Podcasts about jacalyn duffin

Jau labu laiku analītiķi, politiķi, žurnālisti un faktiski jebkurš interesents sekojis līdzi tam, kā attīstās situācija Amerikas Savienotajās Valstīs pēc Donalda Trampa atkārtotās ievēlēšanas prezidenta amatā. Jaunās pilnvaras Trampam ļāvušas sevi spilgti apliecināt gan ārpolitikā, gan momentāni iedarbināt virkni procesu iekšpolitikā, par ko daļa priecājas, bet daļa ir ārkārtīgi satraukusies. Šo satraukto prātu vidū ir arī zinātnieki. Visai drīz pēc ASV prezidenta Donalda Trampa atkārtotas stāšanās amatā tūkstošiem pētnieku ASV pilsētās un arī Eiropā tikušies mītiņos ar saukli "Stand Up for Science" ("Iestājieties par zinātni"). Viņi pauduši protestu ASV administrācijas darbībām, samazinot zinātnisko darbaspēku un izdevumus pētniecībai. Vai ASV administrācija baidās no zinātniekiem un kuras zinātņu nozares varētu ciest visvairāk? Vai tas varētu sekmēt to, ka zinātnieki pamet ASV? Un cik liela zinātnes un akadēmiskā brīvība ir tepat Eiropā? Raidījumā Zināmais nezināmajā diskutē Rīgas Stradiņa universitātes Sociālo zinātņu pētniecības centra vadītāja Ieva Puzo, Latvijas Ārpolitikas institūta pētnieks, Delavēras universitātes doktorants Toms Rātfelders un Latvijas Universitātes pēcdoktorants, starpdisciplinārs matemātiķis, Latvijas Universitātes Klīniskās un profilaktiskās medicīnas institūta pētnieks Jānis Lazovskis. Dienā, kad skan raidījums, kļuva zināms, ka ASV varas iestādes apturējušas studentu vīzu noformēšanu. Visiem trim sarunas dalībniekiem ir pieredze saistībā ar darbu vai mācībām ASV. Ieva Puzo ir ieguvusi maģistra grādu Kalifornijas universitātē Berklijā, Amerikas Savienotajās Valstīs un pēc tam arī doktora grādu Pitsburgas universitātē. 2017. gadā viņa atgriezās Latvijā un uzsāka darbu Rīgas Stradiņa universitātē. "Sajūtas ir ļoti dažādas šobrīd, bet galvenokārt milzīga nožēla par to potenciālo, tām trakajām lietām, kas jau ir sākušās un kas vēl varētu arī notikt zinātnes vidē Amerikas Savienotajās Valstīs. Arī tāpēc, ka Pitsburgas universitāte, kur ieguvu doktora grādu, bija pirmā, kas šī gada sākumā paziņoja, ka šogad neuzņems doktorantūras studentus. Tai sekoja vēl citas. Bet tā bija tāda pirmā skaļāka zīme arī man, kas parādīja, kā procesi mainās, universitātes ļoti sāks pielāgoties. Tās lietas, ko mēs iepriekš tvērām kā pašsaprotamas, domājot par akadēmisko brīvību visdažādākajās tās izpratnēs, par kaut kādu institūciju attiecībām ar štatiem, ar federālo varu ASV, ka tās patiešām ļoti krasi mainīsies un noteikti ietekmēs arī to, kā vispār zināšanas tiek radītas ASV un citviet pasaulē," vērtē Ieva Puzo. "Es vairāk kā politologs skatos. Redzu, ka zinātne kā tāda arī ir viens no ASV varas eksportiem pasaulē, jo daudzi cilvēki dodas uz ASV ar mērķi iegūt zināšanas, jo ASV ir labs finansējums, viss ļoti ērti, infrastruktūra, var iegūt labas zināšanas, programmas ļoti kvalitatīvas, un pēc tam cilvēki aizbrauc atpakaļ uz savām mītnes zemēm ar labu iespaidu par Amerikas Savienotajām Valstīm kopumā. Bieži šie cilvēki veido eliti šajās valstīs, kas attiecīgi nāk ar pozitīvu noskaņojumu pret Amerikas Savienotajām Valstīm, kas savukārt nozīmē: ja Amerikai, teiksim, kaut ko vajag panākt starptautiskajā vidē, to var izdarīt daudz vieglāk, jo Amerikai uzreiz ir sabiedrotie, cilvēki, kas ir pozitīvi noskaņoti pret Amerikas Savienotajām Valstīm. Ja šāds finansējums zūd, tad šāds eksports mazinās, attiecīgi tas arī mazina ASV spēku starptautiskajā sistēmā," analizē Toms Rātfelders. Jānis Lazovskis ir ieguvis doktora grādu ASV Čikāgā un piekrīt kolēģu teiktajam. Šobrīd ASV strādā un mācās vairāki viņam pazīstami cilvēki. Kad minējis viņiem, ka būs šāda diskusija, un lūdzis komentārus, vairāki lūguši neminēt vārdus, jo viņiem ir satraukums, ka var vērsties pret starptautiskajiem studentiem. "Līdz šim tas ir bijis balstīts tajā, ja izsaka atbalstu Palestīnai, bet kopumā ir sajūta, ja kaut ko pateiks, kas valdībai nepatiks, tad var ļoti viegli studentus izspert ārā no valsts," bilst Jānis Lazovskis. "Tas ir, no vienas puses, neaptverami, kā tāds slikts sapnis, ko gaidām, kad tas beigsies. Protams, no ārpuses ir viegli to tā uztvert. Tiem, kuri dzīvo un strādā Amerikā, tā ir ikdiena, un tas ir noteikti daudz, daudz grūtāk." '"Mums pirms diviem mēnešiem izraidīja no universitātes astoņus studentus. Nebija nekād paziņojuma, vienkārši universitātes Starptautisko lietu departaments skatījās tā saucamos "service record", respektīvi, kur ir informācija par studentu failiem, un ierauga, ka vīza ir atņemta. Principā students ir nostādīts fakta priekšā," stāsta Toms Rātfelders. "Mums universitātes vadība teica: ja kaut ko tādu ierauga, mēģināsim ātri ziņot, mēģināsim ātri monitorēt, lai mēs nebraucam uzreiz projām, jo ir iespēja dabūt universitātes apmaksātu juridisko pakalpojumu. Tā ir realitāte, ar ko jāsaskara, ja tu vēlies palikt ASV, ja tu vēlies savu akadēmisko karjeru saistīt ar Amerikas Savienotajām Valstīm. Ļoti ātri viss var mainīties un tev var vienā brīdī vienkārši nākties samainīt visus dzīves plānus." Tas neattiecas tikai uz studentiem, bet arī uz universitāšu darbiniekiem, norāda Ieva Puzo. Kāpēc Amerika sāka šādi uzvesties pret saviem zinātniekiem un studentiem? Toms Rātfelders norāda, ka jāņem vērā politiskais konteksts saistībā ar Izraēlas - Palestīnas konfliktu, bet laika gaitā tas jau ir attīstījies, ja sāc kaut ko publiski teikt, rakstīt, uzstāties, kas ir pretrunā ar ASV valdības oficiālo nostāju ne tikai Palestīnas jautājumā, arī citos jautājumos, automātiski valdība var pateikt, ka tu esi nevēlams cilvēks šai valstī un tev ir jādodas projām. Tāpēc tev ir jābūt ļoti uzmanīgam. Kuras zinātņu nozares varētu ciest vairāk?  "Viens no uzbrukuma pirmajiem upuriem ir, protams, visas tās jomas vai tie zinātnieki, kas darbojās virzienā, lai veidotu iekļaujošāku sabiedrību, lai mēs veidotu, piemēram, veselības pakalpojumus, kas pieejami visdažādākajām cilvēku grupām. Šīs jomas arī ātri vien kļuva par uzbrukumu upuri un ātri vien parādījās šie 40 vārdi, ko pētnieki nedrīkst iekļaut savos Nacionālā zinātnes fonda un Nacionālā veselības institūta projektu pieteikumos. Šo vārdu saraksts iekļauj, piemēram, tādus vārdus kā sievietes. Tad mēs saprotam, kas ir tas, pret ko notiek šī vēršanās," komentē Ieva Puzo. "Jā, tas vairāk skar noteiktas sociālās zinātnes, humanitārās zinātnes, tomēr tas tiešām skar visdažādākās zinātnes nozares, milzīgas pētnieku grupas. Mani ļoti pārsteidza, ka tajā brīdī, kad šis 40 vārdu saraksts izskanēja, es novēroju kaut kādās "Facebook" grupās, kur pētnieki pulcējas un apspriežas, ka pirmā reakcija bija - hei, mums ir nevis jāprotestē, bet mums ir jāpielāgo savi pētījumu pieteikumi, mums ir jāizņem šie vārdi un tie ir jāaizstāj ar citiem. Un tā ir bīstama tendence, manuprāt, ko es, šķiet, negaidīju no ASV kolēģiem, no vienas puses. No otras puses, tas man tikai nostiprināja pārliecību, ka tas, kas notiek tagad, ir kaut kāda iepriekšējo procesu intensificēšanās un pastiprināšanās. Kā ik trešdienu piedāvājam ielūkoties kādā iedomātā grāmatu plauktā. Šoreiz kādu pērli no Rīgas Stradiņa universitātes Anatomijas muzeja plaukta ir gatava izcelt muzeja vadītāja Ieva Lībiete. Viņa stāsta par grāmatu, kas visvairāk ietekmējis to, kā pati saprot medicīnas vēstures gaitu. Tā arī grāmata, kas ietekmējusi veidu, kā medicīnas vēsturi viņa pasniedz studentiem. Tā ir kanādiešu autores - ārstes-hematoloģies, medicīnas vēsturnieces un medicīnas vēstures profesores Žaklinas Dafinas grāmata "Medicīnas vēsture: skandalozi īsa iepazīstināšana" (Jacalyn Duffin. History of Medicine: A Scandalously Short Introduction).  

