Posted in Open Access, Science, SPPH 581H on Nov 14th, 2011 No Comments »
Canadian scientists are in dire straits. They are faced with dwindling funding for training and research, a government which chooses to muzzle and undermine them, and a public that cares more about housewives in Atlanta than the state of Canadian innovation. This problem extends well past our borders. Many developed nations, faced with obscene national […]
Posted in Communication, Open Access, Science, Social Determinants of Health, Social Media, SPPH 581H on Nov 10th, 2011 1 Comment »
A little over a week ago I had the pleasure of attending the 2nd Annual Don Rix Distinguished Key Note Address. For those of you not in the know, the ADRDKNA (not a good acronym) started last year as a celebration of the 10-year anniversary of Genome BC. The event is open to anyone who […]
Posted in Communication, Knowledge Translation, Open Access, Social Media, SPPH 581H on Oct 2nd, 2011 No Comments »
“Without partnerships with skilled advocates, epidemiology can be a bit player in debates, rather than able to effectively usher to centre stage evidence-based policies that we would all hope public health policy could be properly built on. Equally, without advocacy the efforts of longitudinal epidemiological efforts can languish in obscure and inward looking academic ghettos […]