Some analysis for round 3 of #RheumJC

Overall (full 24hrs including both sessions) there were 63 total participants

• 20 people had participated in one of the two previous journal clubs
• 43 people were brand new
• 22 different countries were represented

Compared to last month, there were 17 more total participants

The total number of rheumatologists increased (34 in round 3, 25 in round 2)

• Additionally, this session saw a lot of cross-specialty interest with 3 nephrologists, 3 gastroenterologists, 3 internists, and 2 pediatricians also participating

For the full 24 hours, there were 569 total tweets – 390 unique tweets and 179 RTs

• Compared to round 1 – very similar: 506 total tweets – 410 unique tweets and 96 RTs
• Compared to round 2 – also very similar: 518 total tweets – 387 unique tweets and 117 RTs

In the 22 hours of asynchronous participation time (not including the 2 live sessions), the volume of tweets was relatively low (150 tweets – 26.4% of the total) and tended to be mostly RTs (63%)

The 2 live sessions accounted for 73.6% of the total tweet volume for the 24hrs

Almost 80% of the tweets during the live sessions were unique and only 20% of the tweets were RTs

Only 32 unique individuals participated in the two live sessions

Session 1 (3pm EST)

• 22 participants (5 Europe, 14 Americas, 3 Middle East)
• 6 fewer Europeans participated compared to round 2 session 1
• 3 people participated again in session 2 (9pm EST) including our guest author @RheumNow
• There were 208 total tweets – 159 unique tweets and 49 RTs

Session 2 (9pm EST)

• 13 participants (12 Americas, 1 Philippines)
• There were 211 total tweets – 175 unique tweets and 36 RTs

Symplur metrics from session 1

Symplur metrics from session 2