De atheïstische dokteres, Jacalyn Duffin, bevestigt de werkelijkheid van 1400 wonderen na een jarenlange zoektocht in de Vaticaanse archieven. Welke zijn de stappen tot erkenning van een wonderlijke genezing in Lourdes? Dr. Patrick Thellier,  jarenlang aan het hoofd van het medisch bureau in Lourdes, verhaalt over de genezing van Jean-Pierre Bely.

Some historians are already studying what happened in the pandemic to help us understand how it will end — and prepare for the next one. We talk to Dr. Jacalyn Duffin is a professor emerita of the history of medicine at Queen's University in Kingston, Ont., and the author of COVID-19: A History; and Erica Charters, a professor of the history of medicine at the University of Oxford, and the lead of the multidisciplinary project How Epidemics End.

For two years the COVID-19 pandemic has upended the world. The physician and medical historian Jacalyn Duffin presents a global history of the virus, with a focus on Canada. In Covid-19: A History ( McGill-Queen's UP, 2022), Duffin describes the frightening appearance of the virus and its identification by scientists in China; subsequent outbreaks on cruise ships; the relentless spread to Europe, the Americas, Africa, and elsewhere; and the immediate attempts to confront it. COVID-19 next explores the scientific history of infections generally, and the discovery of coronaviruses in particular. Taking a broad approach, the book explains the advent of tests, treatments, and vaccines, as well as the practical politics behind interventions, including quarantines, barrier technologies, lockdowns, and social and financial supports. In concluding chapters Duffin analyzes the outcome of successive waves of COVID-19 infection around the world: the toll of human suffering, the successes and failures of control measures, vaccine rollouts, and grassroots opposition to governments' attempts to limit the spread and mitigate social and economic damages. Closing with the fraught search for the origins of COVID-19, Duffin considers the implications of an "infodemic" and provides a cautionary outlook for the future. Corinne Doria is a historian specializing in the social history of medicine. She is a lecturer at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in Shenzhen and teaches Disability Studies at Sciences-Po (Paris). Her work focuses on the history of ophthalmology and visual impairment in the West. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

