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Event

CANCELLED - Career Development Seminar Series: Cutting Through the Noise: Communicating Scientific and Medical Information to the General Public and Media

January 5, 2021 : 3:00pm - 5:00pm at We had to cancel the seminar as the speaker is a County doctor and is overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients at the County hospital. We apologize for the inconvenience and ask for your understanding during this time. We will reschedule when we can. Thank you.

We had to cancel the seminar as the speaker is a County doctor and is overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients at the County hospital. We apologize for the inconvenience and ask for your understanding during this time. We will reschedule when we can. Thank you.

Event Details

This seminar describes challenges to communicating scientific and medical information to the general public and media, the distinction between individual and population perspectives in communicating health information, general strategies for more effective communications, and special considerations for medical and other health researchers.  Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this seminar you should be able to  Describe three challenges to communicating scientific and medical information to the general public and media Describe three strategies for overcoming these challenges Provide three examples of message framing that incorporates a population health perspectiveSpeaker Paul Simon, MD, MPHChief Science Officer Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

Contact Information

Workforce Development - wd@sc-ctsi.org

NIH Funding Acknowledgment: Important - All publications resulting from the utilization of SC CTSI resources are required to credit the SC CTSI grant by including the NIH funding acknowledgment and must comply with the NIH Public Access Policy.