ArticleJSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
Survey of Social Media Use for Surgical Education During Covid-19.
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- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on surgical education and training programs in Latin America: a systematic review.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Current insights on social media as a tool for the dissemination of research and education in surgery: a narrative review.Surgery today · 2024Review
- Learning Outcomes and Educational Effectiveness of Social Media as a Continuing Professional Development Intervention for Practicing Surgeons: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis.Annals of surgery open : perspectives of surgical history, education, and clinical approaches · 2024Review
- The use of household items to support online surgical knot-tying skills training: a mixed methods study.BMC medical education · 2024Article
- Use of Peer-Led Web-Based Platforms for Peer-Assisted Learning Among Canadian Anesthesia Residents and Fellows: Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
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- Radionuclide Therapy Videos on YouTube as An Educational Material: Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Changed the Quality, Usefulness, and Interaction Features.Nuclear medicine and molecular imaging · 2023Article
- The Use of Telegram in Surgical Education: Exploratory Study.JMIR medical education · 2022Article
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- Educational opportunities for postgraduate medical trainees during the COVID-19 pandemic: deriving value from old, new and emerging ways of learning.Postgraduate medical journal · 2022Article
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- Going virtual: effectiveness of virtual opportunities in engaging applicants for plastic surgery residencies.Global surgical education : journal of the Association for Surgical Education · 2022Article
- The Application of a Case-Based Social Media-Assisted Teaching Method in Cariology Education：Comparative Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Article
- Re-envisioning undergraduate surgical education during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.American journal of surgery · 2021Article
- New Settings in Anatomy and Surgery Teaching During the Covid-19 Pandemic.Anatomical sciences education · 2021Article
- Social media in surgery: evolving role in research communication and beyond.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2021Review
- Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program Social Media Presence During the COVID-19 Pandemic.JB & JS open accessReview
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the use of social media platforms by medical students, surgical trainees, and practicing surgeons for surgical education during the Covid-19 pandemic.
methodsAn online, 15-question survey was developed and posted on Facebook and WhatsApp closed surgeon groups.
resultsThe online survey was completed by 219 participants from South America (87%), North America (7%), Europe (5%), Central America, and Asia. Respondents included medical students (6.4%), surgical residents/fellows (24.2%), and practicing surgeons (69.4%). The most common age group was 35-44 years. When asked which social media platforms they preferred, the video sharing site YouTube (33.3%), the messaging app WhatsApp (21%), and "other" (including videoconferencing sites) (22.3%) were most popular. Respondents reported using social media for surgical education either daily (38.4%) or weekly (45.2%), for an average of 1-5 hours/week. Most (85%) opined that surgical conferences that were cancelled during the pandemic should be made available online, with live discussions.
conclusionSocial media use for surgical education during Covid-19 appears to be increasing and evolving.
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