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Promoting evidence-informed policy, practice & public: Knowledge translation, science communication, and public health. Director of KT, @advancinghealth.bsky.social, Vancouver; @ubcmedicine.bsky.social / @providenceresearch.bsky.social
New paper: "faith" in science moderates acceptance of scientific consensus more than does scientific literacy
#scicomm takeaways
-Don't assume sci literacy among "supporters"
-Don't assume support among scientifically literate
-Develop trust in process of science whenever possible
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This is the best piece I’ve read so far on why the Guinea-Bissau RCT, in which a proven life-saving vaccine will be deliberately WITHHELD, is unethical
“When benefit is established, withholding an intervention is no longer neutral experimentation it becomes premeditated harm”
We are excited to announce the successful funding of the CTN+ Phase 2 grants from the CIHR Institute of Infection & Immunity! 🎊
Phase 2 initiative aims to strengthen Canada’s capacity for inclusive, community-engaged clinical trials in #HIV and other STBBIs. (1/2)
Infographic on HIV PrEP and PEP: 2025 guideline updates. It covers indications, recommended regimens, and duration for both pre-exposure and postexposure prophylaxis, emphasizing their use in preventing HIV.
Now published in @cmaj.ca: a 2025 update to Canadian guidelines on HIV PrEP and PEP.
Led by CTN+’s Dr. Darrell Tan, these guidelines include 31 recommendations and 10 good practice statements to support clinical decision making, developed by experts from across Canada.
👉 https://bit.ly/3MyNfNG
Canned Heat
Going up the Country
#LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025
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Modest Mouse
Cowboy Dan
#LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025
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CanCon streak continues!
Leif Vollebekk
Vancouver Time
#LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025
"Disappeared without a trace
Maybe I'll get my own little place
Overlooking the ocean
Pacific Northwest on a southbound train
Buffalo clouds hanging above the plains"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n527...
A globe focusing on North America, highlighting Canada, with a red tint over it. The CTN+ logo is in the top left corner.
We're excited to announce the funding of our Phase 2 proposals, which aim to strengthen Canada’s capacity for inclusive, community-engaged clinical trials in HIV and other STBBIs. We can’t wait to share more about these exciting new initiatives in the coming weeks. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4qEPa35
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It's federal budget day!! Will we see a budget that prioritizes young and old alike? Who exactly will be asked to make sacrifices? Follow along as we break down the numbers! Stay tuned..... #federalbudget #federalbudget2025 #cdnpoli
04.11.2025 20:52 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Keeping the Canadian/Montreal content going:
Wolf Parade
You Are A Runner And I Am My Father's Son
#LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OevW...
noooo I promise I checked :(
How about:
Fistful of Love
Antony & the Johnsons
#LyricsPrompt2025
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxon...
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Lift your skinny fists like antennas to heaven
#LyricsPrompt2025
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[warning: no actual lyrics in this song]
“CDC is gone”
My god, this is bleak.
The staff at @ourworldindata.org have done it again - wonderful visualization of the risks/benefits of measles vaccination, and helpful citing of primary sources. Many thanks! #measles #vaccineswork
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Tell the NDP to make proportional representation a top priority in this Parliament!
Let’s build a democracy where every vote truly counts: fairvotecanada.good.do/proportional...
Are you going to #CAHR2025?
Enjoy breakfast while attending our annual CTN+ postdoctoral fellows symposium!
Saturday, May 3
7:45–9:00 AM
Ballroom B2/B3, Halifax Convention Centre
With Drs. Monika Kowatsch, Hajar Miranzadeh, and Tanya Lazor.
More info: www.cahr-acrv.ca/conference/s...
Is it possible to predict risk of tuberculosis disease in people migrating to a low-TB incidence country?
www.advancinghealth.ubc.ca/event/wip-se...
Find out at our upcoming #WiPSeminar discussing the use of multivariable dynamic risk prediction model using health administrative data on April 2.
Anything to allow the haves to hoard wealth from the have-nots...
"Enable wealth hording!" maybe not as catchy
WATCH: The gloves are off! It’s been an under-reported scandal for quite a while that Pierre Poilievre refuses to apply for security clearance. It was a scandal EVEN BEFORE the most recent efforts to undermine Canada’s democracy, sovereignty and economy from Trump, Musk and the GOP.
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Advancing Health's Jim Christenson has published results in The Lancet from his phase II clinical trial which evaluated the neuroprotective effects of nerinetide for stroke patients who received reperfusion therapies.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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SILENCE = DEATH
For 40 years, research has provided tools, policies, and programs to save millions of lives in the HIV epidemic.
On January 20, the global vision to end AIDS by 2030 was placed in serious peril.
Read our commitment to uncensored science.
www.ctnplus.ca/news/2025/02...
"Abrupt PEPFAR cutbacks would have immediate and long-term detrimental effects on epidemiologic and clinical HIV outcomes in South Africa"
New modeling study in @annalsofim.bsky.social
www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
"Under his plan, “anyone caught trafficking, producing, or exporting >40 mg of fentanyl” would receive a mandatory life sentence.
This 40 mg threshold is a mere 1.6 per cent of the 2.5 grams that someone can possess under BCs decrim pilot...40 mg is less than half of a typical baby Aspirin tablet."
"Rather than just simplifying complex facts, gov'ts & science communicators must strive to ensure that public health messaging is relevant to the individual; to not only provide accurate info but also foster an environment of trust & understanding, & to acknowledge areas of uncertainty & unknowns."
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🔬 Trust in Scientists 🌍
A global survey of 71,922 respondents across 68 countries found that most people trust scientists and want them to engage more in policymaking.
However, small distrustful minorities can still impact decisions.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm 🧪
Why did new troponin pathways at St. Paul's & VGH (Scheuermeyer 2024, @cjemonline.bsky.social) have such a marked impact on LoS compared with elsewhere? "...careful attention was made to the change management & #knowledgetranslation process."
Editorial: Than et al.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Ontario government was/is aware of the massive harms, including the deaths of Ontario residents, arising from their radical, fact-free zest for defunding #CTS sites as per Ontario Auditor General.
Full report: www.auditor.on.ca/en/content/a...
The bad news about bird flu keeps trickling out while we continue to shrug off the accumulating risks. Are we sleepwalking toward another pandemic? by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com #AvianInfluenza #H5N1 #GlobalHealth
03.12.2024 13:03 — 👍 94 🔁 47 💬 11 📌 8Updated!
50+ global health organizations to follow
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“We’re finding more and more of these social interventions are not directly medically related but have an extremely positive effect on giving us more life years.”
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