Jean-Emmanuel Bibault1, Thomas Leroy2, Pierre Blanchard3, Julian Biau4, Mathilde Cervellera5, Olivia Diaz6, Jean Christophe Faivre7, Ingrid Fumagalli2, Nicolas Lescut8, Valentine Martin9, Baptiste Pichon10, Olivier Riou11, Sébastien Thureau12, Philippe Giraud13. 1. Academic Radiation Oncology Department, Oscar Lambret Center, Lille, France; French Society of Young Radiation Oncologists (SFjRO), Centre Antoine-Béclère, Paris, France. Electronic address: jebibault@gmail.com. 2. Academic Radiation Oncology Department, Oscar Lambret Center, Lille, France; French Society of Young Radiation Oncologists (SFjRO), Centre Antoine-Béclère, Paris, France. 3. Academic Radiation Oncology Department, Gustave Roussy Institute, Villejuif Cedex, France; Biostatistics and Epidemiology Department, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif Cedex, France. 4. Radiation Oncology Department, Jean-Perrin Center, Clermont-Ferrand cedex, France; French Society of Young Radiation Oncologists (SFjRO), Centre Antoine-Béclère, Paris, France. 5. Radiation Oncology Department, Jean-Godinot Center, Reims, France; French Society of Young Radiation Oncologists (SFjRO), Centre Antoine-Béclère, Paris, France. 6. Radiation Oncology Department, Lyon Sud University Hospital, Pierre-Bénite Cedex, France; French Society of Young Radiation Oncologists (SFjRO), Centre Antoine-Béclère, Paris, France. 7. Academic Radiation Oncology & Brachytherapy Departement, Alexis-Vautrin Center, Avenue de Bourgogne, 54511 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France; French Society of Young Radiation Oncologists (SFjRO), Centre Antoine-Béclère, Paris, France. 8. Radiation Oncology Department, BesanÇon University Hospital, BesanÇon Cedex, France; French Society of Young Radiation Oncologists (SFjRO), Centre Antoine-Béclère, Paris, France. 9. Radiation Oncology Department, Gustave Roussy Institute, Villejuif Cedex, France; French Society of Young Radiation Oncologists (SFjRO), Centre Antoine-Béclère, Paris, France. 10. Radiation Oncology Department, René-Gauducheau Center, Saint-Herblain, France; French Society of Young Radiation Oncologists (SFjRO), Centre Antoine-Béclère, Paris, France. 11. Radiation Oncology Department, Montpellier Cancer Institute-Val d'Aurelle, parc Euromédecine, Montpellier Cedex, France; French Society of Young Radiation Oncologists (SFjRO), Centre Antoine-Béclère, Paris, France. 12. Radiation Oncology & Medical Physics Department, QuantIf, Litis, EA4108, Centre Henri-Becquerel, Rouen, France; French Society of Young Radiation Oncologists (SFjRO), Centre Antoine-Béclère, Paris, France. 13. Radiation Oncology Department, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France; French Society of Radiation Oncologists (SFRO), Paris, France.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Social media and mobile technology are transforming the way in which young physicians are learning and practicing medicine. The true impact of such technologies has yet to be evaluated. METHODS AND MATERIALS: We performed a nationwide cross-sectional survey to better assess how young radiation oncologists used these technologies. An online survey was sent out between April 24, 2013, and June 1, 2013. All residents attending the 2013 radiation oncology French summer course were invited to complete the survey. Logistic regressions were performed to assess predictors of use of these tools in the hospital on various clinical endpoints. RESULTS: In all, 131 of 140 (93.6%) French young radiation oncologists answered the survey. Of these individuals, 93% owned a smartphone and 32.8% owned a tablet. The majority (78.6%) of the residents owning a smartphone used it to work in their department. A total of 33.5% had more than 5 medical applications installed. Only 60.3% of the residents verified the validity of the apps that they used. In all, 82.9% of the residents had a social network account. CONCLUSIONS: Most of the residents in radiation oncology use their smartphone to work in their department for a wide variety of tasks. However, the residents do not consistently check the validity of the apps that they use. Residents also use social networks, with only a limited impact on their relationship with their patients. Overall, this study highlights the irruption and the risks of new technologies in the clinical practice and raises the question of a possible regulation of their use in the hospital.
PURPOSE: Social media and mobile technology are transforming the way in which young physicians are learning and practicing medicine. The true impact of such technologies has yet to be evaluated. METHODS AND MATERIALS: We performed a nationwide cross-sectional survey to better assess how young radiation oncologists used these technologies. An online survey was sent out between April 24, 2013, and June 1, 2013. All residents attending the 2013 radiation oncology French summer course were invited to complete the survey. Logistic regressions were performed to assess predictors of use of these tools in the hospital on various clinical endpoints. RESULTS: In all, 131 of 140 (93.6%) French young radiation oncologists answered the survey. Of these individuals, 93% owned a smartphone and 32.8% owned a tablet. The majority (78.6%) of the residents owning a smartphone used it to work in their department. A total of 33.5% had more than 5 medical applications installed. Only 60.3% of the residents verified the validity of the apps that they used. In all, 82.9% of the residents had a social network account. CONCLUSIONS: Most of the residents in radiation oncology use their smartphone to work in their department for a wide variety of tasks. However, the residents do not consistently check the validity of the apps that they use. Residents also use social networks, with only a limited impact on their relationship with their patients. Overall, this study highlights the irruption and the risks of new technologies in the clinical practice and raises the question of a possible regulation of their use in the hospital.
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