Will Podcasting and Social Media Replace Journals and Traditional Science Communication? No, but...

The digital world in which we live is changing rapidly. The evolving media environment is having a direct impact on traditional forms of communication and knowledge translation in public health and epidemiology. Openly accessible digital media can be used to reach a broader and more diverse audience of trainees, scientists, and the lay public than can traditional forms of scientific communication. The new digital landscape for delivering content is vast, and new platforms are continuously being added. In this article, we focus on several, including Twitter and podcasting, and discuss their relevance to epidemiology and science communication. We highlight 3 key reasons why we think epidemiologists should be engaging with these mediums: 1) science communication, 2) career advancement, and 3) development of a community and public service. Other positive and negative consequences of engaging in these forms of new media are also discussed. The authors of this commentary are all engaged in social media and podcasting for scientific communication, and we reflect on our experiences with these mediums as tools to advance the field of epidemiology.

Solutions for Shared Resource Lab Remote Quality Control and Instrument Troubleshooting during a Pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected shared resource lab (SRL) staff in-person availability at institutions globally. This article discusses the challenges of ensuring reliable instrument performance and quality data output while facility staff and external service provider on-site presence is severely limited. Solutions revolve around the adoption of remote monitoring and troubleshooting platforms, provision of self-service troubleshooting resources specific to facility instruments and workflows, development of an assistance contact policy, and ensuring efficiency of limited in-person staff time. These solutions employ software and hardware tools that are already in use or readily available in the SRL community, such as remote instrument access tools, video hosting and conferencing platforms, and ISAC shared resources. © 2020 International Society for Advancement of Cytometry.

Evaluating the reliability of gestalt quality ratings of medical education podcasts: A METRIQ study.

INTRODUCTION: Podcasts are increasingly being used for medical education. Studies have found that the assessment of the quality of online resources can be challenging. We sought to determine the reliability of gestalt quality assessment of education podcasts in emergency medicine. METHODS: An international, interprofessional sample of raters was recruited through social media, direct contact, and the extended personal network of the study team. Each participant listened to eight podcasts (selected to include a variety of accents, number of speakers, and topics) and rated the quality of that podcast on a seven-point Likert scale. Phi coefficients were calculated within each group and overall. Decision studies were conducted using a phi of 0.8. RESULTS: A total of 240 collaborators completed all eight surveys and were included in the analysis. Attendings, medical students, and physician assistants had the lowest individual-level variance and thus the lowest number of required raters to reliably evaluate quality (phi >0.80). Overall, 20 raters were required to reliably evaluate the quality of emergency medicine podcasts. DISCUSSION: Gestalt ratings of quality from approximately 20 health professionals are required to reliably assess the quality of a podcast. This finding should inform future work focused on developing and validating tools to support the evaluation of quality in these resources.

Attending Physician's Attitudes Toward Podcasting as a Source of Medical Education: An Exploratory Study.

INTRODUCTION: People are increasingly consuming information on-demand. Podcasting is a growing medium for education in an on-demand world. There is a paucity of data on podcasting as a means of continuing medical education (CME) for attending physicians. METHODS: The authors performed an exploratory survey of a convenience sample of listeners to a Pediatric Hospital Medicine podcast to learn about their attitudes regarding podcasting. A 17-question survey consisting of demographic data, attitudinal questions, and qualitative questions was administered electronically in February 2018. RESULTS: At the time of the survey, the 12 podcast episodes were downloaded 17,288 times, with 162 CME credits being issued. Of 129 respondents, 75.2% were attendings. The majority agreed the podcast was of "high educational value" and was of equal or better educational value as medical journals or national conferences. Qualitative content analysis revealed listeners valued the convenience of the podcast, and community-based hospitalists felt the podcast connected them to the broader hospitalist community. DISCUSSION: Our respondents found podcasting to be a beneficial and convenient learning method. The ability to apply for CME credit was not a major motivation for listening. Further research is needed to investigate more objective outcomes and assess attitudes of a random sampling of physicians as opposed to a self-selected sample.

