Journal Articles Therapies Year : 2024

What should be done to combat misinformation about health products?

Joelle Micallef
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Herve Maisonneuve
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Sophie Muller
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Sandrine Cabut
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Mina Daban
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Milou-Daniel Drici
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Chantal Gatignol
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Anne Grumblat
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Catherine Guaspare-Cartron
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Bruno Lasserre
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Adel Mebarki
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Catherine Pons
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Frederique Prabonnaud
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Catherine Raynaud
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Olivier Saint-Lary
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Abstract

The increasing role of digital technology, social media, the wide range of channels and the volume of information, the role of medicine as a societal subject, public information that is insufficient and poorly suited to situations of uncertainty are all observations which led to the theme of this round table. After discussing the definition of disinformation, which is not limited to fake news, and talking about contributors who misinform, whether intentionally or not, the participants of this round table made nine recommendations (R) to combat disinformation about health products: create a collaborative platform, information/training on health products, a platform with five major characteristics, namely accessibility, flexibility, objectivity, transparency and independence, as well as media suited to the different targets (R1); promote basic knowledge on health products: education/training to restore the particularly poor image of medication, and teach the public how to use basic concepts appropriately (R2); improve communication to the public based on the observation that information is the main weapon against misinformation and entails, in particular, coordinating communication from the different institutions to make public information more audible, making institutional messages clearer, ensuring they are more factual and prioritising them (R3); know how to communicate using the correct codes and tools (R4), because, to be understood, the substance and the form are inseparable; develop research on communication in the field of health products (R5); acquire tools to identify and regulate as soon as possible (R6); keep check of content by developing critical thinking (R7); define quality criteria for information sources (R8); identify, assess and reference initiatives for the public that could be placed on the platform (R9).
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hal-04495253 , version 1 (08-03-2024)

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Joelle Micallef, Herve Maisonneuve, Sophie Muller, Mathieu Molimard, Bernard Begaud, et al.. What should be done to combat misinformation about health products?. Therapies, 2024, 79 (1), pp.87-98. ⟨10.1016/j.therap.2023.11.001⟩. ⟨hal-04495253⟩

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