Reviewing social media use by clinicians: Table 1

von Muhlen, Marcio; Ohno-Machado, Lucila

doi:10.1136/amiajnl-2012-000990

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Reviewing social media use by clinicians: Table 1

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von Muhlen, Marcio, Ohno-Machado, Lucila·2012·Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

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Adoption studies of social media use by clinicians were systematically reviewed, up to July 26th, 2011, to determine the extent of adoption and highlight trends in institutional responses. This search led to 370 articles, of which 50 were selected for review, including 15 adoption surveys. The definition of social media is evolving rapidly; the authors define it broadly to include social networks and group-curated reference sites such as Wikipedia. Facebook accounts are very common among health science students (64-96%) and less so for professional clinicians (13-47%). Adoption rates have increased sharply in the past 4 years. Wikipedia is widely used as a reference tool. Attempts at incorporating social media into clinical training have met with mixed success. Posting of unprofessional content and breaches of patient confidentiality, especially by students, are not uncommon and have prompted calls for social media guidelines.

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“The finding that most clinicians use Wikipedia and general search engines to obtain medical information raises the question of the impact of such behavior on the quality of medical care.”
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It's time for the nursing profession to leverage social media
Ferguson, C. (2013) · Journal of Advanced Nursing · doi:10.1111/jan.12036 · Cited by 81 · see citing works
A Primer on Social Media for Plastic Surgeons: What Do I Need to Know About Social Media and How Can It Help My Practice?
Gould, D. J., Stevens, W. G., & Mobin, S. S. N. (2017) · Aesthetic Surgery Journal · doi:10.1093/asj/sjw246 · Cited by 79 · see citing works
Facilitating professional mobile learning communities with instant messaging
Pimmer, C., Brühlmann, F., Odetola, T. D., Oluwasola, D. O., Dipeolu, I. O., & Ajuwon, A. J. (2018) · Computers & Education · doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2018.09.005 · Cited by 84 · see citing works
Pharmacy 2.0: a scoping review of social media use in pharmacy.
Grindrod, K., Forgione, A., Tsuyuki, R., Gavura, S., & Giustini, D. (2014) · Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy · doi:10.1016/j.sapharm.2013.05.004 · Cited by 77 · see citing works
Effect of privacy concerns and engagement on social support behaviour in online health community platforms
Tseng, H., Ibrahim, F., Hajli, N., Nisar, T. M., & Shabbir, H. A. (2022) · Technological Forecasting and Social Change · doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2022.121592 · Cited by 75 · see citing works
Emerging trends in social media and plastic surgery
Gould, D. J., Leland, H. A., Ho, A. L., & Patel, K. M. (2016) · Annals of Translational Medicine · doi:10.21037/atm.2016.12.17 · Cited by 73 · see citing works
“While many users are online for marketing, others use social media to contribute and communicate with a broader community (18-20).”
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Health Beliefs, Trust in Media Sources, Health Literacy, and Preventive Behaviors among High-Risk Chinese for COVID-19
Niu, Z., Zhou, Q. X., Hu, P., & Wang, T. (2021) · Health Communication · doi:10.1080/10410236.2021.1880684 · Cited by 72 · see citing works
“Social media are widely used by clinicians (Von Muhlen & Ohno-Machado, 2012) and have been found to affect the relationship between healthcare providers and patients and lead to more equal communication between the patient and healthcare providers (Smailhodzic et al., 2016).”
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Wikis and Collaborative Writing Applications in Health Care: A Scoping Review
Archambault, P. M., van de Belt, T. H., Grajales, F. J., III, Faber, M. J., Kuziemsky, C. E., Gagnon, S., Bilodeau, A., Rioux, S., Nelen, W. L. D. M., Gagnon, M., et al. (2013) · Journal of Medical Internet Research · doi:10.2196/jmir.2787 · Cited by 72 · see citing works
“Although more research is needed to confirm this trend, these findings are consistent with an overall trend to increased use of social media among health professionals [79,272].”
