Devon Aitken

ORCID: 0000-0002-0725-0868
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  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Child and Adolescent Health
  • Innovations in Medical Education
  • Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
  • Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy

University of Toronto
2020-2021

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2020-2021

Despite overwhelming evidence that vaccines are safe and effective, there has been a rise in vaccine hesitancy refusal leading to increases the incidence of communicable diseases. Importantly, providing scientific information about benefits not effective counteracting anti-vaccination beliefs. Considering this, better identification those likely be hesitant underlying attitudes predict these beliefs needed develop more strategies combat movements. Focusing on parents as key decision makers...

10.1371/journal.pone.0237755 article EN cc-by PLoS ONE 2020-09-02

Abstract Background Physicians are in a position of great influence to advocate for health equity. As such, it is important physicians-in-training develop the knowledge and skills necessary fulfil this role. Although various undergraduate medical programs have implemented advocacy training, they often lack experiential learning physician involvement. These aspects foundational Advocacy Mentorship Initiative (AMI) which utilizes cascading mentorship as novel approach training. Medical...

10.1186/s12909-021-02489-y article EN cc-by BMC Medical Education 2021-01-21

Abstract Background Physicians are in a position of great influence to advocate for health equity. As such, it is important physicians-in-training develop the knowledge and skills necessary fulfil this role. Although various undergraduate medical programs have implemented advocacy training, they often lack experiential learning physician involvement. These aspects foundational Advocacy Mentorship Initiative (AMI) which utilizes cascading mentorship as novel approach training. Medical...

10.21203/rs.3.rs-59599/v3 preprint EN cc-by Research Square (Research Square) 2021-01-14

Abstract Background Physicians are in a position of great influence to advocate for health equity. As such, it is important physicians-in-training develop the knowledge and skills necessary fulfil this role. Although various undergraduate medical programs have implemented advocacy training, they often lack experiential learning physician involvement. These aspects foundational Advocacy Mentorship Initiative (AMI) which utilizes cascading mentorship as novel approach training. Medical...

10.21203/rs.3.rs-59599/v1 preprint EN cc-by Research Square (Research Square) 2020-08-20

Abstract Background Physicians are in a position of great influence to advocate for health equity. As such, it is important physicians-in-training develop the knowledge and skills necessary fulfil this role. Although various undergraduate medical programs have implemented advocacy training, they often lack experiential learning physician involvement. These aspects foundational Advocacy Mentorship Initiative (AMI) which utilizes cascading mentorship as novel approach training. Medical...

10.21203/rs.3.rs-59599/v2 preprint EN cc-by Research Square (Research Square) 2020-12-30
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