Why do we choose the Internet instead of the doctor next door?

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Poster: High risk for fake medications online

Amelie Persson presents the poster High risk for fake medications online
How to guide to safe purchases the Nordic Congress of General Practice 2022 in Stavanger and at the National Research School in General Practice at Umeå University. The poster draws on the article Swedish community pharmacy employees’ knowledge and experience of substandard and falsified medical products: a cross-sectional descriptive survey, published in International Journal of Pharmacy Practice (https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpp/riac059).

October 7, 2022

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Olof Sundin chairs conference panel on the role of researchers in relation to societal challenges

The Information Seeking in Context (ISIC) conference is a biennial conference. This time it was held at Humboldt University in Berlin. The panel gathered researchers from Sweden, Finland and Germany, within information studies. The panel discussed the role of information behaviour research in addressing societal challenges, such as climate change, political extremism, and health threats. More information about the conference can be found here: https://pages.cms.hu-berlin.de/ibi/isic-2022/index.html .

October 7, 2022

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Webinar: Digital health literacy and citizen engagement

Olof Sundin will be giving a talk about information and digital health literacy: Why do we choose the Internet instead of the doctor next door? , Thu 2 June 2022 15:00 – 16:00. Arranged by the Health and welfare technology research group at Mälardalen University. Sign up by following this link: https://mdh.mira.se/Events/1817/Apply

Webinar program

   I.  Information and digital health literacy: Why do we choose the Internet instead of the doctor next door?  

  II. Citizen engagement: How citizens can be effectively engaged in digitalization? Learnings from the Scottish Dig Citizen delivery plan?

  III.  Accessible digital infrastructure for citizen engagement: What role can private Sector play in order to realize the true benefits of digitalization?

Speakers

Olof Sundin, Professor of Information Studies and Vice-dean Humanities & Theology, Lund University, Sweden.

Nessa Barry, International Engagement Manager, International Engagement Team, Technology Enabled Care and Digital Healthcare Innovation, Scotland.

Jessica Kumbier, Google Cloud, Account Manager for Swedish Health Care.

Anna Broms, Google Cloud Customer Engineer, Government – Nordics.

Moderator: Professor Sarah Wamala Andersson

May 27, 2022

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Paradoxes of Media and Information Literacy – The Crisis of Information

Olof Sundin is co-author of the book Paradoxes of Media and Information Literacy – The Crisis of Information, published April 13 2022. The book contributes to ongoing conversations about control of knowledge and different ways of knowing. It does so by analysing why media and information literacy (MIL) is proposed as a solution for addressing the current information crisis. The book is published by Routledge and more information can be found here: https://www.routledge.com/Paradoxes-of-Media-and-Information-Literacy-The-Crisis-of-Information/Haider-Sundin/p/book/9780367756192

April 13, 2022

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Olof Sundin interviewed regarding spread of conspiracy theories relating to Covid-19 vaccines

Olof Sundin is interviewed in the regional newspaper HD concerning the spread of conspiracy theories relating to the Covid-19 vaccines . September 11, 2021. The article discusses potential reasons for the spread of conspiracy theories. One potential reason being a lack of trust in government authorities. The article is behind paywall and can be located here: https://www.hd.se/2021-09-11/professor-en-del-tycker-nog-det-ar-lite-kul-att-sprida-falska-rykten

September 11, 2021

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