User:Kgcopeland/sandbox

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Practice Editing Here (Nov 23rd in-class Wiki session work)

 * This is a place to practice clicking the "edit" button and practice adding references (via the citation button).

Assignment # 3
 Assignment #3 
 * Note: You will be emailing your assignment # 3 directly to your tutor, however, please paste a version here that excludes your personal information. This will allow us to support your efforts on Wikipedia prior to editing "live" in the article.

- Proposed Changes: “Administration of the MMR vaccine may prevent measles after exposure to the virus (post-exposure prophylaxis). Post-exposure prophylaxis guidelines are specific to jurisdiction and population.”

- Rationale for proposed change: The article currently does not mention post-exposure prophylaxis although it is a relevant topic relating to the prevention of measles. Some jurisdictional guidelines actually recommend post-exposure prophylaxis as a means of preventing the development of the measles disease and thus it should be raised as an option in the ‘prevention’ section of the article. Areas of ambiguity and controversy surrounding post-exposure prophylaxis include the effectiveness of the MMR vaccine in this effort (the Cochrane Review used as a source indicates its effectiveness as 74%). Additionally, controversies and arguments surrounding vaccination hesitancy also apply to the practice of post-exposure prophylaxis using the MMR vaccine. Finally, the wide range of guidelines that vary by jurisdiction create ambiguity surrounding post-exposure prophylaxis recommendations.

- Critique of Source: Systematic reviews from the Cochrane Library are high-quality and effectively summarize available research on a topic. Because the source was published in a high-quality journal and is a secondary source which ranks high on the ‘evidence pyramid’, it is less susceptible to bias. However, the specific piece of information that is informing my entry on the Wikipedia page is described as “low certainty evidence” within the Cochrane article.

What to post on the Wikipedia article talk page?

 * This will also be covered on Nov 23rd in class. Your group should use the below template to share an outline of your proposed improvements (including your new wording and citations). Article talk pages are not places to share your assignment answers. The Wikipedia community will be more interested in viewing your exact article improvement suggestions including where you plan to improve the article (which section), what wording you suggest, and the exact citation (Note: all citations must meet WP:MEDRS)
 * You will not be able to paste citations directly from your sandbox to talk pages (unless you are interested in editing/learning Wiki-code in the "source editing" mode). We suggest re-adding your citations on the talk page manually (using the cite button and populating the citation by pasting in the DOI, website, or PMID). You will have to repeat this process yet again when you edit the actual article live.
 * Talk Page Template: CARL Medical Editing Initiative/Fall 2020/Talk Page Template