First WHO Infodemiology Conference and Graphic Recording

July 13, 2020

Graphic recording supported the 1st World Health Organization Infodemiology Conference. Scientists (of all kinds!) will work closely together to manage the infodemic – and create evidence-based interventions. The days that I get to work with the WHO are the days I pinch myself, frankly. Some things I learned:

– We have to better understand *why* people share misinformation
– Shaming people for sharing misinfo doesn’t work
– Work with people we don’t agree with
– Be humble and authentic in our messages
– Inoculate people who are undecided, engage with them
– People respond to information in a cultural context; technology alone can’t solve misinformation problems
– Network theory (physics and sociologists on the team!) made a map of all FB pages that mention vaccination and it’s not what they expected

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scientific talks – absolutely fascinating and images below: https://www.who.int/…/info…/1st-who-infodemiology-conference
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the public talks are here, drawn live in 20 mins each: https://www.who.int/…/pre-conference-1st-who-infodemiology-…
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