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As the world finds itself in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, social media has become inundated with content associated with the virus
With the free-flow of messages and ideas that are not vetted or peer-reviewed, unlike classic medical educational resources, is there a risk of harm? What are the benefits to the Emergency medicine (EM) community from Twitter? how does the average emergency physician (EP) get the most out of the information out there?
You cannot be on Twitter and paying attention to the pandemic without noticing multiple posts declaring this is the apocalypse
Summary
As the world finds itself in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, social media has become inundated with content associated with the virus. Twitter is a microblogging and social networking service where users post messages using “tweets” that are limited to 240 characters. For well over a decade, Twitter has become increasingly used as a platform where medical practitioners exchange ideas, information, and commentary.
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