The ID Podcast

Corruption in Healthcare

Guest: Dr. Jillian Kohler

Social Media: (Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/Website/Email)

Personal: jillian.kohler@utoronto.ca

Organization:https://ihpme.utoronto.ca/faculty/jillian-kohler/ 

 

 

 

Growing Up In Medicine - Dr. Naheed Dosani: The Power of Social Media Advocacy

On this episode of Infectious Dialogue, we are joined by Naheed Dosani, a palliative care physician who advocates for health and human rights. Dr. Dosani leverages social media to raise awareness for the support that people experiencing structural vulnerabilities need, especially in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Social Media:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/NaheedD 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naheedd/ 

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.naheedd?lang=en&sender_device=pc&sender_web_id=6868408346547979781&is_from_webapp=1 

The Pandemic of Patient Isolation

On this episode of Infectious Dialogue, we are joined by Angella Fajardo and Aaron Hou from IPads For Patients, a student-organized initiative to fight in-patient isolation by connecting patients and their loved ones through the power of technology. The on-going COVID-19 pandemic has forced healthcare institutions around the world to respond appropriately with quick and lofty isolation protocols to limit disease spread. However, these policies have resulted in unintended social isolation and represent a real challenge for in-patient wellness. Please see the link below to donate, or contact IPads for Patients via email to arrange an electronics donation.

GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/ipads4patients

Facebook/Instagram: @IPadsForPatients

Email: ipadsforpatients@gmail.com

A Guide to Anti-Cancer Living (Part 2)

In the second episode of a 2 part special, we sit down with Dr. Lorenzo Cohen and Alison Jefferies to learn how to lead an anti-cancer lifestyle using the “Mix of Six” approach. 

 

Mentioned Resources: “Anticancer Living: Transform Your Life and Health with the Mix of Six”- book written by Dr. Lorenzo Cohen and Alison Jefferies

https://anticancer-living.com/

A Guide to Anti-Cancer Living (Part 1)

In the first episode of a 2 part special, we sit down with Dr. Lorenzo Cohen and Alison Jefferies to define cancer and its hallmarkers. The next episode takes an evidence-based dive into how to lead an anti-cancer lifestyle using the “Mix of Six” approach.

Resources: 

• “Anticancer Living: Transform Your Life and Health with the Mix of Six”- book written by Dr. Lorenzo Cohen and Alison Jefferies

• https://anticancer-living.com/

 

The Future and the Now of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine

In this candid conversation, we chat with Drs. Yousuf and McCradden about what Artificial Intelligence (AI) is, the current applications in medicine and the future trajectory of where this exciting field is headed. Will robots from the science fiction movies really take over? How does AI uncover anti-Black racism and other structural inequities within our system? What do machines teach us about being human? Take a listen to find out!

Fact check:

Mentioned Resources:

Article from Duke University: “Heart rate variability based machine learning models for risk prediction of suspected sepsis patients in the emergency department” 

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30732136/

CANMEDs Roles: 

https://www.royalcollege.ca/rcsite/canmeds/canmeds-framework-e

Published works of Dr. Eric Topol:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30617339/

Deep Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again [Book]: https://www.amazon.ca/Deep-Medicine-Artificial-Intelligence-Healthcare/dp/1541644638

University of Toronto’s Center for Ethics:

https://ethics.utoronto.ca/ethics-of-ai-in-context-eaic4e/

Stanford Center for AI in Medicine & Imaging - AI Happy Hour:

https://aimi.stanford.edu/events/series/aimi-happy-hours 

Dr. Luke Oakden-Rayner – PhD Candidate & Radiologist:

https://lukeoakdenrayner.wordpress.com/about-me/ 

Article on Gender Bias Concerns in AI:

https://www.publictechnology.net/articles/features/gender-bias-concerns-raised-over-gp-app

Human Trafficking in Canada

In this episode, we take a look at human trafficking in Canada and talk about what human trafficking is, how individuals might become victims of trafficking, and how healthcare providers can help victims of trafficking.

Fact check: According to StatsCan 2018, Police services in Canada have reported 1708 incidents of human trafficking since 2009. However, as Krystal mentioned in the episode, this is an underrepresentation of how big the problem is in Canada. 

