7.4%) remained unspecified. The statistical analysis revealed a significant difference in follower distribution between medical practitioners and all other groups (p<0.001). Reported side effects included pain over the implant (n = 257; 88.92%), lead migration (n = 18; 6.22%), infection (n = 9; 3; 11%), and seroma (n = 5; 1.73%).

show abstract

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“… 18 Additional recommendations for social media and professional conduct have been published and provide guideline for providers when disseminating patient-related content on social media. 18 …”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It is strongly recommended to obtain written consent prior to disseminating any patient-related content. 18 Additional recommendations for social media and professional conduct have been published and provide guideline for providers when disseminating patient-related content on social media. 18 Best Practice Recommendation #6: It is strongly recommended to obtain written consent prior to the use of any portion of the patient's medical course, including photography and videography.…”

Section: Special Circumstances: Utilization Of Photography and Videog...mentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Informed Consent for Spine Procedures: Best Practice Guideline from the American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN)

Deer,

Patel,

Sayed

et al. 2023

JPR

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Introduction The evolution of treatment options for painful spinal disorders in diverse settings has produced a variety of approaches to patient care among clinicians from multiple professional backgrounds. The American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN) Best Practice group identified a need for a multidisciplinary guideline regarding appropriate and effective informed consent processes for spine procedures. Objective The ASPN Informed Consent Guideline was developed to provide clinicians with a comprehensive evaluation of patient consent practices during the treatment of spine pathology. Methods After a needs assessment, ASPN determined that best practice regarding proper informed consent for spinal procedures was needed and a process of selecting faculty was developed based on expertise, diversity, and knowledge of the subject matter. A comprehensive literature search was conducted and when appropriate, evidence grading was performed. Recommendations were based on evidence when available, and when limited, based on consensus opinion. Results Following a comprehensive review and analysis of the available evidence, the ASPN Informed Consent Guideline group rated the literature to assist with specification of best practice regarding patient consent during the management of spine disorders. Conclusion Careful attention to informed consent is critical in achieving an optimal outcome and properly educating patients. This process involves a discussion of risks, advantages, and alternatives to treatment. As the field of interventional pain and spine continues to grow, it is imperative that clinicians effectively educate patients and obtain comprehensive informed consent for invasive procedures. This consent should be tailored to the patient’s specific needs to ensure an essential recognition of patient autonomy and reasonable expectations of treatment.

show abstract

Social Media and Professional Conduct (SMART): Best Practice Guidelines from the American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN)

Cited by 9 publications

References 20 publications

Evaluation of Medical Confidentiality Breaches on Twitter Among Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Health Care Workers

Evaluation of Medical Confidentiality Breaches on Twitter Among Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Health Care Workers

Spinal Cord Stimulation and Related Health Information Social Media: An Analysis of Instagram Posts

Informed Consent for Spine Procedures: Best Practice Guideline from the American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN)

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About