On Thursday 16th February 2023 at 14:00 CET, we are hosting a webinar on Fact-checking: what medical writers can learn from journalists by Sampoorna Rappaz and Adeline Rosenberg.
 
Date: Thursday, 16th February 2023, 14:00 CET
 
Fact-checking: what medical writers can learn from journalists
 
by Sampoorna Rappaz, PhD, Freelance medical writer and editor and Adeline Rosenberg, MSc, Senior medical writer, Oxford PharmaGenesis Ltd
 
Webinar description: We, as medical communicators, must ensure that all the hard facts and implied meanings in our deliverables are presented clearly, accurately, and precisely. Fact-checking, therefore, is an integral part of trustworthy communication. The practice is simple but not easy. Medical communicators can learn a lot from the journalistic practice of fact-checking. In this webinar, we will cover the interesting history of fact-checking, the basic fact-checking process, how fact-checking is done in science journalism, checklists that can improve the efficiency of the process, expert tips from science journalists, and finally, how we can apply these learnings to medical journalism. Living in a post-truth world means getting your facts right!
 
Please register for the webinar by sending an email to EMWA: info@emwa.org.
 
For more information on EMWA webinars, please visit the EMWA Webinar Programme page.
 
Thank you,
 
The webinar team: Diana Ribeiro, Lynne Isaac, Paul Wafula, Heather Mason, Tania Puvirajesinghe and Maria Caroline Rojido