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Shah SS, Zangla E, Qader MA, Chaturvedi S, Mannemuddhu SS. Embracing the (r)evolution of social media and digital scholarship in pediatric nephrology education. Pediatr Nephrol 2024; 39:2061-2077. [PMID: 38150027 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-023-06251-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Revised: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/28/2023]
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Free Open-Access Medical Education (FOAMed) has transformed medical education in the past decade by complementing and substituting for traditional medical education when needed. The attractiveness of FOAMed resources is due to their inexpensive nature, wide availability, and user ability to access on demand across a variety of devices, making it easy to create, share, and participate. The subject of nephrology is complex, fascinating, and challenging. Traditional didactic lectures can be passive and ineffective in uncovering these difficult concepts and may need frequent revisions. Active teaching methods like flipped classrooms have shown some benefits, and these benefits can only be multifold with current social media tools. Social media will inspire the involvement of students and allow them to create and share educational content in a "trendy way," encouraging the participation of their peers and thus building an educational environment more conducive to them while promoting revision and retainment. FOAMed also promotes asynchronous learning, spaced learning, microlearning, and multimodal presentation with a meaningful variation. This article discusses the evolution of digital education, social media platforms, tools for creating and developing FOAMed resources, and digital scholarship.
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- Shweta S Shah
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Nephrology, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Renal Division, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Square Hospitals Ltd, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Nephrology, Sydney Children's Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Nephrology, East Tennessee Children's Hospital, 2100 W. Clinch Ave, Suite 310 (MOB), Knoxville, TN, 37916, USA.
- Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, USA.
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Dong SW, Walker J, Nematollahi S, Nolan NS, Ryder JH. The ID Digital Institute: Building a digital education toolset and community. Transpl Infect Dis 2024:e14297. [PMID: 38884941 DOI: 10.1111/tid.14297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2024] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/18/2024]
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Organic digital education (ODE) includes online medical education content that can take various forms, such as blogs, social media, videos, podcasts, or infographics. Multimedia ODE platforms have unique benefits and have quickly become an essential part of medical education. Modern medical educators with competency in digital teaching modalities can leverage these for teaching as well as career development and dissemination of scientific research. The ID Digital Institute is a digital education program with a curriculum designed to equip infectious diseases (ID) professionals with the skills to appraise, create, curate, and integrate ODE into their teaching and career. We share the structure, content, and lessons learned from the ID Digital Institute program. We also illustrate how digital education skills can present unique opportunities to align with current and future transplant and immunocompromised host infectious diseases education efforts.
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- Sara W Dong
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine & Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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Dong SW, Stead W. Impact of the Febrile Podcast and Learning Resource as an Infectious Diseases Education Platform. Open Forum Infect Dis 2024; 11:ofae124. [PMID: 38560610 PMCID: PMC10977626 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2024] [Accepted: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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Background Febrile is an infectious diseases (ID) podcast and learning platform with the aim of providing high-quality and accessible ID content for learners. We describe the use of Febrile as a resource for learning and teaching ID as well as learner satisfaction and perceived impact on clinical practice. Methods The Febrile platform was launched in December 2020 and includes audio podcast episodes, infographics, and detailed online summaries of adult and pediatric ID topics. Production and contributor information is summarized. Podcast, website, and social media engagement is reported from available quantitative analytics. An online anonymous survey was conducted to assess educational impact. Results After 3 years of operation, Febrile has produced 90 episodes and has been downloaded >460 000 times in 196 countries, with the majority of its audience (58.9%) listening from within the United States. A total of 230 participants from 30 countries and 38 US states completed the survey, of whom 79 (34.5%) were ID fellows in training and 78 (34.2%) were ID faculty physicians. Seventy-two percent of survey respondents reported visiting the website, and 82% had seen an infographic. Enhancing core ID knowledge was the primary driver for listening. Two-thirds of respondents indicated that information learned from Febrile has changed their practice, and 50% have used Febrile as a way to teach others. Febrile also led to favorable impressions of ID for those considering ID as a career. Conclusions Febrile is an engaging platform for ID medical education and provides a unique resource within the global ID community.
