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366 Professional use of internet, social media, and mobile media by urology residents in Europe and North America
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Professional use of internet, social media, and mobile media by urology residents in Europe and North America Eur Urol Suppl 2016;15(3);e366
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Borgmann H.1 , Salem J. 2 , Baunacke M. 3 , MacNeily A. 4 , Parnham A. 5 , Huber J. 3 1 University 3 TU
Hospital Frankfurt, Dept. of Urology, Frankfurt, Germany, 2 St.-Josef Hospital Dortmund, Dept. of Urology, Dortmund, Germany,
Dresden, Dept. of Urology, Dresden, Germany, 4 University of British Columbia, Dept. of Urology, Vancouver, Canada, 5 Manchester
Royal Infirmary/Edgehill University, Dept. of Urology, Manchester, United Kingdom INTRODUCTION & OBJECTIVES: New media are increasingly being integrated into personal and professional life. We aimed to assess the professional use of the Internet, social media, and mobile media by urology residents in Europe and North America. MATERIAL & METHODS: We designed a comprehensive 25-item online survey on the professional use of new media. The survey was distributed via email to urology residents in Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Survey design and distribution was performed in concordance with the CHERRIES guidelines.
RESULTS: 375 urology residents with a mean age of 30.2±2.9 years responded to the survey. Professional use per day was 65±44 minutes on the Internet, 21±17 minutes on social media, and 31±28 minutes on smartphone/tablet apps. The Internet and apps were considered as useful for clinical practice, education, and research ahead of social media (Figure 1). 93% use new media for communication with colleagues and 18% use them to communicate with patients (p<0.001). 99% of urology residents have a smartphone and use it professionally for text-messaging (91%), phone calls (87%), mobile browsing (85%), apps (85%), and social media (40%). New media account for 63% of information sources for personal education ahead of textbooks/journals (27%), and conferences/courses (10%). 97% of residents have watched surgical videos on YouTube. 91% of residents use social media with a mean of 5.5±3.6 platforms per person (Figure 2). 65% use social media at medical conferences and 17% use it for remote conference participation (p<0.001). 53% of residents know guidelines on the appropriate use of social media and 81% of evaluations of guideline statements were correct. CONCLUSIONS: New media play a significant role in clinical practice, education, and research among urology residents in Northern America and Europe. Physicians, organizations, and institutions should strive to use the vast potential of new media wisely for the good of patients and physicians.
Professional use of internet, social media, and mobile media by urology residents in Europe and North America Eur Urol Suppl 2016;15(3);e366
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Borgmann H.1 , Salem J. 2 , Baunacke M. 3 , MacNeily A. 4 , Parnham A. 5 , Huber J. 3 1 University 3 TU
Hospital Frankfurt, Dept. of Urology, Frankfurt, Germany, 2 St.-Josef Hospital Dortmund, Dept. of Urology, Dortmund, Germany,
Dresden, Dept. of Urology, Dresden, Germany, 4 University of British Columbia, Dept. of Urology, Vancouver, Canada, 5 Manchester
Royal Infirmary/Edgehill University, Dept. of Urology, Manchester, United Kingdom INTRODUCTION & OBJECTIVES: New media are increasingly being integrated into personal and professional life. We aimed to assess the professional use of the Internet, social media, and mobile media by urology residents in Europe and North America. MATERIAL & METHODS: We designed a comprehensive 25-item online survey on the professional use of new media. The survey was distributed via email to urology residents in Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Survey design and distribution was performed in concordance with the CHERRIES guidelines.
RESULTS: 375 urology residents with a mean age of 30.2±2.9 years responded to the survey. Professional use per day was 65±44 minutes on the Internet, 21±17 minutes on social media, and 31±28 minutes on smartphone/tablet apps. The Internet and apps were considered as useful for clinical practice, education, and research ahead of social media (Figure 1). 93% use new media for communication with colleagues and 18% use them to communicate with patients (p<0.001). 99% of urology residents have a smartphone and use it professionally for text-messaging (91%), phone calls (87%), mobile browsing (85%), apps (85%), and social media (40%). New media account for 63% of information sources for personal education ahead of textbooks/journals (27%), and conferences/courses (10%). 97% of residents have watched surgical videos on YouTube. 91% of residents use social media with a mean of 5.5±3.6 platforms per person (Figure 2). 65% use social media at medical conferences and 17% use it for remote conference participation (p<0.001). 53% of residents know guidelines on the appropriate use of social media and 81% of evaluations of guideline statements were correct. CONCLUSIONS: New media play a significant role in clinical practice, education, and research among urology residents in Northern America and Europe. Physicians, organizations, and institutions should strive to use the vast potential of new media wisely for the good of patients and physicians.