Information from and about ACMHN’s 44th International Mental Health Nursing Conference went well beyond the walls of the Cairns conference venue, and bounced around the world via social media.
Over the week of the conference more than 320 separate Twitter accounts used the #ACMHN2018 hashtag. There were over 2,750 tweets. 40 or so (less than 50, anyway) of the conference delegates, keynote speakers and sponsors were using the #ACMHN2018 hashtag – the content they generated was shared by over 250 people not in attendance. Many thanks to the relatively small percentage of conference participants who have amplified mental health nursing’s voice and values.
One last thing. People are already talking about next year’s conference in Sydney using the #ACMHN2019 hashtag. Will you be part of the conversation?
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That’s it. I’ve done detailed dissections of conference tweeting previously. This time I’m just dropping the info that was published in the ACMHN “Tuesday Times” on 30/10/18.
Short and sweet. 🙂
If you’re after more info about the conference content, I suggest that you browse the #ACMHN2018 tweets via this link, or the conference abstracts via this link.
This page serves as a place to collate the Prezi, YouTube video, abstract and list of references, data sources and visuals used for a presentation at the 44th ACMHN International Mental Health Nursing Conference.
Click on the pic to access the Prezi
Presenter Introductions
Paul McNamara is CNC with the Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Service at Cairns Hospital. Paul is also Social Media Editor of the International Journal of Mental Health Nursing.
Kim Usher is Professor and Head of School at the School of Health, University of New England. Kim is also Chief Editor of the International Journal of Mental Health Nursing.
Abstract
Traditionally the impact and reach of a specific journal article has been estimated through the measurement of how many times it is cited elsewhere in scholarly literature. Sometimes years could pass between conducting the original research, writing and refining drafts, submitting and reviewing manuscripts, the article being published, and subsequent researchers including this citation in their published reference list. The resulting time lag means that citations are a retrospective measurement of research impact.
There is however an alternative measure of research impact; a metric that is more immediate. This alternative does not rely on the passive hope that other people will see and share research findings, but allows interested parties to play a hand in generalised and targeted promotion of a published piece of research.
Charlene Li famously described social media not as a technology, but as a conversation (Israel, 2009). Now these online conversations can be quantified, and offer “real‐time” feedback to researchers/authors about the impact and reach of their published research.
In order to support these claims, we will provide an overview of the International Journal of Mental Health Nursing social media strategy. Altmetric data will be presented to demonstrate the measurable effects of this strategy. General information and specific examples will be shared so that researchers, authors, and the institutions that support their work, are exposed to strategies they could use to contribute to future Altmetric scores. In doing so, conference delegates who attend this presentation will be equipped with knowledge on how to improve the impact and reach of their publications on social media, and further their understanding of why this matters.
References, Data Sources + Presentation Visuals
Altmetric attention scores re top 5 IJMHN articles, data as at 18/09/18:
Mental healthcare staff well‐being and burnout: A narrative review of trends, causes, implications, and recommendations for future interventions https://wiley.altmetric.com/details/30485876
An integrative review exploring the physical and psychological harm inherent in using restraint in mental health inpatient settings https://wiley.altmetric.com/details/31986204
Altmetric attention scores re IJMHN impact from July 2015 to June 2018, MS Excel spreadsheet data courtesy of Kornelia Junge, Senior Research Manager, Wiley.
Altmetric logo via https://www.altmetric.com/about-us/logos/ (retrieved 06/10/2018)
Israel, S. (foreward by Li, C.). (2009). Twitter Ville: How businesses can thrive in the new global neighborhoods. New York: Portfolio.
Tweet activity examples as at 06/10/18
Combining #eMentalHealth intervention development with human computer interaction (HCI) design to enhance technology‐facilitated recovery for people with depression and/or anxiety conditions Amalie Søgaard Neilsen + @RhondaWilsonMHN https://twitter.com/ijmhn/status/1036177022811340800?s=21
The YouTube version of the presentation (slightly different to the conference version) can be viewed below and/or shared using this URL: https://youtu.be/vWSI3u4O2Bc
Presentation Tweets
Using Hootsuite, these Tweets using the conference hashtag (#ACMHN2018) were scheduled to be sent during the presentation. Look Mum! No Hands!
To cite this page:
McNamara, P. (2018). Conversations, not just citations, count: Social Media and the International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. Retrieved from https://meta4RN.com/count
To cite the presentation abstract:
McNamara, P. & Usher, K. (2018). Conversations, not just citations, count: Social Media and the International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, Volume 27, Issue S1, Page 31 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/inm.12539
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That’s it. Thanks for reading this far down the page. You’re probably the only one who’s bothered. 🙂
In keeping with the theme of the presentation, I’d be grateful if you share the page with your social networks.
