Title |
Social Media and the Practicing Hematologist: Twitter 101 for the Busy Healthcare Provider
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Published in |
Current Hematologic Malignancy Reports, October 2015
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DOI | 10.1007/s11899-015-0286-x |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Michael A. Thompson, Navneet S. Majhail, William A. Wood, Miguel-Angel Perales, Mélanie Chaboissier |
Abstract |
Social media is a relatively new form of media that includes social networks for communication dissemination and interaction. Patients, physicians, and other users are active on social media including the microblogging platform Twitter. Many online resources are available to facilitate joining and adding to online conversations. Social media can be used for professional uses, therefore, we include anecdotes of physicians starting on and implementing social media successfully despite the limits of time in busy practices. Various applications demonstrating the utility of social media are explored. These include case discussions, patient groups, research collaborations, medical education, and crowdsourcing/crowdfunding. Social media is integrating into the professional workflow for some individuals and hematology/oncology societies. The potential for improving hematology care and research is just starting to be explored. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
United States | 75 | 44% |
Spain | 12 | 7% |
Canada | 10 | 6% |
Australia | 6 | 3% |
United Kingdom | 3 | 2% |
Saudi Arabia | 2 | 1% |
France | 2 | 1% |
Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
Uruguay | 1 | <1% |
Other | 7 | 4% |
Unknown | 53 | 31% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Members of the public | 94 | 55% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 40 | 23% |
Scientists | 26 | 15% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 12 | 7% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
United States | 2 | 3% |
Colombia | 1 | 1% |
Denmark | 1 | 1% |
Italy | 1 | 1% |
Unknown | 72 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Master | 15 | 19% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 10% |
Researcher | 7 | 9% |
Student > Bachelor | 7 | 9% |
Other | 7 | 9% |
Other | 17 | 22% |
Unknown | 16 | 21% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Medicine and Dentistry | 22 | 29% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 6 | 8% |
Social Sciences | 6 | 8% |
Computer Science | 6 | 8% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 6% |
Other | 14 | 18% |
Unknown | 18 | 23% |