Product Description

ASPS Social Media Toolkit: Course 3 – Hashtags starts by describing what a hashtag is and what the advantages are to using them. The course will then address platform-specific strategies. For example, Part I of the course will discuss Instagram in particular. Part 2 will then cover not only the use of hashtags on Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook, but it will also introduce you to shadow banning and what steps you need to take to avoid it.

Intended Audience

This educational activity is intended for all CME-related persons including plastic surgery practitioners, residents, and other healthcare professionals.

Social Media Toolkit: Course 1 - What You Need to Know

In this first course of the ASPS Social Media Toolkit, you’ll learn some fundamental principles of social media ethics. The course is titled What You Need to Know to emphasize how an ethical approach is the underpinning of everything we do. It truly is what we need to know.

Learning Objectives

• Identify the rationalizations people make related to ethical issues associated with social media
• Develop strategies for avoiding rationalizations when making ethical decisions on social media
• Distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate use of social media
• Take appropriate action when using social media to safeguard and protect yourself, practice, and any affiliated association/organization

Social Media Toolkit: Course 3 - Hashtags (Part 1)

Hashtags starts by describing what a hashtag is and what the advantages are to using them. The course will then address platform-specific strategies. For example, Part I of the course will discuss Instagram in particular.

Learning Objectives

• Describe the meaning and purpose of a hashtag and articulate the advantages of using it
• Employ hashtag best practices on Instagram

Social Media Toolkit: Course 3 - Hashtags (Part 2)

Part 2 will then cover not only the use of hashtags on Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook, but it will also introduce you to shadow banning and what steps you need to take to avoid it.

Learning Objectives

• Employ hashtag best practices on Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook
• Describe "shadow banning" and measures to avoid it

The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) accredits ASPS to provide educational activities and material with Category 1 CME credits. As an official CME provider, ASPS must comply with all ACCME standards, as outlined in the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Social Media Toolkit: Course 3 - Hashtags (Part 1) – 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ 

Social Media Toolkit: Course 3 - Hashtags (Part 2) – 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ 

AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM: 1

Media: Multimedia

Release Date: 06/16/2023

Expiration Date: 07/01/2026*

Estimate time to complete this course: 1 hours

*Course access ends on course expiration date

Disclosure Policy

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) requires all faculty, authors, planners, reviewers, managers, staff and other individuals in a position to control or influence the content of an activity to disclose all relevant financial relationships or affiliations. All identified conflicts of interest must be resolved and the educational content thoroughly vetted by ASPS for fair balance, scientific objectivity and appropriateness of patient care recommendations. The ASPS also requires faculty/authors to disclose when off-label/unapproved uses of a product are discussed in a CME activity or included in related materials. 

Disclaimer: All relevant financial relationships for planners, faculty, and others in control of content (either individually or as a group) are reviewed by the ASPS Continuing Education Committee and have been mitigated, if applicable.

Recognition Statement

The Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits offered by this activity are enhanced by ASPS Learner Credit Reporting for learners who have opted into this reporting. Successful completion of this CME activity enables active American Board of Surgery (ABS) members the opportunity to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the ABS's Continuous Certification program when claimed within 30 days of completion of the activity.

Participants in ASPS-accredited education who want their CME credits reported to certifying and state licensing boards must opt-in to reporting and add their NPI as well as state license ID and/or collaborating board ID(s) before claiming credit. 

The following planners/faculty members/reviewers have no relevant financial relationships or affiliations to disclose:

Social Media Subcommittee

Directly provided by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons® (ASPS®)

Product Code: 39113