Exception from informed consent in the era of social media: The SEGA stroke trial experience

This study assessed the awareness and attitudes of adolescents in Jordan concerning the ethics of using their social media data for scientific studies. Using an online survey, 393 adolescents were recruited (mean age: 17.2 years ± 1.8). The results showed that 88% of participants were using their real personal information on social media sites, with males more likely to provide their information than females. More than two thirds of participants (72.5%) were aware that researchers may use their data for research purposes, with the majority believing that informed consent must be obtained from both the adolescents and their parents. However, more than three quarters of those surveyed (76%) did not trust the results of research that depended on collecting data from social media. These findings suggest that adolescents in Jordan understood most of the ethical aspects related to the utilization of their data from social media websites for research studies.

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#Mesh: Social Media and Its Influence on Perceptions in Hernia Repair

The American Surgeon ◽

10.1177/0003134820964459 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 86 (10) ◽

pp. 1351-1357

Author(s):

Negin Fadaee ◽

Desmond Huynh ◽

Shirin Towfigh

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Social Media ◽

Informed Consent ◽

Hernia Repair ◽

Public Perception ◽

Surgical Care ◽

Vaginal Mesh ◽

Transvaginal Mesh ◽

Law Firms ◽

Hernia Mesh

Social media can influence public perception in health care. By 2016, social media discussion against the use of transvaginal mesh influenced changes in Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations. We propose that the fate of hernia mesh will follow that of transvaginal mesh. Thus, we compare the trend of social media discussion of hernia and transvaginal mesh. Posts on Twitter and public Facebook groups were tracked for keywords “hernia,” “hernia mesh,” and “pelvic/vaginal mesh.” Posts were categorized based on sentiment. On Facebook, 16 public groups with 14 526 members expressed negative sentiments in 95% of their 750 daily posts. Meanwhile, of the 1.1 million tweets on Twitter, those about hernia mesh were more negative (36.5%) than those about pelvic/vaginal mesh (29.2%). Three of the 5 top tweeters about hernia mesh and pelvic/vaginal mesh were linked to law firms involved in mesh-based lawsuits. The negative sentiments and steering of social media discussion by lawyers may directly affect surgical care. As surgeons, we may adapt our informed consent to acknowledge our patients’ apprehensions about mesh. We may also be more involved in social media discussions ourselves. Meanwhile, we await FDA decisions in the regulation and availability of hernia mesh.

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The Hennepin Ketamine Study Investigators’ Reply

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine ◽

10.1017/s1049023x19000219 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 34 (02) ◽

pp. 111-113

Author(s):

Jeffrey D. Ho ◽

Jon B. Cole ◽

Lauren R. Klein ◽

Travis D. Olives ◽

Brian E. Driver ◽

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Keyword(s):

Emergency Medicine ◽

Social Media ◽

Informed Consent ◽

Clinical Research ◽

Emergency Medical Services ◽

Research Ethics ◽

Public Controversy ◽

Future Studies ◽

Strongly Agree ◽

Recent Editorial

We read with interest the recent editorial, “The Hennepin Ketamine Study,” by Dr. Samuel Stratton commenting on the research ethics, methodology, and the current public controversy surrounding this study.1 As researchers and investigators of this study, we strongly agree that prospective clinical research in the prehospital environment is necessary to advance the science of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and emergency medicine. We also agree that accomplishing this is challenging as the prehospital environment often encounters patient populations who cannot provide meaningful informed consent due to their emergent conditions. To ensure that fellow emergency medicine researchers understand the facts of our work so they may plan future studies, and to address some of the questions and concerns in Dr. Stratton’s editorial, the lay press, and in social media,2 we would like to call attention to some inaccuracies in Dr. Stratton’s editorial, and to the lay media stories on which it appears to be based.Ho JD, Cole JB, Klein LR, Olives TD, Driver BE, Moore JC, Nystrom PC, Arens AM, Simpson NS, Hick JL, Chavez RA, Lynch WL, Miner JR. The Hennepin Ketamine Study investigators’ reply. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2019;34(2):111–113

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The Influence of Informed Consent on Applicant Reactions to Social Media Screening

Academy of Management Proceedings ◽

10.5465/ambpp.2016.17350abstract ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2016 (1) ◽

pp. 17350

Author(s):