For two years the COVID-19 pandemic has upended the world. The physician and medical historian Jacalyn Duffin presents a global history of the virus, with a focus on Canada. In Covid-19: A History ( McGill-Queen's UP, 2022), Duffin describes the frightening appearance of the virus and its identification by scientists in China; subsequent outbreaks on cruise ships; the relentless spread to Europe, the Americas, Africa, and elsewhere; and the immediate attempts to confront it. COVID-19 next explores the scientific history of infections generally, and the discovery of coronaviruses in particular. Taking a broad approach, the book explains the advent of tests, treatments, and vaccines, as well as the practical politics behind interventions, including quarantines, barrier technologies, lockdowns, and social and financial supports. In concluding chapters Duffin analyzes the outcome of successive waves of COVID-19 infection around the world: the toll of human suffering, the successes and failures of control measures, vaccine rollouts, and grassroots opposition to governments' attempts to limit the spread and mitigate social and economic damages. Closing with the fraught search for the origins of COVID-19, Duffin considers the implications of an "infodemic" and provides a cautionary outlook for the future. Corinne Doria is a historian specializing in the social history of medicine. She is a lecturer at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in Shenzhen and teaches Disability Studies at Sciences-Po (Paris). Her work focuses on the history of ophthalmology and visual impairment in the West. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

For two years the COVID-19 pandemic has upended the world. The physician and medical historian Jacalyn Duffin presents a global history of the virus, with a focus on Canada. In Covid-19: A History ( McGill-Queen's UP, 2022), Duffin describes the frightening appearance of the virus and its identification by scientists in China; subsequent outbreaks on cruise ships; the relentless spread to Europe, the Americas, Africa, and elsewhere; and the immediate attempts to confront it. COVID-19 next explores the scientific history of infections generally, and the discovery of coronaviruses in particular. Taking a broad approach, the book explains the advent of tests, treatments, and vaccines, as well as the practical politics behind interventions, including quarantines, barrier technologies, lockdowns, and social and financial supports. In concluding chapters Duffin analyzes the outcome of successive waves of COVID-19 infection around the world: the toll of human suffering, the successes and failures of control measures, vaccine rollouts, and grassroots opposition to governments' attempts to limit the spread and mitigate social and economic damages. Closing with the fraught search for the origins of COVID-19, Duffin considers the implications of an "infodemic" and provides a cautionary outlook for the future. Corinne Doria is a historian specializing in the social history of medicine. She is a lecturer at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in Shenzhen and teaches Disability Studies at Sciences-Po (Paris). Her work focuses on the history of ophthalmology and visual impairment in the West. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/medicine

For two years the COVID-19 pandemic has upended the world. The physician and medical historian Jacalyn Duffin presents a global history of the virus, with a focus on Canada. In Covid-19: A History ( McGill-Queen's UP, 2022), Duffin describes the frightening appearance of the virus and its identification by scientists in China; subsequent outbreaks on cruise ships; the relentless spread to Europe, the Americas, Africa, and elsewhere; and the immediate attempts to confront it. COVID-19 next explores the scientific history of infections generally, and the discovery of coronaviruses in particular. Taking a broad approach, the book explains the advent of tests, treatments, and vaccines, as well as the practical politics behind interventions, including quarantines, barrier technologies, lockdowns, and social and financial supports. In concluding chapters Duffin analyzes the outcome of successive waves of COVID-19 infection around the world: the toll of human suffering, the successes and failures of control measures, vaccine rollouts, and grassroots opposition to governments' attempts to limit the spread and mitigate social and economic damages. Closing with the fraught search for the origins of COVID-19, Duffin considers the implications of an "infodemic" and provides a cautionary outlook for the future. Corinne Doria is a historian specializing in the social history of medicine. She is a lecturer at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in Shenzhen and teaches Disability Studies at Sciences-Po (Paris). Her work focuses on the history of ophthalmology and visual impairment in the West. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/world-affairs

