Published on in Vol 5, No 3 (2022): Jul-Sep

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/33851, first published .
Emojis and Emoticons in Health Care and Dermatology Communication: Narrative Review

Emojis and Emoticons in Health Care and Dermatology Communication: Narrative Review

Emojis and Emoticons in Health Care and Dermatology Communication: Narrative Review

Mindy D Szeto   1 , MS ;   Cara Barber   2 , MD ;   Varun K Ranpariya   3 , MD ;   Jarett Anderson   4 , DO ;   Jonny Hatch   5 , BS ;   Jordan Ward   6 , BS ;   Megan N Aguilera   7 , BA ;   Shahzeb Hassan   8 , MD ;   Austin Hamp   4 , DO ;   Tyler Coolman   9 , MPH, DO ;   Robert P Dellavalle   1 , MSPH, MD, PhD

1 Department of Dermatology, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, United States

2 Department of Dermatology, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center/Silver Falls Dermatology, Salem, OR, United States

3 Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, United States

4 Abrazo Health Network, Goodyear, AZ, United States

5 Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, United States

6 Paul L Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, El Paso, TX, United States

7 School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States

8 Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States

9 Department of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Mindy D Szeto, MS
  • Department of Dermatology
  • University of Colorado
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  • Email: mindy.szeto@cuanschutz.edu