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Kadom N, Peterson RB. Streaming Success: Harnessing Social Media for Dynamic Radiology Education. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol 2024; 53:335-340. [PMID: 38508977 DOI: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2024.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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Social media are increasingly used as tools in radiologists education. This article describes features that aid with the selection of SM platforms, and how to emulate educator roles in the digital world. In addition, we summarize best practices regarding curating and delivering stellar content, building a SM brand, and rules of professionalism when using SM in radiology education.
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- Nadja Kadom
- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA; Department of Radiology, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta- Egleston Campus, Atlanta, GA, USA.
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Amon KL, Brunner M, Campbell AJ. The Reel Health Care Professionals of Instagram: A Systematic Review. CYBERPSYCHOLOGY, BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL NETWORKING 2024; 27:172-186. [PMID: 38359390 DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2023.0311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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Social media and health research have covered the benefits for the public and patients as users. Specifically, this has focused on searching for health information, connecting with others experiencing similar health issues, and communicating with their health professionals. Recently, there has been a shift in research to focus on health care professionals as users as they participate in professional development, improve communication with patients, and contribute to health research and service. However, such research has predominantly focused on text-based platforms, namely Facebook and Twitter. The scope of this article is a systematic review of publications on health care professionals' use of the image-based platform Instagram, according to the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses guidelines. This study, drawing from 51 articles, shows how health care professionals use Instagram, and reveals that these professionals utilize the platform to address health concerns that may not necessarily align with their specific expertise. Images were the common format of posts created by health care professionals, with six content types identified: (a) educational, (b) promotional, (c) patient experience, (d) personal, (e) emotion based, and (f) other. Three measures of post engagement were used by researchers, including (a) likes and comments, (b) use of hashtags, and (c) number of followers. This study also identified the dangers of misleading users, including (a) lack of credentials reported, (b) edited images, (c) quality of content, and (d) patient and client confidentiality issues. In conclusion, insights into the advantages of health care professionals' use of Instagram and ways in which they can maximize its use to reach and engage with their target audience are provided.
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- Krestina L Amon
- Cyberpsychology Research Group, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Sydney School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Cyberpsychology Research Group, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Del Cura Rodríguez JL. Social networks in radiology: Toward a new paradigm in medical education? RADIOLOGIA 2024; 66:70-77. [PMID: 38365356 DOI: 10.1016/j.rxeng.2023.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/22/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
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The universally accepted system for the transmission of scientific knowledge in the field of medicine has long been grounded in scientific publications. Social networks can be a useful alternative or complementary method of transmitting this knowledge. Social networks (e.g., Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and TikTok) generate educational contents that enable quality training, despite their informality. Each of these networks has strengths and weaknesses that users should know about. These platforms are free and allow for real-time discussion. They make it easy to incorporate content and to contact experts or access sources of knowledge directly. Aware of their influence, publishers have incorporated metrics to measure the impact of their articles in social networks (Altmetrics). These networks should be incorporated into departmental training programs immediately. Nevertheless, navigating through social networks is complex, and the hashtag-based system of searching is inefficient, limiting their use in education. Despite the informality of the knowledge generated on social networks, the importance of these networks as a source of knowledge is growing. Radiology departments must design a strategy for using social networks for education rather than for propaganda, creating well-organized focal groups that search for contents through systematic, filtered review of information, digital repositories, and review sessions and for sharing this knowledge both inside and outside the department. Departments must also implement a strategy for communicating through these networks.
