Wikipedia:WikiProject University of Virginia/rare disease March 2022

The Rare disease Wiki Editathon is a private event for invited editors. The theme is rare disease. No prior Wikipedia editing experience is required. The event has these goals:
 * share at least one sentence and one citation in a Wikipedia article about rare diseases
 * learn how to access Wikipedia's readership metrics for a given article
 * discuss costs and benefits of taking time to edit Wikipedia to share rare disease information


 * register please

Wiki preparation
Most preparation will be your off-wiki research. Seek good sources to cite, summarize them in your own words, and be prepared to match your sentences with references.


 * 1) Create a Wikimedia account if you do not have one.
 * 2) please sign in through the big text at top so that the organizer can support participants
 * 3) please come to the event with a reliable source to cite!
 * 4) (optional) - if you want online Wikipedia Training then it is available

Program

 * 0:00-0:05 - Welcome
 * 0:05-0:15 - Wikipedia and medicine
 * 0:15-0:20 - How you will edit Wikipedia
 * 0:20-0:25 - questions?
 * 0:25-0:50 - edit Wikipedia
 * 0:50-1:00 - share outcomes, thanks for coming!
 * 1:00-1:30 - overtime for anyone who wants to keep editing, discuss more, etc.

Wikipedia and medicine
If you like, check out these resources on Wikipedia's medical content.


 * 100+ other academic publications on Wikipedia and medicine
 * 100+ other academic publications on Wikipedia and medicine
 * 100+ other academic publications on Wikipedia and medicine

WikiProject Medicine is the community forum for discussing medical articles.

Consider Wikipedia articles titled Health information on Wikipedia and Wikipedia coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Supporting organizations
Organizations supporting Wikipedia outreach to medical organizations include the following:

The nature of the support is as follows -
 * University of Virginia sponsors the outreach and presentation.
 * Wiki Project Med is the international volunteer chapter of the Wikipedia community supporting the development of Wikipedia's medical coverage.
 * Wikimedia New York City is a regional volunteer chapter of the Wikipedia community.
 * Cochrane remains available to provide access to Cochrane publications or talk with Wikipedia contributors about using good sources.
 * Wiki Education Foundation provides support for wiki editing in classrooms and educational programs

Contact

 * Lane Rasberry (user:bluerasberry) for Wiki issues