For two years the COVID-19 pandemic has upended the world. The physician and medical historian Jacalyn Duffin presents a global history of the virus, with a focus on Canada. In Covid-19: A History ( McGill-Queen's UP, 2022), Duffin describes the frightening appearance of the virus and its identification by scientists in China; subsequent outbreaks on cruise ships; the relentless spread to Europe, the Americas, Africa, and elsewhere; and the immediate attempts to confront it. COVID-19 next explores the scientific history of infections generally, and the discovery of coronaviruses in particular. Taking a broad approach, the book explains the advent of tests, treatments, and vaccines, as well as the practical politics behind interventions, including quarantines, barrier technologies, lockdowns, and social and financial supports. In concluding chapters Duffin analyzes the outcome of successive waves of COVID-19 infection around the world: the toll of human suffering, the successes and failures of control measures, vaccine rollouts, and grassroots opposition to governments' attempts to limit the spread and mitigate social and economic damages. Closing with the fraught search for the origins of COVID-19, Duffin considers the implications of an "infodemic" and provides a cautionary outlook for the future. Corinne Doria is a historian specializing in the social history of medicine. She is a lecturer at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in Shenzhen and teaches Disability Studies at Sciences-Po (Paris). Her work focuses on the history of ophthalmology and visual impairment in the West. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For two years the COVID-19 pandemic has upended the world. The physician and medical historian Jacalyn Duffin presents a global history of the virus, with a focus on Canada. In Covid-19: A History ( McGill-Queen's UP, 2022), Duffin describes the frightening appearance of the virus and its identification by scientists in China; subsequent outbreaks on cruise ships; the relentless spread to Europe, the Americas, Africa, and elsewhere; and the immediate attempts to confront it. COVID-19 next explores the scientific history of infections generally, and the discovery of coronaviruses in particular. Taking a broad approach, the book explains the advent of tests, treatments, and vaccines, as well as the practical politics behind interventions, including quarantines, barrier technologies, lockdowns, and social and financial supports. In concluding chapters Duffin analyzes the outcome of successive waves of COVID-19 infection around the world: the toll of human suffering, the successes and failures of control measures, vaccine rollouts, and grassroots opposition to governments' attempts to limit the spread and mitigate social and economic damages. Closing with the fraught search for the origins of COVID-19, Duffin considers the implications of an "infodemic" and provides a cautionary outlook for the future. Corinne Doria is a historian specializing in the social history of medicine. She is a lecturer at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in Shenzhen and teaches Disability Studies at Sciences-Po (Paris). Her work focuses on the history of ophthalmology and visual impairment in the West. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/public-policy

For two years the COVID-19 pandemic has upended the world. The physician and medical historian Jacalyn Duffin presents a global history of the virus, with a focus on Canada. In Covid-19: A History ( McGill-Queen's UP, 2022), Duffin describes the frightening appearance of the virus and its identification by scientists in China; subsequent outbreaks on cruise ships; the relentless spread to Europe, the Americas, Africa, and elsewhere; and the immediate attempts to confront it. COVID-19 next explores the scientific history of infections generally, and the discovery of coronaviruses in particular. Taking a broad approach, the book explains the advent of tests, treatments, and vaccines, as well as the practical politics behind interventions, including quarantines, barrier technologies, lockdowns, and social and financial supports. In concluding chapters Duffin analyzes the outcome of successive waves of COVID-19 infection around the world: the toll of human suffering, the successes and failures of control measures, vaccine rollouts, and grassroots opposition to governments' attempts to limit the spread and mitigate social and economic damages. Closing with the fraught search for the origins of COVID-19, Duffin considers the implications of an "infodemic" and provides a cautionary outlook for the future. Corinne Doria is a historian specializing in the social history of medicine. She is a lecturer at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in Shenzhen and teaches Disability Studies at Sciences-Po (Paris). Her work focuses on the history of ophthalmology and visual impairment in the West. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-technology-and-society

