Building a community of practice through social media using the hashtag #neoEBM.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Social media use is associated with developing communities of practice that promote the rapid exchange of information across traditional institutional and geographical boundaries faster than previously possible. We aimed to describe and share our experience using #neoEBM (Neonatal Evidence Based Medicine) hashtag to organise and build a digital community of neonatal care practice.

Materials and methods

Analysis of #neoEBM Twitter data in the Symplur Signals database between 1 May 2018 to 9 January 2021. Data on tweets containing the #neoEBM hashtag were analysed using online analytical tools, including the total number of tweets and user engagement.

Results

Since its registration, a total of 3 228 distinct individual Twitter users used the hashtag with 23 9

SUBMITTER: Keir A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8162580 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature