Social media platforms have grown tremendously in popularity among the general public and medical community, but surgeons and other healthcare professionals need to use it responsibly to avoid lawsuits, disciplinary actions and other woes, a panel of surgeons said during the 2021 virtual American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress.
“We are clearly living in a post-or-perish era,” said Brian Jacob, MD, FACS, a private practice surgeon in New York City. However,