Excited to share my essay in the Lancet Resp Med! #MedTwitter#narrative#healthequity
"But in what ways do we miss the opportunities to teach what the ophthalmoscope cannot see?
May we linger longer in the eyes of our loved ones and our patients alike."
https://t.co/INHlRgVjVj
Missed NARHC? Or want to remember how great it was?
This amazing podcast by @KRajSundar gives great summary & includes our incredible @RefugeeHealth #CommunityScholars & @RTalavlikar
The Power of Stories, Community Voice https://t.co/PuqDEKGm6b
@RefugeeSociety@OBrien_IPH
The Power of Language: "The way we talk about refugees and immigrants shapes health outcomes". @nquadriMD, @SyloWi from @nrc_rim speaking @RefugeeSociety, #NARHC2023
Understanding COVID-19 health disparities with birth country and language data
M Kumi Smith, Kirsten R Ehresmann,..., Jonathan D Alpern, William M Stauffer
https://t.co/pT6K4yVkBW
Amazing to see our H2U high school students (https://t.co/pfxzAeynZA) presenting their research at DOM research day at UMN!
Thanks to the amazing mentors!
@nquadriMD@CuongPhamMD & C. SKipper!!
@boulware_dr @MollyCMcCoy @umnmedschool@UMN_DOMResearch
.@UMNews and HealthPartners Institute highlight the importance of language and interpreter needs in healthcare 🏥 and propose a language justice framework to address health disparities ⚖️ and barriers to care🧑⚕️
@nquadriMD@GlobalHealthUMN @nrc_rim @CDCgov
https://t.co/k4nedkbUe2
Fall course registration for Global Health in Local Contexts is open! Explore global health right here in the Twin Cities through this 3-credit course focused on health equity, social determinants of health and community-based healthcare.
Register here: https://t.co/vwpSkQ5Eiz
Collaborators from @nrc_rim and HealthPartners Institute published the first large-scale study in the US to demonstrate that a patient’s language and need for an interpreter are associated with clinical outcomes. #languageaccess, #healthequity. Read here: https://t.co/VMKnQa2sky
Cost-effectiveness of treatment strategies for populations from strongyloidiasis high-risk areas globally who will initiate corticosteroid treatment in the United States
Heesoo Joo, Brian A Maskery, Jonathan D Alpern, Michelle Weinberg, William M Stauffer
https://t.co/GkUD6CN0so
Check out this study which #covid looked at potential disparities in COVID-19 uptake and disease outcomes among those who self identified having a preferred language other than English or having Limited Proficiency in English.
Th…https://t.co/DAjuMXhq8I https://t.co/2GFwV8NJ90
Language preference other than English and limited English proficiency were linked to lower #COVID19 vaccine uptake and higher risk of COVID hospitalization. https://t.co/FLP25683Fu
Important study. It's worrying that we did a generally good job in comms about vaccination etc., but the wards were filling up with those whose first language wasn't English. Need a better strategy to meet that gap.
Evaluation of Preferred Language and Timing of COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake and Disease Outcomes
Nasreen S Quadri, Greg Knowlton, ..., Jonathan D Alpern, William M Stauffer
https://t.co/TlFU4ZZfRk
Delayed #COVID19 vaccine uptake and higher hospitalization & death rates among those with limited English proficiency groups in the US. #HealthDisparities#VaccineEquity 🏥💉🌐
https://t.co/hC5ikHGXNG
Coming up is the info session for the 2023 Social Medicine Conference on:
🌍Monday, March 13, 1pm EAT (Kampala)
https://t.co/p4s2UCC1qu
🌎Tuesday, March 14 1pm ET (New York)
https://t.co/dxXtvxBdeI
#SMC2023#socialmedicine#HealthEquity#smcconference2023#Uganda