Tara Kiran’s Post

With the help of patient partners, VCHRI researcher Dr. Kerry W. and graduate student Anuoluwapo Favour Awotunde are gaining new insights into how care professionals connect with community-dwelling older adults. Achieving patient-centered care within Canada’s interconnected health care system can be challenging for both care teams and patients. A better understanding of communication processes is vital to determine who older adults identify as integral members of their medical and social networks, which the researchers hope will be illuminated in the study. Learn more about their research and find out how to participate: https://ow.ly/tFHo50RnqWF #HealthResearch #PatientCare #OlderAdults

'Achieving health equity requires creating evidence that reflects the nuance and diversity of experiences among populations disproportionately impacted by age- and race-related disparities. Community-engaged research (CEnR) is one way to pursue equity in research on health and aging to ensure the relevance and translational potential of findings.' Synthesizing Best Practices to Promote Health Equity for Older Adults Through Community-Engaged Research, by Epps et al (2024) #FreeFullText #HealthEquity #CommunityEngagedResearch

Our NIHR Newcastle BRC research themes benefit from patient and public involvement, but so does the wider health and research landscape. In this case study ⬇, our Ageing, Sarcopenia and Multimorbidity theme (ASM) share insights into how to design a public engagement event for an underserved group of older study participants. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/d_5iQEAh #BRCresearch #ageing #casestudy #METPREVENT #researchstudy #ppie

On our Director’s Messages page, NCCIH Director Helene M. Langevin shares her perspectives on many complementary, integrative, and whole person health topics. Check out this post on Bringing Research Into the Real World of Health Care: https://lnkd.in/gNR4F_NE       #ComplementaryHealth #IntegrativeHealth #WholePersonHealth   

Strong relationships make resilient people. No one is self-made. We need each other.

"Many primary care clinics are literally traumatized. Traumatized clinics manifest many of the same symptoms as traumatized people. They can be reactive, detached, hierarchical, and fragmented. Traumatized clinics are traumatizing to both patients and the people who work within them." Bri Twombly, LMSW talked about how organizations get organized around trauma, impacting their ability to serve patients, during last week's Tend Collective webinar. So great to see it being discussed. We can work together to move from trauma-organized to trauma-informed. https://lnkd.in/g2DJf_aC

Avenir Health are pioneers in the field of demographic and projection modeling and have lent their expertise to The DHS Program as official partners for the past 15 years. Read more in the newest post in our series on Partnerships. dhsdata.com/3PW8po0

I want to shed light on a crucial aspect of diabetes care: minority health. Did you know that communities like Black, Hispanic/Latinx, and Indigenous folks not only face higher rates of diabetes but also grapple with more severe complications, leading to a heavier burden of diabetes-related challenges? Behind these statistics lie real people, each with their own story and struggles. Many of them face systemic barriers, from limited access to healthcare to socioeconomic hurdles, which make managing diabetes even tougher. But here's the thing: together, we can make a difference. By promoting access to diabetes management education and providing culturally sensitive care, we can empower these communities to tackle diabetes head-on and lead healthier lives. I'm proud that embecta has such strong relationships with advocacy organizations that help us reach and support these historically marginalized communities and ensure access to diabetes management tools is more and more equitable. This Minority Health Month, let's not just talk about it; let's take action. Because every person deserves the chance to thrive, no matter their background. How do you support #MinorityHealth in your practice? I invite you to learn more about National Minority Health Month 2024 here: https://lnkd.in/eJ9VUWfC #DiabetesCare

A bold vision for primary care as a protective factor is proposed in this new commentary, coauthored with my pioneering colleagues Drs. Alicia Lieberman, Christina Bethell, and Marguerita Lightfoot. In this vision, primary care is designed and resourced to interrupt the damaging impacts of adversity and toxic stress on health outcomes and health equity. To rebuild the foundations of primary care and overcome entrenched disparities in health, we need an evidence-based vision and models to inspire and guide action. Our hope is that clinicians, researchers, and policy makers focused on seemingly dissimilar issues - childhood and adult adversity, toxic stress, resilience and trauma-informed care, provider burnout, health equity, and health care reform - will see their goals as interdependent and work together to make this vision a reality. Mobile format: https://lnkd.in/gWqHcdc5 PDF: https://lnkd.in/gGbREDy4