Stewart G. Grunwell

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Informed Consent ◽

Applicant Reactions

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Time of Day, Outcome, and Response to Thrombolytic Therapy: The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator Stroke Trial Experience

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases ◽

10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2009.03.006 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

pp. 40-48 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Denise H. Rhoney ◽

William M. Coplin ◽

Yan Lin ◽

Michael Frankel ◽

Patrick D. Lyden ◽

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Keyword(s):

Thrombolytic Therapy ◽

Plasminogen Activator ◽

Tissue Plasminogen Activator ◽

Neurological Disorders ◽

Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator ◽

Time Of Day ◽

Trial Experience ◽

Tissue Plasminogen ◽

Stroke Trial

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Comprehension, Perception, and Practice of Indians about COVID-19 Anticipating the Second Wave of the Pandemic

Journal of Research and Health ◽

10.32598/jrh.11.4.1894.1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 215-224

Author(s):

Prakash Gondode ◽

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Amrusha Raipure ◽

Bhuvaneswari Balasubramanian ◽

Abhinav Lambe ◽

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Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Informed Consent ◽

Good Practice ◽

The Self ◽

Convenience Sample ◽

The Social ◽

True Answer ◽

Practice Knowledge ◽

The City ◽

Second Wave

Background: We assessed knowledge, attitudes, practice, and perceptions about COVID-19 among a convenience sample of the general public in India anticipating the second wave of the pandemic. Methods: This questionnaire-based survey was conducted among the general population quarantined at various institutional quarantine facilities in the city of Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. Informed consent was obtained from each participant. The self-designed questionnaire comprised 25 questions regarding knowledge, eight for attitude, and ten for practice. Knowledge questions were responded to on a Yes/No basis with an additional ‘don’t know’ option. The true answer was given 1 point and false/I don’t know answers were given 0 point. Results: The majority of the participants were aware of COVID-19 (97.9%) and did not either wash or knew how to properly dispose of the used mask (88.02%). Only 10.96% of the participants agreed that they verify the social media posts shared over WhatsApp and Facebook on government authentic websites before sharing them with family and friends. Conclusion: Awareness about the virus, modes of spread, good practice, and an optimistic attitude is the prime requisite to curb the spread and to avoid the impending severity anticipating the second wave of the pandemic.

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Identification of Informed Consent in Patient Videos on Social Media: Prospective Study (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.14081 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Jane O'Sullivan ◽

Cathleen McCarrick ◽

Paul Tierney ◽

Donal B O'Connor ◽

Jack Collins ◽

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Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Informed Consent ◽

Central Line ◽

Secondary Outcome ◽

Clinical Image ◽

Initial Contact ◽

Search Term ◽

Instructional Videos ◽

Central Line Insertion ◽

Line Insertion

BACKGROUND The American Medical Association Code of Medical Ethics states that any clinical image taken for public education forms part of the patient’s records. Hence, a patient’s informed consent is required to collect, share, and distribute their image. Patients must be informed of the intended use of the clinical image and the intended audience as part of the informed consent. OBJECTIVE This paper aimed to determine whether a random selection of instructional videos containing footage of central venous catheter insertion on real patients on YouTube (Google LLC) would mention the presence of informed consent to post the video on social media. METHODS We performed a prospective evaluation by 2 separate researchers of the first 125 videos on YouTube with the search term “central line insertion.” After duplicates were deleted and exclusion criteria applied, 41 videos of patients undergoing central line insertion were searched for reference to patient consent. In the case of videos of indeterminate consent status, the posters were contacted privately through YouTube to clarify the status of consent to both film and disseminate the video on social media. A period of 2 months was provided to respond to initial contact. Furthermore, YouTube was contacted to clarify company policy. The primary outcome was to determine if videos on YouTube were amended to include details of consent at 2 months postcontact. The secondary outcome was a response to the initial email at 2 months. RESULTS The researchers compiled 143 videos. Of 41 videos that contained footage of patient procedures, 41 were of indeterminate consent status and 23 contained identifiable patient footage. From the 41 posters that were contacted, 3 responded to initial contact and none amended the video to document consent status. Response from YouTube is pending. CONCLUSIONS There are instructional videos for clinicians on social media that contain footage of patients undergoing medical procedures and do not have any verification of informed consent. While this study investigated a small sample of available videos, the problem appears ubiquitous and should be studied more extensively.

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