Does YouTube include high-quality resources for training on laparoscopic and robotic radical prostatectomy?

PURPOSE: Our aim was to assess the educational quality of the YouTube video content related to laparoscopic and robotic radical prostatectomy (RP). METHODS: An objective scoring tool named as Prostatectomy Assessment and Competency Evaluation (PACE) score was used to measure and quantify seven critical steps in RP including bladder drop, preparation of the prostate, bladder neck dissection, posterior/seminal vesicle dissection, neurovascular bundle preservation, apical dissection, and urethro-vesical anastomosis. A five-point scale was used for grading the seven steps, where a score of 1 and 5 represented the lowest and ideal performance, respectively. Additionally, descriptive statistics including the upload time, video length, view count, number of comments, likes, and dislikes were all recorded. RESULTS: Of the 1688 videos (551 from laparoscopic RP, 567 from robotic RP, and 570 from robot-assisted RP), 226 videos were analyzed after excluding duplicate and irrelevant videos. Robotic/robot-assisted RP videos were found to be statistically longer than laparoscopic RP videos (p = 0.016). The PACE score of urethro-vesical anastomosis step in robotic RP videos was statistically higher than laparoscopic RP videos (p = 0.021). A weak but significant positive correlation between the video length and total PACE score (rho: 0.51; p = 0.04 for laparoscopic RP and rho: 0.43; p = 0.03 for robotic/robot-assisted RP) was found. A weak but positive correlation was also determined between number of likes and total PACE score (rho: 0.39; p = 0.02) for robotic/robot-assisted RP videos. CONCLUSIONS: Although YouTube website includes high-quality videos for both laparoscopic and robotic/robot-assisted RP, there is no objective parameter to predict the educational quality of the videos.

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Storytelling in Acoustic Spaces: Podcasting as Embodied and Engaged Scholarship.

Health Communication launched the "Defining Moments" feature of the journal in 2009, including essays that showcase the social and material power of storytelling. Over the past 10 years, essays have enlarged academic conventions and offered diverse entry points for refiguring the experience of living well in the midst of inescapable illness, trauma, and disability. Health Communication builds on this legacy by introducing a podcast by the same name. In this essay, I position podcasting as embodied and engaged scholarship that connects health communication scholars, physicians and other care providers, patients and families, and general publics interested in illness and healthcare, vulnerability and well-being.

Perspectiva de género en páginas webs españolas de salud sexual para la población joven / Gender perspective on Spanish websites addressed to young people's sexual health

Introducción. El desarrollo imparable de las nuevas tecnologías y su uso creciente como fuente de información en salud sexual por parte de la población más joven nos hace replantearnos si la información que los jóvenes están recibiendo a través de estas páginas web es objetiva y fiable, y si refleja un modelo de sexualidad integral y con perspectiva de género. Objetivos. Analizar el contenido visual y escrito del Portal de Salud Sexual de población joven de Castilla y León desde una visión holística de la sexualidad y contrastar las páginas web de salud sexual joven de instituciones oficiales de las diferentes comunidades autónomas de España. Material y método. Se ha realizado una evaluación del diseño y de los contenidos de la página de la web de Salud Sexual Joven de Castilla y León mediante una matriz de análisis que respondía a las necesidades y objetivos del estudio. Resultados y conclusiones. El modelo de salud sexual que promueve el portal estudiado, a través de sus contenidos e imágenes, es un modelo heterosexista basado en la prevención de riesgos, cuyo eje central está sustentado en la reducción de riesgos de contraer infecciones de trasmisión sexual (ITS) o embarazos no planificados, lo cual fomenta por tanto una visión de la sexualidad limitada y coitocéntrica. Su abordaje se plantea ciego al género, omitiendo los factores sociales, culturales e individuales que interactúan en mujeres y hombres a la hora de vivir su sexualidad

