title: The social (media) side to rheumatology.
abstract: A revolution is underway in the fields of education and health practice. Social media are now considered by the new generations of students, doctors and patients as a useful tool for learning and for doctor-doctor, doctor-patient and patient-patient communications. However, should we be excited by this revolution or afraid of it? Advantages and challenges of such new tools for medicine in general and rheumatology in particular are discussed in this Perspectives.
authors.affiliation: Sorbonne Universités, Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris 06, INSERM UMRS 938, Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris, Department of Rheumatology and DHU i2B, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Francis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Berenbaum
mesh_terms: D004501:Education, Medical / Q000379:methods; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000379:methods; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012106:Research; D012219:Rheumatology; D061108:Social Media