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Katzman BD, Farshait N, Patlas MN. The Role of Twitter in Radiology Medical Education and Research: A Review of Current Practices and Drawbacks. Can Assoc Radiol J 2024; 75:245-252. [PMID: 37370199 DOI: 10.1177/08465371231180643] [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] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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The trends in society have provided favourable conditions for the rapid growth of radiology on social media, specifically there has been an expanding presence on Twitter. Currently, simple searches on Twitter yield a plethora of radiology education resources, that may be suited for medical students, residents or practicing radiologists. Educators have many tools at their disposal to deliver effective teaching. Over time, strategies such as including images and scrollable stacks often are more successful at gaining popularity or clicks online. Journals and authors can use Twitter to promote their new scientific work and potentially reach audiences they couldn't have prior. Attendees at conferences can get involved in the conversation by tweeting about the meeting and engaging with other attendees with mutual interests. Interested medical students, residents and even practicing radiologists can use Twitter as a means of networking and connecting with other scholars all around the globe. Within its glory, Twitter does carry some drawbacks including privacy concerns, equality, and risk of misinformation. Above all, the future of Twitter is bright and promising for all who are currently on it and plan to use it for their education, research, or professional advancement.
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- Benjamin D Katzman
- McMaster University Michael G DeGroote School of Medicine, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Healthcare Insurance Reciprocal of Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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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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Jabal MS, Ramadan D, Ibrahim MK, Duszak R, Kotsenas AL, Brinjikji W, Kallmes D. Influential Radiology Figures and Organizations in Social Media. J Am Coll Radiol 2023; 20:1277-1286. [PMID: 37634801 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2023.02.037] [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: 11/25/2022] [Revised: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023]
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PURPOSE With social media becoming a vibrant hub for the radiology community, highlighting expert leaders and trustful conduits of information in the virtual field is proving crucial. The aim of this study was to identify and describe the most prominent and influential figures and organizational accounts to follow in radiology. METHODS Influence scores for the topic "radiology" on Twitter (now known as X) were computed using the Right Relevance machine learning service. Top influencers were classified according to gender, geography, physician degree, areas of influence, subspecialization, influence score, title, affiliated institution, dual degree, medical school origin, content type, and research activity. Statistical analysis was performed assessing variable correlations. RESULTS In the top quartile of influential figures, 87% were physicians, 60% men, and 93% located in the United States. Prevalent backgrounds included neuroradiology (21%), abdominal imaging (12%), and artificial intelligence (11%). Of the top 100 figures, 81% were US graduates, 97% held medical degrees, and 28% had dual degrees. Fifty-eight percent provided educational content. A majority held leadership positions (58%) and academic professorship titles (70%). The median h index, publication number, and citation number were 14, 49, and 881, respectively. No significant correlation was noted between influence score and academic rank or research output. CONCLUSIONS Virtual presence is becoming integral to health care professions and academic spheres, unfolding great potential for enhancing the sense of belonging, advocacy, recruitment, and fostering new relationships. Having a core of influential leaders and organizations to follow can serve as a resource for the community members and aspiring students building a positive connected basis for radiology's thriving future.
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- Mohamed Sobhi Jabal
- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; Department of Computer and Information Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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- Department of Radiology, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt. https://twitter.com/Dina_ramadan94
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. https://twitter.com/khaledorad
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- Chair, Department of Radiology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi. https://twitter.com/RichDuszak
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; Council Speaker, American College of Radiology. https://twitter.com/AmyKotsenas
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. https://twitter.com/WBrinjikji
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Traylor KS, Bastawrous S, Riedesel EL, Ballard DH, Hochhegger B, Ukeh I, Jaswal S, Agarwal M, Clarke JE, Lakhani DA, Balthazar P, Tomblinson CM, Bunch PM. A New (Digital) Era in Medical Journalism: Leveraging Social Media and Other Online Tools to Increase Reach and Engagement. Radiographics 2023; 43:e230103. [PMID: 37883299 DOI: 10.1148/rg.230103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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Social media is a popular communication and marketing tool in modern society, with the power to reach and engage large audiences. Many members of the medical and radiology communities have embraced social media platforms, particularly X (formerly known as Twitter), as an efficient and economic means for performing patient outreach, disseminating research and educational materials, building networks, and promoting diversity. Editors of medical journals with a clear vision and relevant expertise can leverage social media and other digital tools to advance the journal's mission, further their interests, and directly benefit journal authors and readers. For editors, social media offers a means to increase article visibility and downloads, expand awareness of volunteer opportunities, and use metrics and other feedback to inform future initiatives. Authors benefit from broader dissemination of their work, which aids establishment of a national or international reputation. Readers can receive high-quality high-yield content in a digestible format directly on their devices while actively engaging with journal editors and authors in the online community. The authors highlight the multifaceted benefits of social media engagement and digital tool implementation in the context of medical journalism and summarize the activities of the RadioGraphics Social Media and Digital Innovation Team. By enumerating the social media activities of RadioGraphics and describing the underlying rationale for each activity, the authors present a blueprint for other medical journals considering similar initiatives. ©RSNA, 2023.
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- Katie S Traylor
- From the Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Health System, 200 Lothrop St, South Tower 2nd Fl, Ste 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (K.S.T.); Department of Radiology and Veterans Affairs, Puget Sound Health System, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Wash (S.B.); Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga (E.L.R., P.B.); Pediatric Radiology, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Ga (E.L.R.); Department of Radiology, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo (D.H.B.); Department of Radiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla (B.H.); Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md (I.U.); Department of Radiology, New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY (S.J.); Department of Neuroradiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis (M.A.); Department of Radiology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif (J.E.C.); Department of Radiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV (D.A.L.); Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn (C.M.T.); and Department of Radiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (P.M.B.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Health System, 200 Lothrop St, South Tower 2nd Fl, Ste 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (K.S.T.); Department of Radiology and Veterans Affairs, Puget Sound Health System, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Wash (S.B.); Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga (E.L.R., P.B.); Pediatric Radiology, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Ga (E.L.R.); Department of Radiology, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo (D.H.B.); Department of Radiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla (B.H.); Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md (I.U.); Department of Radiology, New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY (S.J.); Department of Neuroradiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis (M.A.); Department of Radiology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif (J.E.C.); Department of Radiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV (D.A.L.); Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn (C.M.T.); and Department of Radiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (P.M.B.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Health System, 200 Lothrop St, South Tower 2nd Fl, Ste 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (K.S.T.); Department of Radiology and Veterans Affairs, Puget Sound Health System, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Wash (S.B.); Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga (E.L.R., P.B.); Pediatric Radiology, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Ga (E.L.R.); Department of Radiology, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo (D.H.B.); Department of Radiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla (B.H.); Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md (I.U.); Department of Radiology, New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY (S.J.); Department of Neuroradiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis (M.A.); Department of Radiology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif (J.E.C.); Department of Radiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV (D.A.L.); Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn (C.M.T.); and Department of Radiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (P.M.B.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Health System, 200 Lothrop St, South Tower 2nd Fl, Ste 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (K.S.T.); Department of Radiology and Veterans Affairs, Puget Sound Health System, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Wash (S.B.); Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga (E.L.R., P.B.); Pediatric Radiology, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Ga (E.L.R.); Department of Radiology, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo (D.H.B.); Department of Radiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla (B.H.); Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md (I.U.); Department of Radiology, New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY (S.J.); Department of Neuroradiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis (M.A.); Department of Radiology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif (J.E.C.); Department of Radiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV (D.A.L.); Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn (C.M.T.); and Department of Radiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (P.M.B.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Health System, 200 Lothrop St, South Tower 2nd Fl, Ste 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (K.S.T.); Department of Radiology and Veterans Affairs, Puget Sound Health System, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Wash (S.B.); Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga (E.L.R., P.B.); Pediatric Radiology, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Ga (E.L.R.); Department of Radiology, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo (D.H.B.); Department of Radiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla (B.H.); Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md (I.U.); Department of Radiology, New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY (S.J.); Department of Neuroradiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis (M.A.); Department of Radiology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif (J.E.C.); Department of Radiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV (D.A.L.); Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn (C.M.T.); and Department of Radiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (P.M.B.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Health System, 200 Lothrop St, South Tower 2nd Fl, Ste 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (K.S.T.); Department of Radiology and Veterans Affairs, Puget Sound Health System, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Wash (S.B.); Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga (E.L.R., P.B.); Pediatric Radiology, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Ga (E.L.R.); Department of Radiology, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo (D.H.B.); Department of Radiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla (B.H.); Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md (I.U.); Department of Radiology, New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY (S.J.); Department of Neuroradiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis (M.A.); Department of Radiology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif (J.E.C.); Department of Radiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV (D.A.L.); Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn (C.M.T.); and Department of Radiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (P.M.B.