Introduction. The unstoppable development of new technologies and their increasing use as a source of information on sexual health by the younger population, makes us wonder whether the information they are receiving through websites is objective and reliable; and whether it reflects a model of comprehensive sexuality with a gender perspective. Objectives. To analyze the visual and written content of the Sexual Health Portal for young people of Castilla y León from a holistic sexual perspective and to compare the websites for young people’s sexual health from official institutions of Spain’s different autonomous communities. Materials and method. The design and contents of the website for Young People’s Sexual Health of Castilla y León were analyzed using a matrix that met the study’s needs and objectives. Results and conclusions. The sexual health model promoted by the portal, through its contents and images, follows a heteronormative model based on risk prevention, whose central axis is based on the reduction of risks of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) or unplanned pregnancies, thus promoting a vision of a limited and coitocentric sexuality. The website’s approach to sexuality is gender blind, omitting the social, cultural and individual factors present in women and men's sexual experiences

From ancient to avant-garde: a review of traditional and modern multimodal approaches to surgical anatomy education.

The landscape of surgical anatomy education is progressively changing. Traditional methods, such as cadaveric dissection and didacticism are being increasingly phased out in undergraduate courses for multimodal approaches incorporating problem-based learning, radiology and computer-based simulations. Although effective at clinically contextualizing and integrating anatomical information, these approaches may be a poor substitute for fostering a grasp of foundational 'pure' anatomy. Dissection is ideal for this purpose and hence remains the cornerstone of anatomical education. However, novel methods and technological advancements continually give way to adjuncts such as cadaveric surgery, three-dimensional printing, virtual simulation and live surgical streaming, which have demonstrated significant efficacy alone or alongside dissection. Therefore, although divergent paradigms of 'new versus old' approaches have engulfed and divided the community, educators should seek to integrate the ancient and avant-garde to comprehensively satisfy all of the modern anatomy learner's educational needs.

Educating medical residents through podcasts developed by PharmD students.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Podcasts are increasingly popular in education due to their accessibility, portability, and scheduling flexibility. Pharmacy students often interact with resident physicians during advanced pharmacy practice experiences, but few studies have evaluated their ability to teach medical residents about pharmacotherapy concepts or how these interactions might impact their own development. We sought to evaluate the efficacy of pharmacy student-created podcasts in two areas: the ability to increase medical resident understanding of selected medical topics and the effect on the pharmacy student's confidence in teaching. EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY AND SETTING: Eight fourth-year pharmacy students created enhanced podcasts and assessment questions on a medical topic. The assessment questions were split randomly into pre- and post-podcast assessments to be given to residents. The assessment quizzes and podcast comprised content modules that were delivered to consenting medical residents at two week intervals. Pharmacy student confidence was evaluated with pre- and post-experience surveys, which were administered before they created the podcast and after they viewed the aggregate results of resident assessments of their podcast. FINDINGS: Overall, 79.3% (23/29) of residents participated with an average of 44% participation on each module. Resident knowledge increased as evidenced by the overall aggregate score, significantly improving from 36% prior to podcasts to 76% following podcasts (p=0.001). When rated on a 1-10 scale, average pharmacy student confidence in teaching their topic also significantly increased from 5.63 to 8.00 (p=0.041). SUMMARY: Podcasts are an effective method for medical residents to learn from pharmacy students and may also improve pharmacy students' confidence in their abilities.

ALiEM Blog and Podcast Watch: Toxicology.

