Irish Branch: The Link between Health Complaints and Wind Turbines: Support for the Nocebo Expectations Hypothesis

The Irish Branch of the Institute of Acoustics invites you to a one-hour online talk by Dr Fiona Crichton.

The global growth of wind energy has been accompanied by claims that wind turbine infrasound causes health problems. In this talk, Dr Fiona Crichton will provide the Institute of Acoustics with a full and detailed account of her study, presenting the methods,
findings, and observations derived from her experimental work. She will explain how health complaints are more plausibly explained by the nocebo effect, where negative expectations influence symptom reporting, and will discuss supporting experimental,
epidemiological, and social evidence showing how expectations, media coverage, and community discourse can shape reported health effects independently of actual exposure.

The talk will run for approximately 45 minutes and will be followed by a 15-minute question and answer session, providing Institute of Acoustics members with the opportunity to discuss Dr Crichton’s findings.

Event Details:
8 April 2026 from 09:00hrs to 10:00hrs (please join at 08:50hrs).
Speaker: Dr Fiona Crichton.
Format: Online, one-hour session (45mins talk and 15mins Q&A on Zoom)
Moderator: Diarmuid Keaney, Chair of the Irish Branch
Invitees: Irish Branch and IOA UK and worldwide.

Registration on CPD Tag:
https://www.cpdtag.com/app.php?event=742689785585295EF49C5DEB88753CC