Research Associate, Department of Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA; General Surgeon, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
Emergency Medicine Physician, Pernambuco Health College, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
JSLS. 2020 Oct-Dec;24(4). doi: 10.4293/JSLS.2020.00072.
To evaluate the use of social media platforms by medical students, surgical trainees, and practicing surgeons for surgical education during the Covid-19 pandemic.
An online, 15-question survey was developed and posted on Facebook and WhatsApp closed surgeon groups.
The online survey was completed by 219 participants from South America (87%), North America (7%), Europe (5%), Central America, and Asia. Respondents included medical students (6.4%), surgical residents/fellows (24.2%), and practicing surgeons (69.4%). The most common age group was 35-44 years. When asked which social media platforms they preferred, the video sharing site YouTube (33.3%), the messaging app WhatsApp (21%), and "other" (including videoconferencing sites) (22.3%) were most popular. Respondents reported using social media for surgical education either daily (38.4%) or weekly (45.2%), for an average of 1-5 hours/week. Most (85%) opined that surgical conferences that were cancelled during the pandemic should be made available online, with live discussions.
Social media use for surgical education during Covid-19 appears to be increasing and evolving.
评估医学生、外科住院医师和执业外科医生在新冠疫情期间利用社交媒体平台进行外科教育的情况。
开发了一份在线的 15 个问题的调查问卷,并在 Facebook 和 WhatsApp 外科医生封闭群组中发布。
共有来自南美洲(87%)、北美洲(7%)、欧洲(5%)、中美洲和亚洲的 219 名参与者完成了在线调查。受访者包括医学生(6.4%)、外科住院医师/研究员(24.2%)和执业外科医生(69.4%)。最常见的年龄组是 35-44 岁。当被问及他们更喜欢哪个社交媒体平台时,视频分享网站 YouTube(33.3%)、消息应用程序 WhatsApp(21%)和“其他”(包括视频会议网站)(22.3%)最受欢迎。受访者报告称,他们每天(38.4%)或每周(45.2%)使用社交媒体进行外科教育,平均每周 1-5 小时。大多数人(85%)认为,应该在线提供取消的外科会议,并进行现场讨论。
新冠疫情期间,利用社交媒体进行外科教育的情况似乎在增加和发展。