TY - JOUR
T1 - To Tweet or Not to Tweet, That Is the Question
AU - O'Glasser, Avital Y.
AU - Jaffe, Rebecca C.
AU - Brooks, Michelle
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2020/5
Y1 - 2020/5
N2 - Summary: In the past 20 years, a variety of social media platforms have significantly changed how we interact, communicate, learn, and engage. Social media use by physicians and physicians in training has expanded dramatically and evolved in recent years. Here, we focus on the use of Twitter by medical professionals (#medtwitter) and analyze Twitter's role as a new tool for learning, teaching, networking, professional development, mentorship/sponsorship, and advocacy within medicine. We discuss principles of adult learning theory to support the effectiveness of the use of Twitter as an educational tool, and share best practice pearls as well.
AB - Summary: In the past 20 years, a variety of social media platforms have significantly changed how we interact, communicate, learn, and engage. Social media use by physicians and physicians in training has expanded dramatically and evolved in recent years. Here, we focus on the use of Twitter by medical professionals (#medtwitter) and analyze Twitter's role as a new tool for learning, teaching, networking, professional development, mentorship/sponsorship, and advocacy within medicine. We discuss principles of adult learning theory to support the effectiveness of the use of Twitter as an educational tool, and share best practice pearls as well.
KW - #hcsm
KW - #medtwitter
KW - Twitter
KW - advocacy
KW - health care social media
KW - medical education
KW - social media
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U2 - 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2020.04.003
DO - 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2020.04.003
M3 - Review article
C2 - 32560773
AN - SCOPUS:85084994102
SN - 0270-9295
VL - 40
SP - 249
EP - 263
JO - Seminars in Nephrology
JF - Seminars in Nephrology
IS - 3
ER -