Social media in palliative medicine research: jump into the cool water

Social media are now part of our everyday lives. But some areas have been more hesitant to engage and palliative care research, which potentially could benefit hugely from the data that social media generate on a daily basis, stands to lose out. In my time as an associate editor at BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care , I have often struggled to get social media research and education pieces peer reviewed. There is still a lack of researchers who...