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Health System, 200 Lothrop St, South Tower 2nd Fl, Ste 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (K.S.T.); Department of Radiology and Veterans Affairs, Puget Sound Health System, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Wash (S.B.); Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga (E.L.R., P.B.); Pediatric Radiology, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Ga (E.L.R.); Department of Radiology, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo (D.H.B.); Department of Radiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla (B.H.); Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md (I.U.); Department of Radiology, New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY (S.J.); Department of Neuroradiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis (M.A.); Department of Radiology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif (J.E.C.); Department of Radiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV (D.A.L.); Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn (C.M.T.); and Department of Radiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (P.M.B.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Health System, 200 Lothrop St, South Tower 2nd Fl, Ste 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (K.S.T.); Department of Radiology and Veterans Affairs, Puget Sound Health System, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Wash (S.B.); Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga (E.L.R., P.B.); Pediatric Radiology, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Ga (E.L.R.); Department of Radiology, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo (D.H.B.); Department of Radiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla (B.H.); Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md (I.U.); Department of Radiology, New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY (S.J.); Department of Neuroradiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis (M.A.); Department of Radiology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif (J.E.C.); Department of Radiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV (D.A.L.); Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn (C.M.T.); and Department of Radiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (P.M.B.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Health System, 200 Lothrop St, South Tower 2nd Fl, Ste 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (K.S.T.); Department of Radiology and Veterans Affairs, Puget Sound Health System, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Wash (S.B.); Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga (E.L.R., P.B.); Pediatric Radiology, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Ga (E.L.R.); Department of Radiology, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo (D.H.B.); Department of Radiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla (B.H.); Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md (I.U.); Department of Radiology, New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY (S.J.); Department of Neuroradiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis (M.A.); Department of Radiology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif (J.E.C.); Department of Radiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV (D.A.L.); Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn (C.M.T.); and Department of Radiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (P.M.B.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Health System, 200 Lothrop St, South Tower 2nd Fl, Ste 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (K.S.T.); Department of Radiology and Veterans Affairs, Puget Sound Health System, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Wash (S.B.); Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga (E.L.R., P.B.); Pediatric Radiology, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Ga (E.L.R.); Department of Radiology, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo (D.H.B.); Department of Radiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla (B.H.); Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md (I.U.); Department of Radiology, New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY (S.J.); Department of Neuroradiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis (M.A.); Department of Radiology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif (J.E.C.); Department of Radiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV (D.A.L.); Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn (C.M.T.); and Department of Radiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (P.M.B.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Health System, 200 Lothrop St, South Tower 2nd Fl, Ste 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (K.S.T.); Department of Radiology and Veterans Affairs, Puget Sound Health System, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Wash (S.B.); Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga (E.L.R., P.B.); Pediatric Radiology, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Ga (E.L.R.); Department of Radiology, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo (D.H.B.); Department of Radiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla (B.H.); Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md (I.U.); Department of Radiology, New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY (S.J.); Department of Neuroradiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis (M.A.); Department of Radiology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif (J.E.C.); Department of Radiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV (D.A.L.); Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn (C.M.T.); and Department of Radiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (P.M.B.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Health System, 200 Lothrop St, South Tower 2nd Fl, Ste 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (K.S.T.); Department of Radiology and Veterans Affairs, Puget Sound Health System, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Wash (S.B.); Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga (E.L.R., P.B.); Pediatric Radiology, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Ga (E.L.R.); Department of Radiology, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo (D.H.B.); Department of Radiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla (B.H.); Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md (I.U.); Department of Radiology, New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY (S.J.); Department of Neuroradiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis (M.A.); Department of Radiology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif (J.E.C.); Department of Radiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV (D.A.L.); Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn (C.M.T.); and Department of Radiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (P.M.B.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Health System, 200 Lothrop St, South Tower 2nd Fl, Ste 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (K.S.T.); Department of Radiology and Veterans Affairs, Puget Sound Health System, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Wash (S.B.); Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga (E.L.R., P.B.); Pediatric Radiology, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Ga (E.L.R.); Department of Radiology, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo (D.H.B.); Department of Radiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla (B.H.); Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md (I.U.); Department of Radiology, New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY (S.J.); Department of Neuroradiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis (M.A.); Department of Radiology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif (J.E.C.); Department of Radiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV (D.A.L.); Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn (C.M.T.); and Department of Radiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (P.M.B.)
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Sendra Portero F, Domínguez Pinos D, Souto Bayarri M. The current situation of Radiology training in medical studies in Spain. RADIOLOGIA 2023; 65:580-592. [PMID: 38049259 DOI: 10.1016/j.rxeng.2023.07.003] [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: 05/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/06/2023]
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Radiology is now an essential part of Clinical Medicine, but undergraduate training does not reflect its importance in medical practice. In the current course, there are 46 medical schools in our country. According to the information published on the institutional websites, the study plans are very different in terms of the presence of Diagnostic Radiology and the organization of teaching. The estimated number of teaching hours in diagnostic radiology (mean ± standard deviation) is 61.3 ± 22.2 h (range from 26 h to 137 h). There is a great shortage of clinical university professors, and a generational change is essential. The current situation poses various challenges, including adapting to new teaching methods and technologies and promoting the presence of radiology in medical study plans, paying special attention to hospital practices, the Final Degree Project (FDP) and the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE).
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- F Sendra Portero
- Departamento de Radiología y Medicina Física, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain.
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- Departamento de Radiología y Medicina Física, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Departamento de Radiología y Medicina Física, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain
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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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Ayyala RS. Harms in Encouraging Social Media Use for Individual Academic Advancement. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2023; 220:606-607. [PMID: 36169542 DOI: 10.2214/ajr.22.28287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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In academic medicine, the use of social media to share accomplishments is important for various purposes that facilitate academic advancement. However, social media engagement as a criterion for academic advancement is not based on evidence and can cause individual harms related to pressure, expectations, competition, and discomfort.
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- Rama S Ayyala
- Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3333 Burnett Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45229
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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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La pandemia por COVID-19 ha alterado de forma significativa la metodología que tradicionalmente se ha empleado para la enseñanza de la Radiología en pregrado, posgrado y formación continuada. La necesidad de continuar con la formación en Radiología bajo una situación de distanciamiento físico ha provocado el uso masivo de metodología online y aquí es donde Internet se ha constituido en una solución para mitigar el problema. El objetivo de este trabajo es presentar una serie de recursos útiles de acceso gratuito que comparten la filosofía #FOAMRad para la formación online en Radiología en estos tiempos de COVID.
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Nisar S, Alshanberi AM, Mousa AH, El Said M, Hassan F, Rehman A, Ansari SA. Trend of social media use by undergraduate medical students; a comparison between medical students and educators. Ann Med Surg (Lond) 2022; 81:104420. [PMID: 36147096 PMCID: PMC9486650 DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Revised: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Purpose Social media (SM) is one of the most powerful tools of communication and learning in the recent era. Different types of information can be shared through these social networking sites in the form of texts, videos, pictures, audios, and references (contacts). Due to the constant increase in the use of these social networking sites in our daily routine life especially during the COVID 19 pandemic, their use in teaching and learning has become inevitable. Social media has immense potential to enhance its role in educational settings. Both the students and educators use it for communication, education, sharing and expressing knowledge, and recreation. Therefore, the present study aims to find out the most frequently used social network sites for learning and easy communication between medical students and educators. Objective This study sought to explore the most frequently used social networking sites by the medical students and educators at Batterjee Medical College. Methods A cross-sectional study was carried out to assess the trends of usage of SM as an extracurricular way of enhancing learning and teaching experience among medical students and educators in Batterjee Medical College; Saudi Arabia from November 2020 to March 2021. A pre-validated self-administrated questionnaire was built using Google Drive forms and distributed to medical students and educators via emails and WhatsApp. Convenient sampling was used to collect the data. Conclusion Social media has immense potential to enhance its role in educational settings. Students in our study preferred YouTube and WhatsApp for their learning and communication especially, during COVID 19 pandemic. However, to further enhance their utility choosing the right platform, the amount and quality of the information shared to ensure optimal benefit, providing ethical guides, and professional standards for SM use at institutional levels are the few challenges that need to address. Our study has also shown the common use of SM by educators and students in the medical field. Contemporary and efficient use of social media in medical education cannot be overlooked by educators. The students and educators have appreciated the role and availability of social media websites for their easy communication and continuous support for their educational activities during the COVID pandemic.
