MP22-01 JOURNAL CLUBS VIA MICROBLOGGING ARE GLOBALIZING CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

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You have accessJournal of UrologyTechnology & Instruments: Surgical Education & Skills Assessment I1 Apr 2015MP22-01 JOURNAL CLUBS VIA MICROBLOGGING ARE GLOBALIZING CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW Matthew Roberts, Marlon Perera, Nathan Lawrentschuk, Diana Romanic, Nathan Papa, and Damien Bolton Matthew RobertsMatthew Roberts More articles by this author , Marlon PereraMarlon Perera More articles by this author , Nathan LawrentschukNathan Lawrentschuk More articles by this author , Diana RomanicDiana Romanic More articles by this author , Nathan PapaNathan Papa More articles by this author , and Damien BoltonDamien Bolton More articles by this author View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.juro.2015.02.1013AboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Journal clubs (JCs) are an essential tool in promoting clinical evidence-based medicine to all medical and allied health professionals. Twitter represents a public, microblogging forum that can facilitate traditional JC requirements, while also reaching a global audience and participation for discussion with study authors and colleagues. The objective of the current study was to evaluate the current state of JC facilitated by social media, specifically Twitter®, as an example of CME and through a systematic review describe progress to date. METHODS A systematic review of literature databases (Medline, Embase, CINAHL, Web of Science, ERIC via ProQuest) was performed according to PRISMA guidelines. All manuscripts related to Twitter-based JCs were included. A systematic search of Twitter, the followers of identified JCs, and Symplur.com, was also performed. Demographic and monthly tweet data were extracted from Twitter and Symplur. RESULTS From a total of 469 citations, eleven manuscripts were included and referred to five Twitter-based JCs (#ALiEMJC, #BlueJC, #ebnjc, #iurojc, #meded). Hashtag and Twitter-based JC search yielded 34 potential hashtags/accounts were collated and 24 included in the final analysis, which had been active for a median of 11.75 (range 1–40, SD 10.9) months with seven now inactive. The median number of followers was 374 (range 72–3,446, SD 1,019) and 171 (range 42 to 1,954, SD 516), respectively. There is an overall increasing establishment of active Twitter-based JCs, resulting in an exponential increase in total cumulative tweets (R2 = 0.98), and tweets per month (R2 = 0.72). Cumulative tweets for specific JCs increased linearly, with @NephJC, @igsjc, @EBNursingBMJ, @iurojc and @ADC_JC showing greatest rate of change since establishment and total impressions per month. Tweets per month for individual JC's demonstrated no definite trends, with large fluctuations in monthly activity observed. CONCLUSIONS Twitter-based JCs are free, time-efficient and publicly accessible means to facilitate international discussions regarding clinically important evidence-based research. © 2015 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 193Issue 4SApril 2015Page: e240-e241 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 2015 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.MetricsAuthor Information Matthew Roberts More articles by this author Marlon Perera More articles by this author Nathan Lawrentschuk More articles by this author Diana Romanic More articles by this author Nathan Papa More articles by this author Damien Bolton More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement Advertisement PDF downloadLoading ...