TY - JOUR
T1 - Popular Media and Cardiovascular Medicine
T2 - “with Great Power There Must Also Come Great Responsibility”
AU - Agarwala, Anandita
AU - Kohli, Payal
AU - Virani, Salim S.
N1 - Funding Information:
Salim S. Virani has received research funding from the Department of Veterans Affairs, the American Heart Association, the American Diabetes Association, and the World Heart Federation; has received honoraria from the American College of Cardiology for his role as an Associate Editor; and has served on the steering committee for the Provider Assessment of Lipid Management (PALM) registry at Duke Clinical Research Institute, but received no financial remuneration. The other authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, This is a U.S. Government work and not under copyright protection in the US; foreign copyright protection may apply.
PY - 2019/11/1
Y1 - 2019/11/1
N2 - Purpose of Review: Media sources, such as the Internet, television, and social media, have become powerful communication tools that have transformed the way medical information is acquired across the world. Recent Findings: Over 40% of today’s patients report that social media affects their healthcare decisions, and approximately 65% of healthcare professionals report using social media for professional activities. These enhanced communication tools have made a substantial impact on the widespread dissemination of medical information. However, as a consequence, popular media platforms have also become purveyors of medical misinformation. Summary: In this review, we propose a framework for clinicians on how to effectively and appropriately integrate medical information available via online resources including social media platforms into modern healthcare practices.
AB - Purpose of Review: Media sources, such as the Internet, television, and social media, have become powerful communication tools that have transformed the way medical information is acquired across the world. Recent Findings: Over 40% of today’s patients report that social media affects their healthcare decisions, and approximately 65% of healthcare professionals report using social media for professional activities. These enhanced communication tools have made a substantial impact on the widespread dissemination of medical information. However, as a consequence, popular media platforms have also become purveyors of medical misinformation. Summary: In this review, we propose a framework for clinicians on how to effectively and appropriately integrate medical information available via online resources including social media platforms into modern healthcare practices.
KW - Medical misinformation
KW - Shared decision-making
KW - Social media
KW - Twitter
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U2 - 10.1007/s11883-019-0807-5
DO - 10.1007/s11883-019-0807-5
M3 - Review article
C2 - 31673947
AN - SCOPUS:85074288168
SN - 1523-3804
VL - 21
JO - Current Atherosclerosis Reports
JF - Current Atherosclerosis Reports
IS - 11
M1 - 43
ER -