4:23 - Motivation Behind Becoming A Doctor 9:50 - Perks of Using Social Media to Your Advantage As A Health Professional  15:10 - Shy away from identifying information and criticizing online as a healthcare worker  17:35 - 21:36 How to express your personal opinion on social media as a professional  21:56 - separate the issue from the person through empathy 26:51 - What it takes to prepare for med school  32:01 - How to effectively research information and identify credible sources  

Sajjad Fazel is an internationally recognized public health professional with 5+ years of experience working in health policy, research, health promotion, management, communications, and knowledge translation. Currently, Sajjad works as a research associate in the Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Research Department at Alberta Health Services. He is also the research director for Knight’s Cabin – an NGO assisting cancer survivors to adopt a healthy lifestyle. Sajjad’s research focuses on three main areas; health promotion and misinformation, cancer prevention, and tobacco control.

Prior to joining Alberta Health Services, Sajjad was a policy researcher for the Canadian Cancer Society where he led the smoke-free campuses initiative. Devoted to science communication, Sajjad created the Afya Yako program – a health promotion initiative that improved the health literacy of over 100,000 Tanzanians. He has been featured in major news outlets including BBC, CBC, IBN, Radio Deutsche Welle, Voice of America, and Global News Radio. In 2019, Sajjad was voted among the top 50 most influential Tanzanians. Sajjad is interested in the intersection of health, policy and media. He is currently working with a team of researchers across Canada studying Covid-19 misinformation.

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