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- Sumera Nisar
- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Community Medicine and Pilgrims Health Care, Umm Alqura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
- College of Medicine and Surgery, Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Medicine and Surgery, Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Corresponding author.
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- Department of Microbiology, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Giza, Egypt
- Department of Microbiology, Medicine Program, Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah, 21422, Saudi Arabia
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- Medical Physiology Department, Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Medical Physiology Department, Kasr Al Ainy, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Giza, Egypt
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- University College of Medicine and Dentistry, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Jones HM, Ankem A, Seroogy EA, Kalantar A, Goldsmith DC, Rizenbergs KC, Van Meter TL. Impact of COVID-19 on Radiology Residency Selection Process: A Survey of Radiology Residency Programs in the US. Acad Radiol 2022; 29:779-785. [PMID: 35125277 PMCID: PMC8743012 DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2021.12.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Revised: 12/31/2021] [Accepted: 12/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Rationale and Objectives Virtual residency interviews have become crucial in maintaining CDC-recommended precautionary measures throughout the ongoing COVID-era. However, scant literature exists regarding the direct impact the pandemic has had on the radiology program selection process, including preferred modalities of residency interviews and social media utilization. This survey aimed to understand how radiology programs adapted to changes in the 2020–2021 virtual application cycle. Materials and Methods A 32-question survey was distributed to 194 residency programs between July and August of 2021. Data were analyzed primarily by using descriptive statistics and Paired Student's T-testing. Results A total of 31 programs completed the survey, yielding a response rate of 16%. When queried about the perceived success of virtual interviews during the 2020–2021 application cycle, 21 programs (68%) said the new interview format was very successful. Twenty-seven of the programs (87%) believed they were able to adequately gauge applicants through virtual interviews. However, when surveyed about personal preferences for interviews, the responses were more evenly distributed between virtual (11/31, 35%) and in-person (14/31, 45%). Pre-COVID, the top three criteria programs used to rank candidates were USMLE Step 1 score (20/31, 65%), letters of recommendation (17/31, 55%), and MSPE (12/31, 39%). Within the virtual, COVID-19 era, these criteria remained statistically unchanged (p = 0.22): USMLE Step 1 score (21/31, 68%), letters of recommendation (17/31, 55%), and MSPE (14/31, 45%). About half of programs who had not previously utilized social media (12 of 23, 52%) created accounts, mostly via Twitter or Instagram. Conclusion The primary findings indicate that programs perceived success with virtually interviewing and ranking applicants, the criteria to rank applicants remain unchanged despite the virtual environment, and programs’ social media utilization increased.
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Evaluating the Presence of Hospitals on Social Media. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTHCARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND INFORMATICS 2022. [DOI: 10.4018/ijhisi.299954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Today, adults are use social media to seek health information. Evidence suggests that hospitals using Instagram reported better patient engagement and in turn increased profit and reputation. Yet, little is known about how public and private hospitals are leveraging Instagram. This study aims to analyze the presence of hospitals on Instagram using Kuwait as a case study. Hospitals were identified using the Ministry of Health’s website and Instagram. Posts collected from 7 odd months were analyzed using the Constant Comparison method. A total of 3,439 posts were distributed across six categories: Health advice & education, operations & services, current events, hospital community, seasonal occasions, and trivia. Public and private hospitals differed in their activity on Instagram in terms of health topics covered, post categories, and interactions. Hospitals should improve their presence on Instagram to promote healthy lifestyles, augment public health campaigns, and be a source of reliable and accessible health information online.
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Yu C, Sharma N. Growth and Utilization of Radiology Instagram Accounts: Insight and Template From an Online Radiologist Educator. Acad Radiol 2022; 29:609-618. [PMID: 33750639 DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2021.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2020] [Revised: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Instagram is a rapidly growing platform with more than 1 billion monthly active users. It is increasingly becoming recognized as a tool for education in visually rich fields of medicine, being particularly suited to radiology. The purpose of this manuscript is to describe the key strategies employed by an online radiologist educator to optimally utilize and grow a radiology Instagram account. The authors hope that these insights serve as a reproducible template for radiologists seeking to explore this online platform.
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- Chris Yu
- Western Sydney University, School of Medicine, Campbelltown, Australia.
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- Department of Radiology, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Stevenage, United Kingdom, SG1 4AB
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Chan TL, De R, Reno E. Introducing Pre-Health Students to Radiology Utilizing Virtual Shadowing through Social Media. Acad Radiol 2022; 29:336-337. [PMID: 34801347 DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2021.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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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, Munawar K. Radiology on Instagram: Analysis of Public Accounts and Identified Areas for Content Creation. Acad Radiol 2022; 29:77-83. [PMID: 32980242 DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2020.08.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2020] [Revised: 08/11/2020] [Accepted: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES Radiology social media research has focused on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube, with minimal attention to Instagram, which may be a natural platform for engagement. We evaluated features of public radiology-related Instagram accounts. MATERIALS AND METHODS Instagram accounts were searched using the term "radiology." Two independent raters used a coding system developed through initial content review to categorize account user types and post aims over the study month (October 2019). Multivariate linear regressions were performed. RESULTS 49 Instagram accounts and their 459 posts were retrieved. Users had median 117 total posts (interquartile range 43-203), 9 posts during the study month (1-16), 3079 followers (695-19,600), and 106 followed users (50-351). Most users were radiologists (41%, most commonly academic), radiology practices (12%, most commonly academic) and 10% radiology professional societies. The 459 posts had median 178 likes (interquartile range 51-353) and 2 comments (0-5); single videos had median 4693 views (2183-6080). 75% of posts were radiology images or videos (of these, 29% MRI, 28% CT). 65% of posts were clinical imaging cases (most commonly neuroradiology). Seven posts violated HIPAA regulations, all originating outside the U.S. When controlling for number of account followers, posts by radiology society (β = -130.6, p = 0.017) and practice accounts (β = -90.6, p = 0.049) had fewer post likes. An artwork post was the only significant predictor of greater post likes (β = +866.2, p < 0.001) and comments (β = +14.3, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION Instagram is commonly used by academic radiologists to present clinical imaging cases. Radiologists should consider opportunities for greater application of this unique image-based social media platform.
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Busl KM, Rubin MA, Tolchin BD, Larriviere D, Epstein L, Kirschen M, Taylor LP. Use of Social Media in Health Care-Opportunities, Challenges, and Ethical Considerations: A Position Statement of the American Academy of Neurology. Neurology 2021; 97:585-594. [PMID: 34864637 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000012557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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- Katharina M Busl
- From the Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery (K.M.B.), College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville; Department of Neurology (M.A.R.), UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX; Department of Neurology (B.D.T.), Yale University Medical School, New Haven, CT; Department of Neurology (D.L.), Ochsner Medical Center, Jefferson, LA; Department of Pediatric Neurology (L.E.), Northwestern University, Evanston, IL; Department of Pediatric Medicine (M.K.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; and Department of Neurology (L.P.T.), University of Washington, Seattle.
