Twitter AND journal club

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The spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has transformed many aspects of people's daily life, including sports. Social networks have been flooded on these issues. The present study aims to analyze the tweets produced relating to sports and COVID-19. From the end of January to the beginning of May 2020, over 4,000,000 tweets on this subject were downloaded through the Twitter search API. Once the duplicates, replicas, and retweets were removed, 119,253 original tweets were analyzed. A quantitative-qualitative content analysis was used to study the selected tweets...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had profound impacts upon scientific discourse in our field, most prominently through the abrupt transition of malignant hematology conferences to all-digital formats. These virtual components will likely be incorporated into future iterations of these conferences even as in-person attendance is reincorporated. In this review, we discuss ways in which usage of the social networking platform Twitter has expanded in the past year during virtual conferences as a method to facilitate-and, in some ways, democratize-information flow and professional networking...

This review describes how Twitter is currently used by laboratory professionals for education, research, and networking. This platform has a global audience. It enables users to post information publicly, easily, rapidly, and free of charge. The absence of hierarchies enables interactions that may not be feasible offline. Laboratory professionals teach thousands of people using text, images, polls, and videos. Academic discussion flourishes without paywalls. Published research is shared faster than ever before, articles are discussed in online journal clubs, and research collaborations are facilitated...

CONTEXT.—: Twitter has become a popular platform for pathologists, where they share cases and educational content, arrange journal club meetings, network, and collaborate. OBJECTIVE.—: To determine if composing original tweets or retweeting existing content can be used as an educational and networking tool for medical students during pathology electives. DESIGN.—: In this retrospective study, a survey was sent to assess if medical students who used Twitter during their pathology electives found the platform useful for the attainment of medical knowledge, and for networking and professional development...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Social media platforms such as Twitter are increasingly utilized to interact, collaborate, and exchange information within the academic medicine community. However, as Twitter begins to become formally incorporated into professional meetings, educational activities, and even the consideration of academic promotion, it is critical to better understand both the benefits and challenges posed by this platform. RECENT FINDINGS: Twitter use is rising amongst healthcare providers nationally and internationally, including in the field of hematology and oncology...

PURPOSE: The COVID-19 outbreak has substantially altered residents' training activities. While several new virtual learning programs have been recently implemented, the perspective of urology trainees regarding their usefulness still needs to be investigated. METHODS: A cross-sectional, 30-item, web-based Survey was conducted through Twitter from April 4th , 2020 to April 18th , 2020, aiming to evaluate the urology residents' perspective on smart learning (SL) modalities (pre-recorded videos, webinars, podcasts, and social media [SoMe]), and contents (frontal lessons, clinical case discussions, updates on Guidelines and on clinical trials, surgical videos, Journal Clubs, and seminars on leadership and non-technical skills)...

The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has unsettled conventional medical education, hastening a switch to digital platforms and open-access publishing. Rheumatology is a fast evolving academic discipline that stands to gain by this switch. Most rheumatology textbooks are now available in digital formats, and these are complemented with live updating educational hubs such as UpToDate and ClinicalKey. Emerging topics of COVID-19 on these proprietary platforms are now freely available to all specialists...

BACKGROUND: Compassion is a poorly understood concept in Medical Imaging research, but an increase in its focus was recommended in the Francis Report (2013). Little research has been conducted in this area to date. METHODS: The project was conducted from within a constructivist paradigm with appropriate ethical approval. As part of a wider doctoral study, data were harvested from a Twitter journal club discussion between medical imaging professionals of the author's published literature review and one focus group of post-graduate radiographers...

Journal clubs have existed since William Osler started them in the 19th century, and serve as an important avenue for critical appraisal of medical research in academia. In the past decade, particularly the past 5 years, there has been a proliferation of online journal clubs on Twitter (Twitter Inc, San Francisco, CA). These Twitter-based journal clubs have used the conversational nature of the medium and the focus allowed by specifying a hashtag to bring critical appraisal to the wider community. Currently, there are 27 active Twitter-based journal clubs...

Social media (SoMe) use has increased exponentially in the last decade and is having a profound impact on the Nephrology world. The use of these platforms is contributing to continuous educational and professional development by exposing nephrologists to new research, allowing them to connect with experts, to exchange experiences, or to engage in scientific debates. Here, we introduce the basics of SoMe, focusing on Twitter because it is the most popular SoMe platform used by the medical community for professional purposes...

As the global COVID-19 pandemic escalates there is a need within radiation oncology to work to support our patients in the best way possible. Measures are required to reduce infection spread between patients and within the workforce. Departments need contingency planning to create capacity and continue essential treatments despite a reduced workforce. The #radonc community held an urgent online journal club on Twitter in March 2020 to discuss these issues and create some consensus on crucial next steps. There were 121 global contributors...

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OBJECTIVE: The digital footprint of vascular residency and fellowship programs may have an impact on an applicant's likelihood of selecting a given program. This may include content and accessibility of a particular program's website as well as its social media presence. The goal of this study was to evaluate the online presence of all accredited vascular surgery training programs in the United States and Canada. METHODS: A list of accredited vascular surgery training programs in the United States was obtained from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and the Society for Vascular Surgery websites...

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Online journal clubs have recently become popular, but their effectiveness in promoting meaningful discussion of the evidence is unknown. We aimed to understand the learner experience of a hybrid online-traditional family medicine journal club. METHODS: We used a qualitative descriptive study to understand the experience of medical students and residents at the University of Toronto with the hybrid online-traditional family medicine journal club, including perceived useful and challenging aspects related to participant engagement and fostering discussion...

BACKGROUND: The International Urology Journal Club attracts global participation; however, its effectiveness as an educational resource is undetermined. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of the international Twitter-based urology journal club (#urojc) using Kirkpatrick's evaluation model and to quantify the development of #urojc into a robust educational platform. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: A 13-item survey was sent to 3127 followers of #urojc...

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INTRODUCTION: Journal clubs are useful for teaching critical appraisal skills and maintaining contemporary knowledge in orthopedics. The didactic format is most common; however, work commitments can pose difficulty in full attendance. Also with the current legislative working time restrictions for residents in Europe and North America, work and training time require separation with times that may not suit all attendees. Online forums such as "Twitter" have recently been used to accommodate various journal clubs...

BACKGROUND: Virtual journal clubs on Twitter (TweetChats) provide a platform to globally discuss publications. The Thoracic Surgery Social Media Network (TSSMN) is an organization that focuses on bringing social media attention to key publications in cardiothoracic surgery. TSSMN recently formed a Trainee Group with the goal of conducting chats covering key topics in cardiothoracic surgical training. The aim of this study was to characterize the pilot experience of this group. METHODS: The TSSMN trainee group held 3 TweetChats during the study period between 2017 and 2018...