Guest Speaker: Joshua Sharman, Lecturer in Clinical
Skills and Simulation
Presenting: A
secondary analysis of a cross sectional study: What are societies views of
science and scientists in the UK and do they affect vaccine acceptance?
Outline:
Society is becoming increasingly dependent on science to solve many
of the national and global challenges that we face, such as the coronavirus
pandemic and climate change. Concerns are growing within the scientific
community that levels of trust in science are declining and that society is
becoming more antagonistic towards experts and the information they
communicate. This study presents a secondary analysis of a cross
sectional telephone survey (N=1000) with data collected between May and April
2018 from the Welcome Global Monitor. A descriptive, bivariate and
multi-variate analysis was performed analysing views of science, as well as
identifying determinants for trust in scientists and vaccine acceptance.
Biography:
Josh is an Adult Registered Nurse and lecturer within clinical skills and
simulation. Prior to lecturing, Josh worked as a ward nurse in multiple
specialities before working in critical care. Josh has a strong interest in the
use of teaching technologies within nursing education as well as public health,
with specific interests in vaccination, health disinformation and the effects
of distrust in science and health care professionals.