ASA Community: ‘Peer-to-Peer’ vs ‘Peer-Reviewed’

Article| April 2024 ASA Community: 'Peer-to-Peer' vs 'Peer-Reviewed' Jennifer R. Root, MD, FASA Jennifer R. Root, MD, FASA Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar ASA Monitor April 2024, Vol. 88, 32. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0001010708.26947.95 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Cite Icon Cite Get Permissions Search Site Citation Jennifer R. Root; ASA Community: 'Peer-to-Peer' vs 'Peer-Reviewed'. ASA Monitor 2024; 88:32 doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0001010708.26947.95 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll PublicationsASA Monitor Search Advanced Search Topics: community For most of my career, when I have seen something unusual (like a sneeze under a general anesthetic – I've seen it twice now), the only people to discuss it with are your partners. And unless you are in an academic environment, that is usually as far as it goes. Today, thanks to the internet, you can share your experiences with a much wider audience, with immediate impact. Does the crowdsourcing of anecdote allow for "faster" recognition that there may be a problem with a new drug or surgical technique? Or does a social media platform simply amplify an issue to give an appearance of importance when it may have no factual basis? The answer might be either, depending on the situation, and some level of discernment is required on the part of the individual user. A better question is: Where does the value of personal experience and anecdotes start... You do not currently have access to this content.