TY - JOUR
T1 - European Association of Urology (@Uroweb) recommendations on the appropriate use of social media
AU - Rouprêt, Morgan
AU - Morgan, Todd M.
AU - Bostrom, Peter J.
AU - Cooperberg, Matthew R.
AU - Kutikov, Alexander
AU - Linton, Kate D.
AU - Palou, Joan
AU - Martínez-Piñeiro, Luis
AU - Van Der Poel, Henk
AU - Wijburg, Carl
AU - Winterbottom, Andrew
AU - Woo, Henry H.
AU - Wirth, Manfred P.
AU - Catto, James W.F.
PY - 2014/10
Y1 - 2014/10
N2 - Social media use is becoming common in medical practice. Although primarily used in this context to connect physicians, social media allows users share information, to create an online profile, to learn and keep knowledge up to date, to facilitate virtual attendance at medical conferences, and to measure impact within a field. However, shared content should be considered permanent and beyond the control of its author, and typical boundaries, such as the patient-physician interaction, become blurred, putting both parties at risk. The European Association of Urology brought together a committee of stakeholders to create guidance on the good practice and standards of use of social media. These encompass guidance about defining an online profile; managing accounts; protecting the reputations of yourself and your organization; protecting patient confidentiality; and creating honest, responsible content that reflects your standing as a physician and your membership within this profession.
AB - Social media use is becoming common in medical practice. Although primarily used in this context to connect physicians, social media allows users share information, to create an online profile, to learn and keep knowledge up to date, to facilitate virtual attendance at medical conferences, and to measure impact within a field. However, shared content should be considered permanent and beyond the control of its author, and typical boundaries, such as the patient-physician interaction, become blurred, putting both parties at risk. The European Association of Urology brought together a committee of stakeholders to create guidance on the good practice and standards of use of social media. These encompass guidance about defining an online profile; managing accounts; protecting the reputations of yourself and your organization; protecting patient confidentiality; and creating honest, responsible content that reflects your standing as a physician and your membership within this profession.
KW - Ethics
KW - Guidelines
KW - Social media
KW - Urology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84908356618&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=purepublist2023&SrcAuth=WosAPI&KeyUT=WOS:000343156500010&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS
U2 - 10.1016/j.eururo.2014.06.046
DO - 10.1016/j.eururo.2014.06.046
M3 - Article
C2 - 25043941
SN - 0302-2838
VL - 66
SP - 628
EP - 632
JO - European Urology
JF - European Urology
IS - 4
ER -