Lectures, opinions, insights and interviews from Dr Raywat Deonandan: epidemiologist, global health researcher, journalist, novelist, and science communicator.
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 […]
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 […]
Dr Raywat Deonandan and Dr Ziad El-Khatib interview Dr Anders Tegnell about the COVID-19 situation in Sweden.
Drs Erling Rud and Raywat Deonandan answer the public's questions about the new COVID-19 vaccines.
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.
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.
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?
What do Epidemiologists mean by a "second wave" of COVID-19?
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 […]
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.
All about my research with indigenous peoples in the rainforests of Guyana. The post Indigenous Health in Canada and Guyana appeared first on deonandia.
An introduction to systematic reviews. The post Introduction to Systematic Reviews appeared first on deonandia.
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.
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.
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.
Are global health electives a new kind of colonialism? The post Global Health Ethics: CHEO Grand Rounds appeared first on deonandia.
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.
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.
There are many ways to measure poverty, each with advantages and disadvantages. The post Measuring Poverty appeared first on deonandia.