COVID-19 global learning collaborative - science and the response to the COVID-19 ‘infodemic’

7 December 2020 15:00 – 16:30 UTC Time

Project ECHO® COVID-19 Global Series

When scientific information moves quickly and continues to evolve, how are we co-responsible for amplifying the appropriate message? We all have a role in ensuring high-quality research is distributed to public health professionals and the general public. Scientists have contributed to and helped mitigate the risks of our current ‘infodemic’.

This session addresses:

  • How research and scientific information is completed and curated for dissemination
  • The impact of the ‘infodemic’ on our society and how we can support amplification of appropriate messages
  • Strategies for presenting evolving information to public health professionals, policy makers and the general public

Time: 8:00 - 9:30 MT, 15:00 – 16:30 UTC

Moderated by: Soumya Swaminathan, MD Chief Scientist, World Health Organization

Panelists:

  • John R. Inglis, PhD, Director, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Co-founder and Manager, bioRxiv and medRxiv
  • Siouxie Wiles, PhD, Associate Professor, Microbiologist and Science Communicator, University of Auckland
  • Devi Sridhar, MPhil, DPhil, Professor and Chair, University of Edinburgh
  • Zeynep Tufeckci, PhD, Associate Professor, UNC, Chapel Hill
  • Amadou Sall, PhD, CEO, Institut Pasteur, Senegal

Flyer in PDF:

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