Wikipedia:WikiProject University of Virginia/medicine 2020 04

University of Virginia Wiki Medicine meetup

Event details
Date:	??? April 2020
Time	noon - 1pm EST
Where:	https://virginia.zoom.us/my/wikilgbt
Slides	Intro to Wikipedia's medical content
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The April 2020 University of Virginia Wiki Medicine meetup is an online event for anyone at the University of Virginia to meet and edit Wikipedia articles together. Join the event to get an introduction to editing Wikipedia and have fun editing the Wikipedia article of your choice. No prior Wikipedia editing experience is required.

• register please
• Join Zoom Video room

Preparation

Just show up

1. Create a Wikimedia account if you do not have one.
2. Please sign in through the big text at top so that the can find your account name and the article you edited
3. Editing Wikipedia requires citing sources. Ideally read a medical review article in advance and be ready to cite it as you add facts from it to Wikipedia.

Program

All doctors will treat patients who read Wikipedia medical articles about medical conditions, drugs, and proce[dures. Attendees of this event will gain some understanding of what Wikipedia is and why it matters in health media. Everyone who joins will get the opportunity to add information any Wikipedia article of their choice.

0:00-0:02 - Welcome

0:02-0:10 - Intro to Wikipedia and how to edit

0:10-0:15 - Questions?

0:15-0:50 - We all edit Wikipedia!

0:50-0:55 - showcase outcomes

0:55-1:00 - thanks, wrap up, see you next time

Fun stuff

"Editing Wikipedia articles on medicine", a classroom handout

• Optional online Wikipedia Training is available
• For ongoing and general medical support in Wikipedia check out Wikipedia:WikiProject Medicine
• Wikidata queries to browse University of Virginia research and topics are in Listeria.
• Scholia, the Wikipedia research browser, presents research at the University of Virginia
• academic papers on Wikipedia + medicine
  • Evolution of Wikipedia’s medical content: past, present and future
  • Situating Wikipedia as a health information resource in various contexts: A scoping review
  • Why Medical Schools Should Embrace Wikipedia: Final-Year Medical Student Contributions to Wikipedia Articles for Academic Credit at One School
  • Improving the Quality of Consumer Health Information on Wikipedia: Case Series
  • all papers on health information on Wikipedia

Thanks

Organizations providing Wikipedia support for this event include the following:

• 
  Claude Moore Health Science Library at the University of Virginia School of Medicine
• 
  Wikimedia Medicine
• 
  Wikimedia New York City
• 
  Cochrane
• 
  Wiki Education Foundation
• 
  Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

Developing Wikipedia is a collaborative effort. Thanks to everyone who contributes to the success of this and other Wikipedia programs in medicine. The nature of the support is as follows -

• The Claude Moore Health Science Library is hosting the event.
• Wikimedia Medicine is the international volunteer chapter of the Wikipedia community supporting the development of Wikipedia's medical coverage.
• Wikimedia New York City is the chapter of the Wikipedia community in NYC and affiliate of University of Virginia Wikipedia programs.
• Cochrane is available to support Wikipedia contributors in accessing its publications.
• Wiki Education Foundation provides support for wiki editing in classrooms and educational programs
• Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute provides national support to various medical organizations which contribute to Wikipedia.

Contact

• Lane Rasberry (user:bluerasberry, rasberryvirginia.edu) is Wikimedian in Residence at the University of Virginia.
• Karen Knight (kkg8nvirginia.edu) is the Health Science Library's liaison to the University of Virginia School of Medicine.
• Claude Moore Health Sciences Library at the University of Virginia Medical School