Online social networking offers numerous opportunities for continuing medical education, professional development, and scholarly collaboration. Available social media channels proved useful for expanding education and research perspectives, particularly in rapidly developing academic disciplines such as rheumatology. Although there are numerous advantages of social media, busy clinicians should be aware of some drawbacks related to misinformation, unethical promotion, and unprofessional behavior in globally expanding platforms. Filtering credible and expert-proven information by skilled users is, therefore, increasingly important. Enforcing ethical norms and advancing professional etiquette in the field is strongly advisable. This article overviews the advantages and shortcomings of social media and reflects on available platforms for education and research in rheumatology.

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用于风湿病研究，教育和实践的社交媒体。

在线社交网络为继续医学教育，专业发展和学术合作提供了许多机会。事实证明，可用的社交媒体渠道对于扩大教育和研究视野特别是在风湿病学等快速发展的学科领域特别有用。尽管社交媒体有许多优点，但是繁忙的临床医生应该意识到在全球扩展的平台中与错误信息，不道德的宣传和不专业的行为有关的一些弊端。因此，由熟练用户过滤可靠的和专家验证的信息变得越来越重要。强烈建议在该领域执行道德规范并促进职业礼节。