title: Are you a SCEPTIC? SoCial mEdia Precision & uTility In Conferences.
abstract: We analysed Twitter feeds at an emergency medicine scientific conference to determine the (1) accuracy of disseminated educational messages and the (2) use in providing rapid feedback to speakers. Most speakers were happy for key messages to be tweeted, and the majority of tweets (34/37) represented these accurately. It is important that speakers and conference organisers consider Twitter use and its potential benefits and disadvantages.
authors.affiliation: SAPPHIRE Group, Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK Emergency Department, Paediatric Emergency Medicine Leicester Academic Group (PEMLA), Leicester, UK.
authors.forename: Damian
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Roland
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: Natalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: May
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Body
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carley
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, UK Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: Mark D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Lyttle
mesh_terms: D003226:Congresses as Topic; D005246:Feedback; D006801:Humans; D061108:Social Media
keywords: communications; education, teaching