Published in the Journal of Vascular Surgery, it detailed “unprofessional social media content” among young vascular surgeons. ADThe authors had studied the social media accounts of surgeons without their knowledge or permission. ADAn Institutional Review Board approved the research protocol of the rectovaginal endometriosis paper, and it received funding from the University of Milan School of Medicine. “Unprofessional social media content not only reflects poorly on the individual, but on the medical profession as a whole,” the vascular surgery paper warned. He says that social media can fuel the fire — and that journal editors who are blindsided when work on controversial topics is closely scrutinized should be better prepared.

Source: Washington Post October 24, 2020 15:56 UTC