Contemporary social media engagement by breast surgeons

Gregory E Ekatah; Stephanie G Walker; James J McDonald; J Michael Dixon; Richard R W Brady

doi:10.1016/j.breast.2016.09.010

Contemporary social media engagement by breast surgeons

Breast. 2016 Dec:30:172-174. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2016.09.010. Epub 2016 Oct 14.

Authors

Gregory E Ekatah¹, Stephanie G Walker², James J McDonald³, J Michael Dixon⁴, Richard R W Brady⁵

Affiliations

¹ Edinburgh Breast Unit, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road South, Edinburgh, UK. Electronic address: [email protected].
² University Hospital Crosshouse, Kilmarnock Road, Crosshouse, Kilmarnock, UK.
³ Ninewells Hospital, NHS Tayside, Dundee, UK.
⁴ Edinburgh Breast Unit, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road South, Edinburgh, UK.
⁵ Department of Colorectal Surgery, Salford Royal Foundation Trust, Salford, UK.

PMID: 27750107
DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2016.09.010

Abstract

There continues to be a steady rise in the use of social media among healthcare professionals. We present an overview of social media use among breast surgeons within the United Kingdom including demographic variations and some of the factors that underpin these trends. The benefits and drawbacks of open social media platforms are also considered.

Keywords: Breast surgeons; Communication; Facebook; LinkedIn; Social media; Twitter.

MeSH terms

Breast / surgery*
Female
Humans
Male
Sex Distribution
Social Media / statistics & numerical data*
Surgeons / statistics & numerical data*
Surveys and Questionnaires
United Kingdom