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Drug Information PRN Focus Session – Combatting an Infodemic in a Digital Age

Tuesday, October 18, 2022 from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM PDT at Continental Ballroom 5

Available for 1.50 hours of CPE credit
Activity Number: 0217-0000-22-190-L04-P
Activity Type: A Knowledge-Based Activity

An infodemic is a phenomenon of having too much information circulating, including false and misleading information, during a disease outbreak. This information session will bring awareness to and review the detrimental spread of misinformation via social media and address this emergent public health problem. At the conclusion of this program, the participants will be able to define an infodemic and learn how to apply health literacy to differentiate between medical information and misinformation seen on social media. The discussion will center around ways to identify medical misinformation and possible solutions to combat this misinformation.  
Jamie N. Brown, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCACP, BCPSModerator: Jamie N. Brown, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCACP, BCPS
PGY2 Medication-Use Safety and Policy Residency Program Director Drug Information/Investigational Drug Service Program Manager Durham VA Health Care System, Durham, North Carolina
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Learning Objectives
1. Define infodemic and health literacy.
2. Describe the impact that health literacy has on medical knowledge.
3. Discuss the current state of medical misinformation on social media.
4. Identify examples of medical misinformation.
5. Outline possible solutions to combat medical misinformation.

Infodemic Pandemic and Health Literacy

3:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Jason Isch, Pharm.D., BCACPSpeaker: Jason Isch, Pharm.D., BCACP

Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Manchester University
Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist, Saint Joseph Health System
South Bend, Indiana


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Medical Information in a Social Media Age

3:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Sierra Richard, Pharm.D., BCPPSSpeaker: Sierra Richard, Pharm.D., BCPPS

Clinical Pharmacist Specialist-Investigational Drugs

Univeristy of Missouri Health Care


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Medical Misinformation – What Should You Do?

4:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Jennifer Phillips, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPSSpeaker: Jennifer Phillips, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS
Assistant Professor, Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy, Downers Grove, Illinois
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