Learning Outcomes and Educational Effectiveness of Social Media as a Continuing Professional Development Intervention for Practicing Surgeons: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis.
Arashk GhasroddashtiFatimah Sorefan-MangouRosephine Del FernandesErin WilliamsKen ChoiBoris ZevinPublished in: Annals of surgery open : perspectives of surgical history, education, and clinical approaches (2024)
The use of social media as a CPD intervention among practicing surgeons is associated with improved self-reported declarative and procedural knowledge, self-reported competence, and self-reported performance in practice. Further research is required to assess whether social media use for CPD in surgeons is associated with improvements in higher level and objectively measured learning outcomes.