Using Social Media and Web-Based Networking in Collaborative Research: Protocol for the Geriatric Medicine Research Collaborative

UNSTRUCTURED Traditional pathways to promote research collaboration typically take years to expand beyond individual institutions. Social media and online networking provides an innovative approach to promote research collaboration. We present the formation of the Geriatric Medicine Research Collaborative (GeMRC), United Kingdom: a national trainee-led research collaborative. This collaborative aims to facilitate research projects that will directly benefit older patients, improve research skills of geriatric medicine trainees, and to facilitate recommendations for healthcare policy for older adults. Our methods of collaboration are described; trainee-led meetings regionally, and at national conferences, e-mail communication, direct uploading of project material to our website, social media, and virtual meetings. Structured use of local, regional, and network leads has facilitated this. Having a clear virtual presence has been key to the rapid development of the network. The use of social media and online networking encouraged involvement of multiple regions early in the development of the collaborative, and allowed rapid dissemination of project ideas. This facilitated collection of large datasets and enhanced scientific validity of project outcomes. This has potential to transform geriatric medicine research, as older patients have been historically excluded from large commercial trials due to multimorbidity, frailty, and cognitive impairment. Perceived limitations to predominantly online or virtual collaboratives, including reduced accountability, and loss of interpersonal relationships are balanced by increased trainee engagement, high frequency of communication, and rapid access to a breadth of expertise. Utilization of virtual communication has potential to lead to future interspeciality, interprofessional, and international collaboration, and to accelerate research that improves outcomes for older adults.

Proceedings of the International Conferences ICT, Society, and Human Beings 2019; Connected Smart Cities 2019; and Web Based Communities and Social Media 2019

10.33965/ict2019 ◽

2019 ◽

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Smart Cities ◽

Human Beings ◽

Web Based

Proceedings of the International Conferences ICT, Society, and Human Beings 2019; Connected Smart Cities 2019; and Web Based Communities and Social Media 2019

10.33965/csc2019 ◽

2019 ◽

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Smart Cities ◽

Human Beings ◽

Web Based

Web-based Tools for Drug Repurposing: Successful Examples of Collaborative Research

Current Medicinal Chemistry ◽

10.2174/0929867327666200128111925 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

pp. 181-195

Author(s):

Quentin Vanhaelen

Keyword(s):

User Interfaces ◽

Collaborative Research ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

A Priori ◽

Drug Repurposing ◽

Data Access ◽

Estimation Methods ◽

Large Set ◽

Computational Tools ◽

Web Based

: Computational approaches have been proven to be complementary tools of interest in identifying potential candidates for drug repurposing. However, although the methods developed so far offer interesting opportunities and could contribute to solving issues faced by the pharmaceutical sector, they also come with their constraints. Indeed, specific challenges ranging from data access, standardization and integration to the implementation of reliable and coherent validation methods must be addressed to allow systematic use at a larger scale. In this mini-review, we cover computational tools recently developed for addressing some of these challenges. This includes specific databases providing accessibility to a large set of curated data with standardized annotations, web-based tools integrating flexible user interfaces to perform fast computational repurposing experiments and standardized datasets specifically annotated and balanced for validating new computational drug repurposing methods. Interestingly, these new databases combined with the increasing number of information about the outcomes of drug repurposing studies can be used to perform a meta-analysis to identify key properties associated with successful drug repurposing cases. This information could further be used to design estimation methods to compute a priori assessment of the repurposing possibilities.

Estimating the number of cases during COVID-19 pandemics using a web-based tool: first week results of “COVID-19 TRENDS” social media project in the Araba-Alava province in Basque country, Spain. (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.20885 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Ignacio Garitano ◽

Manuel Linares ◽

Laura Santos ◽

Ruth Gil ◽

Elena Lapuente ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Social Media ◽

Response Rate ◽

Basque Country ◽

Case Definition ◽

Public Health Action ◽

Web Based ◽

Health Action ◽

Estimate Number ◽

Media Project

UNSTRUCTURED On 28th February a case of COVID-19 was declared in Araba-Álava province, Spain. In Spain, a confinement and movement restrictions were established by Spanish Government at 14th March 2020. We implemented a web-based tool to estimate number of cases during the pandemic. We present the results in Áraba-Álava province. We reached a response rate of 10,3% out a 331.549 population. We found that 22,4 % fulfilled the case definition. This tool rendered useful to inform public health action.