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- From the Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery (K.M.B.), College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville; Department of Neurology (M.A.R.), UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX; Department of Neurology (B.D.T.), Yale University Medical School, New Haven, CT; Department of Neurology (D.L.), Ochsner Medical Center, Jefferson, LA; Department of Pediatric Neurology (L.E.), Northwestern University, Evanston, IL; Department of Pediatric Medicine (M.K.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; and Department of Neurology (L.P.T.), University of Washington, Seattle
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- From the Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery (K.M.B.), College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville; Department of Neurology (M.A.R.), UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX; Department of Neurology (B.D.T.), Yale University Medical School, New Haven, CT; Department of Neurology (D.L.), Ochsner Medical Center, Jefferson, LA; Department of Pediatric Neurology (L.E.), Northwestern University, Evanston, IL; Department of Pediatric Medicine (M.K.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; and Department of Neurology (L.P.T.), University of Washington, Seattle
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- From the Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery (K.M.B.), College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville; Department of Neurology (M.A.R.), UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX; Department of Neurology (B.D.T.), Yale University Medical School, New Haven, CT; Department of Neurology (D.L.), Ochsner Medical Center, Jefferson, LA; Department of Pediatric Neurology (L.E.), Northwestern University, Evanston, IL; Department of Pediatric Medicine (M.K.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; and Department of Neurology (L.P.T.), University of Washington, Seattle
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- From the Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery (K.M.B.), College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville; Department of Neurology (M.A.R.), UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX; Department of Neurology (B.D.T.), Yale University Medical School, New Haven, CT; Department of Neurology (D.L.), Ochsner Medical Center, Jefferson, LA; Department of Pediatric Neurology (L.E.), Northwestern University, Evanston, IL; Department of Pediatric Medicine (M.K.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; and Department of Neurology (L.P.T.), University of Washington, Seattle
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- From the Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery (K.M.B.), College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville; Department of Neurology (M.A.R.), UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX; Department of Neurology (B.D.T.), Yale University Medical School, New Haven, CT; Department of Neurology (D.L.), Ochsner Medical Center, Jefferson, LA; Department of Pediatric Neurology (L.E.), Northwestern University, Evanston, IL; Department of Pediatric Medicine (M.K.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; and Department of Neurology (L.P.T.), University of Washington, Seattle
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- From the Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery (K.M.B.), College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville; Department of Neurology (M.A.R.), UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX; Department of Neurology (B.D.T.), Yale University Medical School, New Haven, CT; Department of Neurology (D.L.), Ochsner Medical Center, Jefferson, LA; Department of Pediatric Neurology (L.E.), Northwestern University, Evanston, IL; Department of Pediatric Medicine (M.K.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; and Department of Neurology (L.P.T.), University of Washington, Seattle
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Kauffman L, Weisberg EM, Eng J, Fishman EK. Is a Picture Really Worth More than a Thousand Words? Which Instagram Post Types Elicit the Best Response for Radiology Education. J Digit Imaging 2021; 33:1053-1057. [PMID: 32372328 DOI: 10.1007/s10278-020-00344-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Since its 2010 launch, Instagram has rapidly risen to become one of the leading social media in the world, with more than one billion monthly users. Within the field of radiology, perhaps because of the image-weighted nature of the platform, several prominent organizations host Instagram accounts, including the Radiological Society of North America, American Roentgen Ray Society, American College of Radiology, and the American Board of Radiology. We started our own Instagram account in January 2016 because of the popularity of this social media platform among medical students. Our website contains over 260,000 images and is aimed at educating physicians, technologists, and nurses around the world on radiology, with an emphasis on body computed tomography. Given our varied selection of radiology resources, we were curious as to which posts perform best on Instagram and set out how to best characterize the interest in these posts. Our results point to an approach that can aid radiology educators who use social media, particularly Instagram, in producing popular content.
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- Lilly Kauffman
- The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 601 North Caroline Street, JHOC 3262, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA
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- The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 601 North Caroline Street, JHOC 3262, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA.
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- The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 601 North Caroline Street, JHOC 3262, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA
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- The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 601 North Caroline Street, JHOC 3262, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA
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Hijlis SA, Alanzi T, Alanezi F, Alhodaib H, Althumairi A, Aljaffary A, Aljabri D, Alrayes S, Alsalman D, Al-Fayez A, Alrawiai S, AlThani B, Alakrawi Z, Saadah A, Alyousif N. Use of social media for the improvement of radiation safety knowledge among Saudi Arabian radiographers. Int Health 2021; 14:280-287. [PMID: 34313321 PMCID: PMC9070517 DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihab042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Revised: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Radiographers have used social media networks for education, research, professional development and other purposes. However, in Saudi Arabia, there are no studies on the use of social media by radiographers. Therefore, the objective of this research was to evaluate the use of social media for the improvement of radiation safety knowledge among Saudi Arabian radiographers. METHODS A questionnaire was designed to collect the data from Saudi Arabian radiographers. The questionnaire was created using Google Forms and was sent to 530 radiographers using WhatsApp. In total, 159 participants completed and returned the questionnaire through WhatsApp. The response rate was 30%. Basic descriptive statistics were employed to analyse the data. RESULTS Most of the participants (79.9%) thought that social media could be used as a tool for the improvement of radiation safety knowledge. Also, almost half of participants (49.7%) employed social media when they needed to obtain information about radiation protection. Similarly, a majority of respondents (69.2%) used social media when they required information related to radiation safety. In addition, 81.7% of participants observed on video the existing information on radiation safety. Also, 71.7% of them were disposed to expand the use of social media to obtain information for radiation protection in their professional activities. CONCLUSION The results indicate that social media can help to improve radiation safety knowledge among Saudi Arabian radiographers. Consequently, participants were willing to increase the use of these tools in their professional work.
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- Shayma-A Hijlis
- Health Information Management and Technology Department, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 24424, Saudi Arabia
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- Health Information Management and Technology Department, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 24424, Saudi Arabia
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- Community College, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 24424, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyad 32433
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- Health Information Management and Technology Department, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 24424, Saudi Arabia
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- Health Information Management and Technology Department, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 24424, Saudi Arabia
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- Health Information Management and Technology Department, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 24424, Saudi Arabia
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- Health Information Management and Technology Department, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 24424, Saudi Arabia
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- Health Information Management and Technology Department, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 24424, Saudi Arabia
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- Health Information Management and Technology Department, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 24424, Saudi Arabia
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- Health Information Management and Technology Department, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 24424, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Business Administration, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 24424, Saudi Arabia
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- Health Information Management and Technology Department, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 24424, Saudi Arabia
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- Health Information Management and Technology Department, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 24424, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Information Technology, Information Technology, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran 23324, Saudi Arabia
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Alsoudi AF, Rayess N, Khan S, Koo E, Rahimy E. Social Media and Retinal Detachment: Perspectives of Providers and Patients on Instagram. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina 2021; 52:391-395. [PMID: 34309431 DOI: 10.3928/23258160-20210628-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE To evaluate the social media interactions of patients who experience retinal detachment and/or repair and how ophthalmic medical providers utilize social media. PATIENTS AND METHODS A cross-sectional study of public posts on Instagram was performed from September 2019 to January 2020, with filtering based on the following hashtags: #retinaldetachment, #detachedretina, #retinaldetachmentsurgery, and #scleralbuckle. A categorical classification system was used for each Instagram post to review descriptive variables. RESULTS Of the 1,797 Instagram posts analyzed, 697 (39%) were made by patients, of which 395 (57%) were positive in tone and 599 (86%) were in the postoperative period. Posts by ophthalmologists were most commonly centered on colleague education (446, 81%). CONCLUSIONS The majority of Instagram posts by patients were of a positive tone reflecting primarily on activities of daily living and rehabilitations. Retina specialists should consider providing more social media content directed toward patients, particularly regarding their rehabilitation course following retinal detachment repair. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2021;52:391-395.].
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Azcona Sáenz J, Herrán de la Gala D, Bui PPB, Arnáiz García J, Menéndez Fernández-Miranda P, Lamprecht Y, Drake Pérez M, Marco de Lucas E. Instagram's Influence on Radiology Today: Reviewing the Evolving Educational Journey from a Hospital to National Societies. J Digit Imaging 2021; 34:1316-1327. [PMID: 34240272 DOI: 10.1007/s10278-021-00474-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2020] [Revised: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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We define social media as an interactive online platform that allows users to communicate and exchange knowledge. Educational and medical profiles have slowly emerged on different social media platforms, helping to teach about and publicize diverse aspects of medicine. Radiology is one of the specialties that could potentially benefit the most from social media, as the radiologist tends to have little outside-the-hospital representation. Progressively, audiovisual content has been gaining ground on social networks: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, TikTok, etc. Instagram appears to be ideally suited for radiology given its image-based nature. In addition, Instagram can also be used as a tool to help radiologists share and discuss radiological images, improve communication with clinicians and patients, advertise themselves and their specialty, and humanize their profession. Nevertheless, legal matters and privacy issues should always be taken into account when using these tools. In this overview, we describe the development of social networks and communication tools in our own radiology department, focusing especially on our Instagram account, as it has had a wide impact on our hospital and radiology residents around the country. We will also provide a summary of the various social media platforms used for radiology education along with their pros and cons, including useful tips for safe and efficient use.
