Social Media for Global Neurosurgery. Benefits and limitations of a groundbreaking approach to communication and education.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Social media have become ubiquitous and their role in medicine is quickly growing. They provide an open platform by which members share educational material, clinical experiences, and collaborate with educational equity.

Research question

To characterize the role of social media in neurosurgery, we analyzed metrics of the largest neurosurgical group (Neurosurgery Cocktail), collected relevant data about activities, impact and risks of this groundbreaking technology.

Material and methods

We extracted Facebook metrics from 60-day time sample, including users demographics and other platform-specific values such as active members and number of posts within 60 days. A quality assessment of the posted material (clinical case reports and second opinions) was obt

SUBMITTER: Conti A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10293234 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature