An organization is helping physicians fight online harassment and false information regarding COVID-19, a speaker at the Women in Medicine Summit said.
Jack Dokhanchi, a medical and digital content intern with the Illinois Medical Professionals Action Collaborative Team (IMPACT) told attendees that “many health care workers, especially women, are reluctant to tackle misinformation on social media, even though they may be compelled to do it.”
A previous survey may shed some light on the reason for the reluctancy, according to Dokhanchi. The results, published in JAMA Internal