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Non-randomized Protocols and Methods (ehealth) (726) Methods and Feasibility Studies (528) Training of Health Professionals in Dermatology (13) World Wide Web and Social Media in Dermatology (58) Misinformation and Disinformation Outbreaks and Information Prevalence Studies (105) Social Media in Medical Education (93)

Published on in Vol 15 (2026)

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Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/81003, first published .
Combating Dermatologic Misinformation on Social Media via a Training Program for Health Care Professionals: Protocol for a 2-Phase Pilot Mixed Methods Study

Combating Dermatologic Misinformation on Social Media via a Training Program for Health Care Professionals: Protocol for a 2-Phase Pilot Mixed Methods Study

Combating Dermatologic Misinformation on Social Media via a Training Program for Health Care Professionals: Protocol for a 2-Phase Pilot Mixed Methods Study

Authors of this article:

Aliyyat Afolabi1 Author Orcid Image ;   Elijah Brown1 Author Orcid Image ;   Joanne Chen Lyu2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Pamela M Ling4 Author Orcid Image ;   Andrea M Rustad5 Author Orcid Image ;   Anna E Davis6 Author Orcid Image ;   Beth L Hoffman7 Author Orcid Image ;   Melissa Pugliano-Mauro6 Author Orcid Image
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Aliyyat Afolabi   1 , BS ;   Elijah Brown   1 , BA ;   Joanne Chen Lyu   2, 3 , PhD ;   Pamela M Ling   4 , MD, MPH ;   Andrea M Rustad   5 , MD ;   Anna E Davis   6 , MD ;   Beth L Hoffman   7 , MPH, PhD ;   Melissa Pugliano-Mauro   6 , MD

1 School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

2 TSET Health Promotion Research Center, Stephenson Cancer Center, University of Oklahoma Health Campus, Oklahoma City, OK, United States

3 Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Campus, Oklahoma City, OK, United States

4 Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education and Division of General Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States

5 Department of Dermatology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, United States

6 Department of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

7 Department of Behavioral and Community Health Science, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Beth L Hoffman, MPH, PhD
  • Department of Behavioral and Community Health Science
  • University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health
  • 130 De Soto St
  • Pittsburgh, PA 15261
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 412-624-5859
  • Email: beth.hoffman@pitt.edu