For two years the COVID-19 pandemic has upended the world. The physician and medical historian Jacalyn Duffin presents a global history of the virus, with a focus on Canada. In Covid-19: A History ( McGill-Queen's UP, 2022), Duffin describes the frightening appearance of the virus and its identification by scientists in China; subsequent outbreaks on cruise ships; the relentless spread to Europe, the Americas, Africa, and elsewhere; and the immediate attempts to confront it. COVID-19 next explores the scientific history of infections generally, and the discovery of coronaviruses in particular. Taking a broad approach, the book explains the advent of tests, treatments, and vaccines, as well as the practical politics behind interventions, including quarantines, barrier technologies, lockdowns, and social and financial supports. In concluding chapters Duffin analyzes the outcome of successive waves of COVID-19 infection around the world: the toll of human suffering, the successes and failures of control measures, vaccine rollouts, and grassroots opposition to governments' attempts to limit the spread and mitigate social and economic damages. Closing with the fraught search for the origins of COVID-19, Duffin considers the implications of an "infodemic" and provides a cautionary outlook for the future. Corinne Doria is a historian specializing in the social history of medicine. She is a lecturer at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in Shenzhen and teaches Disability Studies at Sciences-Po (Paris). Her work focuses on the history of ophthalmology and visual impairment in the West. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For two years the COVID-19 pandemic has upended the world. The physician and medical historian Jacalyn Duffin presents a global history of the virus, with a focus on Canada. In Covid-19: A History ( McGill-Queen's UP, 2022), Duffin describes the frightening appearance of the virus and its identification by scientists in China; subsequent outbreaks on cruise ships; the relentless spread to Europe, the Americas, Africa, and elsewhere; and the immediate attempts to confront it. COVID-19 next explores the scientific history of infections generally, and the discovery of coronaviruses in particular. Taking a broad approach, the book explains the advent of tests, treatments, and vaccines, as well as the practical politics behind interventions, including quarantines, barrier technologies, lockdowns, and social and financial supports. In concluding chapters Duffin analyzes the outcome of successive waves of COVID-19 infection around the world: the toll of human suffering, the successes and failures of control measures, vaccine rollouts, and grassroots opposition to governments' attempts to limit the spread and mitigate social and economic damages. Closing with the fraught search for the origins of COVID-19, Duffin considers the implications of an "infodemic" and provides a cautionary outlook for the future. Corinne Doria is a historian specializing in the social history of medicine. She is a lecturer at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in Shenzhen and teaches Disability Studies at Sciences-Po (Paris). Her work focuses on the history of ophthalmology and visual impairment in the West. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Libby Znaimer is joined by John Papastergiou, Pharmacist at Shoppers Drug Mart followed by Angelique Berg, President and CEO of the Canadian Association for Pharmacy Distribution Management (CAPDM) and Dr. Jacalyn Duffin, an expert on the history of medicine at Queen's University. Health Canada is not yet able to confirm how much supply of children's pain and fever medication is on its way as pharmacies continue to face shortages since the data is confidential to the companies importing these drugs. This is the explanation was given to MPs on the House of Commons Health Committee. Meanwhile, the drug supply shortages at pharmacies are extending beyond kids fever and pain medication to over-the-counter and prescription medications. Industry experts are saying that this includes adult cough and cold syrup, eye drops and some oral antibiotics. Libby and guests discuss the latest. ---- WORLD COPD DAY Libby Znaimer is joined by Henry Roberts, member of the executive committee at COPD Canada. Today marks World COPD Day. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is a progressive lung condition that, according to COPD Canada, affects as many as 384 million people and is the third leading cause of death globally. Here in Canada, according to Statistics Canada, there are over 830,000 people who have been diagnosed with the disease. Henry explains what this disease is all about and we hear from listeners who have been affected by this health condition. Listen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!

This year marks a century since the poppy became a symbol of remembrance in Canada. We became the first country to adopt it - after the cause was taken up by a French woman inspired by John McCrae

For this bonus episode, we welcome Lucy Vorobej, a PhD Candidate in History at the University of Waterloo! Lucy speaks on the lasting impacts that Dr. Duffin has had on the field of history, and the legacy she has cemented. A huge thank you to Lucy for her take! Thank you for listening!

