The Twittersphere Needs Academic Cardiologists!

Pawar, Sumeet; Siddiqui, Gina; Desai, Nihar R.; Ahmad, Tariq

doi:10.1016/j.jchf.2017.10.008

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“…The field of cardiology has embraced the academic utility of Twitter. This includes building awareness and interest in conferences [ 58 ], providing support and community among women in the field [ 59 ], and advocating for academic leaders to build a presence on Twitter [ 60 ]. Respected clinician-researchers [ 61 ], as well as the former president of the American College of Cardiology, Dr. Mary Walsh, recognized the potential several years ago [ 62 ].…”

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A Scoping Review of Physician Advocacy on Twitter

Cahill¹,

Carlson²

2023

Cureus

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Twitter has been adopted by physicians across most medical specialties; it allows for the wide dissemination of information and calls to action, brings new stakeholders into collations, promotes academic engagement, and fosters collaboration between academia and private practice. In this review of the literature, we briefly outline the state of advocacy in health care and summarize current Twitter-based advocacy efforts in the major specialties of health care, identifying both successful strategies as well as gaps in Twitter advocacy research. Relevant articles were obtained via PubMed and Google Scholar searches using the phrases “Twitter advocacy healthcare,” “[specialty name] Twitter” and “[specialty name] Twitter advocacy.” Several overarching themes were found to be widely utilized in specialty-specific discussions of Twitter advocacy efforts: organizing under a specific hashtag, fostering dialogue between stakeholders, and tweeting using personalized, action-oriented language. Fields such as pediatrics, heme/onc, ENT, and ophthalmology have most thoroughly embraced the desire to learn how to most effectively advocate on Twitter. Other fields such as OBGYN, cardiology, and surgery have less academic focus on online advocacy. Outside of advocacy efforts, the research and academic benefits of Twitter are well described in nearly every specialty. In conclusion, while clinicians are encouraged to advocate online, only broad strategies for online engagement are currently offered. Additional research into the details of how to successfully create an online profile and Twitter presence is needed to ensure all physicians are able to maximize their advocacy efforts, with clarification of the goals and objectives of this engagement also required.

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A Scoping Review of Physician Advocacy on Twitter

Cahill¹,

Carlson²

2023

Cureus

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“…If you are an academic leader probably you need to embrace the social media tools as there is a need for leadership on the social media discussions; the classic leaders are reluctant to abandon the typical forums of debate and the discussion it will be not there again, the audience is worldwide and the way to discuss is quickly changing[17,18].…”

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Social media in cardiology: Reasons to learn how to use it

Vidal-Pérez

Diego

Grapsa

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Social media has changed the way we learn, educate, and interact with our peers. The dynamic nature of social media and their immediate availability through our portable devices (smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, etc.) is quickly transforming the way we participate in society. The scope of these digital tools is broad as they deal with many different aspects: Teaching and learning, case discussion, congresses coverage, peer to peer interaction, research are examples worth mentioning. The scientific societies considered more innovative, are promoting these tools between their members. These new concepts need to be known by the cardiologists to stay updated, as countless information is moving rapidly through these channels. We summarize the main reasons why learning how to use these tools to be part of the conversation is essential for the cardiologist in training or fully stablished.

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“…The digital transformation in medical education creates several opportunities for learners, teachers, and institutions; appropriately, programs are already embarking on the mission of training the next generation of medical educators. 8 The CardioNerds Academy is one such program, wherein medical students, internal medicine residents, and cardiology fellows learn key skills in digital educational content evaluation and creation, while also learning how to use the digital space to grow their professional network. 9 These curricula exist outside of cardiology as well, both within and outside of academic institutions.…”

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