Webinar: Countering misinformation and disinformation: the role of trust in health systems, 4 February

31 January, 2025

I have received this notification of a virtual webinar from the European Observatory of Health Systems and Policies. The webinar will cover "Countering misinformation and disinformation: the role of trust in health systems."

Richard

[Register here: https://eurohealthobservatory.who.int/news-room/events/item/2025/02/04/d... ]

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New Webinar on 4 February

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*Countering misinformation and disinformation: the role of trust in health systems*

<https://who_europeanobservatory.cmail19.com/t/d-l-sjdujkk-diwduhuly-y/>

*Tuesday, 4 February 2025*

*12:00-13:00 (CET)*

Trust in health systems is deeply fragile. The proliferation of misinformation and disinformation presents an existential threat to global health systems and it has served to increase vaccine hesitancy and undermine public health efforts.

But what is the evidence on countering misinformation and disinformation in health systems? How best to monitor misinformation flows and impact? What role does trust play? Join us to find out!

*SPEAKERS: *

*Rachel Greenley*, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

*Svitlana Nidzvetska*, Kyiv Mohila Academy, Ukraine

*Sheena Cruickshank*, University of Manchester & Independent SAGE, UK

*Yuxi Wang*, French Institute for Demographic Studies (INED), France

*MODERATORS:* Martin McKee (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine & Erica Richardson (European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies)

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*Trust: The foundation of health systems*

<https://who_europeanobservatory.cmail19.com/t/d-l-sjdujkk-diwduhuly-t/>

The EUROPEAN OBSERVATORY ON HEALTH SYSTEMS AND POLICIES supports and promotes evidence-based health policy-making through comprehensive and rigorous analysis ​of the dynamics of health care systems in Europe.

HIFA profile: Richard Fitton is a retired family doctor - GP. Professional interests: Health literacy, patient partnership of trust and implementation of healthcare with professionals, family and public involvement in the prevention of modern lifestyle diseases, patients using access to professional records to overcome confidentiality barriers to care, patients as part of the policing of the use of their patient data. Email address: richardpeterfitton7 AT gmail.com