Flippo Allyson, Dixit Bhakti, Schukow Casey P, Hacking Sean M, Song Leo, Fiock Kimberly, Golab Kathryn, Sowane Snehal, Alter David N, Rohde Rodney E, Baskota Swikrity U, Ahmed Aadil, Jackson Nicole R, Owczarczyk Anna B, Conway Kyle S, Mirza Kamran M
School of Public Health, UTHealth, Houston, TX, USA.
Department of Pathology, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH, USA.
Acad Pathol. 2024 Nov 4;11(4):100151. doi: 10.1016/j.acpath.2024.100151. eCollection 2024 Oct-Dec.
The use of social media platforms in pathology and medical laboratory science has increased in recent years, revolutionizing the way professionals in these fields interact, disseminate information, and collaborate. To gain an understanding of the current landscape regarding social media use in pathology and medical laboratory science, a novel systematic review was conducted. A search of PubMed, Medline, Embase, and Scopus was performed to identify articles evaluating social media use within pathology and medical laboratory science. Articles published in English within the previous 10 years were searched on December 22, 2022. Inclusion criteria were articles containing information regarding social media utility in pathology or laboratory medicine and related articles that mentioned specific hashtags for pathology. The review process involved analyzing the social media platforms referenced, hashtags mentioned, and the presence of international authors as key endpoints of interest. 802 publications were identified; 54 studies met inclusion criteria. Subspecialties represented were considered, but none were found to be statistically significant. X/Twitter (n = 42) was the most discussed social media platform. The top hashtags discussed were #pathJC (5.1%), #dermpathJC (4.2%), #USCAP2016 (3.4%), and #PathBoards (3.4%). Analysis of these articles provides insights into current trends, including the social media platforms referenced, hashtags used, and involvement of international authors. This review will contribute to a deeper understanding of the role and impact of social media in these fields, highlighting opportunities and challenges for future research and practice in pathology and lab medicine.
近年来，社交媒体平台在病理学和医学检验科学领域的应用有所增加，彻底改变了这些领域专业人员的互动、信息传播和协作方式。为了解病理学和医学检验科学领域社交媒体使用的现状，开展了一项全新的系统综述。通过检索PubMed、Medline、Embase和Scopus来识别评估病理学和医学检验科学领域社交媒体使用情况的文章。于2022年12月22日检索了过去10年内发表的英文文章。纳入标准为包含病理学或检验医学中社交媒体效用信息的文章以及提及病理学特定主题标签的相关文章。综述过程涉及分析所引用的社交媒体平台、提及的主题标签以及国际作者的参与情况，将其作为感兴趣的关键终点。共识别出802篇出版物；54项研究符合纳入标准。考虑了所代表的亚专业，但未发现有统计学意义。X/Twitter（n = 42）是讨论最多的社交媒体平台。讨论最多的主题标签为#pathJC（5.1%）、#dermpathJC（4.2%）、#USCAP2016（3.4%）和#PathBoards（3.4%）。对这些文章的分析为当前趋势提供了见解，包括所引用的社交媒体平台、使用的主题标签以及国际作者的参与情况。本综述将有助于更深入地理解社交媒体在这些领域的作用和影响，突出病理学和检验医学未来研究及实践的机遇与挑战。
