Table 1.

Examples of the Use of Social Media in Professional Practice and Their Potential Advantages Over Their Conventional Analogues

Professional Social Media Forum	Advantages
Interprofessional Networking	Expansion of professional network, within and outside specialty
	Enhanced clinical care through case discussion
	New opportunities for academic collaboration
	Access to communication with key opinion leaders
International Urology Journal Club (#urojc)	Expanded participation relative to conventional journal club
	Longer discussion time promotes in-depth dissection of paper
	Insights from perspective of international participants and health care systems
	Frequent participation of study authors
Twitter Use at Conferences	Expanded number and phenotype of conference participants
	Rapid and broad dissemination of presented research
	Expanded potential for discussion, context, and critique of presented research
Dissemination of Published Research via Social Media	Rapid propagation of published findings
	Potential for immediate postpublication review and critique
	Increased citation potential of papers
	Surrogate metrics of journal and article impact