Abstracts tagged "Twitter"

Abstract Number: 195 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Two-Year Educational Initiative to Teach Rheumatology through Social Media: The Rheumatology Image of the Week Project (#RheumIOW)
Jeanne Gosselin¹ and Jonathan S. Hausmann², ¹Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, ²Rheumatology, Boston Children's Hospital / Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: With 2 billion global active monthly users of Facebook and 330 million users of Twitter, social media platforms may be used to deliver educational…
Abstract Number: 2162 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Frequent Discussion of Insomnia and Weight Gain with Glucocorticoid Therapy: An Analysis of Twitter Posts
Rikesh Patel¹, Nabarun Dasgupta², Maksim Belousov³, Meghna Jani⁴, Carly Winokur², Goran Nenadic³ and William G Dixon^1,5, ¹Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²Epidemico Inc., Boston, MA, ³School of Computer Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁴Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁵Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Health e-Research Centre, Farr Institute for Health Informatics Research, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoid (GC) therapy is used widely in patients with inflammatory diseases. However their effectiveness is offset by a range of potential harms. Clinicians and…
Abstract Number: 2296 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Investigation of Environmental Associations of Fibromyalgia Pain Using Twitter Content Analysis
Pari Delir Haghighi¹, Yong-Bin Kang¹, Tuan Huynh¹, Rachelle Buchbinder², Frada Burstein¹ and Samuel Whittle³, ¹Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University, Caulfield East, Australia, ²Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Institute and Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, ³Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville South, Australia
Background/Purpose: Little is understood about the determinants of symptom expression within individuals with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). While FMS sufferers often report environmental influences, including weather…
Abstract Number: 2225 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Twitter and Rheumatology: Significant and Incremental Growth in Usage
Ahmed Omar¹, Ismail Sari¹, Jonathan Chan², Nigil Haroon¹ and Robert D Inman³, ¹Rheumatology, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Rheumatology, Spondylitis program, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Immunlogy and Institute of Medical Science, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: The continued growth of social media has allowed people to rapidly communicate, share, and develop ideas and information. Twitter is an online social networking…
Abstract Number: 2217 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
#Rheumjc: Development, Implementation and Analysis of an International Twitter-Based Rheumatology Journal Club
Christopher Collins¹, Paul Sufka², Jonathan S. Hausmann³, Arundathi Jayatilleke⁴, Jose Campos⁵ and Suleman Bhana⁶, ¹Rheumatology, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, ²Rheumatology, HealthPartners, Saint Paul, MN, ³Rheumatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, ⁴Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵Rheumatology, Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Crystal Run Healthcare, Middletown, NY
Background/Purpose: Twitter is an increasingly popular platform for discussion and engagement amongst healthcare professionals. Here we describe the development, implementation and analysis of a rheumatology…
Abstract Number: 1012 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Use of Social Media By Rheumatology Fellows in North America
Jonathan S. Hausmann^1,2, Jayanth Doss³ and Laura Cappelli⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Rheumatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, ³Division of Rheumatology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ⁴Ste 4500, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Social media, now used by 79% of US adults with internet access, has the potential to change the way in which physicians, patients, and…