Our Process for Providing Trustworthy, Accessible, and Accurate Information at turkeyplasticsurgery.org
1. Earning and Maintaining Trust
- Trustworthy and Accurate Content: Our aim is to deliver content that is trustworthy, accurate, evidence-based, clear, understandable, accessible, empathetic, and actionable.
- Whole Person Health Approach: We emphasize the vital connection between health and lifestyle, promoting a “whole person health” understanding.
- Inclusive and Empathetic Perspective: Recognizing the diversity of individual journeys, we offer unbiased support to everyone seeking better health.
2. Upholding High Journalistic Standards
- Unbiased and Comprehensive Content: Our news and educational content is unbiased, balanced, timely, actionable, research-backed, honest, and comprehensive.
- Expert Contributors and Training: We meticulously select and regularly train expert writers and contributors, ensuring their subject matter expertise.
- Medical Accuracy Review: Our health information undergoes thorough medical accuracy review by healthcare professionals across various specialties.
- Brand and Content Integrity: We rigorously vet partner brands mentioned in our content, evaluating their practices and health claims against scientific evidence.
- Expert Pharmacist Contributions: Consumer drug information is crafted by skilled medical editors in collaboration with PharmD writers, ensuring clarity and accuracy.
- Staying Abreast of Current News: Our News team closely monitors the latest medical research to provide you with up-to-date information.
- Comprehensive Content Review: Before publication, all content is reviewed by our editorial team for clarity, accuracy, quality sourcing, and inclusive language.
3. Prioritizing Accuracy, Empathy, and Inclusivity
- Readability and Understandability: We employ a proprietary style guide, informed by the Associated Press Stylebook, to ensure our content is accessible and easy to understand.
- Warm and Progressive Language: Our language aims to be approachable yet forward-thinking.
- Conscious and Respectful Communication: We are committed to using inclusive and respectful language that promotes compassion.
- Reducing Stigma and Bias: We strive to use empathetic language, avoid judgment, and actively work to eliminate stigma, stereotypes, and bias.
- Continuous Evolution of Language: We continuously monitor language trends within health communities and engage with community advocates to refine our language.
- Respecting Individual Preferences: We understand the personal nature of health experiences and respect the language choices of individuals sharing their stories.
4. Continual Monitoring and Updating of Content
- Providing Up-to-Date Information: Recognizing the dynamic nature of health information, we continuously monitor and update our content for accuracy and relevance.
- Specialized Teams: Dedicated teams of editors and experts focus on identifying and updating any inaccurate or unclear information.
- Tracking Medical Integrity: Our Medical Integrity team monitors changes in healthcare standards, clinical guidelines, drug approvals/recalls, and practice recommendations.
- Different Date Labels: The various dates you see on our content indicate different stages of our editorial process:
- “Written on” date: The original publication date of the content.
- “Medical review” date: The date when a medical expert last reviewed the content.
- “Fact-checked” date: The date when a professional fact-checker last verified the content.
- “Updated on” date: The date when any modifications were last made to the content.
- Ongoing Update Processes: Our content updating and re-review processes include:
- Regular audits: To address changes in language, medical terminology, and health community trends.
- Annual brand vetting: Re-evaluating our partner brands annually and updating related content.
- Timely daily updates: Our news team monitors and reports on developing health stories.
- Immediate action from feedback: We value and promptly address reader feedback regarding potential issues, with our editorial and medical teams reviewing and updating content as needed.
Our Editorial Process, Created for You
At turkeyplasticsurgery.org, you are our top priority. Our Editorial Process is designed to ensure we provide you with the most accurate, relevant, and accessible content possible, serving as a trusted partner in your health and wellness journey.
