Survey of Individual and Institutional Risk Associated with the Use of Social Media.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Residents and faculty in emergency medicine (EM) residency programs might be unaware of the professional and legal risks associated with the use of social media (SM). The objective of this study was to identify and characterize the types and reported incidence of unprofessional SM behavior by EM residents, faculty, and nurses and the concomitant personal and institutional risks.

Methods

This multi-site study used an 18-question survey tool that was distributed electronically to the leaders of multiple EM residency programs, members of the Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD), and the residents of 14 EM programs during the study period May to June 2013.

Results

We received 1,314 responses: 772 from residents and 542 from faculty. Both g

SUBMITTER: Garg M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4899068 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature