Use of Twitter Amplifiers by Medical Professionals to Combat Misinformation During the COVID-19 Pandemic

• DOI: 10.2196/38324
• Publication Date: 2022-07-14T01:08:10Z
• Authors: Regina Royan; Tricia Rae Pender...; Marina Del Rios; Shannon M Rotolo; N Seth Trueger; Eve Bloomgarden; Deanna Behrens; Shikha Jain; Vineet M Arora
• Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; social media; Communication; Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics; R858-859.7; COVID-19; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; Viewpoint; 0302 clinical medicine; Advocate Pediatric Hospital Medicine Faculty - Park Ridge; Health Information Technology and Library and Information Science; Advocate Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Faculty - Park Ridge; Humans; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; misinformation; Pandemics; Social Media

Social media is an important tool for disseminating accurate medical information and combating misinformation (ie, the spreading of false or inaccurate information) and disinformation (ie, spreading misinformation with the intent to deceive). The prolific rise of inaccurate information during a global pandemic is a pressing public health concern. In response to this phenomenon, health professional amplifiers such as IMPACT (Illinois Medical Professional Action Collaborative Team) have been created as a coordinated response to enhance public communication and advocacy around the COVID-19 pandemic.