TY - JOUR
T1 - Twitter as a tool for communication and knowledge exchange in academic medicine
T2 - A guide for skeptics and novices
AU - Choo, Esther K.
AU - Ranney, Megan L.
AU - Chan, Teresa M.
AU - Trueger, N. Seth
AU - Walsh, Amy E.
AU - Tegtmeyer, Ken
AU - McNamara, Shannon O.
AU - Choi, Ricky Y.
AU - Carroll, Christopher L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 Informa UK Ltd. All rights reserved.
PY - 2015/5/1
Y1 - 2015/5/1
N2 - Twitter is a tool for physicians to increase engagement of learners and the public, share scientific information, crowdsource new ideas, conduct, discuss and challenge emerging research, pursue professional development and continuing medical education, expand networks around specialized topics and provide moral support to colleagues. However, new users or skeptics may well be wary of its potential pitfalls. The aims of this commentary are to discuss the potential advantages of the Twitter platform for dialogue among physicians, to explore the barriers to accurate and high-quality healthcare discourse and, finally, to recommend potential safeguards physicians may employ against these threats in order to participate productively.
AB - Twitter is a tool for physicians to increase engagement of learners and the public, share scientific information, crowdsource new ideas, conduct, discuss and challenge emerging research, pursue professional development and continuing medical education, expand networks around specialized topics and provide moral support to colleagues. However, new users or skeptics may well be wary of its potential pitfalls. The aims of this commentary are to discuss the potential advantages of the Twitter platform for dialogue among physicians, to explore the barriers to accurate and high-quality healthcare discourse and, finally, to recommend potential safeguards physicians may employ against these threats in order to participate productively.
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U2 - 10.3109/0142159X.2014.993371
DO - 10.3109/0142159X.2014.993371
M3 - Review article
C2 - 25523012
AN - SCOPUS:84929146185
SN - 0142-159X
VL - 37
SP - 411
EP - 416
JO - Medical Teacher
JF - Medical Teacher
IS - 5
ER -