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Godoy IRB, Neto LP, Skaf A, Leão-Filho HM, Freddi TDAL, Jasinowodolinski D, Yamada AF. Audiovisual Content for a Radiology Fellowship Selection Process During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Pilot Web-Based Questionnaire Study. JMIR MEDICAL EDUCATION 2021; 7:e28733. [PMID: 33956639 PMCID: PMC8139391 DOI: 10.2196/28733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2021] [Revised: 05/04/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Traditional radiology fellowships are usually 1- or 2-year clinical training programs in a specific area after completion of a 4-year residency program. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate the experience of fellowship applicants in answering radiology questions in an audiovisual format using their own smartphones after answering radiology questions in a traditional printed text format as part of the application process during the COVID-19 pandemic. We hypothesized that fellowship applicants would find that recorded audiovisual radiology content adds value to the conventional selection process, may increase engagement by using their own smartphone device, and facilitate the understanding of imaging findings of radiology-based questions, while maintaining social distancing. METHODS One senior staff radiologist of each subspecialty prepared 4 audiovisual radiology questions for each subspecialty. We conducted a survey using web-based questionnaires for 123 fellowship applications for musculoskeletal (n=39), internal medicine (n=61), and neuroradiology (n=23) programs to evaluate the experience of using audiovisual radiology content as a substitute for the conventional text evaluation. RESULTS Most of the applicants (n=122, 99%) answered positively (with responses of "agree" or "strongly agree") that images in digital forms are of superior quality to those printed on paper. In total, 101 (82%) applicants agreed with the statement that the presentation of cases in audiovisual format facilitates the understanding of the findings. Furthermore, 81 (65%) candidates agreed or strongly agreed that answering digital forms is more practical than conventional paper forms. CONCLUSIONS The use of audiovisual content as part of the selection process for radiology fellowships is a new approach to evaluate the potential to enhance the applicant's experience during this process. This technology also allows for the evaluation of candidates without the need for in-person interaction. Further studies could streamline these methods to minimize work redundancy with traditional text assessments or even evaluate the acceptance of using only audiovisual content on smartphones.
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- Ivan Rodrigues Barros Godoy
- Department of Radiology, Hospital do Coração and Teleimagem, São Paulo, Brazil
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital do Coração and Teleimagem, São Paulo, Brazil
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- ALTA Diagnostic Center (DASA Group), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital do Coração and Teleimagem, São Paulo, Brazil
- ALTA Diagnostic Center (DASA Group), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital do Coração and Teleimagem, São Paulo, Brazil
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- ALTA Diagnostic Center (DASA Group), São Paulo, Brazil
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Gupta Y, Narayan AK, Swope M, Siswick J, Beavers K, Patel AK. The Silent Rise of Radiology Instagram: A Longitudinal, Cross-Sectional Analysis. J Am Coll Radiol 2021; 18:1208-1212. [PMID: 33905750 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2021.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2021] [Revised: 03/13/2021] [Accepted: 03/21/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Yasha Gupta
- Department of Radiology, Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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- Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, Quality and Safety Officer, Division of Breast Imaging, Co-Chair, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Journal of the American College of Radiology, Reston, Virginia
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- Department of Radiology, Liberty Hospital/Alliance Radiology, Liberty, Missouri
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Farsi D. Social Media and Health Care, Part I: Literature Review of Social Media Use by Health Care Providers. J Med Internet Res 2021; 23:e23205. [PMID: 33664014 PMCID: PMC8056296 DOI: 10.2196/23205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Revised: 11/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND As the world continues to advance technologically, social media (SM) is becoming an essential part of billions of people's lives worldwide and is affecting almost every industry imaginable. As the world is becoming more digitally oriented, the health care industry is increasingly visualizing SM as an important channel for health care promotion, employment, recruiting new patients, marketing for health care providers (HCPs), building a better brand name, etc. HCPs are bound to ethical principles toward their colleagues, patients, and the public in the digital world as much as in the real world. OBJECTIVE This review aims to shed light on SM use worldwide and to discuss how it has been used as an essential tool in the health care industry from the perspective of HCPs. METHODS A literature review was conducted between March and April 2020 using MEDLINE, PubMed, Google Scholar, and Web of Science for all English-language medical studies that were published since 2007 and discussed SM use in any form for health care. Studies that were not in English, whose full text was not accessible, or that investigated patients' perspectives were excluded from this part, as were reviews pertaining to ethical and legal considerations in SM use. RESULTS The initial search yielded 83 studies. More studies were included from article references, and a total of 158 studies were reviewed. SM uses were best categorized as health promotion, career development or practice promotion, recruitment, professional networking or destressing, medical education, telemedicine, scientific research, influencing health behavior, and public health care issues. CONCLUSIONS Multidimensional health care, including the pairing of health care with SM and other forms of communication, has been shown to be very successful. Striking the right balance between digital and traditional health care is important.
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- Deema Farsi
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Spieler B, Ballard DH, Mazaheri P, Legro N, Catanzano T, Dey C, Prejean E, Fontentot J, Martin MD, Danrad R, Kim HHR, Caplin D, Gettle LM, Awan O. Social Media in Radiology: Overview and Usefulness of Online Professional #SoMe Profiles. Acad Radiol 2021; 28:526-539. [PMID: 32482471 DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2020.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Revised: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 03/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Social media is a ubiquitous part of society and used by many healthcare professionals, including radiologists. This article prepared by the 2019-2020 Radiology Research Alliance Social Media Task Force presents different uses and benefits of an online professional social media profile. Physician and healthcare-specific issues along with popular platforms such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube are used to explore topics including education, branding, research, mentorship, promotion, and leadership.
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Carman KL, Minns A, Garber S, Hammoud MM, Hortsch M. ObGyn Delivered: Social Media Serving Medical Students' Learning Needs. MEDICAL SCIENCE EDUCATOR 2021; 31:827-836. [PMID: 34457927 PMCID: PMC8368571 DOI: 10.1007/s40670-021-01226-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The availability of social media in biomedical education is rapidly expanding. However, there is little information comparing the utility of different social media platforms. The authors sought to describe and evaluate a student-led medical education tool, ObGyn Delivered, that uses three social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter) in order to understand each platform's potential roles, benefits, and barriers and describe their advantages and limitations. Medical educators utilizing social media tools may benefit from focusing their efforts on the strengths of each platform to communicate different messages, provide unique content, and to reach a maximal number of potential users.
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- University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI USA
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- Department of Obstetrics-Gynecology, Case Western University Hospital, Cleveland, OH USA
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI USA
- Learning Health Sciences, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI USA
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- Learning Health Sciences, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI USA
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI USA
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Munawar K, Prabhu V. Radiology on Reddit: A Content Analysis and Opportunity for Radiologist Engagement and Education. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol 2021; 50:362-368. [PMID: 33674145 DOI: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2021.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Social media use in radiology has been well documented, primarily pertaining to Twitter and Facebook. We evaluated radiology-related posts and users on Reddit, a popular platform with users who post and discuss content in a message-board format. METHODS Two subreddits were reviewed: r/radiology (top 100 posts) and r/medicine (search queries: radiology, x-ray, CT scan, MRI, ultrasound, PET scan, and mammogram). Post aims and user types were categorized. Kruskal-Wallis H and post-hoc pairwise Mann-Whitney U tests were performed to assess user and post types associated with greater post comments and points. RESULTS A total of 323 posts submitted by 258 unique users over a 9 year period with a median of 21 comments (range 0-568) and 119 points (0-1877) were reviewed. These were most commonly posted by physicians (41%), radiologic technologists (18%), and medical students (12%). Radiologists represented 30% of physicians and 12% of all users. Posts by physicians had significantly higher median comments and points than half of other user categories (P = <0.01-0.04). Most posts related to imaging case presentations (25%), comedic content (18%), and imaging appropriateness (10%). The most common radiology subspecialties featured were musculoskeletal (26%), neuroradiology (22%), abdominal (21%), and cardiothoracic (20%). Although only 1% of posts featured wellness and burnout, they had significantly higher median comments and points than 14 of 15 and 15 of 15 other post categories, respectively (P = <0.01-0.03). CONCLUSION Reddit hosts a diverse community providing an interface for education, consultation, and humor. Radiologists represent a small, although impactful, portion of this community and should embrace Reddit as an avenue for engagement.
