Self-Reported Social Media Use among Ophthalmology Residents

Objective To assess ophthalmology trainees' self-reported use of and attitudes toward social media. Methods An online survey was distributed by email to ophthalmology residency applicants of the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute between September 2016 and January 2020. Results O...

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Autores principales:	Arjun Watane, Hasenin Al-khersan, Meghana Kalavar, Bilal Ahmed, Michael Venincasa, Jayanth Sridhar
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Publicado:	Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2021
Materias:	social media ophthalmology residency Ophthalmology RE1-994
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:1bf0c3d897d84c9f89a7f55a9c447a322021-12-02T00:16:55ZSelf-Reported Social Media Use among Ophthalmology Residents2475-475710.1055/s-0041-1736661https://doaj.org/article/1bf0c3d897d84c9f89a7f55a9c447a322021-07-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1736661https://doaj.org/toc/2475-4757Objective To assess ophthalmology trainees' self-reported use of and attitudes toward social media. Methods An online survey was distributed by email to ophthalmology residency applicants of the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute between September 2016 and January 2020. Results Of the 1,688 email recipients, the survey was filled by 208 ophthalmology trainees (12.3%). Nearly all trainees reported using social media for personal purposes (92.3%), while less than half used social media for professional purposes (43.4%). There were mixed sentiments regarding the impact of social media on the patient–physician relationship, with the majority feeling that it challenges a physician's authority (55.2%) but also empowers the patient (57.5%) and encourages shared care (92.8%). Twenty-five percent of trainees had reviewed professional social media guidelines, and most rated the quality of medical information on social media as “poor” (60.9%). There were low rates of trainees looking up patients (13.8%), providing their account information to patients (1.5%), responding to patients' messages (2.6%), following patients' accounts (2.6%), and being followed by patients (2.6%). Conclusion The majority of ophthalmology trainees are active on social media. As these trainees enter practice, ophthalmology will likely see a rise in social media use. Training programs should consider a formal social media policy that is shared with all trainees as part of their education.Arjun WataneHasenin Al-khersanMeghana KalavarBilal AhmedMichael VenincasaJayanth SridharThieme Medical Publishers, Inc.articlesocial mediaophthalmologyresidencyOphthalmologyRE1-994ENJournal of Academic Ophthalmology, Vol 13, Iss 02, Pp e195-e199 (2021)
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spellingShingle	social media ophthalmology residency Ophthalmology RE1-994 Arjun Watane Hasenin Al-khersan Meghana Kalavar Bilal Ahmed Michael Venincasa Jayanth Sridhar Self-Reported Social Media Use among Ophthalmology Residents
description	Objective To assess ophthalmology trainees' self-reported use of and attitudes toward social media. Methods An online survey was distributed by email to ophthalmology residency applicants of the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute between September 2016 and January 2020. Results Of the 1,688 email recipients, the survey was filled by 208 ophthalmology trainees (12.3%). Nearly all trainees reported using social media for personal purposes (92.3%), while less than half used social media for professional purposes (43.4%). There were mixed sentiments regarding the impact of social media on the patient–physician relationship, with the majority feeling that it challenges a physician's authority (55.2%) but also empowers the patient (57.5%) and encourages shared care (92.8%). Twenty-five percent of trainees had reviewed professional social media guidelines, and most rated the quality of medical information on social media as “poor” (60.9%). There were low rates of trainees looking up patients (13.8%), providing their account information to patients (1.5%), responding to patients' messages (2.6%), following patients' accounts (2.6%), and being followed by patients (2.6%). Conclusion The majority of ophthalmology trainees are active on social media. As these trainees enter practice, ophthalmology will likely see a rise in social media use. Training programs should consider a formal social media policy that is shared with all trainees as part of their education.
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author	Arjun Watane Hasenin Al-khersan Meghana Kalavar Bilal Ahmed Michael Venincasa Jayanth Sridhar
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title	Self-Reported Social Media Use among Ophthalmology Residents
title_short	Self-Reported Social Media Use among Ophthalmology Residents
title_full	Self-Reported Social Media Use among Ophthalmology Residents
title_fullStr	Self-Reported Social Media Use among Ophthalmology Residents
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Self-Reported Social Media Use among Ophthalmology Residents

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