Preserving professional identities, behaviors, and values in digital professionalism using social networking sites; a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite a rapid rise of use of social media in medical disciplines, uncertainty prevails among healthcare professionals for providing medical content on social media. There are also growing concerns about unprofessional behaviors and blurring of professional identities that are undermining digital professionalism. This review tapped the literature to determine the impact of social media on medical professionalism and how can professional identities and values be maintained in digital era.

Methods

We searched the databases of PubMed, ProQuest, ScienceDirect, Web of Science, and EBSCO host using (professionalism AND (professionalism OR (professional identity) OR (professional behaviors) OR (professional values) OR (professional ethics))) AND ((social media) AND ((so

SUBMITTER: Guraya SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8273947 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature