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Using social media to disseminate research in infection prevention, hospital epidemiology, and antimicrobial stewardship

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 August 2019

Kelly A. Cawcutt Open the ORCID record for Kelly A. Cawcutt [Opens in a new window] ,
Jasmine R. Marcelin Open the ORCID record for Jasmine R. Marcelin [Opens in a new window]  and
Julie K. Silver Open the ORCID record for Julie K. Silver [Opens in a new window]
Kelly A. Cawcutt*
Affiliation:
Divisions of Infectious Diseases and Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Jasmine R. Marcelin
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Julie K. Silver
Affiliation:
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
*
Author for correspondence: Kelly A. Cawcutt, MD, MS, FACP, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985400 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198. Email: [email protected]. Twitter: @KellyCawcuttMD
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Abstract

Social media, prevention of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial stewardship (ASP) each impact every area of medicine. Independently, each have power to change medicine, however, synergistically, the impact could be transformative. Given the profound clinical, financial, and public health impact of infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship combined with the incomplete uptake of best practices, multimodal strategies employing social media are critical to increase the speed and reach of research. This review discusses the strategic utilization of online communication platforms to increase the dissemination of critical publications.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 40 , Issue 11 , November 2019 , pp. 1262 - 1268
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© 2019 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved. 

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