Wikipedia:WikiProject Medicine/AMSA - Wikipedia collaboration/AMSA Fall Conference 2016

The American Medical Student Association is convening the AMSA Fall Conference November 19-20, 2016 in New York City. The conference is hosted by the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education at the City University of New York. This is a Wikipedia documentation page describing the parts of the conference which relate to Wikipedia. Visit the official conference page at http://amsafallconference.org/ for general information. As with everything on Wikipedia, anyone can edit this page or redistribute information from it and this page is not maintained by any organization.

About the conference

Persons interested in the conference may get more information at http://amsafallconference.org/. Anyone who wishes to attend the Wikipedia talk must register for the conference, and the typical Wikipedia editor would pay $79 to register before October 3.

Wikipedia at the conference

Presentation

To Trust or Not to Trust? Wikipedia as a Health Resource

Saturday, 19 November, 4:05-4:50

Whether or not physicians like it, patients turn to Wikipedia both before they go for a doctor’s opinion, and after they get a diagnosis. How does Wikipedia health info compare to information elsewhere? How can you incorporate the reality of Wikipedia into your practice? Attend this session and learn from an expert about how Wikipedia has become a silent partner in health care.

Presenter

Lane Rasberry is Wikipedian-in-residence atConsumer Reports, a United States-based non-profit consumer advocacy organization. His interests include access to health information, popular science, consumer rights, and clinical research.

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Wikipedia as a health resource. The truth about the prison health care system. And insights from residency program directors and residents on how to best prep for the Match and plan your future. All this and more will be happening at AMSA's Fall Conference in NYC, Nov 19-20. Learn how to spot a healthy residency program, how to address the health needs of homeless women, and review CPR fundamentals. Register now.

Thanks

Contributors and volunteers from the networks of the following organizations are helping to promote the Wikipedia aspect of this event to make it a success. Thanks to these organizations for encouraging active communities to share health information on Wikipedia.