Participating in a TweetChat: Practical Tips From The Thoracic Surgery Social Media Network (#TSSMN)

Jessica G Y Luc; Thomas K Varghese Jr; Mara B Antonoff

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.10.003

Participating in a TweetChat: Practical Tips From The Thoracic Surgery Social Media Network (#TSSMN)

Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Mar;107(3):e229-e233. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.10.003. Epub 2018 Nov 4.

Authors

Jessica G Y Luc¹, Thomas K Varghese Jr², Mara B Antonoff³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
² Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
³ Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 30403980
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.10.003

Abstract

The Thoracic Surgery Social Media Network (TSSMN) was formed as a collaborative effort by leading journals in the field of cardiothoracic surgery, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery and The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. The primary goals of the initiative are to bring social media attention to key publications from both journals and to highlight major accomplishments in the specialty. The aim of this article is to describe in a step-by-step fashion how to effectively participate in a TSSMN TweetChat, provide an overview of the various tweeting platforms available, and show best practices on the use of social media.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Social Media*
Societies, Medical*
Thoracic Surgery*
Thoracic Surgical Procedures / methods*