Volume without Value: The Empty Metrics of Pain Medicine Social Media Influence

Scott G Pritzlaff,1 Naileshni Singh,1 Michael E Schatman,2,3 Victoria Flower,4 Samir J Sheth4 1Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA; 2Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care and Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; 3Department of Population Health – Division of Medical Ethics, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; 4Sutter Neuroscience Institute, Department of Interventional Pain Medicine, Sutter Health, Roseville, CA, USACorrespondence: Scott G Pritzlaff, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of California, Davis Health, 4860 Y Street, Suite 2700, Davis, Sacramento, CA, 95817, USA, Tel +1 (916) 734-6688, Email spritzlaff@health.ucdavis.edu