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Homewood H, Hewis J. 'Scanxiety': Content analysis of pre-MRI patient experience on Instagram. Radiography (Lond) 2023; 29 Suppl 1:S68-S73. [PMID: 36759225 DOI: 10.1016/j.radi.2023.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Revised: 01/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Distress and anxiety are commonly reported during the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) experience with prior studies suggesting the pre-MRI period is a time of heightened distress. There is a paucity of literature exploring preprocedural distress and anxiety, in particular qualitative research analysing patient experience. Instagram is rapidly becoming an important social media platform though which to conduct health research. A gradually increasing number of studies have examined social media to gain insight into patient experience within medical radiation science (MRS). This study is considered as the first to explore patient experience of MRI using Instagram as a data source. METHODS This study investigated the patient experience during the pre-MRI period by performing a content analysis on open-source Instagram posts. Ethical approval for the study was sought and approved by the Charles Sturt University, Human Research Ethics Committee. RESULTS Six themes emerged from the extracted data; Journey to the MRI, Waiting, Anticipating the MRI procedure, Preparing for the MRI procedure, Negative interaction, and Fear of the results. CONCLUSION The findings of this study provide novel self-reported and unsolicited insight into the diverse, multifactorial, and often concomitant nature of preprocedural MRI anxiety and distress. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE This study adds to a growing body of literature advocating for a compassionate, holistic, and person-centered approach when caring for patients in MRI that also considers their emotional and psychological wellbeing.
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- Hayley Homewood
- School of Psychology, Faculty of Business Justice & Behavioural Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, NSW, Australia
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- School of Dentistry & Medical Sciences, Faculty of Science & Health, Charles Sturt University, Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia.
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Kauffman L, Weisberg EM, Fishman EK. Social Media Usage for Radiology Education: A One-Month 2022 Global Survey. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol 2023; 52:153-163. [PMID: 36821503 DOI: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2023.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Revised: 11/23/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To create our own survey to identify the most recent ways in which the global radiology community is using social media specifically for radiology education. MATERIALS AND METHODS We created a 30-question survey on SurveyMonkey, promoted it on our CTisus Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, as well as Reddit accounts, and to our newsletter subscribers, sharing it from March 15 to April 5, 2022. The survey requested demographic information, and asked respondents to clarify their role in radiology and how they participated in each social media platform for radiology education. RESULTS We received 254 responses, of which 253 specified their role in radiology: 40.71% were radiologists (n = 103); 24.90% were radiologic technologists (n = 63); 17.79% were residents in radiology (n = 45); and 16.60% engaged in other radiology professions (n = 42). In total, 65 countries were represented (n = 250). Individuals aged 25-34 (n = 89) represented the most popular age group, followed by those aged 35-44 (n = 47), then 45-54 (n = 36). As a combined group, 80.71% said they use social media "every day" or "a few times a week" (n = 205). YouTube was the most popular social media platform for radiology education (n = 180), followed by Instagram (n = 156) and Facebook (n = 110). In terms of goals for radiology education on social media, most answered "to learn more in radiology" (n = 217), with "to keep myself updated on current events in radiology" (n = 162), and "to participate in radiology discussions with colleagues" (n = 67) also well represented. Almost 3 quarters of respondents felt that social media was "extremely useful" or "very useful" for radiology education (n = 187). Approximately half of respondents said they "learn much more from social media" or "learn a bit more from social media" over traditional resources such as textbooks and medical journals (n = 126). CONCLUSION Our results suggest that the global radiology community finds education via social media to be useful, and often partakes in such education. It also highlights which social media are relevant for current radiology education and which are not. We anticipate returning to this survey approximately every 2 years to examine how the landscape of social media continues to change in the world of radiology education.
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- Lilly Kauffman
- The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
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- The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD.
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- The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
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Pozdnyakov A, Alabousi M, Patlas MN. The growing role of social media for research and education in radiology. Diagn Interv Imaging 2023; 104:265-268. [PMID: 36764919 DOI: 10.1016/j.diii.2023.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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While the adoption of social media platforms has become commonplace for personal life use, its practice has tremendously grown for professional usage in medicine, and particularly in the field of radiology. The use of alternative metrics, or altmetrics, scores have developed in an effort to quantify the impact of research beyond traditional metrics, such as citation rate and journal impact factor, particularly to recognize the impact of social media on dissemination and promotion of research. Social media usage in the realm of radiology has expectedly been adopted for the purposes of medical education, research, networking, and advocacy. However, some platforms have been used as a medium to discuss and share the day-to-day nature in the field of radiology, burnout in radiology, as well as radiology-themed humor. The purpose of this review article was discuss the role of altmetrics, as well as the specific uses of social media platforms including Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, and more. The role of ethics in social media practice related to radiology are discussed.
