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| Title |
Opportunities and ethical challenges for the practice of medicine in the digital era
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine, March 2015
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| DOI | 10.1007/s12178-015-9264-0 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Patrick D. Herron |
| Abstract |
Technological advances have been a driving force in the practice of medicine. From the discovery of x-rays' medical applications to the utilization of dialysis and surgical transplantation of organs, technology has presented new opportunities, and at times, ethical challenges for physicians. In recent years, the increased proliferation of social media tools has had a significant impact on how people engage with one another, and how they want to engage with their healthcare providers. Medical schools have begun to examine some of the issues surrounding use of social media in the context of professionalism in their curricula. Many of the physicians already in practice are left to grapple with how to learn about and wield social media in not only a professional capacity and their personal lives, but often where the two intersect. This paper will explore both opportunities for social media engagement and ethical concerns such usage presents to physicians and in particular to those in the field of musculoskeletal medicine. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 35 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 34% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 11% |
| Philippines | 3 | 9% |
| Australia | 1 | 3% |
| Germany | 1 | 3% |
| Ireland | 1 | 3% |
| South Africa | 1 | 3% |
| Italy | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 11 | 31% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 18 | 51% |
| Scientists | 9 | 26% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 11% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 4 | 11% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 49 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 49 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 8 | 16% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 6 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 10% |
| Researcher | 4 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 8 | 16% |
| Unknown | 15 | 31% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 22 | 45% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 5 | 10% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 6% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 2% |
| Psychology | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 16 | 33% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 21. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 03 November 2019.
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#1,794,900
of 25,513,063 outputs
Outputs from Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine
#56
of 541 outputs
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#22,610
of 277,973 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine
#5
of 17 outputs
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