Department of Pathology, Summa Health Systems, Akron, OH, USA.
Department of Pathology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Histopathology. 2020 Nov;77(5):688-699. doi: 10.1111/his.14196. Epub 2020 Sep 10.
The near-ubiquitous use of smartphones and the rapid emergence of free, widely used, social media platforms have combined to turbocharge the dissemination of information at a scale and speed that would have been unimaginable just a few years ago. Increasingly, internet-savvy pathologists of all ages from every corner of the world are flipping the paradigm of traditional academia by posting educational content online free of charge, unencumbered by the limitations of traditional print media and educational conferences. These platforms are being used in innovative ways, not just to disseminate research findings, but also to create new knowledge through using them to empower research collaborations. In this review, we outline ways in which social media platforms, such as Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube, are being used by pathologists to enhance academic work and facilitate the dissemination of research. We outline key differences between the various platforms with respect to pathology academics and research, and describe key areas in which these platforms have already made an impact. These include rapid dissemination of research findings to a worldwide audience, live transnational discussion of journal articles and conference proceedings, intercontinental networking between pathologists for academic purposes, free education on a global scale at minimal or no cost, and research collaborations initiated on and facilitated by social media platforms. Finally, we provide practical tips for pathologists who wish to adopt these novel 21st-century technologies to enhance their academic endeavours.
智能手机的广泛使用和免费、广泛使用的社交媒体平台的迅速出现，使信息的传播在规模和速度上达到了几年前难以想象的程度。越来越多的、来自世界各地各个年龄段的精通互联网的病理学家正在通过免费在网上发布教育内容，颠覆传统学术界的模式，不受传统印刷媒体和教育会议的限制。这些平台正在以创新的方式被使用，不仅用于传播研究成果，而且还通过使用这些平台来增强研究合作，创造新知识。在这篇综述中，我们概述了病理学家如何利用社交媒体平台（如 Twitter、Facebook 和 YouTube）来增强学术工作和促进研究传播。我们概述了这些平台在病理学界和研究方面的关键差异，并描述了这些平台已经产生影响的关键领域。这些领域包括将研究成果迅速传播给全世界的受众、实时跨国讨论期刊文章和会议录、为学术目的进行的国际间病理学家网络联系、在全球范围内以最小或无成本进行免费教育以及通过社交媒体平台发起和促进的研究合作。最后，我们为希望采用这些 21 世纪新型技术来增强学术活动的病理学家提供了实用技巧。
