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How did you learn about UpToDate? At the 2018 FIGO (International Federation of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) conference, I met Dr. Atul Gawande who introduced me to Ariadne Labs. He mentioned the Better Evidence UpToDate Donation Program and said that I should apply because it makes UpToDate available to doctors who are working in developing countries.… Continue reading An Interview with OB/GYN Fouzia Khan
What’s your professional background? I’m a nurse practitioner. I work as a research fellow in global health equity and type I diabetes with Partners in Health (PIH) in the Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Synergies Team. Over the past year, I have worked at PIH sites in Malawi and Rwanda collaborating with local NCD teams to manage… Continue reading An Interview with Nurse Practitioner Gina Ferrari
What is your professional background? After completing my psychiatry residency, I began the Dr. Mario Pagenel Fellowship in Global Mental Health Delivery at Harvard Medical School, which combines clinical care, training and education with research and advocacy. As a global mental health Fellow, part of my role has been to facilitate and support the scale-up… Continue reading An Interview with Global Mental Health Delivery Fellow Swapna Moorthy
What is your professional background? I’m a general practitioner in Nepal. In Nepal, a general practitioner is equivalent to a family medicine specialist in the US. We are also involved in surgeries, including trauma surgeries and delivering children, which is very necessary in rural areas. I finished my post-graduate work four years ago and have… Continue reading An Interview with General Practitioner Pawan Kumar Bajaj Agrawal
What is your professional background? I’m from Aden in the south of Yemen, and I am currently a pediatrician and head of pediatrics at the Aden German International Hospital, a large private hospital in the south of Yemen. I’m interested in working as a pediatrician because children are the population that needs the most protection. … Continue reading An Interview with Pediatrician Samed Al Salemi
By Sam Cox COVID-19 has upended all areas of society, but among the populations worst affected are elderly residents of long-term care facilities. Older adults are most vulnerable to serious complications of COVID-19, representing over 80% of COVID-19 deaths in the United States despite making up just 15.6% of the population. Older adults living in… Continue reading Medicaid and Quality of Care: How our Funding Structure Failed Nursing Homes