Today, it is our honor to speak with Dr. Jacalyn (Jackie) Duffin, an inductee into the 2019 class of the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. Dr. Duffin was recognized for being a staple in the field of Medical History. She has made significant contributions in our historical understanding of rural practices, diagnostic technology, pharmacology, disease concepts, and health policy. Further, she is known to have been a crucial component in the canonization of Marie-Margeurite d’Youville, after utilizing her knowledge in medicine and history to conclude a miracle! All of this, and more, on Multipotent MD!

In this special extended episode of Campus Beat, we have an extraordinary conversation with Jacalyn Duffin MD, PhD, Emerita Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine at Queen’s University and recent induction as a Member of the Order of Canada. We chat about this important achievement but spend much of our conversation talking about a […]

In recent years—and especially during the Covid pandemic—lots of people have touted the benefits of Canada’s universal health care system. But how universal is it?In Canada, the umbrella of universal health care excludes many services that are essential to Canadians. This includes dentistry, the bulk of mental health services and, most crucially, pharmaceuticals. Even before the pandemic hit in March 2020, Canadians were having trouble paying for their prescription drugs. According to a report from the Canadian Nurses’ Union, one in 10 Canadians don’t take their medications regularly because they can’t afford the out-of-pocket costs. Most health care workers have been aware of our system’s shortcomings for some time. In this episode of No Little Plans, host Vicky Mochama speaks with Danyaal Raza, a primary care physician at the Department of Family & Community Medicine at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto. He’s also the Board Chair of Canadian Doctors for Medicare, an organization of physicians who’ve banded together to close the gaps in the publicly funded system. In Ontario, where Dr. Raza works, there is a publicly funded pharmacare system, but people only qualify for it if they’re young enough, old enough or poor enough. Others get coverage from their jobs, if they’re lucky to have a job with benefits. According to Dr. Raza:“There's this huge gap right in the middle. People who are working part-time, precarious work, freelancers, people who are in the working poor, who are having to make some very significant decisions about what to pay for.” As of 2018, 2.1 million Canadians were working contract—and therefore non-benefit—jobs, and Dr. Raza cites a study from the Canadian Medical Association Journal reporting that many Canadians are cutting down on utilities and groceries in order to afford their prescriptions. When patients can’t pay for their medications, Dr. Raza says, doctors often dip into their own supplies to help them get the drugs they need. At his own clinic at St. Michael’s Hospital, they have what they call a “comfort fund” to help needy patients, and they regularly fundraise to help fill that gap. And the problem is only getting worse in the Covid era, as thousands of Canadians are losing their jobs and drug plans.“The beautiful thing about hospital and physician care is that you just need your health card, and you get the care that you need. That's what we need for prescription drugs, particularly in times where we're facing such a high degree of economic uncertainty and of uncertainty with respect to our health”When a patient is dealing with chronic health problems, the inability to afford their prescriptions adds a significant mental burden on top of their existing illness. In this episode, Mochama spoke to Rowan Burdge, a patient advocate who lives with Type 1 diabetes on the west coast and requires multiple daily injections of insulin. The Nurses’ Union estimates that “57 per cent of Canadians with diabetes reported failing to adhere to their prescribed therapies due to affordability issues related to medications, devices and supplies.” Burdge says that in her own experience, access and costs of medication vary wildly depending on where you live—when she moved to Saskatchewan for a year and a half, the same medications that cost her $300 in B.C. suddenly cost her $700. She is currently covered by a provincial drug plan, her work benefits and private insurance, and she still often has to pay out of pocket to cover her insulin. Her private insurance, for example, has a cap of $5,000 per year. Last year, she went so far as to crowdfund coverage on GoFundMe.“I've spent upwards of $100,000 of my personal money on medication—on fair pharmacare copays, on prescription co-pays, on deductibles and limits and things like that. It's been a very expensive ride”Toward the end of the episode, Mochama spoke to Dr. Jacalyn Duffin, a medical historian and retired hematologist at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. She also runs a website devoted to the issue of drug shortages in Canada. She first became interested in the subject about a decade ago, when a patient with metastatic breast cancer could not obtain a drug to control the nausea caused by her chemotherapy. On any given day, there are more than 1,500 drugs in short supply in Canada, she says—often, these shortages are due to problems with pricing, sourcing and manufacturing. Dr. Duffin wants Canada to create an “essential medicines” list, which would require the government to ensure the availability of certain drugs. Dr. Nav Persaud, who works in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at St. Michael’s Hospital, has created a prototype of this list. In a study, he found that distributing these essential medicines for free leads to a 44-per-cent increase in adherence, as well as improved health outcomes.Says Dr. Duffin:“A lot of Canadians don't know that there is a drug shortage until they're affected by it. We need to maintain a concerted effort to get to the bottom of the drug shortages and find out the cause.”CREDITS: No Little Plans is hosted by Vicky Mochama. This episode was produced by Ellen Payne Smith  with executive production by Katie Jensen. This podcast was created by Strategic Content Labs by Vocal Fry Studios for Community Foundations of Canada. Subscribe or listen to us via the outlets above, and follow us at @nolittlepodcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Meanwhile, like Daniel Burnham said: “Make big plans; aim high in hope and work.”

