Australian orthopaedic surgeons and social media: The future of education and communication?

• Published in: Australasian Medical Journal (Online) Vol. 13; no. 7; pp. 239 - 246
• Main Authors: Thorne, Dane, Burton, Codey, Tulloch, Scott
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Floreat Australasian Medical Journal 01.01.2020
• Subjects: Continuing education; Gender differences; Health care; Medical education; Orthopedics; Social networks; Social research; Surgeons; User behavior; Web sites; Australia

For health care professionals, utilisation of social media provides numerous potentially useful opportunities. To the author's knowledge, no study to date has quantified the use of social media among orthopaedic surgeons in Australia. To assess the use of popular social media platforms by all p...