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- Kamran Munawar
- NYU Langone Health, Department of Radiology, New York, NY.
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- NYU Langone Health, Department of Radiology, New York, NY
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Teton ZE, Freedman RS, Tomlinson SB, Linzey JR, Onyewuenyi A, Khahera AS, Hendricks BK, Cohen-Gadol AA. The Neurosurgical Atlas: advancing neurosurgical education in the digital age. Neurosurg Focus 2021; 48:E17. [PMID: 32114553 DOI: 10.3171/2019.12.focus19820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The advent of the internet and the popularity of e-learning resources has promoted a shift in medical and surgical education today. The Neurosurgical Atlas has sought to capitalize on this shift by providing easily accessible video and online education to its users on an international scale. The rising popularity of social media has provided new avenues for expanding that global reach, and the Atlas has sought to do just that. In this study, the authors analyzed user demographics and web traffic patterns to quantify the international reach of the Atlas and examined the potential impact of social media platforms on the expansion of that reach. METHODS Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram metrics were extracted using each respective service's analytics tool from the date of their creation through October 2019. Google Analytics was used to extract website traffic data from September 2018 to September 2019 and app data from January 2019 to October 2019. The metrics extracted included the number of platform users/followers, user demographic information, percentage of new versus returning visitors, and a number of platform-specific values. RESULTS Since the authors' previous publication in 2017, annual website viewership has more than doubled to greater than 500,000 viewing sessions in the past year alone; international users accounted for more than 60% of the visits. The Atlas Twitter account, established in August 2012, has more than 12,000 followers, primarily hailing from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Saudi Arabia. The Atlas Facebook account, established in 2013, has just over 13,000 followers, primarily from India, Egypt, and Mexico. The Atlas Instagram account (established most recently, in December 2018) has more than 16,000 followers and the highest percentage (31%) of younger users (aged 18-24 years). The Atlas app was officially launched in May 2019, largely via promotion on the Atlas social media platforms, and has since recorded more than 60,000 viewing sessions, 80% of which were from users outside the United States. CONCLUSIONS The Neurosurgical Atlas has attempted to leverage the many e-learning resources at its disposal to assist in spreading neurosurgical best practice on an international scale in a novel and comprehensive way. By incorporating multiple social media platforms into its repertoire, the Atlas is able to ensure awareness of and access to these resources regardless of the user's location or platform of preference. In so doing, the Atlas represents a novel way of advancing access to neurosurgical educational resources in the digital age.
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- Zoe E Teton
- 1School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
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- 3School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
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- 4Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- 5Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago, Illinois
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- 7Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona; and
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Impact of social media on the academic performance of undergraduate medical students. Med J Armed Forces India 2021; 77:S37-S41. [PMID: 33612930 DOI: 10.1016/j.mjafi.2020.10.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Social media has become an integral part in the life of every individual in the 21st century. Social media addiction in the younger age group is a major problem. The objective of this study was to find a correlation between academic performance and social media use. Methods This was a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study conducted in a medical school over a period of 3 months (Nov 2018-Jan 2019), where 400 medical undergraduates who use social media participated in the study. Data collected from the questionnaire included the academic performance in terms of university examination marks, the duration of social media use per day and the social media addiction score. Data correlation was done using the Pearson's correlation factor. Results 41.5% of students used social media for upto 3 h per day. Whatsapp (98.25%) and Youtube (91.75%) were the most commonly used social media applications. 73.5% used social media to read health-related news, 71.5% used it to complete assignments and more than 50% used it for seminar preparation, test preparation and research-related purposes. Academic performance of female students was better than male students. There was a significantly higher use of social media among academically low-performing medical students compared with high-performing medical students. There was a weak negative correlation between academic performance and social media usage and a strong positive correlation between social media usage and the social media addiction score. Conclusions Social media has a negative impact on the academic performance of 21st-century undergraduate medical students.
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Dong SW, Nolan NS, Chavez MA, Li Y, Escota GV, Stead W. Get Privacy Trending: Best Practices for the Social Media Educator. Open Forum Infect Dis 2021; 8:ofab084. [PMID: 33796597 PMCID: PMC7990511 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2020] [Accepted: 02/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Social media is an increasingly popular forum for medical education. Many educators, including those in infectious diseases, are now creating and sharing unique and educational patient cases online. Unfortunately, some educators unknowingly threaten patient privacy and open themselves to legal liability. Further, the use of published figures or tables creates risk of copyright infringement. As more and more infectious diseases physicians engage in social media, it is imperative to create best practices to protect both patients and physicians. This summary will define the legal requirements of patient de-identification as well as other practical recommendations as they relate to use of clinical case information, patient images, and attribution of primary references on social media.
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- Sara W Dong
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Khurana S, Chopra R, Khurana B. Automated processing of social media content for radiologists: applied deep learning to radiological content on twitter during COVID-19 pandemic. Emerg Radiol 2021; 28:477-483. [PMID: 33459907 PMCID: PMC7811945 DOI: 10.1007/s10140-020-01885-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Purpose The purpose of this study was to develop an automated process to analyze multimedia content on Twitter during the COVID-19 outbreak and classify content for radiological significance using deep learning (DL). Materials and methods Using Twitter search features, all tweets containing keywords from both “radiology” and “COVID-19” were collected for the period January 01, 2020 up to April 24, 2020. The resulting dataset comprised of 8354 tweets. Images were classified as (i) images with text (ii) radiological content (e.g., CT scan snapshots, X-ray images), and (iii) non-medical content like personal images or memes. We trained our deep learning model using Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) on training dataset of 1040 labeled images drawn from all three classes. We then trained another DL classifier for segmenting images into categories based on human anatomy. All software used is open-source and adapted for this research. The diagnostic performance of the algorithm was assessed by comparing results on a test set of 1885 images. Results Our analysis shows that in COVID-19 related tweets on radiology, nearly 32% had textual images, another 24% had radiological content, and 44% were not of radiological significance. Our results indicated a 92% accuracy in classifying images originally labeled as chest X-ray or chest CT and a nearly 99% accurate classification of images containing medically relevant text. With larger training dataset and algorithmic tweaks, the accuracy can be further improved. Conclusion Applying DL on rich textual images and other metadata in tweets we can process and classify content for radiological significance in real time. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10140-020-01885-z.
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- Shikhar Khurana
- M.S. Ramaiah Medical College, M.S. Ramaiah Nagar, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560054, India
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- Trauma Imaging Research and Innovation Center, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Trauma Imaging Research and Innovation Center, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA, 02115, USA. .,Divison of Emergency Radiology, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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Molwitz I, Othman A, Brendlin A, Afat S, Barkhausen J, Reinartz SD. [Digital teaching with, during and after COVID-19]. Radiologe 2021; 61:64-66. [PMID: 33416927 PMCID: PMC7791335 DOI: 10.1007/s00117-020-00794-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- Isabel Molwitz
- Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie und Nuklearmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246, Hamburg, Deutschland.
