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Symposium: Medical Information and Misinformation – The Role of Epidemiology – May 9

Friday, May 9, 2025
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
HSPH, Kresge G1, Snyder Auditorium
677 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA United States

Symposium: Medical Information and Misinformation – The Role of Epidemiology

Three preeminent speakers will address topics on the intersection of health, misinformation, and epidemiology adapting to a rapidly changing information landscape.

Speakers:

Issa Dahabreh, MD, ScD
Methods editor, Journal of the American Medical Association
Associate professor, Department of Epidemiology
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Stephanie Friedhoff
Associate professor, director of the Information Futures Lab,
Associate professor of the Practice of Health Services, Policy and Practice,
Brown University School of Public Health

Alfredo Morabia, MD, PhD
Editor-in-chief, American Journal of Public Health,
Professor of epidemiology at the Barry Commoner Center, Queens College, CUNY, and
Professor of clinical epidemiology, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health
Produced by the Department of Epidemiology with co-sponsors the Department of Biostatistics and Center for Health Communications.

This is an-person event with limited seating. Seats in the main auditorium are first come, first served. There will also be a livestream of the event for those who cannot attend.

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