Published on in Vol 24, No 7 (2022): July

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/38324, first published .
Use of Twitter Amplifiers by Medical Professionals to Combat Misinformation During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Use of Twitter Amplifiers by Medical Professionals to Combat Misinformation During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Use of Twitter Amplifiers by Medical Professionals to Combat Misinformation During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Regina Royan   1 , MPH, MD ;   Tricia Rae Pendergrast   2 , BA ;   Marina Del Rios   3 , MS, MD ;   Shannon M Rotolo   4 , PharmD ;   N Seth Trueger   1, 5 , MPH, MD ;   Eve Bloomgarden   6 , MD ;   Deanna Behrens   7 , MD ;   Shikha Jain   8 , MD ;   Vineet M Arora   9 , MAPP, MD

1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States

2 Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States

3 Department of Emergency Medicine, Roy J and Lucille A Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States

4 Department of Pharmacy, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States

5 JAMA Network Open, Chicago, IL, United States

6 Division of Endocrinology, Northshore University Health System, Evanston, IL, United States

7 Department of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Advocate Children’s Hospital, Park Ridge, IL, United States

8 Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, United States

9 Department of Medicine, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Regina Royan, MPH, MD
  • Department of Emergency Medicine
  • Northwestern University
  • 211 E Ontario St, Suite 200
  • Chicago, IL, 60611
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 312-694-7000
  • Email: reginaroyan@me.com