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The Pennsylvania Convention Center

Jun 14, 2026 7:00 AM - Jun 18, 2026 3:00 PM

1101 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA

DIA 2026 Global Annual Meeting

Fighting Medical Disinformation (Without Actually Starting a Fight)

Session Chair(s)

Lindsay  McNair, MD, MPH, MS

Lindsay McNair, MD, MPH, MS

Principal Consultant

Equipoise Consulting, United States

We’ll discuss whether drug development professionals have an ethical obligation to confront misinformation, effective ways to approach these conversations without confrontation, and what techniques and messages work best in different settings.

Learning Objective : Explain the ethical principles that underlie the obligation of drug development professionals to combat disinformation; Discuss best practices for successful encounters in combatting disinformation; Distinguish the application of different practices in their most appropriate settings

Speaker(s)

Joseph  Cappella

Effective Messaging to Combat Scientific Mis/Disinformation

Joseph Cappella

University of Pennsylvania, United States

Gerald R. Miller Professor Emeritus of Communication

Sydney  Lupkin

Perspectives of a Science Reporter

Sydney Lupkin

National Public Radio (NPR), United States

NPR Pharmaceutical Correspondent

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