Felicitations Rémi.
You have been a beacon of sensibility, a thought leader, and wise counsel for government, organizations, and the public on files of importance to Quebec, Canada, and the world. I’m
proud to know you. Good luck with the next chapter.
Great point.
Honored to join the stellar Board of Editors @jlme-journal.bsky.social
Great #OpenAccess book that just came out a couple of months ago: Essays in Honour of Bartha Maria Knoppers | Promoting the "Human" in Law, Policy, and Medicine | #Law #Bioethics #OpenAccess #Genes #Genomes #OpenScience #AGreatHomageToAGreatLady 🧬 🖥️ 🧪 ⚖️ | brill.com/display/titl...
Were hiring!📣 The Hastings Center is seeking applicants for a Project Coordinator position to begin immediately. 👏
To learn more and apply for the position, hastingscenter.wufoo.com/forms/zw9m98...
#hastingscenter #bioethics #hiring #projectcoordinator #projectmanagement
In @who.int Bulletin, Matthew McCoy, Johan Dellgren, and I argue that more public engagement in health financing decisions won’t inherently lead to more equity. Policymakers should focus instead on substantive policy decisions to drive meaningful progress.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Does anyone have a contact for Ann ? Would love to discuss with her the possibility of partnering with her to publish her cartoons exclusively on @bluesky
SO looking forward to this book launch event! January 8th. Toronto.
Our information environment is a mess! How the hell did we get here & what can we do about it?
Hope to see you there!
Details: www.rotman.utoronto.ca/news-events-... via @rotmanschool.bsky.social 🙏@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada's Chief Public Health Officer of Canada, will complete her mandate in June 2025. Applications are now being accepted to fill the position. pcogic.njoyn.com/cl3/xweb/xwe...
It's gratifying to see the New York Times pay tribute to Peter Buxtun, who blew the whistle on the Tuskegee syphilis study. He was a remarkable man.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Me, a public health person, just sitting over here reflecting on the fact that the US has experienced a 7% increase in infant mortality post-Dobbs.
Like, do you realize what that says about this society from an ethical perspective? That we made policy choices that caused this?
#PHEthx
At a time when it’s easy
to throw up our hands in dismay, a pragmatic look at what’s possible.
If you want to understand why healthcare pricing is horrific, the first thing to know is that our system puts 100% of the credit risk for deductibles, copays and co-insurance on hospitals and doctors. That's insane.
We have turned them into Sub Prime Lenders 🧵
This is exactly the type of policy proposal the world should be considering: could save lives and improve health outcomes.
Great idea. Potentially much wider audience. Enjoying a few days in Miami with Ken.
My dad was almost a breakout star in the beginning of commercial TV. Almost.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/impr...
Nice piece about your dad.
Looking forward to sharing some thoughts about #data #ethics #values idsc.miami.edu/data-citizen...
From #NLM/#NIH | A Cross-Continent Commitment: NLM and the #Africa #CDC are Advancing Global Genomic #Data | #Bioinformatics #HumanHealth #Genomics | nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2024/11/27/a... 🧬 🖥️ 🧪
US ‘gag rule’ leads to 90,000 additional HIV infections annually
Trump will reinstate the Global Gag Rule
Project 2025 wants a very extreme version
This will kill people
Reinstating the rule from 2017-2021 "increased the number of maternal & child deaths by about 27,000 per year" and led to an estimated 360,000 new HIV infections
www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
