title: Spanish adaptation of the recommendations for the appropriate use of social networks in urology of the European Association of Urology.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To adapt to Spanish the recommendations for the appropriate use of social media (SoMe) in the urological setting prepared by the European Association of Urology (EAU).
  
  
  METHODS
  The use of SoMe has become fairly popular in the international urological community. Due to the nature of the medical content shared among healthcare professionals through SoMe, however, there is the risk of medical and legal problems. For this reason, various international urological associations such as the American Urological Association, the British Association of Urological Surgeons and EAU have published their recommendations for the appropriate use of social media. Efforts have been made to adapt and summarise the recommendations of the EAU in Spanish and to publish them in Actas Urológicas Españolas (@actasurologicas), the official journal of the Spanish Urological Association (@InfoAEU) and the American Confederation of Urology (@CAU_URO).
  SoMe include well-known platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, which have undoubtedly changed the way in which people communicate and interact. SoMe offer clear advantages for communicating between professionals, working in teams, disseminating knowledge and creating professional profiles and are increasingly used by patients and healthcare practitioners. The introduction of SoMe in the urological community has started a revolution in how scientific articles are shared, how people participate in congresses and how international urological associations communicate with their followers. However, SoMe is generally an open public setting, with potential risks for confidentiality and the doctor-patient relationship due to the nature of the shared information. The present recommendations include tools for creating professional profiles, protecting confidentiality and creating honest and responsible content.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  SoMe represents a fascinating area for the communication and dissemination of knowledge, with considerable applicability in health care and the urological community. New efforts are being directed to extend the use of social media in the urological community, measuring its actual academic impact and standardising the language employed.
authors: Servicio de Urología, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, España.
authors: M E
authors: ME
authors: Rodríguez-Socarrás
authors: Servicio de Urología, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España. Electronic address: juangomezr@gmail.com.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Gómez-Rivas
authors: Servicio de Urología, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Álvarez-Maestro
authors: Servicio de Urología, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, España.
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Tortolero
authors: Servicio de Urología, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, España.
authors: M J
authors: MJ
authors: Ribal
authors: Servicio de Urología, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, León, España.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Garcia Sanz
authors: Departamento de Urología, Hopital Pitié - Salpêtrière, París, Francia; Faculté de Médecine Pierre et Marie Curie, University Paris 6, Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris, París, Francia.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Roupret
mesh_terms: D005060:Europe; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D007802:Language; D061108:Social Media; D012944:Social Support; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014572:Urology
keywords: @infoAeu; @residentesaeu; @uroweb; Etiqueta «#»; Hashtag «#»; Redes sociales; Social networks; Tuiteat; Twitter