… who will be the keynote speaker at   Climate Change & Health 2022: A Roadmap for Grassroots Advocacy  on April 9.  Health practitioners are important voices in … with this crisis.” Co-sponsored by the MGH Institute of Health Professions’ Center for Climate Change, Climate Justice, and Health and the Massachusetts General Hospital’s Center for the Environment and Health, the virtual symposium also will feature speakers, …

… For Women, the March Toward Equality Continues … For Women, the March Toward Equality Continues April 1 marks the end of 2021 Women’s … and CEO Anne Klibanski, MGH Senior Vice President Ann Prestipino, and Centers for Disease Control Director Rochelle Walensky (who also is a professor of medicine … downturn in the economy due to the pandemic has resulted in significant job loss for women. Since February of 2020, women accounted for 55% of the overall job loss. …

… vaccines. The coronavirus vaccine has the potential to affect all our lives, but for those people who are impacted by the social determinants of health: poor … and, as our understanding evolves, so should our guidance. This is also true for our vaccines. I am not concerned that the AstraZeneca clinical trial identified a … permission, cancer cells were harvested from Henrietta Lacks to create a cell line for medical experimentation ( The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks , Skloot, 2010). …

… title of this, I am sure you thought I would be writing about how important it is for health care worker to advocate for changes in the health care delivery system that improve the care to our most … written about that before in this blog because I think that is a critical role for all health care providers that often gets overlooked.  While we will change the …

… of Health Professions (MGH IHP) DNP program is exemplary in preparing nurses for these transformative roles, emphasizing a curriculum that fosters leadership, … and improving patient outcomes. Patient Advocacy : DNP-prepared nurses advocate for patient rights and work to ensure that patient care is compassionate, equitable, … we mentor and focus support and assignments differently depending on which track a student is in.  Encouraging Innovation : Empowering nurses to be innovators in …

… by massive data collection, increasingly complex experiments, and a growing demand for reproducibility. In a recent lecture, Dr. Ben Dichter, founder of Catalyst Neuro, introduced a powerful ecosystem for addressing these challenges: Neurodata Without Borders (NWB) and the Distributed Archives for Neurophysiology Data Integration (DANDI) Archive. Together, these tools are …

… “So many of the faculty encouraged me to stretch, think big, and always look for a unique and innovative solution,” said Davis, who in 2008 was among the first … is expected to add programs in nursing, gender studies, and One Health, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention transdisciplinary initiative that recognizes the … universal health care.” Her goal is to lead an organization that builds a model for strengthening community health care systems. “It’s often at times like this, from …