Abstract
Purpose of Review: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had profound impacts upon scientific discourse in our field, most prominently through the abrupt transition of malignant hematology conferences to all-digital formats. These virtual components will likely be incorporated into future iterations of these conferences even as in-person attendance is reincorporated. In this review, we discuss ways in which usage of the social networking platform Twitter has expanded in the past year during virtual conferences as a method to facilitate—and, in some ways, democratize—information flow and professional networking. Recent Findings: Emerging Twitter-based tools in malignant hematology include presenter-developed #tweetorials, conference-specific “poster walks,” and disease-specific online journal clubs. Twitter is also increasingly being used for networking across institutional and international lines, allowing for conversations to continue year-round as a first step toward multicenter collaborations as well as in-person #tweetups at subsequent meetings. Summary: The ability of Twitter to enable uninterrupted information exchange has reinforced its central role in medical and scientific communication in a way that will certainly outlive the COVID-19 pandemic.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 132-139 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Current hematologic malignancy reports |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2021 |
Keywords
- COVID-19
- Conferences
- Disease-specific hashtags
- Social media
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hematology
- Oncology
- Cancer Research