Dr Rebecca Pointer she/they (@drrebeccapointer.bsky.social)

Medical Journalism Webinar: Fact Checking Overview Medical Misinformation Webinar One: Medical Journalism In this first webinar, we provide an overview of the importance of getting the facts right when presenting medical information to the public. International research has highlighted that some medical practitioners who do not have expertise in specific areas of medicine nevertheless set out to mislead the public about the latest advances – often in order to promote alternative care with unproven scientific efficacy or to promote discriminatory practices in medicine. This webinar aims to equip journalists with a basic overview of fact-checking medical information, including how journalists can meet their responsibility to do further research and create their own independent content. Panellists include: -Mark Heywood. Adjunct Professor at the Nelson Mandela School of Governance, University of Cape Town -KL Dunkle, Centre for Sexualities AIDS & Gender, University of Pretoria -Kirsten Cosser, Africa Check Researcher -Natasha van Antwerpen, School of Psychology, University of Adelaide https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FWWqHfFjnxjc&data=05%7C02%7C%7Ce1af50b65edd454e9ef608dd832f85c3%7Ca6fa3b030a3c42588433a120dffcd348%7C0%7C0%7C638810962319816423%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=rm49Wvdt%2FBLpKJSB6qxLAq5fPLMvDtjPNzR7Kiz4scI%3D&reserved=0