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- Sara W Dong
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Marcelin JR, Goel S, Niehaus WN, Messersmith RC, Cawcutt KA. Which Topics Drive Dissemination? Alternative Bibliometrics Analysis of the Highest-Ranking Articles in 3 Infectious Diseases Journals Before COVID-19. Open Forum Infect Dis 2024; 11:ofae116. [PMID: 38510917 PMCID: PMC10954063 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024] Open
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Dissemination of research is paramount to improving patient care. Historically, dissemination is reported in conventional bibliometrics. However, with the increased utilization of digital platforms for communication, alternative bibliometrics describe more real-time dissemination of information. This study documents dissemination of publication topics in infectious diseases journals prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Jasmine R Marcelin
- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Internal Medicine–Pediatrics Residency, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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Stephens KS, White BP. Keeping Up With the Literature: New Solutions for an Old Problem. J Pharm Pract 2024; 37:11-13. [PMID: 36189654 DOI: 10.1177/08971900221131907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Pharmacists utilize medical literature to provide evidence-based care to patients. However, staying up to date with current literature can be challenging, especially with the increasing number of publications produced in a growing number of journals. While evaluating literature is a standard in pharmacy education and training, the specific skill of keeping up with the literature is often not included. We explore the following 5 strategies to help pharmacists stay up to date with the literature: medical journals, social media, podcasts, teaching/precepting, and continuing education/board certification. Pharmacists are encouraged to evaluate which tactics fit best into their practice and incorporate them into their workflow, as well as routinely reflect on the system they create and continue to modify as needed.
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- Katy S Stephens
- Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Oklahoma Children's Hospital at OU Health, Oklahoma, OK, USA
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- Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, University of Oklahoma Medical Center at OU Health, Oklahoma, OK, USA
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Stone NRH. Social Mycology: Using Social Media Networks in the Management of Aspergillosis and Other Mycoses. Mycopathologia 2023; 188:597-601. [PMID: 37022621 PMCID: PMC10078039 DOI: 10.1007/s11046-023-00726-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 04/07/2023]
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Online social media networks are an integral part of modern life. Microblogging sites such as Twitter have hundreds of millions of active users globally and have been enthusiastically adopted by many in the medical profession. For advancing a relatively neglected field such as fungal infection, this can be especially advantageous. Education, research networking, case discussions and public and patient engagement can all be greatly enhanced through the use of social media networks. This review highlights the ways in which this can work successfully in the case of aspergillosis and fungal infection in general, as well as highlighting the dangers and pitfalls of social media medicine.
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- Neil R H Stone
- Department of Clinical Microbiology, University College London Hospitals, London, UK.
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Puius YA, Azar MM, Tsai H, Vergidis P, Harris CE, Anjan S, Barros N, Belga S, Chuang ST, Czeresnia JM, Goel S, Ince D, Luk A, Majeed A, Multani A, Obeid KM, Swaminathan N. Transplantid.net: A Pilot Crowdsourced, Living, Online Library of Resources for the Teaching and Practice of Transplant Infectious Diseases. Open Forum Infect Dis 2023; 10:ofad081. [PMID: 36861087 PMCID: PMC9969731 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofad081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023] Open
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The field of transplant infectious diseases is rapidly evolving, presenting a challenge for clinical practice and trainee education. Here we describe the construction of transplantid.net, a free online library, crowdsourced and continuously updated for the dual purpose of point-of-care evidence-based management and teaching.
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- Yoram A Puius
- Correspondence: Yoram A. Puius, MD, PhD, Division of Infectious Diseases, Montefiore Medical Center, 111 E 210th St, Bronx, NY 10467 ()
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- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Division of Public Health, Infectious Diseases and Occupational Medicine, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Section of Infectious Diseases, Deming Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Social Media for Research Discourse, Dissemination, and Collaboration in Rheumatology. RHEUMATOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH 2022; 3:169-179. [PMID: 36879836 PMCID: PMC9984924 DOI: 10.2478/rir-2022-0031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Social media has become an important venue for rheumatologists, patients, organizations, and other stakeholders to discuss recent research advances in diagnosis and management of rheumatic disorders. In this article, we describe the current state of how social media may enhance dissemination, discourse, and collaboration in rheumatology research. Social media may refer to social platforms like Twitter and Instagram or digital media like podcasts and other websites that are operated for providing as free, open-access medical education (FOAM). Twitter has been one of the most active social media venues and continues to host a vibrant rheumatology community. Examples of research discussions on Twitter include organic user tweets, educational threads ("tweetorials"), live-tweeting academic conferences, and journals posting recently-accepted articles. Some research collaborations have been initiated through social media interactions. Social media may also directly contribute to research by facilitating the recruitment of study participants and the collection of survey-based data. Thus, social media is an evolving and important tool to enhance research discourse, dissemination, and collaboration in rheumatology.
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