Social Media Savvy, It's More Than Just the #Hashtags: How the Use of Social Media in Transplant Infectious Diseases Can Impact the Field and Patients
Social media provides platforms for transplant infectious diseases (TIDs) clinicians to network, exchange ideas, and educate each other and the broader public. A #TxIDChat on the social media platform X was conducted on the perceptions of social media in TID by the account @TxID_Fellows. This article examines the current usage of social media by TID clinicians, and its role in education, patient outreach, and networking. Guidance is also provided for trainees to help navigate a public space at the intersection of professional and social platforms.
Authors
- Paul E. Sax (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8434-174X)
- Pratik A. Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1689-6214)
- Chelsea A. Gorsline (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1068-2493)
- Courtney E. Harris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4611-0670)
- Simran Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2006-1236)
- Gabriel Vilchez
- Rebecca N. Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6650-0612)
- Ilan S. Schwartz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7522-0281)
- Deeksha Jandhyala
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Emory University (US)
- Medical University of South Carolina (US)
- Duke University (US)
- Georgetown University (US)
- Allegheny General Hospital (US)
- MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (US)
- University of Kansas Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Transplant Infectious Disease
- Published
- 2024-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/tid.14420
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Social Media in Health Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.53