2021 Inaugural PMCRI Symposium

The Inaugural Penn Medical Communication Research Institute Symposium on "Preventing Medical Misinformation: Cross-Disciplinary Approaches" took place in October 2021.

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Program:

Introductions

  • Anne R. Cappola, MD, ScM, Executive Director, Penn Medical Communication Research Institute and Professor of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

  • Kevin Mahoney, MBA, CEO, University of Pennsylvania Health System 

  • J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD, Executive Vice President, University of Pennsylvania Health System, and Dean, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

  • John Jackson, Jr, PhD, Walter H Annenberg Dean, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania

  • Vijay Kumar, PhD, Nemirovsky Family Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Pennsylvania

Session 1: Technology and Information Delivery

Real News, Fake News, and No News at All: A Data-Driven View of the Information Ecosystem
Duncan Watts, PhD

Stevens University Professor, Annenberg School for Communication; Operations, Information and Decisions, The Wharton School, and Computer and Information Science, University of Pennsylvania

Navigating Information Pollution: A Perspective from AI & Natural Language Processing
Dan Roth, PhD

Eduardo D. Glandt Distinguished Professor at the Department of Computer and Information Science, University of Pennsylvania, and the NLP Science Lead at Amazon AWS

Measuring Wellbeing Using Language
Lyle Ungar, PhD

Professor of Computer and Information Science, Bioengineering, Genomics and Computational Biology, Perelman School of Medicine; Operations, Information, and Decisions, The Wharton School, and Psychology, Penn Arts & Sciences

Provenance-Based Reasoning about Trustworthiness
Zachary Ives, PhD 

Adani President’s Distinguished Professor and Department Chair, Computer and Information Science, SEAS

Session 2: Social Networks and Behavior Change

Complex Centrality: Spreading Misinformation vs. Reinforcing Facts
Damon Centola, PhD

Elihu Katz Professor of Communication, Sociology, and Engineering, Director, Network Dynamics Group, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania

Curiosity in the Laboratory and Online
David Lydon-Staley, PhD

Assistant Professor of Communication, PI, Addiction, Health and Adolescence (AHA!) Lab, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania

Complacency in Health Decisions
Dolores Albarracín, PhD

Alexandra Heyman Nash Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor of Communication, Nursing, and Psychology, Director, Social Action Lab, Director, Science of Science Communication Division, Annenberg Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania

Persuasive Messages: A Core Component of Medical Communication
Joseph Cappella, PhD

Gerald R Miller Professor Emeritus of Communication, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania

Preventing Medical Misinformation
Kathleen Hall Jamieson, PhD

Elizabeth Ware Packard Professor of Communication, Director, Annenberg Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania

Session 3: Medical Communication and Message Delivery

Penn Medicine Center for Digital Health
Raina Merchant, MD, MSHP

Professor of Emergency Medicine, Director, Center for Digital Health, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Message Effects Lab
Jessica Fishman, PhD

Faculty Research Associate, PSOM and Annenberg, Director, Message Effects Lab, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania

Identifying and Addressing Misinformation About the HPV Vaccine on Social Media
Melanie Kornides, ScD, RN, Assistant Professor of Nursing and Pediatrics

An Example of Collaboration in Medical Communication
Anne R. Cappola, MD, ScM

Executive Director, Penn Medical Communication Research Institute, Professor of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

My Journey Toward the How and Why of Medical Communication
Kevin Johnson, MD, MS

Professor of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, Computer and Information Science (SEAS), Pediatrics and Communication, University of Pennsylvania

Concluding Remarks

Anne R. Cappola, MD, ScM

Executive Director, Medical Communication Research Institute, Professor of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania