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Hearing health Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the University of Manchester 2022


In contribution to Wiki4WorldHearingDay2023 campaign

Join us in making information about hearing and other health communication topics freely available to everyone. This event will be the launch of a global initiative to celebrate World Hearing Day 2023. The theme for the 2023 campaign is Ear and hearing care for all! Let's make it a reality. Help us improve Wikipedia content related to heath topics. Participants are also encouraged to translate pages from the English Wikipedia into other languages. Contributions will be highlighted in the World Hearing Day 2023 report of activities. Participants are required to create your Wikimedia account, pre-register free-of-charge and bring your personal computer. Even small contributions help!
Date to be confirmed at 10-16:00 GMT+1

Where

B2.4 Ellen Wilkinson building, Oxford Road.
University of Manchester
Manchester, M13 9PL
You may also join us remotely for the morning session from wherever you are! Join on your computer via Teams. Click here to join the meeting.

Please create a Wikimedia account and sign in[edit]

Once you've clicked the 'Sign in' button, scroll down on the following page and click 'Save changes'. Your username will automatically be added to the list of attendees.



On the day of the edit-a-thon and the days that follow, click the button below to have your edits counted!
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Agenda[edit]

All times are GMT.

  • 10:00: Welcome and Introduction to the Edit-a-Thon at the University of Manchester- [Remotely]
Harvey Dillon, Division of Human Communication, Development & Hearing University of Manchester, UK
  • 10:20: Raising awareness of hearing health for World Hearing day 2023- [Remotely]
Shelly Chadha, Ear and Hearing Care Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva
  • 10:40: Expanding and Improving health content in Wikipedia. Why are we doing this?
Thais Morata, Division of Filed Studies and Engineering, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, USA
  • 11:10: Panel Discussion: Choosing topics & finding References in a nutshell: locating the best evidence from health research
All
  • 12-13:30: Lunch
  • 13:30-16:00: Editing!

Articles to work on[edit]

Your contributions to the edit-a-thon can cover any health, hearing or noise topic. There is an emphasis both on improving and translating articles. Instructions and worklists are at the links below.

Resources[edit]

Basics on editing Wikipedia[edit]

Suggestions for sources to cite[edit]

Cochrane Reviews

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Medicine/Cochrane

Outcomes[edit]

Congratulations! Your work will help others to learn about hearing topics! See the campaign's dashboard; outcomes will also be listed here.


Attendees[edit]

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