To tweet or not to tweet in otorhinolaryngology, that is the question

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OBJECTIVE: To describe the scientific medical literature devoted to the various interactions between otorhinolaryngology (ORL) and social networks.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: A literature search, conducted on December 15, 2021, using the search engine of the United States National Library of Medicine (PubMed) and the key-words "otorhinolaryngology", "social network", and "Twitter", retrieved 321 articles for which Abstracts were read for selection of articles with qualitative and quantitative data regarding the various relationships between ORL and social media.

RESULTS: Forty-four articles were selected and analyzed. Thirty-nine originated from the USA and none from France or French-speaking countries. Only 1 article was a prospective randomized study. Schematically, two main types of publication were identified. The first dealt with user interactions, topics discussed, teaching of the ORL specialty and publicizing research. The second dealt with the limits and dangers of this new means of publicizing scientific thinking in our specialty. Reading these articles highlighted the role of social media in publicizing ORL research, and suggested distinct options to improve interactions between otorhinolaryngologists, patients and society as a whole.

CONCLUSION: At a time when society is demanding rapid access to medical research findings, just as it is mandatory to master and adhere to the rules for medical writing in research, it is also now necessary to learn how to communicate via social media and send a tweet if one wishes to publicize its research and/or exchange with patients.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:140

Enthalten in:

European annals of otorhinolaryngology, head and neck diseases - 140(2023), 5 vom: 18. Sept., Seite 227-230

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Laccourreye, O [VerfasserIn]
Juvanon, J-M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Journal Article
Otorhinolaryngology
Review
Social media
Twitter

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Date Completed 26.10.2023

Date Revised 26.10.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.anorl.2022.06.004

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM342388010