Open AccessRe: Social Media and Online Communication: Clinical Urology Practice in the 21st Century
Author(s) -
Özgür Yaycıoğlu
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of urological surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2148-9580
DOI - 10.4274/jus.2015.01.006
Subject(s) - medicine , social media , urology , clinical practice , medical education , family medicine , world wide web , computer science
The world has witnessed an explosion of social media in recent years, in both personal and professional terms. Social media use among urologists also remains\udhigh with more than 66% reporting to have an active account. In this review Michael J Ehlert describes the available social media types such as Twitter, Facebook,\udYouTube, Pinterest as well as Blogs and personal websites, provides information on how and why to use these platforms, and insight to the risks and challenges\udthat may be faced by medical personnel who use the social media