Stanford Medcast Episode 52: Hot Topics Mini-Series - Social Media: The future of medical knowledge dissemination?

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Michael Gisondi, Vice Chair of Education in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Stanford University who is a medical education researcher and an expert in the application of social media in medical education. Dr. Gisondi will share insights about the pros and cons of social media. We will discuss how digital and social media is the new wave of online learning and learn the five steps to debunk social media misinformation.

To learn more, please see these resources:
•Pendergrast, T. R., Jain, S., Trueger, N. S., Gottlieb, M., Woitowich, N. C., & Arora, V. M. (2021). Prevalence of Personal Attacks and Sexual Harassment of Physicians on Social Media. JAMA internal medicine, 181(4), 550–552. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.7235
•Gisondi, M. A., Barber, R., Faust, J. S., Raja, A., Strehlow, M. C., Westafer, L. M., & Gottlieb, M. (2022). A Deadly Infodemic: Social Media and the Power of COVID-19 Misinformation. Journal of medical Internet research, 24(2), e35552. https://doi.org/10.2196/35552
•http://www.momthisishowtwitterworks.com/

1. Use the five steps outlined in the activity to help debunk misinformation on social media platforms.
2. Develop strategies to establish your own social media platform where you can share your work/research with colleagues.

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References/Bibliography
1.Surgeon General of the United States. (2021). Confronting Health Misinformation: The US Surgeon General’s Advisory on Building a Healthy Information Environment. https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/surgeon-general-misinformation-advisory.pdf
2.Gisondi, M. A., Michael, S., Li-Sauerwine, S., Brazil, V., Caretta-Weyer, H. A., Issenberg, B., Giordano, J., Lineberry, M., Olson, A. S., Burkhardt, J. C., & Chan, T. M. (2022). The Purpose, Design, and Promise of Medical Education Research Labs. Academic medicine: journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, 97(9), 1281–1288. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0000000000004746
3.Shajahan, A., & Pasquetto, I. V. (2022). Countering Medical Misinformation Online and in the Clinic. American family physician, 106(2), 124–125.
4.Ventola C. L. (2014). Social media and health care professionals: benefits, risks, and best practices. P & T: a peer-reviewed journal for formulary management, 39(7), 491–520.

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Ruth Adewuya, MD, CHCP
Managing Director, Center for Continuing Medical Education
Stanford University School of Medicine

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Michael A. Gisondi, MD
Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Education
Stanford University School of Medicine

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Ishita Verma
Student
Stanford University

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