Tackling Mis/Dis Information in Communities
| Dates: | 20 March 2023 |
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| Times: | 01:00 - 16:00 |
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| What is it: | Course |
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| Organiser: | Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health |
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| How much: | £50 |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, External researchers, Adults, Alumni, Current University students, General public |
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| Speaker: | Angela Spencer, Greg Williams, Andrew Rogers |
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A CPD course looking at Mis/Dis information and the Infodemic. The short course will focus on the below learning objectives:
- To describe Mis/Dis Information and the Infodemic
- To explore sources of mis/dis information and their impact on individual and community health behaviours
- To describe methods to prevent the spread of mis/dis information
- To explore the use of Rapid Online Sentiment Analysis to work with communities to identify and tackle mis/dis information
Speakers
Angela Spencer
Role: Lecturer in Public Health
Organisation: University of Manchester
Greg Williams
Role: Senior Lecturer in Public Health
Organisation: University of Manchester
Andrew Rogers
Role: Lecturer in Public Health
Organisation: University of Manchester
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