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A global health project: Creating sustainable solutions to address anemia at Munsel-ling school in rural northern India
Abstract Anemia is a major public health concern in India, especially within the rural population. Six years ago, a group of medical students from the University of British Columbia began a collaboration with a boarding school in the Spiti Valley area of Northern India. The team found a high prevalence of anemia within the school ...
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Mismanagement of tuberculosis in India: Causes, consequences, and the way forward
Abstract India leads the world in its burden of tuberculosis (TB) due to the neglect of TB as a public health problem, and mismanagement of TB patients in both public and private sectors. The original National Tuberculosis Programme (NTP) failed because of low rates of case detection and cure. The Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program ...
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A view from the exhibit floor… Science storytelling
Abstract Transforming scientific information into accessible and easily understandable knowledge for the public has become important and often necessary for many scientists. Unfortunately we frequently draw our approach to communicating science from the impersonal, formal, method-results-conclusion structure and process detail of journal papers. However, we are a storytelling species and the journal format of communicating ...
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Science Communication from Inside an Academic Research Hospital: Tailoring Your Message for Your Audience
Abstract The dissemination of current events news in today’s ‘connected’ world occurs at an astounding pace as is clearly exemplified by the rapidity and volume with which scientific research findings are being published. It is the science communicators’ responsibility to function as a translating interface between the scientists and a non-specialist audience to ensure that ...
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Engaging the Clutch of the Science Communication Continuum – Shifting Science Outreach into High Gear
Abstract As technology races to realise the impossible, scientists might consider the potential problems inherent to a widening conceptual gap between us and those who fund our research and depend on us for their scientific literacy. In this opinion piece, I review the benefits of science outreach initiatives, focusing on short-term visits between school students ...
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Science Communication in Intellectual Property Litigation: from Lab Bench to Judiciary Bench
Abstract I began my current position as a scientific adviser in intellectual property litigation two years ago after more than 15 years of conducting research in academia and the pharmaceutical industry. While lawyers specializing in intellectual property litigation are well versed in the many legal aspects of each case, they rely on advice from scientists ...