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van der Boon RMA, Camm AJ, Aguiar C, Biasin E, Breithardt G, Bueno H, Drossart I, Hoppe N, Kamenjasevic E, Ladeiras-Lopes R, McGreavy P, Lanzer P, Vidal-Perez R, Bruining N. Risks and benefits of sharing patient information on social media: a digital dilemma. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. DIGITAL HEALTH 2024; 5:199-207. [PMID: 38774369 PMCID: PMC11104475 DOI: 10.1093/ehjdh/ztae009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Revised: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 05/24/2024]
Abstract
Social media (SoMe) has witnessed remarkable growth and emerged as a dominant method of communication worldwide. Platforms such as Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube have become important tools of the digital native generation. In the field of medicine, particularly, cardiology, attitudes towards SoMe have shifted, and professionals increasingly utilize it to share scientific findings, network with experts, and enhance teaching and learning. Notably, SoMe is being leveraged for teaching purposes, including the sharing of challenging and intriguing cases. However, sharing patient data, including photos or images, online carries significant implications and risks, potentially compromising individual privacy both online and offline. Privacy and data protection are fundamental rights within European Union treaties, and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) serves as the cornerstone of data protection legislation. The GDPR outlines crucial requirements, such as obtaining 'consent' and implementing 'anonymization', that must be met before sharing sensitive and patient-identifiable information. Additionally, it is vital to consider the patient's perspective and prioritize ethical and social considerations when addressing challenges associated with sharing patient information on SoMe platforms. Given the absence of a peer-review process and clear guidelines, we present an initial approach, a code of conduct, and recommendations for the ethical use of SoMe. In conclusion, this comprehensive review underscores the importance of a balanced approach that ensures patient privacy and upholds ethical standards while harnessing the immense potential of SoMe to advance cardiology practice and facilitate knowledge dissemination.
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Affiliation(s)
- Robert M A van der Boon
- Erasmus Medical Center, Cardiovascular Institute, Department of Cardiology, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Genetic and Cardiovascular Sciences Institute, Cardiology Clinical Academic Group, St. Geroge’s University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, SW17 0RE, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Santa Cruz, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, Av. Prof. Dr. Reinaldo dos Santos, 2790-134Carnaxide, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Centre for IT & IP Law (CiTiP), KU Leuven, Sint-Michielsstraat 6 box 3443, MTC-Building, 3rd floor, room 03.03,3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiology II (Electrophysiology), University Hospital Münster, Germany
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), Melchor Fernández Almagro, 328029 Madrid, Spain
- Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre and Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Enfermedades Cardiovaculares (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain
- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- European Society of CardiologyPatient Forum, The European Heart House, Les Templiers, 2035 Route des Colles, CS 80179 Biot, 06903 Sophia Antipolis, France
- European Society of Cardiology, The European Heart House, Les Templiers, 2035 Route des Colles, CS 80179 Biot., 06903 Sophia Antipolis, France
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- CELLS—Centre for Ethics and Law in the Life Sciences, Leibniz University Hannover, Otto-Brenner-Straße 1, 30159 Hannover, Germany
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- Centre for IT & IP Law (CiTiP), KU Leuven, Sint-Michielsstraat 6 box 3443, MTC-Building, 3rd floor, room 03.03,3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- UpHill Health, SA, Portugal
- Department of Surgery and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Alameda Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
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- European Society of CardiologyPatient Forum, The European Heart House, Les Templiers, 2035 Route des Colles, CS 80179 Biot, 06903 Sophia Antipolis, France
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- Internal Medicine, Middle German Heart Center, Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn Strasse 2, Bitterfeld D-06749, Germany
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- Servicio de Cardiología, Unidad de Imagen y Función Cardíaca, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A, A Coruña 15006, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain
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- Erasmus Medical Center, Cardiovascular Institute, Department of Cardiology, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Giannopoulos E, Agarwal A, Croke J, Golden DW, Hirsch AE, Jimenez RB, Malik NH, Papadakos J, Quartey NK, Samoil D, Wu CHD, Ingledew PA, Giuliani M. Exploring the Perceived Educational Impact of COVID-19 on Postgraduate Training in Oncology. JOURNAL OF CANCER EDUCATION : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER EDUCATION 2023; 38:829-836. [PMID: 35726080 PMCID: PMC9208832 DOI: 10.1007/s13187-022-02192-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
Abstract
This study sought to report the degree to which postgraduate trainees in radiation oncology perceive their education has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional online survey was administered from June to July 2020 to trainee members of the Canadian Association of Radiation Oncology (CARO) (n = 203). Thirty-four trainees responded with a 17% response rate. Just under half of participants indicated that COVID-19 had a negative/very negative impact on training (n = 15; 46%). The majority agreed/strongly agreed that they feared family/loved ones would contract COVID-19 (n = 29, 88%), felt socially isolated from friends and family because of COVID-19 (n = 23, 70%), and had difficulty concentrating on tasks because of concerns about COVID-19 (n = 17, 52%). Changes that had a negative/very negative impact on learning included limitations to travel and networking (n = 31; 91%) and limited patient contact (n = 19; 58%). Virtual follow-ups (n = 25: 76%) and in-patient care activities (n = 12; 36%) increased. Electives were cancelled in province (n = 10; 30%), out-of-province (n = 16; 49%), and internationally (n = 15; 46%). Teaching from staff was moderately reduced to completely suppressed (n = 23, 70%) and teaching to medical students was moderately reduced to completely suppressed (n = 27, 82%). Significant changes to radiation oncology training were wrought by the pandemic, and roughly half of trainees perceive that these changes had a negative impact on training. Innovations in training delivery are needed to adapt to these new changes.
