Worldwide Presence of National Anesthesia Societies on Four Major Social Networks in 2021: Observational Case Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although the presence of medical societies on social networks (SNs) could be interesting for disseminating professional information, there is no study investigating their presence on SNs.

Objective

The aim of this viewpoint is to describe the worldwide presence and activity of national anesthesia societies on SNs.

Methods

This observational study assessed the active presence (≥1 post in the year preceding the collection date) of the World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists member societies on the SNs Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. We collected data concerning each anesthesia society on the World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists website.

Results

Among the 136 societies, 66 (48.5%) had an active presence on at least on

SUBMITTER: Clavier T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9350816 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature