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As the healthcare landscape evolves, addressing the rising challenge of health misinformation becomes crucial for healthcare professionals. This Continuing Professional Development (CPD) course is designed for doctors seeking to enhance their skills in recognizing, understanding, and combatting health misinformation. The comprehensive module covers a spectrum of topics, from the basics of health misinformation to advanced strategies for maintaining patient trust and promoting information hygiene.

This module elucidates the distinctions between misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation, and explores the extent and consequences of health misinformation, analysing real-world cases to grasp the tangible effects on patients and public health. It also highlights the factors influencing vulnerability to health falsehoods, including health literacy, psychological, and social determinants. Finally, the course delves into how to combat health misinformation in practice, including insights into implementing effective strategies for communication and patient education, maintaining patient trust, and effectively counteracting misinformation within the clinical setting.

This course is for healthcare professionals working in hospital, community or private practice settings. Professionals such as physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, nurses and general practitioners may apply for this course