The Social Media Editor at Medical Journals: Responsibilities, Goals, Barriers, and Facilitators
Lopez, M. N., Chan, T. M., Thoma, B., Arora, V. M., & Trueger, N. S. (2018) · Academic Medicine · doi:10.1097/acm.0000000000002496 · Cited by 66 · see citing works
The Revised METRIQ Score: A Quality Evaluation Tool for Online Educational Resources
Colmers-Gray, I. N., Krishnan, K., Chan, T. M., Trueger, N. S., Paddock, M. T., Grock, A., Zaver, F., & Thoma, B. (2019) · AEM Education and Training · doi:10.1002/aet2.10376 · Cited by 61 · see citing works
Mapping anatomical related entities to human body parts based on wikipedia in discharge summaries
Wang, Y., Fan, X., Chen, L., Chang, E., Ananiadou, S., Tsujii, J., & Xu, Y. (2019) · BMC Bioinformatics · doi:10.1186/s12859-019-3005-0 · Cited by 9 · see citing works
Perceptions of nursing students regarding responsible use of social media in the Eastern Cape
Nyangeni, T., Du Rand, S., & Van Rooyen, D. (2015) · Curationis · doi:10.4102/curationis.v38i2.1496 · Cited by 56 · see citing works
The use of social media for professional purposes among dentists in Saudi Arabia
Al-Khalifa, K. S., Al-Swuailem, A. S., AlSheikh, R., Muazen, Y. Y., Al-Khunein, Y. A., Halawany, H., & Al-Abidi, K. S. (2021) · BMC Oral Health · doi:10.1186/s12903-021-01390-w · Cited by 55 · see citing works
“Hence, rendering visible communication as an essential part of any dental clinic activity [1, 2].”
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Characteristics of Nurses Who Use Social Media
Kung, Y. M., & Oh, S. (2014) · CIN Computers Informatics Nursing · doi:10.1097/cin.0000000000000033 · Cited by 54 · see citing works
“Nevertheless, nurses have not been targeted as a major subject of the previous studies. von Muhlen and Ohno-Machado11 systematically reviewed articles published between 2007 and 2011 on clinicians’ adoption of social media and found these articles studied medical students, pharmacy students, junior…”
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Uncovering cyberincivility among nurses and nursing students on Twitter: A data mining study
Gagne, J. C. D., Hall, K. M., Conklin, J., Yamane, S. S., Roth, N. W., Chang, J., & Kim, S. S. (2018) · International Journal of Nursing Studies · doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.09.009 · Cited by 54 · see citing works
Attitudes of Health Professional Educators Toward the Use of Social Media as a Teaching Tool: Global Cross-Sectional Study
D'Souza, K., Henningham, L., Zou, R., Huang, J., O'Sullivan, E., Last, J., & Ho, K. (2017) · JMIR Medical Education · doi:10.2196/mededu.6429 · Cited by 53 · see citing works
“Therefore, evidence-based recommendations on principles, best practices, and successful strategies can be helpful to nonusers who are not confident in educational social media usage [31,36,38].”
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The use of social media for professional purposes by healthcare professionals: the #intEHRAct survey
Guerra, F., Linz, D., Garcia, R., Kommata, V., Kosiuk, J., Chun, J., Bovéda, S., & Duncker, D. (2021) · EP Europace · doi:10.1093/europace/euab244 · Cited by 51 · see citing works
Radiology Content on TikTok: Current Use of a Novel Video-Based Social Media Platform and Opportunities for Radiology
Lovett, J. T., Munawar, K., Mohammed, S., & Prabhu, V. (2020) · Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology · doi:10.1067/j.cpradiol.2020.10.004 · Cited by 50 · see citing works
Community pharmacists, Internet and social media: An empirical investigation
Shcherbakova, N., & Shepherd, M. D. (2013) · Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy · doi:10.1016/j.sapharm.2013.11.007 · Cited by 50 · see citing works
Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Women in the Southern Region of Saudi Arabia Regarding Cervical Cancer and the Pap Smear Test
Assaf, E. A. (2019) · Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention · doi:10.31557/apjcp.2019.20.4.1177 · Cited by 48 · see citing works
Social Media Use for Orthopaedic Surgeons
Jildeh, T. R., Okoroha, K. R., Guthrie, S. T., & Parsons, T. W. (2019) · JBJS Reviews · doi:10.2106/jbjs.rvw.18.00085 · Cited by 45 · see citing works
Utilisation of internet resources for continuing professional development: a cross-sectional survey of general practitioners in Scotland
MacWalter, G., McKay, J., & Bowie, P. (2016) · BMC Medical Education · doi:10.1186/s12909-016-0540-5 · Cited by 44 · see citing works
“As such it has been proposed that medical professionals might consider creating a separate account for more professional use of these platforms [34, 35].”
