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SUMMARY:Webinar Series: Leveraging Social Media for Health Research
DESCRIPTION:Social media is a powerful source of information, connecti
 vity, and engagement among diverse audiences. Given the high rate at w
 hich social media platforms are being used, it is of increasing releva
 nce to health research. Social media offers platforms for multi-direct
 ional communication with possibilities of communication, observation, 
 research and engagement. In addition to these, social media has shown 
 initial signs of being an effective recruitment tool especially for re
 search focused on traditionally hard to reach population groups. Given
  the convenience, affordability and increasing reach of the medium, th
 e use of social media for research is likely to increase in coming yea
 rs.   \r\nThis webinar offers a space to deliberate on some of the k
 ey aspects of using social media tools in health research. Our speaker
 s through their experience will help us better understand the potentia
 l of the medium and critically think of challenges and role of ethics 
 in using social media for research.  \r\nThis webinar is a part of th
 e India Alliance-IAVI Scicomm webinar series—a joint effort of Well
 come Trust/DBT India Alliance and International AIDS Vaccine Initia
 tive to strengthen south-south collaboration and support cross-learni
 ng and knowledge exchange between India and Africa.\r\nSpeakers\r\nAlp
 ana Dange, Consultant Research Director, Humsafar Trust \r\nAlpana i
 s a Social Researcher with over two decades of experience in studying 
 and linking the clinical data to behavioural data to inform more about
  the progression of the HIV/AIDS epidemic among MSM. At Humsafar Tru
 st, she has led multiple studies on LGBTQ community that help bring th
 e voices of the community to the mainstream through research and help 
 strengthen strategic planning and influence policy frameworks. \r\nCh
 arles Kamau, PhD Fellow, Science Communication, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust 
 Research Programme \r\nCharles is enthusiastic about the nexus betwee
 n Science Communication and Public Engagement. He is a trained Nurse a
 nd Public Health Specialist with Postgraduate Qualifications in Health
  Research Methods and Science Communication. He is a Global Affiliate 
 of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (UK). He is currently i
 nterested in the space occupied by private sector, government and othe
 r stakeholders towards the achievement of Universal Health Coverage (U
 HC) by 2030. Charles has championed the use of social media as a tool 
 of use among health researchers for identification of collaborations a
 nd dissemination of outputs. He has delivered trainings and seminars o
 n this to about 1,000 researchers across 17 institutions in 10 countri
 es. He was recently elected as Chair of the Wellcome Communications Fo
 rum – Africa & Asia, drawing over 40 Communications Specialists in A
 frica, Asia, and London.\r\nDate: 5 September 2019\r\nTime: 4:00 pm
  IST | 1:30 pm EAT\r\nRegister https://wellcomedbt.us12.list-manage.
 com/track/click?u=94f40c3ae98ca0edc23333217&id=a4efd8eaa9&e=af65d90021
 \n\nFor more information visit https://gendereval.ning.com/events/webi
 nar-series-leveraging-social-media-for-health-research
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20190905T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20190905T170000
CATEGORIES:webinar, 5, "september 2019", "time: 4:00 pm", ist, "|",
  "1:30 pm", eat
LOCATION:Online
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ORGANIZER:Wellcome Trust/DBT India Alliance and International AIDS Vac
 cine Initiative t
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