M. Alvarez-Mon, Spain

University Hospital Infanta Leonor Department of Psychiatry
Dr. Miguel Alvarez de Mon is currently a practicing psychiatrist at the Infanta Leonor Hospital in Madrid. Apart from his clinical practice, he is involved in carrying out research and teaching at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Alcala (Madrid). In fact, he has been active in a variety of investigative undertakings since his time as a psychiatric resident at the University of Navarra Clinic in Pamplona (2015-2019), of which several projects were formally presented before the EPA Annual Meeting in Madrid 2016, Florence 2017, Nice 2018 and EPA virtual 2020. Furthermore, in the past two years he had three research articles pertaining to the potential use of social media, specifically Twitter, in better understanding psychiatric diseases published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research. Furthermore, Dr. Alvarez de Mon, has been involved in the European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees (EFPT) and has participated in several workshops and symposium organized with colleagues from this society. In addition, he has been board member of the Spanish Society of Psychiatric Trainees.

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Symposium: Integrating Real World Evidence and Mobile Technology to Reduce Treatment Gaps in Mental Healthcare: Lessons from COVID-19 (ID 261) No Topic Needed

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Symposium: Integrating Real World Evidence and Mobile Technology to Reduce Treatment Gaps in Mental Healthcare: Lessons from COVID-19 (ID 261)
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Date
Tue, 13.04.2021
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08:00 - 09:30
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Channel 4
Lecture Time
09:08 - 09:28
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Symposium: Integrating Real World Evidence and Mobile Technology to Reduce Treatment Gaps in Mental Healthcare: Lessons from COVID-19 (ID 261) No Topic Needed

S0139 - Social Media Misinformation During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Impacts on Public Mental Health

Session Name
Symposium: Integrating Real World Evidence and Mobile Technology to Reduce Treatment Gaps in Mental Healthcare: Lessons from COVID-19 (ID 261)
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Pre-Recorded with Live Q&A
Date
Tue, 13.04.2021
Session Time
08:00 - 09:30
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Channel 4
Lecture Time
08:34 - 08:51
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Social Media Misinformation During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Impacts on Public Mental Health

Introduction: Some behavioral measures such as handwashing, masking or social distancing are among the most effective tools to combat COVID-19 pandemic.

Objectives: Describe the extent to which major media outlets in the United States and Spain have tweeted about COVID-19 health related behaviors, and determine if differences exist between major media outlets in the two countries.

Methods: We analyzed contents posted on Twitter by 25 major media outlet’s (15 from USA and 10 from Spain) about COVID health related behaviors (HRB). News content were analyzed and classified as well as Twitter users' reactions.

Results: Masking and quarantine were the HRB that generated most of the tweets. However, we found differences between media outlets in the two countries. Twitter user´s engaged more with tweets posted by USA media. Most of the tweets describing HRB from the general population were consistent with CDC/WHO guidelines.

Conclusions: Understanding the public view of these HRB is necessary to design promotional strategies aimed at the appropriate population.

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