INTRODUCTION: The WestJEM Blog and Podcast Watch presents high-quality open-access educational blogs and podcasts in emergency medicine based on the ongoing Academic Life in Emergency Medicine (ALiEM) Approved Instructional Resources (AIR) and AIR-Professional (Pro) series. Both series critically appraise open-access educational blogs and podcasts in EM using an objective scoring instrument. This installment of the blog and podcast watch series curated and scored relevant posts in the specific topic of toxicology emergencies from the AIR-Pro Series. METHODS: The AIR-Pro Series is a continuously building curriculum covering a new subject area every two months. For each area, eight EM chief residents identify 3-5 advanced clinical questions. Using FOAMsearch.net and FOAMSearcher to search blogs and podcasts, relevant posts are scored by eight reviewers from the AIR-Pro editorial board, which is comprised of EM faculty and chief residents at various institutions across North America. The scoring instrument contains five measurement outcomes based on seven-point Likert scales: recency, accuracy, educational utility, evidence based, and references. The AIR-Pro label is awarded to posts with a score of ≥28 (out of 35) points. An "honorable mention" label is awarded if board members collectively felt that the blogs were valuable and the scores were > 25. RESULTS: A total of 31 blog posts and podcasts were included. Key educational pearls from the six high-quality AIR-Pro posts and four honorable mentions are summarized. CONCLUSION: The WestJEM ALiEM Blog and Podcast Watch series is based on the AIR and AIR-Pro Series, which attempts to identify high-quality educational content on open-access blogs and podcasts. This series provides an expert-based, crowdsourced approach towards critically appraising educational social media content for EM clinicians. This installment focuses on toxicology emergencies.

ALiEM Blog and Podcast Watch: Procedures in Emergency Medicine.

INTRODUCTION: The WestJEM Blog and Podcast Watch presents high-quality, open-access educational blogs and podcasts in emergency medicine (EM) based on the ongoing Academic Life in EM (ALiEM) Approved Instructional Resources (AIR) and AIR-Professional series. Both series critically appraise resources using an objective scoring rubric. This installment of the Blog and Podcast Watch highlights the topic of procedure emergencies from the AIR Series. METHODS: The AIR Series is a continuously building curriculum that follows the Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors' (CORD) annual testing schedule. For each module, relevant content is collected from the top 50 Social Media Index sites published within the previous 12 months, and scored by eight AIR board members using five equally weighted measurement outcomes: Best Evidence in Emergency Medicine (BEEM) score, accuracy, educational utility, evidence based, and references. Resources scoring ≥30 out of 35 available points receive an AIR label. Resources scoring 27-29 receive an "honorable mention" label if the executive board agrees that the post is accurate and educationally valuable. RESULTS: A total of 85 blog posts and podcasts were evaluated in June 2016. This report summarizes key educational pearls from the three AIR posts and the 10 Honorable Mentions. CONCLUSION: The WestJEM Blog and Podcast Watch series is based on the AIR and AIR-Pro series, which attempts to identify high-quality educational content on open-access blogs and podcasts. This series provides an expert-based, post-publication curation of educational social media content for EM clinicians, with this installment focusing on procedure emergencies within the AIR series.

Design and Evaluation of Video Podcasts for Providing Online Feedback on Formative Pharmaceutical Calculations Assessments.

Objective. To evaluate worked example video podcasts as a method of providing feedback to pharmacy interns for an online and formative pharmaceutical calculations assessment. Methods. A theory-informed approach based on multimedia learning theory was used to design video podcasts as feedback on a calculations examination. A mixed-methods evaluation completed by pharmacy interns enrolled in Ireland's National Pharmacy Internship Programme was used to establish cognitive and affective attitudes toward video podcasts compared with conventional written solutions. Results. The majority of students found video podcasts were clear, helpful for learning, easy to understand, and useful as a method of feedback. Majority reported that they felt positively about standard written solutions. The evaluation suggested distinct benefits for each kind of feedback, something that has not been previously reported. Thematic analysis of qualitative data indicated useful features of video podcasts, including clear explanation, step-by-step approach, and synchronization of audio and visual information. Conclusion. Respondents reported positive cognitive and affective attitudes toward video podcasts as online feedback. Video podcasts are a helpful and novel way of providing feedback on pharmaceutical calculations. A similar opinion of traditional written solutions suggests that students may benefit from both forms of feedback. Further study is required to identify the particular benefits associated with both kinds.