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A scoping review of WeChat to facilitate professional healthcare education in Mainland China
Luan, H., Wang, M., Sokol, R. L., Wu, S., Victor, B. G., & Perron, B. E. (2020) · Medical Education Online · doi:10.1080/10872981.2020.1782594 · Cited by 43 · see citing works
Professional Use of Social Media by Pharmacists: A Qualitative Study
Benetoli, A., Chen, T. F., Schaefer, M., Chaar, B. B., & Aslani, P. (2016) · Journal of Medical Internet Research · doi:10.2196/jmir.5702 · Cited by 43 · see citing works
“It is also substantiated by a review that found Wikipedia was widely used as a reference source by health care professionals in general [33].”
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Happiness, stress, a bit of vulgarity, and lots of discursive conversation: A pilot study examining nursing students' tweets about nursing education posted to Twitter
Booth, R. G. (2014) · Nurse Education Today · doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2014.10.012 · Cited by 42 · see citing works
Social Media Marketing: What Do Prospective Patients Want to See?
Klietz, M., Kaiser, H. W., Machens, H., & Aitzetmüller, M. M. (2019) · Aesthetic Surgery Journal · doi:10.1093/asj/sjz204 · Cited by 41 · see citing works
Framework for efficient utilisation of social media in Pakistan's healthcare sector
Nisar, S., & Shafiq, M. (2018) · Technology in Society · doi:10.1016/j.techsoc.2018.09.003 · Cited by 43 · see citing works
Internet skills of medical faculty and students: is there a difference?
O’Doherty, D., Lougheed, J., Hannigan, A., Last, J., Dromey, M., O’Tuathaigh, C. M. P., & McGrath, D. (2019) · BMC Medical Education · doi:10.1186/s12909-019-1475-4 · Cited by 39 · see citing works
The Use of Twitter by Plastic Surgery Journals
Asyyed, Z., McGuire, C., Samargandi, O. A., Al‐Youha, S., & Williams, J. G. (2019) · Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery · doi:10.1097/prs.0000000000005535 · Cited by 39 · see citing works
Incorporating Social Media into your Support Tool Box: Points to Consider from Genetics‐Based Communities
Rocha, H. M., Savatt, J. M., Riggs, E. R., Wagner, J. K., Faucett, W. A., & Martin, C. L. (2018) · Journal of Genetic Counseling · doi:10.1007/s10897-017-0170-z · Cited by 38 · see citing works
“…as finding poor quality information or support, compromising privacy and confidentiality of a child or their family, blurred boundaries for researchers and professionals, and inappropriate or irrelevant conversations due to lack of moderation (Moorhead et al. 2013; von Muhlen & Ohno-Machado 2012).”
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The influence of health-specific social network site use on the psychological well-being of cancer-affected people
Erfani, S. S., Blount, Y., & Abedin, B. (2016) · Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association · doi:10.1093/jamia/ocv170 · Cited by 37 · see citing works
Healthcare hashtag index development: Identifying global impact in social media
Pinho-Costa, L., Yakubu, K., Hoedebecke, K. L., Laranjo, L., Patrick, R. C., Colon-Gonzalez, M. C., Neves, A. L., & Errami, H. (2016) · Journal of Biomedical Informatics · doi:10.1016/j.jbi.2016.09.010 · Cited by 37 · see citing works
What Are Diabetes Patients Versus Health Care Personnel Discussing on Social Media?
Årsand, E., Bradway, M., & Gabarrón, E. (2019) · Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology · doi:10.1177/1932296818821649 · Cited by 37 · see citing works
Establishing a Framework for the Use of Social Media in Pharmacovigilance in Europe
Brosch, S., de Ferran, A.-M., Newbould, V., Farkas, D., Lengsavath, M., & Tregunno, P. (2019) · Drug Safety · doi:10.1007/s40264-019-00811-8 · Cited by 36 · see citing works
How we used two social media tools to enhance aspects of active learning during lectures
George, D. R., Dreibelbis, T. D., & Aumiller, B. B. (2013) · Medical Teacher · doi:10.3109/0142159x.2013.818631 · Cited by 35 · see citing works
“…medical school courses incorporating social media have generally been well received by students (King et al. 2009; George & Dellasega 2011), most studies have used technology as a means of increasing social learning outside of the classroom rather than within it (von Muhlen & Ohno-Machado 2012).”