As always, questions and feedback are welcomed via the comments section below.
Paul McNamara, 15 October 2018
Short URL meta4RN.com/count
Update: 20 October 2018
There was a flat spot in the original presentation where I struggled to convey clarity and sustain interest. In an effort to overcome this, I deleted a couple of slides from the original Prezi, modified another, and added the data/chart below. Thank you for your helpful critique and suggestions @StellaGRN.
Update: 27 October 2018
The Tweets that were scheduled to coincide with the presentation have now been embedded in the post.
I work in a general hospital doing mental health clinical work and education. The two roles overlap. A lot.
A significant part of the job is undiagnosing mental illness. It’s not unusual for us to be asked to see somebody who is emotionally overwhelmed or dysregulated. Sometimes this is in the context of mental health problems, often it’s in the context of significant stress. We don’t want to psychiatricise the human condition. Of course you cry when you’re sad. Of course you’re anxious when, like Courtney Barnett in ‘Avant Gardener‘, you’re not that good at breathing in. Of course you’e frustrated when you’re in pain and/or don’t understand what’s going on.
It’s important to validate understandable and proportionate emotions.
It’s equally important to make sure that somebody who has experienced mental health problems previously doesn’t have every presentation to the hospital/outpatient clinic seen through that lens. That’s called “diagnostic overshadowing”. It’s a real problem.
Diagnostic overshadowing is where physical symptoms are overlooked, dismissed or downplayed as a psychiatric/psychosomatic symptom. It must be one of the most dangerous things that happens in hospitals. The President of the Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Professor Malcolm Hopwood, said in May 2016, “I sometimes think that the worse thing a person can do for their physical health is to be diagnosed with a mental health disorder.”
It’s a big deal. About 60% of people who experience mental health problems experience chronic physical health problems too. Poor mental health is a major risk factor for poor physical health, and vice versa. [Source: Australia’s mental and physical health tracker 2018]
Diagnostic overshadowing happens outside of hospitals too. In this example, understandable and proportionate human emotions were misinterpreted as psychopathology. The cascade of events that followed makes for a sobering read:
With the shocking @ABSStats#suicide rate stats circulating, thought I’d share my story for 1st time. I attempted suicide in March, no one thought I’d survive but I did, luckily with no remaining physical consequences. I’d been doing a PhD & supervisor found out I had bipolar 1/6
(which was well managed, not interfering in any way) & started to see all stress (normal to a PhD) as the bipolar & decided I couldn’t do it (I’d received a scholarship for being the best commencing 1st yr PhD student in entire uni). Cue bullying & discrimination. 2/6
Uni helpful at first, advisor even indicated supervisor was sabotaging my work. That person was promoted & new one didn’t care. Supervisor got NHMRC grant & media attention & suddenly I was at fault. This bought back the depression & it wasn’t worth staying. I couldn’t get 3/6
another job. Overqualified for everything. Money ran out so I attempted suicide. 6 months later still have no job, no money, often wondering where next meal will come from. Still applying for jobs, but no luck (volunteer to ease boredom). Trying to study to get back to 4/6
a career with more job opportunities, but that will take 2-3 years. After a lot of work, mentally I’m well now (great psychiatrist & psychologist), but living this way is taking its toll, & I’m only here in the first place because of stigma and discrimination. 5/6
#SuicidePrevention is multifaceted & complex, but much more needs to be done to improve #SDOH With a better environment I would have thrived. My motivation to get the bipolar well-managed in the first place was the desire to do a PhD – that PhD, literally nearly killed me 6/6
Assuming that you – the person reading this blog post – is a nurse, midwife or other health professional, I have some questions I’d like you to reflect on.
Have I ever witnessed a person’s mental health history influence how their presenting complaint was investigated or treated?
How does my workplace prevent mental health stigmatising and diagnostic overshadowing?
What can I do to support good holistic patient care, without falling into the trap of diagnostic overshadowing?
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Sincere thanks to Bec (aka @notesforreview on Twitter) for giving permission to share her tweets re mental health stigma and diagnostic overshadowing. Her first-hand account is a powerful cautionary tale.
Paul McNamara, 1st October 2018
Short URL meta4RN.com/shadoworiginal
Update as at 15th December 2018
Bec and I tidied-up this blog post and it’s now been published.
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