Ekatah Gregory E, Walker Stephanie G, McDonald James J, Dixon J Michael, Brady Richard R W
Edinburgh Breast Unit, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road South, Edinburgh, UK.
University Hospital Crosshouse, Kilmarnock Road, Crosshouse, Kilmarnock, UK.
Breast. 2016 Dec;30:172-174. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2016.09.010. Epub 2016 Oct 14.
There continues to be a steady rise in the use of social media among healthcare professionals. We present an overview of social media use among breast surgeons within the United Kingdom including demographic variations and some of the factors that underpin these trends. The benefits and drawbacks of open social media platforms are also considered.