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Health equity is a major topic and research focus over the past few years. And with good reason! For those of us who want wellbeing to improve in our communities, we can’t have that happen unless we working for improved outcomes for all. For that reason, health equity is more than an academic topic. Working […]
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The influential and transcendental psychologist Aaron Beck died on October 31st at the age of 100. His work and research on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy have influenced and improved, without exaggeration, millions and millions of lives. I started out in substance abuse treatment about 15 years ago. This was in Philly, and Beck was based at […]
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For those of us who straddle between research and practice, it may not be enough to keep abreast of the scientific literature. It’s important, of course–PubTrawlr was founded on that assumption. And yet, there is so much more discourse out that that can help practitioners understand the on-the-ground conditions. And by understanding these, maybe we […]
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Here’s the paradox once again. Implementation Science is very top-down. That is, ideas and best practices are being pushed out into community-based settings. The implementation science field studies what makes certain settings more effective. But but but. So many ideas never make their way into academic literature because it is incredibly difficult to write and […]
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Well, that was different. As many, many, many commentators have noted, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought the promise and challenge of virtual meetings to the forefront. On the one hand, the cost (not just monetary) for participation is much, much lower. This can make attendance and discussion more equitable for more people. On the other […]
Read more →Let’s start with values. I think it’s pretty important to have an impact in the places that we live. Although a lot of my work, including PubTrawlr, has a global focus, the core idea is that the evidence that we synthesize can be scaled down to help individuals working on small-scale projects do their work […]
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With the recent pause in administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine due to concerns about blood clotting, there’s a renewed interest in vaccine hesitancy. This refers to the psychological barriers that prevent someone from receiving a vaccine. Is the public going to be more reluctant to get COVID vaccines because of emergent safety concerns, however […]
Read more →Our team has been preparing for the TecBridge Business Plan Competition, which helps develop each stage PA-based companies. We go live with our presentation in about 40 minutes! We’ll have more updates on this in the coming days, but in the meanwhile, we wanted to share a few of our slides with you. And, our […]
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