Social Media has changed the way that individuals interact with each other ‐ it has brought considerable benefits, yet also some challenges. Social media in anatomy has enabled anatomists all over the world to engage, interact and form new collaborations that otherwise would not have been possible. In a relatively small discipline where individuals may be working as the only anatomist in an institution, having such a virtual community can be important. Social media is also being used as a means for anatomists to communicate with the current generation of students as well as members of the public. Posting appropriate content is one of the challenges raised by social media use in anatomy. Human cadaveric material is frequently shared on social media and there is divided opinion among anatomists on whether or not such content is appropriate. This article explores the uses and challenges of social media use in the field of anatomy and outlines guidelines on how social media can be used by anatomists globally, while maintaining professional and ethical standards. Creating global guidelines has shown to be difficult due to the differences in international law for the use of human tissue and also the irregularities in acquiring informed consent for capturing and sharing cadaveric images. These nuances may explain why cadaveric images are frequently shared on social media. This article proposes that as standard practice, anatomists obtain informed consent from donors before sharing images of cadaveric material on social media and ensure posts include a statement stating the same.

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解剖学家社交媒体指南。

社交媒体改变了人们彼此互动的方式-它带来了可观的收益，也带来了一些挑战。解剖学中的社交媒体使世界各地的解剖学家能够参与，互动和形成新的协作，而这在其他方面是不可能的。在一个相对较小的学科中，个人可能是该机构中唯一的解剖学家，因此拥有这样的虚拟社区可能很重要。社交媒体还被用作解剖学家与当代学生和公众进行交流的一种手段。发布适当的内容是社交媒体在解剖学中使用所带来的挑战之一。人类尸体材料经常在社交媒体上共享，并且解剖学家对于这种内容是否合适存在分歧。本文探讨了解剖学领域中社交媒体使用的使用和挑战，并概述了在保持专业和道德标准的同时，全球解剖学家如何使用社交媒体的指南。由于使用人体组织的国际法存在差异，并且在获取知情同意以捕获和共享尸体图像方面存在违规行为，因此制定全球性指南也很困难。这些细微差别可以解释为什么尸体图像经常在社交媒体上共享。本文提出，作为标准做法，解剖学家在社交媒体上共享尸体材料的图像之前，应先获得捐赠者的知情同意，并确保帖子中包含声明。