Social media: physicians-to-physicians education and communication. Editorial Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Physician to physician communication is essential for the transfer of ideas, surgical experience, and education. Social networks and online video educational contents have grown exponentially in recent years changing the interaction among physicians. RECENT FINDINGS: Social media platforms can improve physician-to-physician communication mostly through video education and social networking. There are several online video platforms for orthopedic surgery with educational content on diagnosis, treatment, outcomes, and surgical technique. Social networking instead is mostly centered on sharing of data, discussion of confidential topics, and job seeking. Quality of educational contents and data confidentiality represent the major drawbacks of these platforms. Orthopedic surgeons must be aware that the quality of the videos should be better controlled and regulated to avoid inaccurate information that may have a significant impact especially on trainees that are more prone to use this type of resources. Sharing of data and discussion of confidential topics should be extremely secure according the HIPAA regulations in order to protect patients' confidentiality.

publication date

  • June 1, 2017

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC5435642

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84976407462

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1007/s11420-016-9508-6

PubMed ID

  • 28342025

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 10

issue

  • 2