Archive: Media and Scholarship
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Daniel Marchalik Writes on How Gratitude Can Help to Reduce Burnout in Hospital Caregivers
In this entry for the MedStar Health Blog, Dr. Daniel Marchalik writes about the prevalence of burnout amongst healthcare professionals, and how the recent public health crisis has further expanded that issue, and talks about how patients and loved ones of those who are sick can help reduce caregiver burnout.
Category: Media
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“The Social Effects of Medicalizing an Entire Race,” Elisa Reverman Writes on the Georgetown Humanities Initiative
Elisa Revernman, Philosophy PhD student and one of our 2020-2021 Fellowship recipients, writes about her research project for the Georgetown Humanities Initiative.
Category: Media
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Lakshmi Krishnan Awarded Research Fellowship from National Endowment for the Humanities
On December 16, 2020, the National Endowment for the Humanities announced its grants to support different humanities projects. It awarded Lakshmi Krishnan a research fellowship to work on her book project, The Doctor and the Detective: A Cultural History of Diagnosis.
Category: Media
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AHR Interview: Monica H. Green in Conversation with John McNeill on The Four Black Deaths
In this episode John McNeill speaks with Monica H. Green, a historian of medicine and global health, about her article, “The Four Black Deaths,” which appeared in the AHR. In it, Green suggests both a broader and more nuanced understanding of how plague spread in the late medieval world.
Categories: Media, Past events
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“Professional Attitudes toward the Use of Neuromodulatory Technologies in Mexico: Insight for Neuroethical Considerations of Cultural Diversity”
James Giordano and his co-authors present their research on mental health clinicians’ and researchers’ perceptions and concerns regarding the use of neuromodulatory techniques in Mexico, as compared to those reported in the international literature, and examine if there are also specific local neuroethical, legal, socio-cultural issues relevant to such distinctions or similarities.
Category: Scholarship
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Take the Lead Podcast: “Brain Science: Accessing The Brain And Its Functions Ethically”, Dr. James Giordano in Conversation with Dr. Diane Hamilton
Dr. James Giordano talks with Dr. Diane Hamilton about the neuroethical aspect of brain science, digging deep into the brain science of morality and ethics and the ethical, legal, and social issues that arise in and from neuroscience and its varied applications in biomedicine, public life, and daily occupational pursuits.
Categories: Media, Past events
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Infectious Historians Podcast, Episode #39: Environmental History: Past, Present, and Future with John McNeill
John McNeill speaks with Merle Eisenberg and Lee Mordechai about the changes to environmental and disease history over the last half century.
Categories: Media, Past events
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The Georgetown Humanities Initiative Writes About Dr. Lakshmi Krishnan’s Leadership of the Medical Humanities Initiative
The Georgetown Humanities Initiative introduced the Medical Humanities Initiative, with a particular focus on Dr. Lakshmi Krishnan’s experience and vision as leader of the initiative.
Category: Media
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The Hoya Covers The Lab’s “Bearing Witness: The Legacy of Jan Karski Today” Event
The Hoya reported on The Lab’s “Bearing Witness: The Legacy of Jan Karski Today”, a special event honoring the legacy of Jan Karski and its relevance to the current moment, which took place on December 3, 2020. The conversation was moderated by theater professor Derek Goldman, who directed and co-authored the play.
Category: Media
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“Movement for Multiple Sclerosis: A Multi-Site Partnership for Practice and Research”
Julia Langley and other researchers introduce three dance programs developed for people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Recommendations are offered to guide safe and evidence-based dance for MS practices.
Category: Scholarship