Dr. Jacalyn Duffin, physician, historian and professor emeritus at Queen's University comments on the Canadian Pharmacists Association to propose that only 30 days worth of medication to be given to people at one time; Employment and Contracts Lawyer Hillary Page talks about changes to the Employment Standards Act designed to provide leave without penalty to workers affected by the coronavirus outbreak; Keith Munro, a wildlife biologist with the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters, speaks in favour of the province's decision to reinstate the spring bear hunt; Queen's University marketing professor Ken Wong talks about the province's efforts to prevent price gouging; Celeste Scopelites, the director of the Peterborough Art Gallery, extends an invitation to kids to submit pictures that depict their ideas of a hero; Peterborough Transit has already been offering free rides to reduce any physical exchange of fare tickets.Mayor Diane Therrien tells us how people who work in essential services can now book a ride to and from your workplace in the evenings; Dr. Kieran Moore is the Chief Medical Officer of Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health describes contingency plans to use students residences at Queen's or local colleges to house health care workers and patients; Martha Maznevski from the Ivey School of Business at Western University is an expert on remote work. She explains how 'virtural' offices can be more efficient that traditional workplaces.

A Richmond Hill hospital has had to tell some of its cancer patients to come back later as vials of drugs were not available to treat those who are going through chemotherapy. It

Everyone knows blood is powerful. The ancient Greeks realized it, Jesus understood it, Dracula certainly recognized it, and your doctor still knows it today. And everybody knows, says hematologist and historian of medicine Jacalyn Duffin, that if we lose a lot of blood, we’re going to die. Jehovah’s Witnesses’ beliefs have led them to refuse blood transfusions—to the consternation of many inside the medical profession. But the religious group still wants medical care, says reporter Alex Ashley, and their advocacy has helped propel a new movement in medicine in which doctors perform surgeries without transfusing blood. Remarkably, it has turned out better for everyone, suggesting that religion and medicine might be less at odds than they sometimes seem. Show Clock: 00:04 Intro01:35 Feature: When a Pint of Sweat Saves a Gallon of Blood14:04 Blood is powerful17:25 Blood is religious18:40 Blood is a miracle21:45 Blood is dangerous24:35 Conclusion Credits: Hosts: Michal Meyer and Bob KenworthyGuest: Jacalyn DuffinReporter: Alex AshleyProducer: Mariel CarrAssociate Producer: Rigoberto Hernandez Music: Music courtesy of the Audio Network. "Power in the Blood" courtesy of Shiloh Worship Music.  

Jacalyn Duffin of the Department of Medicine at Queen's University on History of the Stethoscope and the Meaning of Life.

Jacalyn Duffin from the Department of Medicine at Queen's University is profiled. She discusses her teaching style and how she ended up researching the history of medicine.

Jacalyn Duffin of the Department of Medicine at Queen's University on History of the Stethoscope and the Meaning of Life.

Jacalyn Duffin from the Department of Medicine at Queen's University is profiled. She discusses her teaching style and how she ended up researching the history of medicine.

Jacalyn Duffin of the Department of Medicine at Queen's University on History of the Stethoscope and the Meaning of Life.