This workshop aims to equip participants with the knowledge and skills to implement infodemic management in national settings during infectious disease outbreaks. It fosters regional collaboration by exploring challenges, opportunities, and benefits while providing practical tools and strategies to detect, track, and manage infodemics during public health emergencies.

Duration: 2 days, 19-20 February 2025.

Audience: The workshop is designed for staff who might have a role in overseeing or implementing infodemic management activities and for professionals working in public health institutions in roles relating to emergency communication preparedness and response. 

Objectives: 

• Gain a deeper understanding of infodemics, their impact on public health, and their management during health emergencies.
• Learn to detect and track infodemics using various tools and technologies, with a focus on social listening and mapping information ecosystems to identify vulnerable communities.
• Explore the behavioural and socio-cultural factors influencing the acceptance and spread of false information, and apply these insights to national contexts.
• Examine practical interventions to counter false narratives online, emphasising the role of intersectoral collaboration in managing infodemics.
• Develop national infodemic management plans through group exercises and peer evaluations.
  

Participation: The participants are nominated by ECDC National Correspondents from the  EU Neighbourhood Policy partner countries