CHEST 2023 On Demand Pass-The Changing Landscape of Medical Education and the Power and Pitfalls of Using Social Media

The Changing Landscape of Medical Education and the Power and Pitfalls of Using Social Media

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The transcript outlines a presentation on the use of social media and podcasts in medical education. The speaker discusses the benefits of using social media for education, including its accessibility, interactivity, current information, availability, flexibility, and ability to reach a global audience. They also highlight how social media platforms like Twitter and its alternatives can be used for educational purposes, such as sharing and discussing new publications, providing clinical pearls, and delivering larger teachings. The speaker emphasizes the importance of ensuring credibility, content, and design in podcast production, as well as incorporating evidence-based resources and disclosing conflicts of interest. They also mention the increasing popularity of podcasts in medical education, particularly in emergency medicine and internal medicine. The speaker concludes by discussing the potential role of professional societies and collaborations in producing podcasts for medical education, and suggests future directions for podcast use in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine education.

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Category Educator Development

Session ID 1134

Speaker Nicholas Mark

Speaker Kristina Montemayor

Speaker David Schulman

Speaker Gretchen Winter

Track Education

Keywords

social media

podcasts

medical education

accessibility

interactivity

global audience

Twitter

evidence-based resources

professional societies

future directions