Geographical Group Reporting Submission

Group Cochrane Austria

Name Isolde Sommer

Activity name / title Medizin transparent - fact checking service of health claims for the general public

Which function does this relate to?

Tier one N/A

Tier two N/A

Tier three Undertake local knowledge translation activities

Tier four N/A

Evidence production N/A

Date

on-going Yes

Why is 'on-going' Regular provision of health information for the general public (up to 50 articles per year)

Was this activity in collaboration with other organization(s) or partner(s)? If so which? No

Person to contact if any queries about this activity Bernd Kerschner
bernd.kerschner@donau-uni.ac.at

Type of activity Dissemination / Knowledge Translation, Promote Cochrane or the Cochrane geographic group(s) & gain visibility

If specific challenges were encountered in carrying out this activity, please note here Fewer accesses of website

Please give additional activity details (i.e., reach, impact, duration, return on investment) 4.048 followers on Instagram

Monthly publication of fact checks in local magazine "Konsument"

3 articles per year published in a magazine by the Austrian NGO "Johanniter"

Link and documents

Link Website of Medizin Transparent

By checking this box, my center consents to the use of these photos for Cochrane internal and external purposes, such as websites, reports, social media, etc. No