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Alzain Z, Alfayez A, Alsalman D, Alanezi F, Hariri B, Al-Rayes S, Alhodaib H, Alanzi T. The role of social media in the training and continuing education of healthcare professionals in Eastern Saudi Arabia. INFORMATICS IN MEDICINE UNLOCKED 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.imu.2021.100587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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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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Wright CL, Knopp MI, Knopp MV. Online Social Media: Concepts and Practices for Molecular Imaging Professionals. Mol Imaging 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-816386-3.00070-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Garg T, Shrigiriwar A, Garg V. Tweeting Pattern of Radiology Societies: A Time-Based Analysis. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol 2020; 50:301-302. [PMID: 33261927 DOI: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2020.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Tushar Garg
- Department of Interventional Radiology, Seth GS Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Seth GS Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- DY Patil University- School of Dentistry, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Dhamija A, Moskovitz JA, Bick J, OConnor TJ, Regan J, Perry LA, Hulefeld D, Schwieterman E, Slavik E, Towbin AJ. Image-Enabling the Patient Portal of an Electronic Health Record. J Digit Imaging 2020; 34:483-488. [PMID: 33269447 DOI: 10.1007/s10278-020-00404-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Today, radiology departments still rely on compact disks to share imaging studies with patients. This practice is outdated as the majority of modern computers do not possess optical drives. In effect, hospitals are providing disks to patients to enable a single use, physical transport between two locations. This practice contrasts with the original goals of providing patients with their images: to empower ownership and provide transparency about their healthcare. The purpose of this manuscript is to implement an online platform for patient image viewing through an electronic health record patient portal. The number of study viewers was recorded daily over the first 90 days on our platform. During this time, the patients viewed 12,257 imaging studies. This represents 22% of the 56,413 imaging studies performed in our department. On average, there were 136 imaging studies viewed/day (range 52-250). We determined that an online platform enabling patients to view their images is feasible. At our hospital, a large percentage of patients quickly identified this feature and began using it to view their imaging studies.
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- Akhil Dhamija
- Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, OH, 45229, Cincinnati, USA.,University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, OH, Toledo, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, OH, 45229, Cincinnati, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, OH, 45229, Cincinnati, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, OH, 45229, Cincinnati, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, OH, 45229, Cincinnati, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, OH, 45229, Cincinnati, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, OH, 45229, Cincinnati, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, OH, 45229, Cincinnati, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, OH, 45229, Cincinnati, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, OH, 45229, Cincinnati, USA. .,Department of Radiology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, OH, Cincinnati, USA.
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Social media's role in the perception of radiologists and artificial intelligence. Clin Imaging 2020; 68:158-160. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2020.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2020] [Revised: 05/11/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Garg T, Garg V. Tweeting Pattern of Radiology Societies: A Day Based Analysis. Acad Radiol 2020; 27:1792-1793. [PMID: 32768349 DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2020.06.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Tushar Garg
- Department of Radiology, Seth GS Medical College & KEM Hospital, Acharya Donde Marg, Mumbai 400012, Maharashtra, India.
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- Dr DY Patil School of Dentistry, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Shiang T, Cerniglia C, Lin H, Lo HS. Radiology podcasting as a model for asynchronous remote learning in the COVID-19 era. Clin Imaging 2020; 71:147-154. [PMID: 33259980 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2020.10.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Revised: 10/13/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES We aimed to create an open access online radiology podcast to educate listeners at any time, from anywhere. To meet learner needs and improve the likelihood of successful implementation and utilization, we assessed radiology trainee attitudes and experiences of podcasts. MATERIALS AND METHODS We developed an educational podcast, From the Viewbox, focused on evergreen themes and practical approaches to radiology. Content categories included Diagnostic Approach, Specific Imaging Diagnoses, Noninterpretive Skills, and Special Topics. We released and promoted episodes on multiple digital platforms. Radiology trainees were surveyed and data were analyzed to assess listener preferences and usage trends. RESULTS Only 19% of our trainees had previously listened to a radiology podcast, yet 81% expressed interest in listening routinely. After initial release, 86% of trainees listened to the podcast and 62% listened routinely. Episodes gained the most plays immediately following release but retained and continued to attract more listeners. The most popular episode discussing COVID-19 diagnosis and imaging, emphasized the importance of selecting high yield content to match listener needs. Most trainees felt the podcast had "very high" or "high" value in educational value, accessibility, and time efficiency. CONCLUSIONS From the Viewbox offers efficient and accessible audio-only learning modules that can be used independently or effectively paired with traditional resources to decrease barriers in radiology education and enhance learner productivity. Podcasting is an underutilized asynchronous remote learning tool that can help overcome current challenges of social distancing, and more importantly address the diverse preferences and needs of our learners.
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- Tina Shiang
- University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 North Lake Ave, Worcester, MA 01605, United States of America.
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- University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 North Lake Ave, Worcester, MA 01605, United States of America.
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- University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 North Lake Ave, Worcester, MA 01605, United States of America.
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- University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 North Lake Ave, Worcester, MA 01605, United States of America.
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"Failing Up" on Social Media-Finding Opportunities in Moments of #Fail. J Am Coll Radiol 2020; 18:531-533. [PMID: 33080182 PMCID: PMC7568499 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2020.09.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2020] [Revised: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Towbin AJ, O'Connor T, Perry LA, Moskovitz JA, Miñano GG, Regan J, Hulefeld D, Schwieterman E, Hater D, Smith RL. Using informatics to engage patients. Pediatr Radiol 2020; 50:1514-1524. [PMID: 32935243 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-020-04767-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2020] [Revised: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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As a specialty, radiology has spent much of the last two decades implementing information systems that improve departmental efficiency and the ordering provider's access to information. While our patients have realized benefits such as improved access to care and reduced turnaround times, there has been little focus on using these information systems to improve patient engagement. In the last decade, society has shifted. Now, consumers in every industry expect to be able to use technology to help them accomplish different tasks from scheduling to communicating. Medicine, in general, has been slow to respond to the concept of the patient as a consumer. In this manuscript we describe some of the informatics efforts we have employed in our department to improve patient engagement. We present these initiatives, corresponding to each aspect of the radiology value stream, from the patient's point of view.
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- Alexander J Towbin
- Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., MLC 5031, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA. .,Department of Radiology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
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- Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., MLC 5031, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., MLC 5031, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., MLC 5031, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., MLC 5031, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., MLC 5031, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., MLC 5031, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., MLC 5031, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., MLC 5031, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., MLC 5031, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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Shah N, Nguyen JK, Heitkamp DE, Patel AK, Gupta Y. Dear Medical Students: It's Time to Join the #Twitterverse. J Am Coll Radiol 2020; 18:309-311. [PMID: 32882191 PMCID: PMC7458052 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2020.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Revised: 08/11/2020] [Accepted: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- Neal Shah
- Department of Radiology, The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Spartanburg, South Carolina.
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- Department of Radiology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, New York
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- Department of Radiology, Liberty Hospital, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Radiology, Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Redmond CE, Gibney B, Nicolaou S, Forster BB. Recruiting the Next Generation of Radiologists: The Important Role of Social Media. Acad Radiol 2020; 27:1335. [PMID: 31866108 DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2019.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 11/12/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Spieler B, Batte C, Mackey D, Henry C, Danrad R, Sabottke C, Pirtle C, Mussell J, Wallace E. Diagnosis in a snap: a pilot study using Snapchat in radiologic didactics. Emerg Radiol 2020; 28:93-102. [PMID: 32728998 PMCID: PMC7391048 DOI: 10.1007/s10140-020-01825-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Purpose To evaluate Snapchat, an image-based social media platform, as a tool for emergency radiologic didactics comparing image interpretation on mobile devices with conventional analysis on a classroom screen. Materials and methods Seven radiology residents (4 juniors, 3 seniors;4 males, 3 females; 28.4 years old, ± 1.7 years) were shown 5 emergent radiologic cases using Snapchat and 5 cases of similar content and duration on a classroom projector over 4 weeks. All images depicted diagnoses requiring immediate communication to ordering physicians. Performance was scored 0–2 (0 = complete miss, 1 = major finding, but missed the diagnosis, 2 = correct diagnosis) by two attending radiologists in consensus. Results All residents performed better on Snapchat each week. In weeks 1–4, juniors scored 21/40 (52.5%), 23/40 (57.5%), 19/40 (47.5%), and 18/40 (45%) points using Snapchat compared with 13/40 (32.5%), 23/40 (57.5%), 14/40 (35%), and 13/40 (32.5%), respectively, each week by projector, while seniors scored 19/30 (63.3%), 21/30 (70%), 27/30 (90%), and 21/30 (70%) on Snapchat versus 16/30 (53.3%), 19/30 (63.3%), 20/30 (66.7%), and 20/30 (66.7%) on projector. Four-week totals showed juniors scoring 81/160 (50.6%) on Snapchat and 63/160 (39.4%) by projector compared with seniors scoring 88/120 (73.3%) and 75/120 (62.5%), respectively. Performance on Snapchat was statistically, significantly better than via projector during weeks 1 and 3 (p values 0.0019 and 0.0031). Conclusion Radiology residents interpreting emergency cases via Snapchat showed higher accuracy compared with using a traditional classroom screen. This pilot study suggests that Snapchat may have a role in the digital radiologic classroom’s evolution.
