The Experts Behind the Edits: Expanding public understanding of healthcare
January 27, 2025
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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Download iCal FileUICOMR’s Maureen Richards, PhD, assistant dean for medical education and evaluation and a clinical associate professor in the Department of Health Sciences Education, will be part of a panel discussion exploring the impact of Wikipedia on patient-physician communications, the unique guidelines for editing its medical content, and how both the public and healthcare professionals turn to it for reliable information. Part of Wiki Education’s speaker series, the discussion brings together a panel of healthcare experts to take us behind the scenes of their work on Wikipedia and the contributions of their students. Other panelists include Gabriela Alvarado, MD, PhD, policy researcher, RAND; Amin Azzam, MD, professor, UC Berkeley - UCSF Joint Medical Program; Izidora Skracic, PhD, health researcher; and moderator Melissa Joseph, Wiki Education.
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Dec 17, 2024
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Dec 17, 2024