• Morgan Rouprêt, Todd M Morgan, Peter J Bostrom, Matthew R Cooperberg, Alexander Kutikov, Kate D Linton, Joan Palou, Luis Martínez-Piñeiro, Henk van der Poel, Carl Wijburg, Andrew Winterbottom, Henry H Woo, Manfred P Wirth, and James W F Catto.
• Academic Department of Urology, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière and UPMC Univ Paris 6, Paris, France. Electronic address: morgan.roupret@psl.aphp.fr.
• Eur. Urol. 2014 Oct 1;66(4):628-32.

AbstractSocial media use is becoming common in medical practice. Although primarily used in this context to connect physicians, social media allows users share information, to create an online profile, to learn and keep knowledge up to date, to facilitate virtual attendance at medical conferences, and to measure impact within a field. However, shared content should be considered permanent and beyond the control of its author, and typical boundaries, such as the patient-physician interaction, become blurred, putting both parties at risk. The European Association of Urology brought together a committee of stakeholders to create guidance on the good practice and standards of use of social media. These encompass guidance about defining an online profile; managing accounts; protecting the reputations of yourself and your organization; protecting patient confidentiality; and creating honest, responsible content that reflects your standing as a physician and your membership within this profession.Copyright © 2014 European Association of Urology. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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