Social media in pathology and laboratory medicine: A systematic review

IF 1.2 Q3 PATHOLOGY

Academic Pathology Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI:10.1016/j.acpath.2024.100151

Allyson Flippo BS , Bhakti Dixit MS , Casey P. Schukow DO , Sean M. Hacking MB, BCH, BAO , Leo Song MD , Kimberly Fiock PhD, MS , Kathryn Golab MLS(ASCP)CMSHCM , Snehal Sonawane MD , David N. Alter MD, MPH, DABCC , Rodney E. Rohde PhD, SM(ASCP)CM, SVCM, MBCM, FACSc , Swikrity U. Baskota MD, FCAP , Aadil Ahmed MD , Nicole R. Jackson MD, MPH , Anna B. Owczarczyk MD, PhD, FASCP , Kyle S. Conway MD , Kamran M. Mirza MD, PhD

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Abstract

The use of social media platforms in pathology and medical laboratory science has increased in recent years, revolutionizing the way professionals in these fields interact, disseminate information, and collaborate. To gain an understanding of the current landscape regarding social media use in pathology and medical laboratory science, a novel systematic review was conducted. A search of PubMed, Medline, Embase, and Scopus was performed to identify articles evaluating social media use within pathology and medical laboratory science. Articles published in English within the previous 10 years were searched on December 22, 2022. Inclusion criteria were articles containing information regarding social media utility in pathology or laboratory medicine and related articles that mentioned specific hashtags for pathology. The review process involved analyzing the social media platforms referenced, hashtags mentioned, and the presence of international authors as key endpoints of interest. 802 publications were identified; 54 studies met inclusion criteria. Subspecialties represented were considered, but none were found to be statistically significant. X/Twitter (n = 42) was the most discussed social media platform. The top hashtags discussed were #pathJC (5.1%), #dermpathJC (4.2%), #USCAP2016 (3.4%), and #PathBoards (3.4%). Analysis of these articles provides insights into current trends, including the social media platforms referenced, hashtags used, and involvement of international authors. This review will contribute to a deeper understanding of the role and impact of social media in these fields, highlighting opportunities and challenges for future research and practice in pathology and lab medicine.

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病理学和检验医学中的社交媒体：系统回顾

近年来，社交媒体平台在病理学和医学检验科学领域的使用越来越多，彻底改变了这些领域的专业人员互动、传播信息和合作的方式。为了了解社交媒体在病理学和医学检验科学中的使用现状，我们进行了一项新颖的系统性综述。我们对 PubMed、Medline、Embase 和 Scopus 进行了检索，以确定评估病理学和医学实验室科学中社交媒体使用情况的文章。检索时间为 2022 年 12 月 22 日，检索对象为过去 10 年内发表的英文文章。纳入标准是包含病理学或检验医学社交媒体应用信息的文章，以及提及病理学特定标签的相关文章。审查过程包括分析所引用的社交媒体平台、所提及的标签以及是否有国际作者作为关键兴趣终点。共确定了 802 篇出版物；54 项研究符合纳入标准。考虑了所代表的亚专科，但未发现有统计学意义的亚专科。X/Twitter（n = 42）是讨论最多的社交媒体平台。讨论最多的标签是 #pathJC (5.1%)、#dermpathJC (4.2%)、#USCAP2016 (3.4%) 和 #PathBoards (3.4%)。对这些文章的分析有助于深入了解当前的趋势，包括所引用的社交媒体平台、所使用的标签以及国际作者的参与情况。这篇综述将有助于加深对社交媒体在这些领域的作用和影响的理解，为病理学和检验医学的未来研究和实践带来机遇和挑战。

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Academic Pathology PATHOLOGY-

CiteScore

2.20

自引率

20.00%

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审稿时长

15 weeks

期刊介绍： Academic Pathology is an open access journal sponsored by the Association of Pathology Chairs, established to give voice to the innovations in leadership and management of academic departments of Pathology. These innovations may have impact across the breadth of pathology and laboratory medicine practice. Academic Pathology addresses methods for improving patient care (clinical informatics, genomic testing and data management, lab automation, electronic health record integration, and annotate biorepositories); best practices in inter-professional clinical partnerships; innovative pedagogical approaches to medical education and educational program evaluation in pathology; models for training academic pathologists and advancing academic career development; administrative and organizational models supporting the discipline; and leadership development in academic medical centers, health systems, and other relevant venues. Intended authorship and audiences for Academic Pathology are international and reach beyond academic pathology itself, including but not limited to healthcare providers, educators, researchers, and policy-makers.