Edition 33 – Utilizing Employer Created Social Support Programs to Assist Frontline Nurses to Cope with the Psychological Symptoms of Trauma-Induced Stress and Burnout Connected to Patient Death During the COVID-19 Healthcare Crisis in the United States
The term pandemic has received multiple definitions in the medical literature on infectious disease.
Edition 33 – Mobilizing Public Health Professionals to Support Journalists and Fact-Checkers During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an infodemic- a flood of epidemic-related information- that encompasses a plethora of misinformation that has arisen from rapidly evolving science, uncertainty, information gaps, and special interests.
Edition 33 – Healthcare Workers’ Situation Amid the COVID-19 Response in Afghanistan
This disruption and unsafe workplace for health workers, reflects the detrimental effect of decades of war, insecurity in the country, and illiteracy among people that has also resulted in the surge of COVID-19 cases, overwhelming the existing facilities.
Edition 33 – Is “Enough” Really Enough? How Protected Are Our Most Vulnerable Workers—Those That Support Our Country’s Economy and Infrastructure?
In March 2020, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, and U.S. Department of Labor’s Acting Secretary Al Stewart voiced their concerns about the CDC’s recommendations on workplace aerosol exposure protection.
Edition 33 – Why the Hero Narrative Is Problematic for Health Care Workers Like Me
As a first year internal medicine resident in New York City, the physical and emotional toll the pandemic has placed on me is unmeasurable.
Edition 33 – The Coronavirus Pandemic Has Highlighted a Severe Healthcare Staffing Shortage
The COVID-19 pandemic has successfully highlighted the shortcomings within the U.S. healthcare system.
Edition 33 – Occupational Lead Exposures among University Police Officers and Instructors at an Outdoor Shooting Range in Southcentral Kentucky
The increased use and applications of lead in numerous industries is due to its abundance and unique physical and chemical properties …
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.
27 – A Medical Student’s Guide for Maximizing Personal Protective Equipment During Clinical Rotations in a COVID-19 World
A Medical Student’s Guide for Maximizing Personal Protective Equipment during Clinical Rotations in a COVID-19 World By Asim S. Ghani, Lark A. Steafo, Angeli E. Torres, Iltefat H. Hamzavi Citation Ghani A, Steafo L, Torres A, Hamzavi I. A medical student’s guide for maximizing personal protective equipment during clinical rotations in a COVID-19 world. HPHR. 2021; […]