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- Bradley Spieler
- Diagnostic Radiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1542 Tulane Avenue, Room 343, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA.
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Louisiana State University, 459-B Nicholson Hall, Tower Drive, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA
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- Diagnostic Radiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1542 Tulane Avenue, Room 343, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA
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- Diagnostic Radiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1542 Tulane Avenue, Room 343, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA
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- Diagnostic Radiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1542 Tulane Avenue, Room 343, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA
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- Diagnostic Radiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1542 Tulane Avenue, Room 343, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA
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- Diagnostic Radiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1542 Tulane Avenue, Room 343, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA
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- Cell Biology and Anatomy, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1901 Perdido Street, New Orleans, LA, 70118, USA
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- Diagnostic Radiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1542 Tulane Avenue, Room 343, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA
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Gupta S, Johnson EM, Peacock JG, Jiang L, McBee MP, Sneider MB, Krupinski EA. Radiology, Mobile Devices, and Internet of Things (IoT). J Digit Imaging 2020; 33:735-746. [PMID: 31898039 PMCID: PMC7256153 DOI: 10.1007/s10278-019-00311-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Radiology by its nature is intricately connected to the Internet and is at the forefront of technology in medicine. The past few years have seen a dramatic rise in Internet-based technology in healthcare, with imaging as a core application. Numerous Internet-based applications and technologies have made forays into medicine, and for radiology it is more seamless than in other clinical specialties. Many applications in the practice of radiology are Internet based and more applications are being added every day. Introduction of mobile devices and their integration into imaging workflow has reinforced the role played by the Internet in radiology. Due to the rapid proliferation of wearable devices and smartphones, IoT-enabled technology is evolving healthcare from conventional hub-based systems to more personalized healthcare systems. This article briefly discusses how the IoT plays a useful role in daily imaging workflow and current and potential future applications, how mobile devices can be integrated into radiology workflows, and the impact of the IoT on resident and medical student education, research, and patient engagement in radiology.
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- Supriya Gupta
- Department of Radiology and Imaging, Amita St. Mary’s Medical Center/ Affiliate faculty at Yale University Medical Center, 500 W Court St, Kankakee, IL 60901 USA
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- Brooke Army Medical Center, 3551 Roger Brooke Dr, San Antonio, TX 78234 USA
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- Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA USA
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- Medical Director of Student Electives, Department of Radiology & Medical Imaging, University of Virginia Health System, P.O. Box 800170, Charlottesville, VA 22908 USA
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- Department of Radiology & Imaging Sciences, Emory University, 1364 Clifton Rd NE D107, Atlanta, GA 30322 USA
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The Use of Social Media by Healthcare Quality Personnel in Saudi Arabia. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 2020:1417478. [PMID: 32565836 PMCID: PMC7262735 DOI: 10.1155/2020/1417478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Revised: 04/07/2020] [Accepted: 05/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Purpose The objective of this research was to investigate the use of social media for educational purposes by healthcare quality personnel in Saudi Arabia. Participants and Methods. A cross-sectional design study was carried out with 78 healthcare quality employees working in different hospitals in Saudi Arabia. The survey was distributed through WhatsApp, and the data were collected during November 2019. The results were analyzed and expressed in percentages using basic statistic tools. Results More than half of the participants (74.36%) were under 40 years old, and the gender was equally distributed among them. The participants used the following social media in decreasing order for educational purposes: YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Instagram, and Facebook. The largest proportion of them employed YouTube, and the least used social media network was Facebook. The majority of them (58.87%) employed these platforms more than 3 hours daily. Most respondents (82%) agreed that social media can be used to educate on healthcare quality topics, and YouTube was the preferred platform for this goal. The reasons for using social media for professional purposes were networking (27%), education and professional development (24%), and health promotion (13%). Most of the responses considered that social media networks were somehow helpful and very helpful for improving knowledge about the profession (96.20%), improving creativity (90%), improving decision making (83.33%), improving critical skills (80.77%), and improving problem-solving abilities (79.49%). Conclusion The findings showed that a high percentage of the healthcare quality personnel in Saudi Arabia used social media for educational purposes, and the most used platform for this objective was YouTube. The results suggested that social media can be potentially useful to perceive healthcare quality in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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To Tweet or Not to Tweet? A Look at Radiology Societies’ Use of Twitter. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 2020; 43:1070-1074. [DOI: 10.1007/s00270-020-02437-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2019] [Accepted: 02/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Chew C, Cannon P, O'Dwyer PJ. Radiology for medical students (1925-2018): an overview. BJR Open 2020; 2:20190050. [PMID: 33178968 PMCID: PMC7594901 DOI: 10.1259/bjro.20190050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2019] [Revised: 01/27/2020] [Accepted: 01/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Objective: Radiology has been espoused as an excellent tool for educating medical students since 1925. Advances in technology and PACS mean it has never been easier to demonstrate living anatomy and clinical pathology in exquisite detail to students. The aim of this study was to provide an overview of radiologic publications related to teaching medical students and its evolution through time. Methods A literature search was performed from inception to November 2018. The search strategies used both text words and relevant indexing related to “radiology”, “medical students” and “curriculum”. Results: 3589 records were identified of which 377 were included. There was a 100 fold increase in rate of publication over time—most were expository or surveys (60%), with few truly experimental articles. Radiology was used in clinical teaching (67%) and anatomy (33%). Almost half of radiologic anatomy teaching was conducted without the input of a Radiologist. Compulsory clinical clerkships/blocks in radiology was offered infrequently (35%). Female first authorship had increased in the last decade (47%). Conclusion: There is a significant increase in articles published on the role of radiology in medical student teaching in the last decade. Research in this area is required in order to investigate the role of radiology in improving the modern medical students’ education.
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- Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University Library University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
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- Emeritus Professor Gastrointestinal Surgery, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
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Kohli MD, Daye D, Towbin AJ, Kotsenas AL, Heilbrun ME. Social Media Tools for Department and Practice Communication and Branding in the Digital Age. Radiographics 2019; 38:1773-1785. [PMID: 30303796 DOI: 10.1148/rg.2018180090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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With nearly 70% of adults in the United States using at least one social media platform, a social media presence is increasingly important for departments and practices. Patients, prospective faculty and trainees, and referring physicians look to social media to find information about our organizations. The authors present a stepwise process for planning, executing, and evaluating an organizational social media strategy. This process begins with alignment with a strategic plan to set goals, identification of the target audience(s), selection of appropriate social media channels, tracking effectiveness, and resource allocation. The article concludes with a discussion of advantages and disadvantages of social media through a review of current literature. ©RSNA, 2018.
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- Marc D Kohli
- From the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Ave, M-391, San Francisco, CA 94143 (M.D.K.); Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (D.D.); Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio (A.J.T.); Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn (A.L.K.); and Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University Healthcare, Atlanta, Ga (M.E.H.)
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- From the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Ave, M-391, San Francisco, CA 94143 (M.D.K.); Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (D.D.); Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio (A.J.T.); Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn (A.L.K.); and Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University Healthcare, Atlanta, Ga (M.E.H.)
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- From the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Ave, M-391, San Francisco, CA 94143 (M.D.K.); Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (D.D.); Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio (A.J.T.); Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn (A.L.K.); and Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University Healthcare, Atlanta, Ga (M.E.H.)
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- From the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Ave, M-391, San Francisco, CA 94143 (M.D.K.); Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (D.D.); Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio (A.J.T.); Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn (A.L.K.); and Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University Healthcare, Atlanta, Ga (M.E.H.)
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- From the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Ave, M-391, San Francisco, CA 94143 (M.D.K.); Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (D.D.); Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio (A.J.T.); Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn (A.L.K.); and Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University Healthcare, Atlanta, Ga (M.E.H.)
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