Quantifying Media Effects, Its Content, and Role in Promoting Community Awareness of Chikungunya Epidemic in Bangladesh

Epidemiologia ◽

10.3390/epidemiologia2010008 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 84-94

Author(s):

Mst. Marium Begum ◽

Osman Ulvi ◽

Ajlina Karamehic-Muratovic ◽

Mallory R. Walsh ◽

Hasan Tarek ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Web Based ◽

Study Objective ◽

The Public ◽

Mainstream Media ◽

Related Information ◽

Vector Borne ◽

Media Outlet ◽

And Control

Background: Chikungunya is a vector-borne disease, mostly present in tropical and subtropical regions. The virus is spread by Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus mosquitos and symptoms include high fever to severe joint pain. Dhaka, Bangladesh, suffered an outbreak of chikungunya in 2017 lasting from April to September. With the goal of reducing cases, social media was at the forefront during this outbreak and educated the public about symptoms, prevention, and control of the virus. Popular web-based sources such as the top dailies in Bangladesh, local news outlets, and Facebook spread awareness of the outbreak. Objective: This study sought to investigate the role of social and mainstream media during the chikungunya epidemic. The study objective was to determine if social media can improve awareness of and practice associated with reducing cases of chikungunya. Methods: We collected chikungunya-related information circulated from the top nine television channels in Dhaka, Bangladesh, airing from 1st April–20th August 2017. All the news published in the top six dailies in Bangladesh were also compiled. The 50 most viewed chikungunya-related Bengali videos were manually coded and analyzed. Other social media outlets, such as Facebook, were also analyzed to determine the number of chikungunya-related posts and responses to these posts. Results: Our study showed that media outlets were associated with reducing cases of chikungunya, indicating that media has the potential to impact future outbreaks of these alpha viruses. Each media outlet (e.g., web, television) had an impact on the human response to an individual’s healthcare during this outbreak. Conclusions: To prevent future outbreaks of chikungunya, media outlets and social media can be used to educate the public regarding prevention strategies such as encouraging safe travel, removing stagnant water sources, and assisting with tracking cases globally to determine where future outbreaks may occur.

Patterns of use and perceived value of social media for population health among population health stakeholders: a cross-sectional web-based survey

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/s12889-021-11370-y ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Sungwon Yoon ◽

Sharon Wee ◽

Vivian S. Y. Lee ◽

Jing Lin ◽

Julian Thumboo

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Community Engagement ◽

Population Health ◽

Preventive Care ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Healthcare Professionals ◽

Web Based ◽

Healthy Behaviors ◽

Time Investment ◽

Patterns Of Use

Abstract Background Although existing studies have described patterns of social media use in healthcare, most are focused on health professionals in one discipline. Population health requires a multi-disciplinary approach to ensure diversity and to include diverse stakeholders. To date, what is known about using social media in population health is focused on its potential as a communication tool. This study aims to investigate patterns of use and perceived value of social media usage among stakeholders in population health practice, policy, or research. Methods We conducted a web-based survey of delegates attending the Singapore Population Health Conversations and Workshop. We designed a 24-item questionnaire to assess 1) social media use in terms of type of platform and frequency of use; 2) perceptions of social media relevance and impact on population health; and 3) top three areas in population health that would benefit from social media. We used descriptive and logistic regression analyses to assess the relationships between variables. Results Of the 308 survey respondents, 97.7% reported that they use social media in some form. Messaging (96.8%) was the most dominant activity when using social media. Challenges in implementing social media for population health were time investment by health care professionals (56.2%) and patient adoption (52.9%). The top three population health areas that would benefit most from using social media were the promotion of healthy behaviors (60.7%), community engagement (47.7%), and preventive care (40.6%). Older respondents (> = 40 years) were less likely to view social media as useful for the promotion of healthy behaviors (OR = 0.34; 95% CI: 0.19–0.60). Non-social/healthcare professionals were more likely to consider social media to be useful for community engagement (OR = 1.74; 95% CI: 1.10–2.76). For preventive care, older respondents (OR = 0.51; 95% CI: 0.32–0.82) and non-social/healthcare professionals were less likely to view social media as useful (OR = 0.61; 95% CI: 0.38–0.97). Conclusions Our findings suggest that it may be important to select the specific care areas that would benefit most from using social media. The time investment needed by population health professionals should be fully addressed in planning to maximize the application and potential value of social media.

Our Potential and Challenges of Social Media in Promoting Women’s Health

Journal of Advanced Research in Journalism & Mass Communication ◽

10.24321/2395.3810.202002 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 07 (01) ◽

pp. 4-7

Author(s):

Neelesh Pandey ◽

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Health Communication ◽

Women’S Health ◽

Women's Health ◽

Present Article ◽

Communication Process ◽

Traditional Media ◽

Web Based ◽

The Public

Women’s health is a matter of concern for very countries. The advancement in the field of internet and emergence of social media has affected communication process to a great extent. As social media has advantage over traditional media because of web based applications, it can be used to promote health communication especially women’s health which is neglected over the time. The present article attempts to find out the potential and challenges of social media for using as a tool to promote and aware the public on women’s health.

Letter to the Editor Regarding “Web-Based Education and Social Media Increase Access to Careers in Neurosurgery: The Lenox Hill Hospital BRAINterns Experience”

World Neurosurgery ◽

10.1016/j.wneu.2021.08.006 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 156 ◽

pp. 149-150

Author(s):

Benjamin C. Sherman ◽

Trevor G. Luck ◽

Joshua T.M. Lucas ◽

Shyle H. Mehta

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Web Based ◽

Letter To The Editor ◽

Web Based Education