Programme

Ines Baptista and Tom Reddick open the fourth edition.

What outbreak responders learn in the first week, and why the rumour usually arrives before the guidance.

Four papers on survey instruments, affect heuristics and the stability of risk judgements over an epidemic curve.

Case studies from cholera, mpox and seasonal influenza responses.

Experimental work on correction formats, source credibility and the continued-influence effect.

Community-partnered studies on language access, disability and trust in local intermediaries.

Press officers, epidemiologists and a regional broadcaster on the opening statement of a public health emergency.

Frequency formats, intervals and what people do with a range.

Apology, accountability and the timing of admissions in health services.

Evaluations of conversational agents delivering symptom and vaccination guidance.

Sixty posters across all six tracks, with the early-career prize judged during the session.

“The correction nobody read” — open to the public, no registration required.

Twenty years of numeric risk formats in national advice, and the point at which precision stops helping.

Observational and audit studies of moderation regimes on large platforms.

Consultation studies on hesitancy, listening and the clinical encounter.

Drafting, translation and the audit trail behind machine-written advice.

Twelve doctoral researchers present work in progress to senior discussants; open to observers.

Communication of compound climate and health risks in European cities.

What institutions owe publics once the emergency phase ends and attention moves on.