Browsing Pediatrics Faculty Research, Publications and Presentations by Issue Date
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Just Evidence: Opening Health Knowledge to a Parliament of Evidence
In this chapter, we present a complementary perspective to the oceans theme of this volume by ethnographically engaging the circulation of scientific knowledge and evidence in a different but comparable policy decision-making ... -
Exploring the post-genomic world: differing explanatory and manipulatory functions of post-genomic sciences
Richard Lewontin proposed that the ability of a scientific field to create a narrative for public understanding garners it social relevance. This article applies Lewontin’s conceptual framework of the functions of science ... -
Ambiguous Capture: Collaborative Capitalism and the Meningitis Vaccine Project
The primary health care approach advanced at Alma Ata to address social determinants of health was replaced by selective health care a year later at Bellagio. Subsequently, immunization was endorsed as a cost-effective ... -
Understanding vaccine hesitancy in Canada: Results of a consultation study by the Canadian Immunization Research Network
“Vaccine hesitancy” is a concept now frequently used in vaccination discourse. The increased popularity of this concept in both academic and public health circles is challenging previously held perspectives that individual ... -
Lueurs et leurres de la santé globale À propos de MenAfriVac®, un vaccin « africain » contre la méningite
In biomedical narratives, the Meningitis Vaccine Project (MVP) enabled the technology transfer for the development and implementation of MenAfriVac® vaccine at an affordable price for African countries. The presentation ... -
Prepared for the “unexpected”? Lessons from the 2014-16 Ebola epidemic in West Africa on integrating emergent theory designs into outbreak response.
Summary Box 1. Even seemingly straightforward interventions, such as vaccine delivery, require real-time awareness of emergent on-the-ground local (‘field’) realities. 2. Outbreak response requires thoughtful engagement ... -
Do health care providers trust product monograph information regarding use of vaccines in pregnancy? A qualitative study
Background: In uenza immunization is recommended in pregnancy to prevent severe infections in pregnant women and newborns, yet vaccine uptake remains low. Studies suggest that cautionary language in vaccine product monographs ... -
Maternal pre-pregnancy weight status and health care use for mental health conditions in the offspring
Objectives: The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between pre-pregnancy maternal weight status and offspring physician visits for mental health conditions in childhood and adolescence. Methods: We ... -
Cesarean Delivery and Healthcare Utilization and Costs in the Offspring: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Objective: To examine the association between Caesarean section (CS) and health care utilization and costs in offspring from birth until age 7 years. Methods: A retrospective cohort study of singleton term births in the ... -
Birth weight for gestational age and the risk of asthma in childhood and adolescence: a retrospective cohort study
Objective: To examine the association between birthweight for gestational age and asthma in childhood and adolescence while controlling for potential confounders and considering smoking as an effect modifier. Methods: A ... -
Technologies of trust in epidemic response: openness, reflexivity and accountability during the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa
Trust is an essential component of successful cooperative endeavours. The global health response to the 2014–2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak confronted historically tenuous regional relationships of trust. Challenging ...