A social media primer for reluctant forensic pathologists

Forensic pathologists are not as inclined as their peers in medicine and in the subspecialties of pathology, to use social media for professional reasons. Their reservations generally stem from concerns about respecting their rightful obligations to protect both the decedent's privacy and the integrity of judicial processes. While these are legitimate concerns, they should by no means be considered absolute barriers to participation on social media. The purpose of this paper is to provide clear guidelines on how forensic pathologists should navigate social media and how they could interact with colleagues and members of the public on social media platforms without comprising their integrity, decedent confidentiality or judicial processes.