Honoree Category: Advancement in Healthcare — Innovation
Dr. Chris Carroll has long been interested in social media and its use for educating and informing both clinicians and patients.
He founded and led social media committees for several healthcare organizations and currently serves as deputy editor for web and multimedia for the journal CHEST, where he coordinates a multidisciplinary team of staff and volunteers to produce multimedia content related to medical education, pulmonary and critical care topics.
During the pandemic, Carroll used the power of social media to measure and inform medical decisions during the height of COVID.
He served on the American College of CHEST Physicians taskforce, coordinating their web and multimedia efforts that included frequent webinars, blogs, podcasts and educational infographics disseminated via social media platforms.
Additionally, Carroll conducted research examining how social media can be used to effectively communicate and collaborate in a way that helps combat misinformation, and quickly spreads useful data and news to stakeholders around the world.
Carroll is also researching how COVID-19 is affecting children both directly and indirectly in Connecticut and in the U.S. He is one of the principal investigators researching COVID-19 at Connecticut Children’s, where he is trying to determine the pathophysiology of COVID-19 and how best to treat it.