Department of Anatomy, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom.
Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado.
Anat Sci Educ. 2020 Jul;13(4):527-539. doi: 10.1002/ase.1948. Epub 2020 May 6.
Social Media has changed the way that individuals interact with each other - it has brought considerable benefits, yet also some challenges. Social media in anatomy has enabled anatomists all over the world to engage, interact and form new collaborations that otherwise would not have been possible. In a relatively small discipline where individuals may be working as the only anatomist in an institution, having such a virtual community can be important. Social media is also being used as a means for anatomists to communicate with the current generation of students as well as members of the public. Posting appropriate content is one of the challenges raised by social media use in anatomy. Human cadaveric material is frequently shared on social media and there is divided opinion among anatomists on whether or not such content is appropriate. This article explores the uses and challenges of social media use in the field of anatomy and outlines guidelines on how social media can be used by anatomists globally, while maintaining professional and ethical standards. Creating global guidelines has shown to be difficult due to the differences in international law for the use of human tissue and also the irregularities in acquiring informed consent for capturing and sharing cadaveric images. These nuances may explain why cadaveric images are frequently shared on social media. This article proposes that as standard practice, anatomists obtain informed consent from donors before sharing images of cadaveric material on social media and ensure posts include a statement stating the same.
社交媒体改变了个体之间的互动方式——它带来了巨大的好处，但也带来了一些挑战。社交媒体在解剖学中的应用使世界各地的解剖学家能够进行互动和合作，否则这些互动和合作是不可能实现的。在一个相对较小的学科中，个体可能是机构中唯一的解剖学家，拥有这样一个虚拟社区非常重要。社交媒体也被用作解剖学家与当前一代学生以及公众交流的一种方式。发布适当的内容是社交媒体在解剖学应用中面临的挑战之一。人体尸体材料经常在社交媒体上分享，而解剖学家对于此类内容是否合适存在分歧。本文探讨了社交媒体在解剖学领域的应用和挑战，并概述了全球解剖学家如何使用社交媒体的指南，同时保持专业和道德标准。由于国际上对使用人体组织的法律规定不同，以及在获取拍摄和分享尸体图像的知情同意方面存在不规范，因此制定全球指南具有一定的难度。这些细微差别可能解释了为什么尸体图像经常在社交媒体上分享。本文建议，解剖学家在将尸体材料的图像发布到社交媒体之前，应先获得捐赠者的知情同意，并确保帖子中包含同样的声明。
