Introduction: Social media have become ubiquitous and their role in medicine is quickly growing. They provide an open platform by which members share educational material, clinical experiences, and collaborate with educational equity. Research question: To characterize the role of social media in neurosurgery, we analyzed metrics of the largest neurosurgical group (Neurosurgery Cocktail), collected relevant data about activities, impact and risks of this groundbreaking technology. Material and methods: We extracted Facebook metrics from 60-day time sample, including users demographics and other platform-specific values such as active members and number of posts within 60 days. A quality assessment of the posted material (clinical case reports and second opinions) was obtained establishing four main qualitycriteria: privacy violation; quality of imaging; clinical and follow up data. Results: By December 2022, the group included 29.524 members (79.8% male), most (29%) between 35 and 44 years of age. Over 100 countries were represented. A total of 787 posts were published in 60 days with an average of 12.7 per day. In 173 clinical cases presented through the platform, some issue with privacy was recorded in 50.9%. The imaging was considered insufficient in 39.3%, clinical data in 53.8%; follow up data were missing in 60.7%. Discussion and conclusion: The study provided a quantitative evaluation of impact, flaws and limitations of social medial for healthcare. Flaws were mostly data breach and insufficient quality of case reports. There are actions to correct these flaws that can be easily taken to provide a greater credibility and efficacy to the system.

Conti, A., Magnani, M., Zoli, M., Kockro, R.A., Tuleasca, C., Peschillo, S., et al. (2023). Social Media for Global Neurosurgery. Benefits and limitations of a groundbreaking approach to communication and education. BRAIN AND SPINE, 3, 1-9 [10.1016/j.bas.2023.101728].

Social Media for Global Neurosurgery. Benefits and limitations of a groundbreaking approach to communication and education

Conti, Alfredo;Magnani, Marcello;Zoli, Matteo;
2023

Abstract

Introduction: Social media have become ubiquitous and their role in medicine is quickly growing. They provide an open platform by which members share educational material, clinical experiences, and collaborate with educational equity. Research question: To characterize the role of social media in neurosurgery, we analyzed metrics of the largest neurosurgical group (Neurosurgery Cocktail), collected relevant data about activities, impact and risks of this groundbreaking technology. Material and methods: We extracted Facebook metrics from 60-day time sample, including users demographics and other platform-specific values such as active members and number of posts within 60 days. A quality assessment of the posted material (clinical case reports and second opinions) was obtained establishing four main qualitycriteria: privacy violation; quality of imaging; clinical and follow up data. Results: By December 2022, the group included 29.524 members (79.8% male), most (29%) between 35 and 44 years of age. Over 100 countries were represented. A total of 787 posts were published in 60 days with an average of 12.7 per day. In 173 clinical cases presented through the platform, some issue with privacy was recorded in 50.9%. The imaging was considered insufficient in 39.3%, clinical data in 53.8%; follow up data were missing in 60.7%. Discussion and conclusion: The study provided a quantitative evaluation of impact, flaws and limitations of social medial for healthcare. Flaws were mostly data breach and insufficient quality of case reports. There are actions to correct these flaws that can be easily taken to provide a greater credibility and efficacy to the system.
2023
Conti, A., Magnani, M., Zoli, M., Kockro, R.A., Tuleasca, C., Peschillo, S., et al. (2023). Social Media for Global Neurosurgery. Benefits and limitations of a groundbreaking approach to communication and education. BRAIN AND SPINE, 3, 1-9 [10.1016/j.bas.2023.101728].
Conti, Alfredo; Magnani, Marcello; Zoli, Matteo; Kockro, Ralf A.; Tuleasca, Constantin; Peschillo, Simone; Umana, Giuseppe Emmanuele; Tew, Seow Wan; J...espandi
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