Análisis comparativo de los sellos de calidad de páginas web sanitarias / Comparative analysis of quality labels of health websites

Introducción. La búsqueda de información sanitaria en Internet es un fenómeno creciente, siendo su principal inconveniente el desconocimiento de la fiabilidad de las páginas consultadas. El objetivo de nuestro trabajo fue analizar y comparar los principales sellos vigentes de calidad de páginas web sanitarias. Material y métodos. Se realizó un estudio observacional transversal mediante una búsqueda en Medline, IBECS, Google y Yahoo realizado los días 8 y 9 de marzo de 2015 tanto en inglés como español. Se utilizaron diferentes palabras clave en función de si la búsqueda se realizaba en bases de datos médicas o en buscadores genéricos. Los sellos se clasificaron en función de su origen, analizando su carácter, año de implantación, existencia de proceso de acreditación, número de categorías, criterios y estándares, posibilidad de autoevaluación, número de niveles de certificación, ámbito de certificación, vigencia, análisis de la calidad de contenidos, cuota, resultados del proceso de acreditación o solicitud, número de webs con sello concedido y sellos obtenidos por el organismo acreditador. Resultados. Se analizaron siete sellos, cinco de origen nacional (WMA, PAWS, WIS, SEAFORMEC y M21) y dos internacional (HONcode y Health Web Site Accreditation). Existía disparidad en la forma de llevar a cabo el proceso de acreditación, llegando algunos a no detallar aspectos fundamentales de dicho proceso o proporcionar información incompleta, desactualizada e incluso inexacta. Los más rigurosos garantizaban el nivel de confianza que las páginas web poseían en relación con los contenidos de información, pero ninguno revisaba la calidad de los mismos. Conclusiones. Aunque los sellos de calidad rigurosos pueden llegar a ser útiles, las deficiencias detectadas en algunos de ellos pueden hacer dudar de su finalidad (AU)

Background. The search for health related information on the Internet is a growing phenomenon, buts its main drawback is the lack of reliability of information consulted. The aim of this study was to analyse and compare existing quality labels of health websites. Material and methods. A cross-sectional study was performed by searching Medline, IBECS, Google, and Yahoo, in both English and Spanish, between 8 and 9 March, 2015. Different keywords were used depending on whether the search was conducted in medical databases or generic search engines. The quality labels were classified according to their origin, analysing their character, year of implementation, the existence of the accreditation process, number of categories, criteria and standards, possibility of self-assessment, number of levels of certification, certification scope, validity, analytical quality of content, fee, results of the accreditation process, application and number of websites granted the seal, and quality labels obtained by the accrediting organisation. Results. Seven quality labels, five of Spanish origin (WMA, PAWS, WIS, SEAFORMEC and M21) and two international ones (HONcode and Health Web Site Accreditation), were analysed. There was disparity in carrying out the accreditation process, with some not detailing key aspects of the process, or providing incomplete, outdated, or even inaccurate information. The most rigorous guaranteed the level of confidence that the websites had in relation to the content of information, but none checked the quality of them. Conclusions. Although rigorous quality labels may become useful, the deficiencies in some of them cast doubt on their current usefulness (AU)

e-Dermatología: redes sociales y otros recursos web / e-Dermatology: social networks and other web based tools

La utilización de las redes sociales e Internet como herramientas para buscar información médica por parte de los pacientes es ya un fenómeno cotidiano, y si los dermatólogos queremos participar en esa conversación, aportando contenidos de calidad, deberemos adaptarnos a este nuevo escenario e incorporar nuevas maneras de comunicarnos, tanto con pacientes como con otros profesionales. Decenas de dermatólogos españoles han roto ya esa brecha digital y han empezado a aportar contenido relevante en forma de blogs, cuyos contenidos difunden a través de las redes sociales. Pero la utilización de estas nuevas tecnologías no se encuentra exenta de riesgos desde un punto de vista ético y deontológico, además de poner en juego nuestra reputación digital. Internet también conlleva una saturación por exceso de información, y el adecuado uso de ciertas herramientas puede evitar esa infoxicación y mejorar nuestra productividad

