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Why Medicine Needs the Humanities
What an IVF Story Taught Me About Translation In a cutting-edge IVF clinic, a new genomic test promises to improve the success rate of in vitro fertilization. The science behind it is growing, and hopeful parents-to-be are eager to try it. Yet as this innovation makes its way from lab to clinic, something strange happens.…
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BEYOND THE BEDSIDE: REIMAGINING NARRATIVE MEDICINE FOR KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
๐๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ด๐ฉ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ช๐ฅ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด. We often talk about โfollowing the science,โ yet our KNOWIT teamโs research shows that true knowledge translation goes beyond moving data fromย benchโtoโbedsideโit implies bridging the divide between biological and biographical life and fostering bidirectional interaction among diverse knowledge cultures. In other words, science must also…
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Video Summary of Rethinking Evidence in the Time of Pandemics
Our book, Rethinking Evidence in the Time of Pandmics, ย provides a framework for how health officials can develop more effective interventions during public health crises. The policies should engage with the narratives people believe and their reasons for doing so. ย Watch a video summary of our book below and read it Open Access here.…
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Poster Presentation: Rethinking Evidence in the Time of Pandemics
A concise poster overview of our Open Access book, which presents a narrative framework for comprehending and tackling mistrust during health emergencies.
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Teaching sustainable health care through the critical medical humanities
Many medical schools have started to include the UNโs 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in their curricula. Doctors graduate knowing they shouldnโt prescribe inhalers containing greenhouse gas propellants. But they are ignorant of wider aspects of sustainability, including partnership-building, decolonization, and just transformation. The standard approach to teaching the SDGs to undergraduates is to present…
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SUSTAINIT Strategy Seminar: Bridging Disciplinary Boundaries for a Sustainable Future
Earlier this week, the SUSTAINIT Strategy Seminar convened a diverse assembly of researchers and educators, fostering collaboration and stimulating conversation around shared interests and values. The seminar’s goal was to encourage knowledge exchange among the three centers, while also identifying potential synergies across various projects. Participants enjoyed a series of thought-provoking presentations from experts in…