#CGS2015: An Evaluation of Twitter Use at the Canadian Geriatrics Society Annual Scientific Meeting
#CGS2015: An Evaluation of Twitter Use at the Canadian Geriatrics Society Annual Scientific Meeting
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DOI：
10.5770/cgj.21.302
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发表时间：
2018-06-01
影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
Budd, Laura
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作者：
Cheung, Bonnie;Wong, Camilla L.;Budd, Laura
Twitter是一个微博平台，越来越多地用于医学领域，以克服地理障碍，促进国际联系。推特，即280个字符的微博，按标签（#）分类。这项研究评估和描述的参与，内容和Twitter的影响，在2015年加拿大老年医学会（CGS）年度科学会议，在此期间#CGS2015是官方会议hashtag.MethodsTwitter成绩单#CGS2015从Symplur前瞻性地分析推文的内容和定量指标。TweetReach用于回顾性分析2014年会议中带有#CGS2014标签的推文，以进行增长分析。Twitter对会议体验的影响来自问卷调查。ResultsThere有1，491条#CGS2015推文，其中40%是原创的。推文内容分为会议会话（38.8%），网络（29.2%），资源共享（17.6%）和会议推广（14.3%）。在279名参与者中，60%是非加拿大人。来自86名受访者的问卷数据显示，Twitter总体上表现出积极的体验，特别是在促进学院互动、资源共享和深入了解非现场会议方面。被引用最多的缺点是在使用个人设备时注意力分散。对比#CGS2014和#CGS2015的分析表明，参与者总数（50到279），推文数量（434到1，491）和印象（155，600到943，825）都有所增加。未来的会议可能会受益于为与会者和演讲者举办的Twitter基础知识研讨会。
BackgroundTwitter is a microblogging platform increasingly used in medicine to overcome geographic barriers and promote international connections. Tweets, the 280-character microblogs, are catalogued by hashtags (#). This study evaluates and describes the participation, content, and impact of Twitter at the 2015 Canadian Geriatrics Society (CGS) Annual Scientific Meeting, during which #CGS2015 was the official conference hashtag.MethodsTwitter transcripts of #CGS2015 were obtained from Symplur to prospectively analyze tweets for content and quantitative metrics. TweetReach was used to retrospectively analyze tweets with the hashtag #CGS2014 from the 2014 meeting for growth analysis. The impact of Twitter on the conference experience was derived from questionnaires.ResultsThere were 1,491 #CGS2015 tweets, 40% of which were original. Tweet content was categorized into conference sessions (38.8%), networking (29.2%), resource sharing (17.6%), and conference promotion (14.3%). Of the 279 participants, 60% were non-Canadian. The questionnaire data from 86 respondents demonstrated generally positive experiences with Twitter, particularly with facilitating collegial interactions, resource sharing, and insight into sessions not attended live. The most cited drawback was divided attention when using personal devices. Analysis comparing #CGS2014 to #CGS2015 demonstrated increases in total participants (50 to 279), number of tweets (434 to 1,491) and impressions (155,600 to 943,825).ConclusionsTwitter engagement at the CGS 2015 annual meeting enabled international participation in networking, resource sharing, and online discussions of sessions. Future conferences may benefit from a workshop on Twitter basics for attendees and presenters.