The use by patients of social networking sites and the Internet to look for health related information has already become an everyday phenomenon. If, as dermatologists, we want to be part of this new conversation and provide quality content, we will have to adapt to digital media and find new ways of communicating with both our patients and our colleagues. Dozens of Spanish dermatologists have already ventured into the online space and have begun to provide important content through blogs, which they also disseminate via the social media. However, the use of these new technologies can also pose certain risks from the standpoint of ethics and our codes of practice and even place an individual's digital reputation in jeopardy. Another aspect of this new situation is that the Internet produces information saturation, and the appropriate use of certain tools can help to improve our productivity and prevent such information overload or infoxication

Evaluación de la calidad de la información disponible en Internet sobre odontología y síndrome de Down / Evaluation of the quality of the information available on the Internet regarding dentistry and Down syndrome

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Evaluación de calidad de páginas web sobre obstetricia y ginecología para las gestantes de atención primaria / Quality assessment web page son obstetirtics and gynecology for pregnant primary care

INTRODUCCIÓN: Internet se ha convertido en uno de los medios más importantes al alcance de las gestantes para consultar información relativa a su embarazo. La calidad de los contenidos de las páginas web que consultan se convierte así en un punto crítico que debe ser tenido en cuenta por la matrona de atención primaria y especializada. OBJETIVO: Analizar la calidad de los sitios web con información sanitaria obstétrica relacionada con los procesos de embarazo, parto y puerperio que existen actualmente en internet y en idioma español, y obtener un ranking de calidad de las 10 mejores webs en español orientadas a las gestantes para que puedan ser recomendadas por los profesionales sanitarios. MATERIALES Y MÉTODO: Se realizó una búsqueda bibliográfica utilizando las siguientes palabras clave: «páginas web sanitarias», «criterios de calidad», «internet», «toma de decisiones de la gestante» y «nuevas tecnologías». Se utilizaron tres herramientas convenientemente ponderadas (cuestionario de Bermúdez-Tamayo, test de accesibilidad HERA y PageRank de Google) para clasificar la calidad de las páginas web analizadas. De los resultados obtenidos, se extrajeron las webs con mejor puntuación y dedicadas expresamente a las gestantes. Se utilizaron dos métodos diferentes para obtener las páginas web: panel de expertos y análisis de los 100 primeros resultados obtenidos de las palabras clave indicadas en buscadores comerciales. RESULTADOS: Se encontraron 61 páginas web aptas para el estudio, y de ellas las 10 específicas para las embarazadas puntuaron por encima del percentil 50 (el 40% superior al percentil 75). CONCLUSIONES: Las 10 páginas web obtenidas presentan una calidad media-alta, aunque dado el carácter cambiante y caótico de internet es necesario realizar evaluaciones periódicas de las webs para vigilar continuamente el cumplimiento de los criterios de calidad

INTRODUCTION: Internet has become one of the most important means available to the pregnant to view information about your pregnancy. The quality of the contents of the web pages you visit thus becomes a critical point to be considered by the midwifes of primary and specialized care. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate and get a quality ranking of the top 10 websites in Spanish aimed at pregnant women so that they can be recommended by health professionals. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A literature search was performed using the following keywords: health websites, quality criteria, Internet, decision making of pregnant women and new technologies. Three tools appropriately weighted (Berm0dez-Tamayo Questionnaire, HERA Test Accessibility and Google PageRank) was used to grade the quality of the websites analyzed. From the results the websites rated extracted and expressly dedicated to pregnant women. Two different methods were used for web pages; panel of experts and study more brainstorming and analysis of the first 100 results for keywords in commercial search engines. RESULTS: 61 suitable for the study and of them specific to pregnant 10 sites all scored above the 5Oth percentile, 40% above the 75. CONCLUSIONS: The 10 sites obtained have a medium-high quality though given the changing and chaotic nature of Internet is necessary evaluations of temporary sites to continuously monitor compliance with the quality criteria