Deonandia Podcast

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Lectures, opinions, insights and interviews from Dr Raywat Deonandan: epidemiologist, global health researcher, journalist, novelist, and science communicator.

Deonandia Podcast


    • Jan 29, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 46m AVG DURATION
    • 19 EPISODES


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    Let’s Talk About RAT Tests (Podcast Episode)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2022 23:55


    Jan 28, 2022 — Today's episode is the audio from a presentation I gave to Occupational Health Clinics For Ontario Workers Inc, or OHCOW, all about Rapid Antigen Tests, or […]

    COVID-19: Should You Give Your Child the Vaccine (Podcast Episode)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2021 9:16


    May 28, 2021 — It's a question I get a lot these days: should I give my child the COVID-19 vaccine? Well, it's ultimately a personal decision that you should […]

    COVID-19: Interview With Sweden’s Dr Anders Tegnell

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2021 29:07


    Dr Raywat Deonandan and Dr Ziad El-Khatib interview Dr Anders Tegnell about the COVID-19 situation in Sweden.

    COVID-19: Answering Your COVID Vaccine Questions (podcast episode)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2020 66:24


    Drs Erling Rud and Raywat Deonandan answer the public's questions about the new COVID-19 vaccines.

    COVID-19: Pandemics Are Worse For the Poor (podcast episode)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2020 5:42


    Those at the lower rungs of the socio-economic ladder are always disproportionately affected by public health crises, never more so than with an infectious disease epidemic.

    COVID19: Elimination, Suppression, or Mitigation? (Podcast Episode)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2020 17:23


    The vaccine data are compelling and there's a light at the end of the tunnel. But the tunnel is long and dark. So how do we manage until the vaccine gives us herd immunity? Right now all across Canada there is a call for a comprehensive strategy. Here are some of the options.

    COVID19: Why Are Cases Increasing But Deaths Are Not? (Podcast Episode)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2020 8:36


    Right now in Canada, new daily cases of COVID-19 are increasing seemingly exponentially. But we are not seeing a similar increase in either hospitalizations or deaths. Why?

    COVID19: What’s All This “Second Wave” Business? (Podcast Episode)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2020 14:51


    What do Epidemiologists mean by a "second wave" of COVID-19?

    COVID19: Keeping Schools Safe (Podcast Episode)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2020 15:43


    Sep 13, 2020 — I’ve been ignoring this podcast of late and focusing more on writing COVID-related blog posts. So I’ve decided to triple-down on the messaging and am recording […]

    What’s the Hook? Knowledge Translation and Media Best Practices for Researchers

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2019 76:22


    how to turn one's research into an opinion-editorial article The post What’s the Hook? Knowledge Translation and Media Best Practices for Researchers appeared first on deonandia.

    Indigenous Health in Canada and Guyana

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2019 111:44


    All about my research with indigenous peoples in the rainforests of Guyana. The post Indigenous Health in Canada and Guyana appeared first on deonandia.

    Introduction to Systematic Reviews

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2019 56:54


    An introduction to systematic reviews. The post Introduction to Systematic Reviews appeared first on deonandia.

    Truth and Dare

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2019 61:24


    This is the audio of the 2019 keynote address of the University of Ottawa Healthcare Symposium. The topic of the presentation was the epistemology of truth. The post Truth and Dare appeared first on deonandia.

    Science Communication: Community Based Research

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2018 134:47


    This is the audio of a lecture I gave to a graduate class in Community Outreach and Media Relations in the Sciences. The topic was communication in community based research, featuring anecdotes from my global health & development work. The post Science Communication: Community Based Research appeared first on deonandia.

    Are Things Getting Better Or Worse?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2017 40:36


    Poverty, health, life expectancy, population growth, climate change, food production... on a global level, are things getting better or worse? The post Are Things Getting Better Or Worse? appeared first on deonandia.

    Global Health Ethics: CHEO Grand Rounds

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2017 46:44


    Are global health electives a new kind of colonialism? The post Global Health Ethics: CHEO Grand Rounds appeared first on deonandia.

    Research Ethics: Why You Need It

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2017 56:20


    June 29, 2017 — This is the third of three presentations I gave to the attendees of a summer institute on social justice, hosted by the Indian Institute of Technology […] The post Research Ethics: Why You Need It appeared first on deonandia.

    Systematic Reviews: What Are They and How to Do Them

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2017 60:09


    June 28, 2017 — This is the audio of a presentation I gave to attendees of a special summer workshop on social justice, hosted by the Indian Institute of Technology […] The post Systematic Reviews: What Are They and How to Do Them appeared first on deonandia.

    Measuring Poverty

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2017 45:56


    There are many ways to measure poverty, each with advantages and disadvantages. The post Measuring Poverty appeared first on deonandia.

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