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Impact of Scientific Versus Emotional Wording of Patient Questions on Doctor-Patient Communication in an Internet Forum: A Randomized Controlled Experiment with Medical Students
Bientzle, M., Griewatz, J., Kimmerle, J., Küppers, J., Creß, U., & Lammerding‐Koeppel, M. (2015) · Journal of Medical Internet Research · doi:10.2196/jmir.4597 · Cited by 34 · see citing works
“Internet communication enables both medical experts [1-5] and laypeople [3-6] to perceive as well as produce and communicate health-related information online.”
Social Media and Ethical Challenges for the Dermatologist
Militello, M., Yang, R. A., Anderson, J. B., Szeto, M. D., Presley, C. L., & Laughter, M. R. (2021) · Current Dermatology Reports · doi:10.1007/s13671-021-00340-7 · Cited by 33 · see citing works
Social Media: Opportunities for Quality Improvement and Lessons for Providers—A Networked Model for Patient-Centered Care Through Digital Engagement
Bornkessel, A. S., Furberg, R., & Lefebvre, R. C. (2014) · Current Cardiology Reports · doi:10.1007/s11886-014-0504-5 · Cited by 34 · see citing works
The convergence of mobile and social media: Affordances and constraints of mobile networked communication for health workers in low- and middle-income countries
Pimmer, C., & Tulenko, K. (2015) · Mobile Media & Communication · doi:10.1177/2050157915622657 · Cited by 40 · see citing works
“Health professionals’ increasing use of social media has been reflected in a considerable number of recent reviews (Chou et al., 2013; Grajales, Sheps, Ho, Novak-Lauscher, & Eysenbach, 2014; Moorhead et al., 2013; Scott, Klassen, & Hartling, 2013; von Muhlen & Ohno-Machado, 2012).”
Ethical and legal perspectives on the medical practitioners use of social media
Kubheka, B. (2017) · South African Medical Journal · doi:10.7196/samj.2017.v107i5.12047 · Cited by 32 · see citing works
How Turkish Private Hospitals use Social media: A Qualitative Study
İlgün, G., & Uğurluoğlu, Ö. (2018) · Journal of Social Service Research · doi:10.1080/01488376.2018.1479339 · Cited by 33 · see citing works
“The use of social media in healthcare services is realized both at the institutional and individual levels (Britnell, 2011; Desai, Ndukwu, & Mitchell, 2015; Heldman, Schindelar, & Weaver, 2013; Vance, Howe, & Dellavalle, 2009; Von Muhlen & Ohno-Machado, 2012).”
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Opinions of Students from a Brazilian Medical School Regarding Online Professionalism
Rocha, P. N., & de Castro, N. A. A. (2014) · Journal of General Internal Medicine · doi:10.1007/s11606-013-2748-y · Cited by 32 · see citing works
The Impact of COVID-19 on Dual-Physician Couples: A Disproportionate Burden on Women Physicians
Soares, A., Thakker, P., Deych, E., Jain, S., & Bhayani, R. K. (2021) · Journal of Women s Health · doi:10.1089/jwh.2020.8903 · Cited by 31 · see citing works
Benefits, Challenges, and Social Impact of Health Care Providers’ Adoption of Social Media
Khan, M. I., & Loh, J. M. I. (2021) · Social Science Computer Review · doi:10.1177/08944393211025758 · Cited by 31 · see citing works
“…that is, the legal and privacy implications of inappropriate social media use among health care providers (e.g., breach of patient privacy or breach in doctor–patient boundary; Denecke et al., 2015; J. Fisher & Clayton, 2012; Hawn, 2009; McGowan et al., 2012; Von Muhlen & Ohno-Machado, 2012).”
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Social Media in the Dental School Environment, Part B: Curricular Considerations.