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- Alex Pozdnyakov
- Department of Radiology, McMaster University, Hamilton General Hospital, Hamilton, L8L 2×2 ON, Canada
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- Joint Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto, M5T 1W7 ON, Canada..
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- Department of Radiology, McMaster University, Hamilton General Hospital, Hamilton, L8L 2×2 ON, Canada
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The Use of Social Media in Radiology Education. Acad Radiol 2022; 29:84-86. [PMID: 34238655 DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2021.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Revised: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Chan TL, Choe A. Update on Social Media Use in Breast Radiology. Semin Roentgenol 2022; 57:168-171. [DOI: 10.1053/j.ro.2022.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Revised: 01/13/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Prabhu V, Lovett JT, Munawar K. Role of social and non-social online media: how to properly leverage your internet presence for professional development and research. Abdom Radiol (NY) 2021; 46:5513-5520. [PMID: 34089361 DOI: 10.1007/s00261-021-03154-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Revised: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The internet has become an integral component of daily life, with its content broadly grouped into social media and non-social online content. The use of social media, comprising interactive information sharing and networking tools, has proliferated in radiology, with as many as 85% of radiologists utilizing social media and adoption by both private and academic practices. In radiology, social media has been used to increase patient and public awareness of the specialty, establish a professional brand, share scholarly activity, aid in professional development and recruitment, improve communication, and increase engagement during scientific meetings. Organizations like the Society of Abdominal Radiology have increased the visibility of abdominal and pelvic radiology through their activity on social media; however, individual radiologists are integral to this function as well. In this article, we outline a stepwise approach to the individual use of social media, with practical tips for radiologists interested in effectively engaging the plethora of social media and non-social online content available. We also briefly discuss an approach to performing research using publicly available online media.
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- Vinay Prabhu
- Department of Radiology, NYU Langone Health, 660 First Avenue, Third Floor, New York, NY, 10016, USA.
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- Department of Radiology, NYU Langone Health, 660 First Avenue, Third Floor, New York, NY, 10016, USA
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- Department of Radiology, NYU Langone Health, 660 First Avenue, Third Floor, New York, NY, 10016, USA
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García-Villar C. A critical review on altmetrics: can we measure the social impact factor? Insights Imaging 2021; 12:92. [PMID: 34215935 PMCID: PMC8253863 DOI: 10.1186/s13244-021-01033-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 04/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Altmetrics measure the digital attention received by a research output. They allow us to gauge the immediate social impact of an article by taking real-time measurements of how it circulates in the Internet. While there are several companies offering attention scores, the most extensive are Altmetric.com (Altmetric Attention Score—AAS) and Plum X (Plum Print). As this is an emerging topic, many medical specialities have tried to establish if there is a relationship between an article’s altmetric data and the citations it subsequently receives. The results have varied depending on the research field. In radiology, the social network most used is Twitter and the subspeciality with the highest AAS is neuroimaging. This article will review the process involved from the start when an article is published through to finally obtaining its altmetric score. It will also address the relationship between altmetrics and more traditional approaches focusing on citations in radiology and will discuss the advantages and limitations of these new impact indicators.
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- Cristina García-Villar
- Radiology Department, Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Ana de Viya Avenue, nº 21. 11009, Cádiz, Spain.
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Lovett JT, Munawar K, Mohammed S, Prabhu V. Radiology Content on TikTok: Current Use of a Novel Video-Based Social Media Platform and Opportunities for Radiology. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol 2021; 50:126-131. [DOI: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2020.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Awan OA. Analysis of Common Innovative Teaching Methods Used by Radiology Educators. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol 2021; 51:1-5. [DOI: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2020.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2020] [Accepted: 12/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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