Mentioned Resources: https://healtrafficking.org/, https://www.canadiancentretoendhumantrafficking.ca/ 

http://www.collaborativecommunitysolutions.ca/services.html- this is Krystal Snider’s website where she has a blog that discusses issues related to trafficking. She is also offering training in January for the 4 stages of trafficking

ID Spotlight - Nicole Crimi

Second-year McMaster medical student Nicole Crimi talks about her career as an actor, a painter, and now an author with the recent release of her children’s book Patty and the Pandemic.

Fact check: 

The 2004 film Mean Girls starred Nicole as Kylie George, sister to Regina George who was played by Rachel McAdams.

Nicole’s paintings are sold internationally through her company Nicole Crimi Art, founded in 2012.

“PBL cases” refers to “problem-based learning cases”, an approach to learning used at McMaster University and other institutions in which students learn by discussing open-ended problems.

Ontario has had over 70,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 during the course of the current COVID-19 pandemic, and wearing masks has been mandated in most indoor settings.

Adobe is an American company that provides creativity software products. Squarespace is an American company that provides website building and hosting services. Mentions of these companies in this podcast episode are not endorsements or promotions.

Face the Future Foundation is a Chicago, Illinois-based 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization, recognized by the United States Internal Revenue Service.

Mentioned Resources: 

You can purchase a copy of Patty and the Pandemic and find out more information about the book and its author at https://pattyandthepandemic.org/

As mentioned, all proceeds from sales of the book will be donated to the Face The Future Foundation. To learn more about this amazing non-profit, please check out their website: https://www.facethefuturefoundation.ca/

Schizophrenia: Setting the record straight w/ a Clinical Psychologist

In this episode, we met with Dr. Bruno Losier, a clinical psychologist at St. Joe’s Hospital, to learn about what schizophrenia really is, where some of the common conceptions & misconceptions surrounding it originated, and which ones are actually representative of the disease.

Fact check: 

• The word prodrome describes symptoms which emerge early in a disease course, often before more overt and diagnostically specific signs and symptoms are present.
• Positive symptoms “add,” meaning they are additional symptoms people experience in the disease state that they would not otherwise experience, for example delusions and hallucinations. Negative symptoms, on the other hand,”take away” from normal functioning that people without the disease possess, such as apathy or social withdrawal.
• The DSM is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, and contains diagnostic criteria for mental disorders. We are currently on the 5th edition of this manual, the DSM-V.
• The stress-diathesis model explains etiology of mental disorders as an interaction between a stressor--social, physical, emotional, etc.--and diathesis--an underlying predisposition to the disorder in question.

Mentioned Resources:

• CAMH and Stats Canada articles (referenced by Angelica during interview), which talk about the risk of suicide in individuals with schizophrenia: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/82-619-m/2012004/sections/sectiong-eng.htm & https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S092099641830358X (from CAMH)

• Ted Talk given by Elyn Saks, about her experience with schizophrenia: https://www.ted.com/talks/elyn_saks_a_tale_of_mental_illness_from_the_inside?language=en

Growing Up In Medicine - Dr. Sheila Singh: From Neurosurgery Mentee to Mentor

Dr. Sheila Singh is a Neurosurgeon and Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, the CEO of Empirica Therapeutics & Canada Research Chair in Human Cancer Stem Cell Biology. More importantly, Dr. Singh has a one-of-a-kind pathway to her current career with many twists and turns. She shares the importance of chasing what you love, finding support in colleagues, friends & family, & the value of mentorship.

Social Media: @SheilaSinghLab 

Fact check: Shunt Infection Rate ~ 9-34% in the literature: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221475191730224 CEO: empirica therapeutics - a pharmaceutical company working on proof-of-principle treatment for glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer

Mentioned Resources: https://empiricatx.com/, http://sheilasinghlab.ca/

Credits: Episode Director: Omri Nachmani, Interviewer: Gurinder Sandhu, Hosts: Gurinder Sandhu & Naman Arora, Music& Editing: Isabella Stafanova,