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ArticleJournal of pain research2024

Social Media Behavior Guidelines for Healthcare Professionals: An American Society of Pain and Neuroscience NEURON Project.

Anthony Giuffrida, Christy Saia-Owenby, Chris Andriano, Douglas Beall, Ashley Bailey-Classen, Patrick Buchanan, Ryan Budwany, Mehul J Desai, Ashley Comer, Andrew Dudas and 21 more

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Article in Journal of pain research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Social media use for healthcare professionals in South Africa: The do's and don'ts.South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care · 2026
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  10. Social media best practices for the spine care professional.North American Spine Society journal · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

31 authors.

Anthony GiuffridaCantor Spine Center, Paley Orthopedic and Spine Institute, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA.
Christy Saia-OwenbyMOXY Company, Covington, LA, USA.ORCID 0009-0008-8328-9423
Chris Andriano *Georgia Pain Care, Stockbridge, GA, USA.
Douglas Beall *Oklahoma Spine Hospital, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8340-696X
Ashley Bailey-Classen *Trinity Pain Medicine Associates, Fort Worth, TX, USA.ORCID 0009-0002-2775-0111
Patrick Buchanan *Spanish Hills Interventional Pain Specialists, Camarillo, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6514-9234
Ryan Budwany *Center for Pain Relief, Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WV, USA.
Mehul J Desai *International Spine, Pain, and Performance Center, Washington, DC, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6870-9436
Ashley Comer *The Spine and Nerve Centers of the Virginias, Charleston, WV, USA.
Andrew Dudas *Maya & Schnapp, Neurospine and Pain, Memphis, TN, USA.
Vinicius Tieppo Francio *Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6513-0058
Warren Grace *Redefine Healthcare, Orthopedic Pain and Spine Center, Edison, NJ, USA.
Benjamin Gill *Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.
Betsy Grunch *Longstreet Clinic, Gainesville, GA, USA.
Andrew Goldblum *Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.
Rosa A Garcia *Larkin Hospital Health Systems, Miami, FL, USA.
David W Lee *Interventional Pain and Spine, Fullerton Orthopedics, Yorba Linda, CA, USA.
Chad Lavender *Department of Orthopaedics, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, USA.
Marco Lawandy *Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Lyric Mandell *MOXY Company, Covington, LA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2387-8484
Robin Mata *Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2901-492X
Morteza Rabii *Crimson Pain Management, Overland Park, KS, USA.
Kiran Patel *Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology, Northwell Health, New York, NY, USA.
Raj G Patel *Central Texas Interventional Pain Doctor, Capitol Pain Institute, Austin, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1267-1330
Ankur A Patel *Department of Neurological Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Dawood Sayed *Department of Pain Medicine and Neurology, University of Kansas Health System, Kansas City, KS, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8867-2140
Gurtej Singh *Department of Pain Medicine, Rehabilitation, and Pain Medicine, the Center for Advance Orthopaedics, Cantonsville, MD, USA.
Natalie Strand *Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9489-2550
Jordan Tate *Department of Pain Medicine and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Southern Pain and Spine, Jasper, GA, USA.
Michael E SchatmanDepartment of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care, and Pain Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1019-0413
Timothy DeerDepartment of Pain Management, Spine and Nerve Centers of the Virginias, Charleston, WV, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8907-7730

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: The American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN) identified a significant gap in resources and guidelines that aim to educate healthcare providers for best practices when engaging on social media. As part of the broader initiatives on Spine and Nerve practice, the executive board of ASPN has decided it would be beneficial to include comprehensive guidance for healthcare providers when engaging on social media. Methods: A panel of experts was chosen based on expertise, publications, diversity, and their social media presence. Along with expert guidance, the committee conducted an extensive analysis of peer-reviewed literature in communication and medical journals to determine best practices for healthcare practitioners on social media. Results: Social media messages significantly impact patients' and colleagues' perceptions and actions regarding medical issues. As such, providers and their teams must be aware of legal and ethical considerations in healthcare while maintaining a consistent, educational, and digestible persona online. Conclusion: The advancement of communication and medical technologies and systems necessitates continued education and resources to adapt to our rapidly changing media and medical landscape.

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best practicesdigital communicationhealthcare providersmedical marketingphysician communicationsocial mediasocial networking sitesspine

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PMID39529946
PMCPMC11551221

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