Spallek, H., Turner, S., Donate-Bartfield, E., Chambers, D. W., McAndrew, M., Zarkowski, P., & Karimbux, N. (2015) · Journal of Dental Education · doi:10.1002/j.0022-0337.2015.79.10.tb06009.x · Cited by 30 · see citing works
Understanding health food messages on Twitter for health literacy promotion
Zhou, J., Liu, F., & Zhou, H. (2018) · Perspectives in Public Health · doi:10.1177/1757913918760359 · Cited by 30 · see citing works
A mixed-method research to investigate the adoption of mobile devices and Web2.0 technologies among medical students and educators
Fan, S., Radford, J. C., & Fabian, D. (2016) · BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making · doi:10.1186/s12911-016-0283-6 · Cited by 29 · see citing works
“While courses have been developed to incorporate Web 2.0 technologies, it is considered a challenge to balance communication gain with increase in distractions, known shortcomings, and errors [17].”
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Virtual colleagues, virtually colleagues—physicians’ use of Twitter: a population-based observational study
Brynolf, A., Johansson, S., Appelgren, E., Lynöe, N., & Bonamy, A. E. (2013) · BMJ Open · doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002988 · Cited by 28 · see citing works
Web-based social media for professional medical education: Perspectives of senior stakeholders in the nursing home sector
Kitching, F., Winbolt, M., MacPhail, A., & Ibrahim, J. (2015) · Nurse Education Today · doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2015.05.013 · Cited by 30 · see citing works
“…mainstay of education at the university level (Cain and Fox, 2009; Cartledge et al., 2013) and are almost universally used by students and recent graduates in the health professions (Hansen, 2008; von Muhlen and Ohno-Machado, 2012), they may not be the preferred option of experienced professionals.”
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How we made professionalism relevant to twenty-first century residents
Khandelwal, A., Nugus, P., Elkoushy, M. A., Cruess, R. L., Cruess, S. R., Smilovitch, M., & Andonian, S. (2015) · Medical Teacher · doi:10.3109/0142159x.2014.990878 · Cited by 28 · see citing works
“Between 12.8 and 46.7% of physicians and residents and 64–96% of medical students have personal accounts on Facebook (von Muhlen & Ohno-Machado 2012).”
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Mobile Technology and Social Media in the Clinical Practice of Young Radiation Oncologists: Results of a Comprehensive Nationwide Cross-sectional Study
Bibault, J., Leroy, T., Blanchard, P., Biau, J., Cervellera, M., Diaz, O., Faivre, J.-C., Fumagalli, I., Lescut, N., Martin, V., et al. (2014) · International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics · doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.05.012 · Cited by 28 · see citing works
Radiologic Professionalism in Modern Health Care
Hryhorczuk, A. L., Hanneman, K. A., Eisenberg, R. L., Meyer, E. C., & Brown, S. D. (2015) · Radiographics · doi:10.1148/rg.2015150041 · Cited by 28 · see citing works
Analysis and study of hospital communication via social media from the patient perspective
Heras-Pedrosa, C. D. L., Rando-Cueto, D., Jambrino-Maldonado, C., & Rojano, F. J. P. (2020) · Cogent Social Sciences · doi:10.1080/23311886.2020.1718578 · Cited by 28 · see citing works
“Journal of Medical Internet Research, 16, e56. doi:10.2196/jmir.3024 Von Muhlen, M., & Ohno-Machado, L. (2012).”
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A Proposed Approach for Conducting Studies That Use Data From Social Media Platforms
D'Souza, R. S., Hooten, W. M., & Murad, M. H. (2021) · Mayo Clinic Proceedings · doi:10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.02.010 · Cited by 28 · see citing works
Social Media Platforms Listening Study on Atopic Dermatitis: Quantitative and Qualitative Findings
Voillot, P., Riche, B., Portafax, M., Foulquié, P., Gedik, A., Barbarot, S., Misery, L., Héas, S., Mebarki, A., Texier, N., et al. (2021) · Journal of Medical Internet Research · doi:10.2196/31140 · Cited by 24 · see citing works
“In general, social media refers to forms of electronic communication (such as websites for social networking and microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information, opinions, personal messages, photos, videos, and other contents within internet applications [18].”
