Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
J. Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency Program, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Clin Infect Dis. 2022 May 15;74(Suppl_3):e14-e22. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciac058.
Presenting information in a visual format helps viewers digest complex concepts in an efficient, effective manner. Recently, infographics have been used on social media and other digital platforms to educate health professionals, trainees, and patients about medical and public health topics. In addition, visual abstracts, visual representations of a research article's written abstract, have been increasingly used to disseminate new research findings to other health professionals. In this review article, we will define infographics and visual abstracts, describe why they are useful, outline how to create them, and explain how researchers, educators, and clinicians can use them effectively. We share resources and a stepwise approach that allows readers to create their own infographics and visual abstracts for research dissemination, medical education, and patient communication.
以可视化的方式呈现信息有助于观众高效、有效地理解复杂的概念。最近，信息图已在社交媒体和其他数字平台上用于向医疗保健专业人员、学员和患者传授医学和公共卫生主题的知识。此外，视觉摘要，即研究文章书面摘要的可视化表示，也越来越多地被用于向其他医疗保健专业人员传播新的研究发现。在这篇综述文章中，我们将定义信息图和视觉摘要，描述它们为什么有用，概述如何创建它们，并解释研究人员、教育者和临床医生如何有效地使用它们。我们分享资源和逐步的方法，使读者能够为研究传播、医学教育和患者沟通创建自己的信息图和视觉摘要。