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- Western Radiation Oncology/El Camino Health, Mountain View, CA, USA
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- Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Cancer Education, Princess Margret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Cancer Care Ontario, Ontario Health, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Cancer Education, Princess Margret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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Olortegui Yzu A, Fernández Coronado R. [Perceptions of resident physicians on the development of the cardiology resident program during the COVID-19 pandemic in Lima, Peru]. ARCHIVOS PERUANOS DE CARDIOLOGIA Y CIRUGIA CARDIOVASCULAR 2022; 3:145-152. [PMID: 37284574 PMCID: PMC10241333 DOI: 10.47487/apcyccv.v3i2.230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Objective To describe the perceptions of resident doctors about the development of their training program during the pandemic in the city of Lima - Peru. Materials and methods Through a cross-sectional study, a questionnaire was applied to seventy-eight cardiology residents in the last two years of training in the specialty. The perceptions about the accompaniment and support of the universities in the educational venues, for the development of the training program in cardiology during the pandemic, were evaluated. Results Regarding the support provided for their training, the items evaluated showed shortcomings above 60%, where permanent supervision was lacking in 90.0% of the residents. Regarding compliance with the rotations, the residents only received supervision in 24.4%, observing that they did not manage to carry out adequate rotations in 80.8% of the cases. The courses of the curricular plan were adequately developed in 92.5% of the cases, and the actions for the health of the resident were very low, highlighting that only in 9.0% of the cases did the university inquire about the state of health of the resident. Conclusions The development of the cardiology residency training program during the pandemic presented important shortcomings, showing that the deficiencies were accentuated compared to previous studies.
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- Adriel Olortegui Yzu
- Departamento de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, PerúUniversidad Nacional Mayor de San MarcosDepartamento de Medicina Preventiva y Salud PúblicaFacultad de MedicinaUniversidad Nacional Mayor de San MarcosLimaPeru
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- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, PerúUniversidad Nacional Mayor de San MarcosFacultad de MedicinaUniversidad Nacional Mayor de San MarcosLimaPeru
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Han JK, Baykaner T, DeSimone CV, Etheridge SP, Futyma P, Saha SA, Stiles MK, Gopinathannair R, Kabra R, Merchant FM. Virtual Transformation and the Use of Social Media: Cardiac Electrophysiology Education in the Post-COVID-19 Era. CURRENT TREATMENT OPTIONS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE 2021; 23:70. [PMID: 34690486 PMCID: PMC8523345 DOI: 10.1007/s11936-021-00948-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Purpose of Review The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the delivery of education for all specialties, including cardiac electrophysiology. This review will provide an overview of the COVID-19 spurred digital transformation of electrophysiology education for practicing clinicians and trainees in electrophysiology and cover the use of social media in these educational efforts. Recent Findings Major international, national, and local meetings and electrophysiology fellowship–specific educational sessions have transitioned rapidly to virtual and distanced learning, enhanced by social media. This has allowed for participation in educational activities by electrophysiologists on a wider, more global scale. Social media has also allowed rapid dissemination of new advances, techniques, and research findings in real time and to a global audience, but caution must be exercised as pitfalls also exist. Summary The digital and social media transformation of cardiac electrophysiology education has arrived and revolutionized the way education is delivered and consumed. Continued hybrid in-person and virtual modalities will provide electrophysiologists the flexibility to choose the best option to suit their individual needs and preferences for continuing education.
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- Janet K. Han
- Division of Cardiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles and VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, 11301 Wilshire Blvd 111E, Los Angeles, CA 90073 USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA USA
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Utah and Primary Children’s Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT USA
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- Medical College of Rzeszow University and St. Joseph’s Heart Rhythm Center, Rzeszów, Poland
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- Waikato Clinical School Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, The University of Auckland, Hamilton, New Zealand
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA USA
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