Research in 90sec's

What is left to do when treating chronic pain that is compounded with poverty?

In this episode, I feature a paper by Fiona Webster and colleagues who bring attention to the challenges that healthcare providers face in helping patients with chronic pain who struggle with poverty, mental health and addiction. As the authors suggest, it is necessary to situate the problem as a public health issue rather than casting it as a strictly medical crisis. 

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Webster F, Rice K, Katz J, Bhattacharyya O, Dale C, Upshur R. An ethnography of chronic pain management in primary care: The social organization of physicians’ work in the midst of the opioid crisis. PloS one. 2019 May 1;14(5):e0215148.

What's the role of stories in combating anti-vaccine misinformation?

In this episode I feature a paper by Shelby & Ernst, two moms who used the power of experience to illustrate how stories and science together can make a real difference.  As the full roll out of the Covid-19 vaccine is currently taking place, their message is worth remembering.

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To what extent are ethical objectives embedded in the development of Artificial Intelligence?

In this episode I feature a paper by Hagendorff who brings attention to the issues around self-governance in the Artificial Intelligence industry and its relationship to ethical guidelines. By comparing across guidelines, this paper reveals where ethically motivated efforts are taking place, and where they are not yet.

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Could meteorite impacts be the cradle of life?

In this episode, I feature a paper by Osinski and colleagues who bring attention to the potentially beneficial role of meteorite impacts in understanding the origin of life on Earth and whether life exists elsewhere. As they describe, it is becoming apparent that such impacts could have created hot springs which might play a role in the development of habitable conditions on planets.

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What is the purpose of hospital admissions?

In this episode I feature the paper by Baranova and colleagues who bring attention to the issue of how different physicians think differently about the purpose of hospital admissions. And from there, to the need of fostering explicit bi-directional dialogue among physicians and patients to expose and address particular assumptions.

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How do scientists choose what they do research on?

In this episode, I feature a paper by Regehr who offers an insightful metaphor to help scientists think about their research interests in the form of islands and archipelagos.

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Regehr, G. (2020). Islands and archipelagos: Reconciling programmatic vs. opportunistic research in health professions education. Perspectives on Medical Education, 9(6), 367-369.

What does it feel like to be a patient storyteller?

In this episode, I feature the paper by Taylor Roebotham and colleagues who describe patient storytelling as an educational strategy in healthcare and discuss its emotional impact on the patients themselves. 

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Could you please give me back my fact?

In this episode, I feature Professor Trisha Greenhalgh's insights during The Campaign for Social Science Annual SAGE Lecture 2020. In this lecture, she addressed the question of "how can social science help us survive a post-truth pandemic?"

The full lecture can be found at: https://campaignforsocialscience.org.uk/news/professor-trish-greenhalgh-delivers-the-campaigns-sage-lecture-2020/

What does the 3 Wishes Project do?

In this episode, I feature a series of papers that describe and evaluate the impact of the 3 Wishes Project, developed by Dr. Deborah Cook from McMaster University. This project is an initiative that aims to honour the life and legacy of dying patients in intensive care units.

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Vanstone M, Neville TH, Swinton ME, Sadik M, Clarke FJ, LeBlanc A, Tam B, Takaoka A, Hoad N, Hancock J, McMullen S. Expanding the 3 Wishes Project for compassionate end-of-life care: a qualitative evaluation of local adaptations. BMC palliative care. 2020 Dec;19(1):1-9.

Vanstone M, Sadik M, Smith O, Neville TH, LeBlanc A, Boyle A, Clarke FJ, Swinton ME, Takaoka A, Toledo F, Baker AJ. Building organizational compassion among teams delivering end-of-life care in the intensive care unit: The 3 Wishes Project. Palliative Medicine. 2020 Jun 10:0269216320929538.

Vanstone M, Neville TH, Clarke FJ, Swinton M, Sadik M, Takaoka A, Smith O, Baker AJ, LeBlanc A, Foster D, Dhingra V. Compassionate end-of-life care: mixed-methods multisite evaluation of the 3 wishes project. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2020 Jan 7;172(1):1-1.

What does it mean to allow trainee failure in healthcare?

In this episode, I feature the paper by Jennifer Klasen and colleagues who discuss the delicate balance that exists between allowing failure for learning in healthcare and patient safety. 

Full citation: Klasen JM, Driessen E, Teunissen PW, Lingard LA. ‘Whatever you cut, I can fix it’: clinical supervisors’ interview accounts of allowing trainee failure while guarding patient safety. BMJ quality & safety. 2020 Sep 1;29(9):727-34.

This is the inaugural episode of Research in 90sec. Starting in January 2021, episodes will be released every week. Hope you will enjoy!