Call for proposals: Infodemic Management: Strategies for Combatting Health Mis/Dis/Malinformation

There is a call by the IFLA Health and Biosciences Libraries Section for a one-hour session at the WLIC 2022 (World Library and Information Congress: IFLA conference): Infodemic Management: Strategies for Combatting Health Mis/Dis/Malinformation. WLIC will be held in Dublin, Ireland, 26-29 July 2022. The deadline for proposals is 4 April 2022.
There will be a panel with 4 speakers "who will address Strategies for Combatting Health Misinformation, Disinformation, and Malinformation ... we welcome diverse perspectives and encourage submissions that cover practices across different health-related areas and different regions of the world and that highlight successful interventions for improving people’s access to and use of quality and accurate health information. Infodemics occur when rapid flows of information combine with information voids and conflicting or confusing messaging to make it difficult for people to find information and make informed decisions to protect their health and the health of their communities. Librarians play a critical role in improving the information ecosystem and strengthening public health response by ensuring people have access to accurate health information, in a usable format, from a trusted messenger, at the right time to promote healthy and informed decision making. ...
"Using the World Health Organization’s Public Health Research Agenda for Managing Infodemics as a reference, we seek proposals that recommend strategies for
1. measuring and monitoring the impact of infodemics during health emergencies,
2. detecting and understanding the spread and impact of infodemics,
3. responding and deploying interventions that protect against the infodemic and mitigate its harmful effects,
4. evaluating infodemic interventions and strengthening the resilience of individuals and communities to infodemics, or
5. promoting the development, adaptation, and application of tools for managing infodemics."
Possible topics include: Strategies for listening to community concerns and risks; Strategies for promoting understanding of risk and health expert advice Strategies for building resilience to mis/dis/malinformation; Strategies for engaging and empowering individuals and communities to take positive action
Note that you have to register for the WLIC conference and be present in Dublin to give the talk. Instructions: submit an abstract of 350-500 words by April 4, 2020 and send it to Bethany McGowan (bmcgowa@purdue.edu) together with this information: Presenter’s Name; Presenter's Title; Institutional affiliation; Country; Email address; Presentation Title. You also have to include the statement "I understand that if my presentation is accepted that I will be expected to make this presentation by attending the WLIC in Dublin and will assume all financial responsibilities to do so"
Photo by Sheila Webber: Bench, woods, Chapelgarth, March 2022