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The Experts Behind the Edits: Expanding public understanding of healthcare

Monday, January 27, 2025 · 10 am PST / 1 pm EST

 
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To kick off our first Speaker Series event of the new year, Wiki Education brings together a panel of healthcare experts to take us behind the scenes of their work on Wikipedia and the contributions of their students! Join us on Monday, January 27 (10 am PST / 1 pm EST) to explore 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.

Panelists:

• Gabriela Alvarado, MD, PhD, policy researcher, RAND
• Amin Azzam, MD, professor, UC Berkeley – UCSF Joint Medical Program
• Maureen Richards, PhD, professor, Assistant Dean of Medical Education & Evaluation, UICOM Rockford
• Izidora Skracic, PhD, health researcher
• Melissa Joseph, Wiki Education (moderator)