A5055637970- Global Health and Surgery
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Travel-related health issues
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Healthcare Systems and Practices
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Ethics in medical practice
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Cultural Competency in Health Care
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- Nursing Roles and Practices
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
College of Family Physicians of Canada
2022-2023
University of Toronto
2014-2023
3M (United States)
2013-2023
Public Health Ontario
2012-2022
University of Ottawa
2022
McMaster University
2015-2022
Impact
2022
Williams (United States)
2022
Population Health Research Institute
2022
Simon Fraser University
2022
Increasing demand for global health education in medical training has driven the growth of educational programs predicated on a model short-term service abroad. Almost two-thirds matriculating students expect to participate experience during school, continuing into residency and early careers. Despite positive intent, such experiences (STEGHs) may exacerbate inequities even cause harm. Growing out "medical missions" tradition, contemporary participation continues evolve. Ethical concerns...
Contemporary interest in short-term experiences global health (STEGH) has led to important questions of ethics, responsibility, and potential harms receiving communities. In addressing these issues, the role local engagement through partnerships between external STEGH facilitating organization(s) internal community been identified as crucial mitigating pitfalls. This perspective piece offers a framework categorize different models based on professional review existing literature. will...
There is an increasing focus on the social accountability of physicians as individuals, and medicine itself. This has led to emphasis physician advocacy from a wide variety institutions. The concept now part Health Advocacy competency mandated by Royal College Physicians Surgeons Canada. Despite its growing prominence, remains poorly integrated into current medical undergraduate curricula. authors recommend how why curricular reform should proceed; they Canadian education, although hope...
<strong>Background:</strong> Persons from high-income countries have multiple opportunities today to participate in "short-term experiences global health" (STEGHs) low-resourced countries. STEGHs are organized through religious missions, service learning, medical internships, health education, and international electives. An issue of increasing concern is "hands-on" participation clinical procedures by volunteers students with limited or no training. To address these concerns, best practices...
Background. Short-term international volunteer trips traditionally involve volunteers from high-income countries travelling to low- and middle-income assist in service-related development activities. Their duration typically ranges 7 90 days. The city of La Romana, Dominican Republic, receives hundreds short-term annually. They participate activities aimed at improving conditions faced by a marginalized ethnic-Haitian community living bateyes. Methods. This qualitative analysis examined...
Increasing demand for Short-term Experiences in Global Health (STEGH), particularly among medical trainees, has seen a growth programming that brings participants from high-income countries to low and middle-income settings order engage service, teaching or research activities. Historically the domain of faith-based organizations conducting "missions", STEGH are now offered by diverse groups including academic institutions, non-profit organizations, private sector, either as dedicated...
KEY POINTS On Oct. 17, 2019, Canada's amended cannabis regulations entered into force, authorizing the legal production and sale of edibles in next phase country's legalization journey. Edible products are anticipated to become publicly available after required 60-day
![Figure][1]</img> One year ago the CFPC released final report of our Outcomes Training project,[1][2] a culmination 4 years field research and expert panel consultations across Canada designed to optimize transform family medicine training in country. The recommendations
Public health and preventive medicine (PHPM) has been recognized internationally as a physician specialty, but national parallels differences exist between training contexts. This paper reviews PHPM employment in Canada, France, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, USA.Information gathered from relevant accreditation bodies literature searches was used to create descriptive profiles of demographics structure narrative outlining trends challenges facing specialty.Notable similarities Key themes...
The contribution made by the private sector to health care in a low- or middle-income country may affect levels of physician emigration from that country. increasing importance developing world has resulted newfound academic interest sector's influences on many aspects national systems. growth led several attempts identify both factors cause physicians emigrate and effects primary population countries leave. When relevant data emerging economies Ghana, India Peru were investigated, it...
<h3>Background:</h3> Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, South Asian community Greater Toronto Area (GTA) was identified as having risk factors for exposure and specific barriers to accessing testing reliable health information, rendering them particularly vulnerable SARS-CoV-2 infection. We sought investigate burden of infection among people GTA, characterize demographic characteristics, perceptions trusted sources information this group. <h3>Methods:</h3> conducted a cross-sectional analysis...
The possibility of encountering rare tropical disease presentations is commonly described as a benefit derived by developed world medical trainees participating in clinical service-oriented short-term global health experiences the developing world. This study describes status population served experience conducted North American institute, and results retrospective review are used to identify encountered diseases discuss their potential educational value. Descriptive analysis was on 1,024...
Cities across the U.S. and internationally are adopting Bus Rapid Transit to improve transit services for residents. Features of include fewer stops, dedicated bus lanes, expedited systems boarding busses, compared with regular service. This study examines whether (BRT) ridership is associated increased rates walking, because greater distance between BRT stops service.Surveys were conducted riders local buses New York City's M15 Select Service line. Surveys examined ridership, health status...
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted society. Vulnerable populations are at heightened risk for exposure, as well adverse health and social consequences. Policymakers operating under difficult circumstances, making crucial policy decisions to maximize impact mitigate harm, with limited scientific evidence. This article examines the pronounced vulnerability of Indigenous Peoples in Canada pandemic. We highlight importance moving beyond individual-level factors associated by...
Today's interconnected world has produced a distinct need for physician specialists in public health and preventive medicine. As the industrialized confronts aging populations, rising care costs, growing epidemic of chronic disease, it is clear that focus must become more than curative.Although medicine exists various forms worldwide, literature not yet examined different national strategies postgraduate medical training this unique specialty. This examination present-day Canada United...
Objective. For decades, Haitian migrant workers living in bateyes around La Romana, Dominican Republic, have been the focus of short-term volunteer medical groups from North America. To assist these efforts, this study aimed to characterize various health and social needs that could be addressed by groups. Design. Needs were assessed using semistructured interviews community professional informants, a questionnaire based on determinants framework, responses qualitatively analysed for common...
Journal Article 'Don't make my people beggars': a developing world house of cards Get access Bethina Loiseau, Loiseau 1Bethina Rebekah Sibbald and Salem A. Raman were associated (at time study) with the Department Human Biology, University Toronto, Ontario M5S 2J7 Canada. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sibbald, 2Darren Benedict was Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology, Raman, 3Helen Dimaras is Ophthalmology Vision Sciences, Faculty Medicine; Division...
In Ontario, Canada, little is currently known about the extent to which un-immunized children may cluster geographically. Our objectives were to: describe geographic distribution of fully children; identify clusters (hotspots) and characterize contribution spatial effects covariates on hotspots, where found. analytic cohort consisted Ontario students aged 7–17 years in 2016–2017 school year. We defined as if they had zero doses any vaccine a non-medical exemption recorded Ontario's registry....