About

The Medical Misinformation Webinar is chaired by Dr Rebecca Pointer and Dr Christel Antonites (Stellenbosch University).

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.

Panelists 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

The Webinar will be from 13:00-14:30 (South African Standard Time). RSVP by 11 April 2025 before 10am (SAST).

For more information about the webinar and the webinar series, please visit our website here: www.imidibaniso.co.za/medical-misinformation/

PLEASE NOTE:
All registered attendees will receive a confirmation email within 15 minutes of registering. Once received, please select your chosen calendar under "Save Event" to receive the webinar link which you can save onto your selected calendar. If you have not received it, please email us at scicomm@sun.ac.za.