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The role of social media in clinical excellence
Batt-Rawden, S., Flickinger, T., Weiner, J. M., Cheston, C. C., & Chisolm, M. S. (2014) · The Clinical Teacher · doi:10.1111/tct.12129 · Cited by 27 · see citing works
New Media for Educating Urology Residents: An Interview Study in Canada and Germany
Salem, J., Borgmann, H., MacNeily, A. E., Böehm, K., Schmid, M., Groeben, C., Baunacke, M., & Huber, J. C. (2016) · Journal of surgical education · doi:10.1016/j.jsurg.2016.11.009 · Cited by 27 · see citing works
“607 Undecided 16% (9) 13% (22) Disagree 10% (6) 15% (26)”
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Understanding and Predicting Social Media Use Among Community Health Center Patients: A Cross-Sectional Survey
Hanson, C. L., West, J., Thackeray, R., Barnes, M. D., & Downey, J. (2014) · Journal of Medical Internet Research · doi:10.2196/jmir.3373 · Cited by 26 · see citing works
Age-related differences in social media use in the neurosurgical community: A multi-institutional study
Udawatta, M., Ng, E., Phillips, H. W., Chen, J., Wilson, B. R., Prashant, G. N., Nagasawa, D. T., & Yang, I. (2019) · Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery · doi:10.1016/j.clineuro.2019.03.027 · Cited by 26 · see citing works
Do you use social media? A study into new nursing and midwifery graduates' uptake of social media
Tuckett, A. G., & Turner, C. T. (2015) · International Journal of Nursing Practice · doi:10.1111/ijn.12411 · Cited by 26 · see citing works
Social media in travel medicine: A review
Patel, D., & Jermacane, D. (2015) · Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease · doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2015.03.006 · Cited by 25 · see citing works
Alternatives to the Conference Status Quo: Addressing the Learning Needs of Emergency Medicine Residents
Gottlieb, M. A., Riddell, J., & Crager, S. E. (2016) · Annals of Emergency Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2016.04.003 · Cited by 25 · see citing works
Comprehensive overview of computer-based health information tailoring: a systematic scoping review
Ghalibaf, A. K., Nazari, E., Gholian‐Aval, M., & Tara, M. (2019) · BMJ Open · doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021022 · Cited by 25 · see citing works
Navigating the Maze of Social Media Disinformation on Psychiatric Illness and Charting Paths to Reliable Information for Mental Health Professionals: Observational Study of TikTok Videos
Hudon, A., Perry, K., Plate, A.-S., Doucet, A., Ducharme, L., Djona, O., Aguirre, C. T., & Evoy, G. (2025) · Journal of Medical Internet Research · doi:10.2196/64225 · Cited by 35 · see citing works
Readability of Wikipedia Pages on Autoimmune Disorders: Systematic Quantitative Assessment
Watad, ‬., Bragazzi, N. L., Brigo, F., Sharif, Κ., Amital, H., McGonagle, D. G., Shoenfeld, Y., & Adawi, M. (2017) · Journal of Medical Internet Research · doi:10.2196/jmir.8225 · Cited by 24 · see citing works
Opportunities to improve recruitment into medical genetics residency programs: survey results of program directors and medical genetics residents
Cichon, M., & Feldman, G. L. (2013) · Genetics in Medicine · doi:10.1038/gim.2013.161 · Cited by 24 · see citing works
Keeping Up With Changing Times in Education: Fostering Lifelong Learning of Millennial Learners
Schwartz, A. C., McDonald, W. M., Vahabzadeh, A. B. N., & Cotes, R. O. (2018) · FOCUS The Journal of Lifelong Learning in Psychiatry · doi:10.1176/appi.focus.20170004 · Cited by 24 · see citing works
General Practitioner perspectives and wellbeing during the COVID-19 Pandemic: a mixed method social media analysisPreprint
Golder, S., Jefferson, L., McHugh, E., Essex, H. N., Heathcote, C., Avila, A. C., Dale, V., Feltz-Cornelis, C. M. V. D., & Bloor, K. E. (2021) · medRxiv · doi:10.1101/2021.10.19.21265194 · Cited by 24 · see citing works
Dissemination of evidence in paediatric emergency medicine: a quantitative descriptive evaluation of a 16-week social media promotion
Gates, A., Featherstone, R. M., Shave, K., Scott, S. D., & Hartling, L. (2018) · BMJ Open · doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022298 · Cited by 23 · see citing works
“accessible platforms like Twitter and Facebook are increasingly being used by HCPs and patients to seek out information and communicate online.(8) 9 Along with advances in the use of social media in healthcare settings, free open-access medical education (FOAM) has grown rapidly in the past decade.”
