Listen " Cov-19 Crisis and Impact on Orthopaedic Publishing "
Episode Synopsis
Welcome to the OrthoJOE podcast with Dr. Marc Swiontkowski and Dr. Mohit Bhandari. In this episode of OrthoJOE, we’ll be talking about the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) as well as Orthoevidence, our two publications which both have the goals of synthesizing information and making it digestible for the public and professionals in the industry. Today we’re also talking about the impact of COVID-19 on orthopaedic surgery, the speed at which information was disseminated, as well as the publishing standards on this information as it was released to the public.
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Talking Points:
The history and mission statement for Orthoevidence
The early days of COVID-19
Infodemic
The speed at which information was disseminated
How publishing standards have evolved
Preprint servers and associated use during crisis
Resources/Links:
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
Orthoevidence
JBJS Covid-19 Collection
The "Infodemic" of Journal Publication Associated with the Novel Coronavirus Disease
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