@Article{info:doi/10.2196/11328,
author="Rankin, Audra
and Truskey, Maria
and Chisolm, Margaret S",
title="The Use of Social Media in Interprofessional Education: Systematic Review",
journal="JMIR Med Educ",
year="2019",
month="Jan",
day="11",
volume="5",
number="1",
pages="e11328",
keywords="interprofessional education; interprofessional learning; medicine; nursing; social media, social networking",
abstract="Background: The implementation of interprofessional education (IPE) activities into health care education is a challenge for many training programs owing to time and location constraints of both faculty and learners. The integration of social media into these IPE activities may provide a solution to these problems. Objective: This review of the published literature aims to identify health care IPE activities using social media. Methods: The authors searched 5 databases (from the beginning coverage date to May 27, 2017) using keywords related to IPE and social media. Teams of 2 authors independently reviewed the search results to identify peer-reviewed, English language papers reporting on IPE activities using social media. They assessed the study quality of identified papers using the Medical Education Research Study Quality Instrument. Results: A total of 8 studies met the review's inclusion criteria. Of these 8 papers, 3 had single-group, posttest-only study design; 4 had single-group, pre- and posttest design; and 1 had nonrandomized 3-group design. Qualitative and quantitative outcome measures showed mixed results with the majority of student feedback being positive. Conclusions: Despite a need for additional research, this review suggests that the use of social media may aid the implementation of health care IPE. ",
issn="2369-3762",
doi="10.2196/11328",
url="https://mededu.jmir.org/2019/1/e11328/",
url="https://doi.org/10.2196/11328",
url="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30632967"
}