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WikiProject Medicine: Creating Credibility in Consumer Health
James, R. (2016) · Journal of Hospital Librarianship · doi:10.1080/15323269.2016.1221284 · Cited by 23 · see citing works
“consistently high use of Wikipedia as a reference and study tool by medical students, early-career physicians, and pharmacists (4,5).”
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Social Media Usage for Medical Education and Smartphone Addiction Among Medical Students: National Web-Based Survey
Clavier, T., Chevalier, E., Demailly, Z., Veber, B., Messaadi, I.-A., & Popoff, B. (2024) · JMIR Medical Education · doi:10.2196/55149 · Cited by 22 · see citing works
Using social media in oncology for education and patient engagement.
Thompson, M. A., Younes, A., & Miller, R. S. (2012) · PubMed · Cited by 22 · see citing works
Exploring educational interventions to facilitate health professional students’ professionally safe online presence
Henning, M. A., Hawken, S., MacDonald, J., McKimm, J., Brown, M., Moriarty, H., Gasquoine, S., Chan, K., Hilder, J., & Wilkinson, T. (2017) · Medical Teacher · doi:10.1080/0142159x.2017.1332363 · Cited by 21 · see citing works
“A number of writers have reported the use and inappropriate use of web sites and SNS by health professionals and health professional students (Benetoli et al. 2015; Von Muhlen & Ohno-Machado 2012).”
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Collaborative writing applications in healthcare: effects on professional practice and healthcare outcomes
Archambault, P. M., van de Belt, T. H., Kuziemsky, C., Plaisance, A., Dupuis, A., McGinn, C. A., Francois, R., Gagnon, M., Turgeon, A. F., Horsley, T., et al. (2017) · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · doi:10.1002/14651858.cd011388.pub2 · Cited by 20 · see citing works
Usage of Social Media by Medical and Dental Students at Nishtar Medical College, Multan, Pakistan
Javed, M. W., & Bhatti, R. (2015) · Journal of Hospital Librarianship · doi:10.1080/15323269.2015.982031 · Cited by 21 · see citing works
“For health communication, social media is the best tool and acts like a bridge between health professionals, colleagues, and patients (12, 13).”
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The emerging role of social media in urology.
Leveridge, M. (2014) · PubMed Central · Cited by 20 · see citing works

Defining a Mismatch: Differences in Usage of Social Networking Sites Between Medical Students and the Faculty Who Teach Them
Brisson, G. E., Fisher, M. J., LaBelle, M. W., & Kozmic, S. E. (2015) · Teaching and Learning in Medicine · doi:10.1080/10401334.2015.1011648 · Cited by 29 · see citing works
Health professionals in cyberspace: a systematic review of the literature
Brown, M. A., Sr., McKimm, J., Gasquoine, S. E., MacDonald, J. E., Haven, J., Henning, M. A., Moriarty, H., Wilkinson, T., Chan, K. H., Rogers, G. G., et al. (2014)
Use of social media and professional attitude and beliefs of medical students and interns: Should social media use be part of professional assessment?
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Authors: von Muhlen, M., & Ohno-Machado, L.
Venue: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published: 2012-09
Volume: 19
Issue: 5
Pages: 777-781
ISSN: 1067-5027 (ISSN-L)
1527-974X
DOI: 10.1136/amiajnl-2012-000990
PMC: PMC3422846
OpenAlex: W2140815329
Cited by: 319
References: 63
Citations by year: 2026: 5 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 22 · 2023: 18 · 2022: 23 · 2021: 29 · 2020: 20 · 2019: 32 · 2018: 34 · 2017: 22 · 2016: 31 · 2015: 29 · 2014: 26 · 2013: 17 · 2012: 3
FWCI: 4.63
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: hybrid
doi.org
Licence: cc-by-nc-nd
Locations: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: National Institutes of Health
University of California, San Diego
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (U54HL108460)
Fogarty International Center (R24TW008805)
Topics: Social Sciences › Health › Social Media in Health Education
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Innovations in Medical Education
Keywords: social media use, clinicians, technology adoption, health sciences students, Facebook, Wikipedia, clinical teaching, professional conduct, patient confidentiality, social media policy, institutional policy
MeSH terms: Adolescent, Adult, Confidentiality, Diffusion of Innovation, Education, Professional, Humans, Physician-Patient Relations, Practice Patterns, Physicians', Students, Medical, Students, Pharmacy, Internet, Professional Misconduct, Social Media

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