Elizana-Marie Joseph’s considerations on coffee, COVID-19 and climate Change
Elizana-Marie Joseph discusses how single-use plastics and personal protective equipment, used as protection from COVID-19, became part of another public health problem – climate change.
Priya Vedula talks public health firearm research and policy
“We don’t need more moments of silence to honor the memory of those who have been killed. We need to honor their memory by preventing a need for such moments.”
Priya Vedula discusses Indirect Source Rule
The South Coast Air Quality Management District passed the ISR recently. What is it, why was it needed, and what is its importance? Read on to find out.
Bibi Chaterpateah shares thoughts and perspectives on surrogacy
Surrogacy has raised several moral and ethical concerns relating to women and children rights.
Joanna Burke-Bajaj discusses the health equity of quality improvement and reliability
Health with Humanity By Joanna Burke-Bajaj High Reliability in Healthcare: Creating Reliable Health Equity through Quality Improvement and Patient Safety You may not have heard the term High Reliability Organization (HRO) before, but you have probably been interacting with HROs and trusting them with your safety for most of your life. HROs operate at the nexus […]
Randevyn Pierre discusses “Black healthcare hesitancy and its impact profile 101: The Best Doctor”
“There are members of the Black community who find it difficult, at best, to believe that reversing age-old systematic oppression and trauma in healthcare is a top priority of our government.”
Dr. Hannah Nazri’s Recommended Watch List
This week, instead of the usual blog article, Dr. Hannah Nazri recommends three films that emphasise the importance of listening to patients emphatically as well as developing the medical knowledge. Always listen to your patients.
Rasheera Dopson asks “Is Racism a Public Health Issue?”
Rasheera Dopson explains that when looking at health equity, it is important to give people what they need when they need it in the amount they need it in, so that they can achieve optimal health.
Edition 25 – Tackling the Opioid Epidemic: Using the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Principles to Manage Gynecological Post-Op Pain
Tackling the Opioid Epidemic: Using the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Principles to Manage Gynecological Post-Op Pain By Kimia Etemadi Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn Citation Etemadi K. Tackling the opioid epidemic: using the enhanced recovery after surgery principles to manage gynecological post-op pain. Harvard Public Health Review. 2019;25. […]
Dr. Hannah Nazri discusses “Long COVID: An Impending Public Health Crisis”
Dr. Hannah Nazri discusses long COVID, a post-viral condition following COVID-19 and how we must include long COVID in our pandemic response.
