Social media as a tool for surgical education: a qualitative systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social media use has exploded, attaining a significant influence within medicine. Previous studies have denoted the use of social media in various surgical specialties as a means to exchange professional ideas and improve the conference experience and at the same time, some have assessed its feasibility as a method of education. This systematic review aims to characterize the use of social media as a tool for general surgery education.

Methods

A systematic review of several databases from each database inception was conducted following the PRISMA guidelines. The JBI's critical appraisal tools were used to assess quality of the studies.

Results

A total of 861 articles were identified of which 222 were duplicates removed. The titles and abstracts from the rem

SUBMITTER: Lima DL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8886864 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature