TY - JOUR
T1 - Social Media Behavior Guidelines for Healthcare Professionals
T2 - An American Society of Pain and Neuroscience NEURON Project
AU - Giuffrida, Anthony
AU - Saia-Owenby, Christy
AU - Andriano, Chris
AU - Beall, Douglas
AU - Bailey-Classen, Ashley
AU - Buchanan, Patrick
AU - Budwany, Ryan
AU - Desai, Mehul J.
AU - Comer, Ashley
AU - Dudas, Andrew
AU - Francio, Vinicius Tieppo
AU - Grace, Warren
AU - Gill, Benjamin
AU - Grunch, Betsy
AU - Goldblum, Andrew
AU - Garcia, Rosa A.
AU - Lee, David W.
AU - Lavender, Chad
AU - Lawandy, Marco
AU - Mandell, Lyric
AU - Mata, Robin
AU - Rabii, Morteza
AU - Patel, Kiran
AU - Patel, Raj G.
AU - Patel, Ankur A.
AU - Sayed, Dawood
AU - Singh, Gurtej
AU - Strand, Natalie
AU - Tate, Jordan
AU - Schatman, Michael E.
AU - Deer, Timothy
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 Giuffrida et al.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Purpose: The American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN) identified a significant gap in resources and guidelines that aim to educate healthcare providers for best practices when engaging on social media. As part of the broader initiatives on Spine and Nerve practice, the executive board of ASPN has decided it would be beneficial to include comprehensive guidance for healthcare providers when engaging on social media. Methods: A panel of experts was chosen based on expertise, publications, diversity, and their social media presence. Along with expert guidance, the committee conducted an extensive analysis of peer-reviewed literature in communication and medical journals to determine best practices for healthcare practitioners on social media. Results: Social media messages significantly impact patients’ and colleagues’ perceptions and actions regarding medical issues. As such, providers and their teams must be aware of legal and ethical considerations in healthcare while maintaining a consistent, educational, and digestible persona online. Conclusion: The advancement of communication and medical technologies and systems necessitates continued education and resources to adapt to our rapidly changing media and medical landscape.
AB - Purpose: The American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN) identified a significant gap in resources and guidelines that aim to educate healthcare providers for best practices when engaging on social media. As part of the broader initiatives on Spine and Nerve practice, the executive board of ASPN has decided it would be beneficial to include comprehensive guidance for healthcare providers when engaging on social media. Methods: A panel of experts was chosen based on expertise, publications, diversity, and their social media presence. Along with expert guidance, the committee conducted an extensive analysis of peer-reviewed literature in communication and medical journals to determine best practices for healthcare practitioners on social media. Results: Social media messages significantly impact patients’ and colleagues’ perceptions and actions regarding medical issues. As such, providers and their teams must be aware of legal and ethical considerations in healthcare while maintaining a consistent, educational, and digestible persona online. Conclusion: The advancement of communication and medical technologies and systems necessitates continued education and resources to adapt to our rapidly changing media and medical landscape.
KW - best practices
KW - digital communication
KW - healthcare providers
KW - medical marketing
KW - physician communication
KW - social media
KW - social networking sites
KW - spine
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85209781950&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.2147/JPR.S488590
DO - 10.2147/JPR.S488590
M3 - Article
C2 - 39529946
AN - SCOPUS:85209781950
SN - 1178-7090
VL - 17
SP - 3587
EP - 3599
JO - Journal of Pain Research
JF - Journal of Pain Research
ER -