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Respecting HealthComing Face to Face With Bias in Global Health Imagery
Esmita Charani
Societal biases appear just about everywhere, and once you notice them, it is impossible to consider how they affect our decisions and they way we build our societies. You also realize how normalized they can be. Artificial intelligence trainers are thinking more about bias in data sets. Data scientists are thinking more about how bias creeps into the data used to analyze just about everything related to health, from research to resource allocation. A lot of it though is somewhat hidden, especially in data sets. You really have to know your way around...
2024-02-0740 min
Respecting HealthCommercial Determinants of Health: A Conversation With Anna Gilmore
Anna Gilmore
A couple of episodes back, I had the pleasure of interviewing Rob Moodie, who led a project to examine commercial determinants of health in more detail. The result was a three-paper series published in The Lancet. The project produced a model that illustrates the intricate interrelationships among the various commercial actors, their drivers, and the environments in which this all plays out. Some of the consequences of commercial interests are very good, while others are well-known as having negative effects on individuals and societies.
In this episode, I spoke to the...
2023-10-0547 min
Respecting HealthCollateral Damage: The Impact of Dementia Caregiving
MaryAnne Sterling, CEA
In this episode I discuss the experience of caregiving, especially related to family members with dementia, with MaryAnne Sterling. MaryAnne is a caregiver advocate and subject matter expert in the Alzheimer’s disease community. Her experiences with caring for family members with dementia, and a long term commitment to making a difference makes her a highly respected voice.
I was pleased to see in recent weeks that the family of Henrietta Lacks and Thermo Fisher have agreed to settle a suit filed by her estate. Both parties say they are pl...
2023-08-1653 minRespecting HealthCommercial Determinants: Powerful Influence on Society and Health
Rob Moodie sees a big issue and solutions that require us to re-examine our values not just as individuals but as organizations with commercial interests. Commerical Determinants of Health (CDoH) have a powerful influence on society and health. First, some background.
Within the world of healthcare, the concept of Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) has seen a lot of attention, especially in the past several years. More organizations are paying attention to the issue. What are social determinants? According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, (HHS) social determinants are “the conditions in th...
2023-07-0641 minRespecting HealthYou Must Resuscitate: How COVID Changed Frank Cutitta
So far in the Respecting Health series we’ve talked about societal values and how they affect a culture’s approach to health; we’ve talked about the experiences of physicians and the changes in approaches to (and ability to address) public health over the course of their careers. This time out, I take a look at what it’s like from one patient’s perspective. Have you ever wondered what it must be like to walk into a hospital and wake up 45 days later? What was that experience like for the patient?
My guest in this ep...
2023-05-0450 min
Respecting HealthGreed and Health: Don Berwick Has Seen Enough
In this episode of Respecting Health, we look at Greed! Have you ever wondered about high prices, or why some countries can provide healthcare for everyone while others cannot? The discussion in this episode pulls aside the curtain and looks at this challenging topic.
As always on Respecting Health, we talk values. Values can have negative or positive effects on people and societies. When it comes to the United States health system, the idea of greed has probably crossed everyone’s mind at one time or another. Greed and health seem at odds with each ot...
2023-04-0641 min
Respecting HealthCulture and Health: A Physician Perspective
Hello all! This is a great episode with Charles Alessi, and we cover a lot of important ground: culture, ethics, the physician and patient experience, information technology, and more. Recall that in the last episode, I spoke with Carlos Torelli about culture and health from a more academic perspective. In this episode of Respecting Health, we get to the physician perspective. What effect to cultural values have on the relationship between patient and physician? What is the physician experience in such an unpredictable environment? What about the physician’s values, goals, and ethical obligations? Does tec...
2023-03-2337 minRespecting HealthIndividualism, Collectivism, Societal Values, and Health
What is the connection between societal values and health? Is there an additional connection to the way we build institutions? How about the way we frame societal goals and solutions? My guest for this episode of Respecting Health is Carlos Torelli. Dr. Torelli is Professor of Marketing, Head of the Department of Business Administration, and Anthony J. Petullo Professor of Business Administration at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
In this episode he discusses the various ways we see ourselves as individuals and how that affects the development of cultures. Do we see ourselves as...
2023-03-0827 minRespecting HealthConsider Values for Better Health: Respecting Health E000
Welcome to Respecting Health. Societal values and priorities influence health of both people and the planet. I’m Rod Piechowski, and in this episode I’ll introduce myself and you’ll also hear some excerpts from two upcoming shows. The idea behind this show is to highlight different approaches to health, and the values that drive those approaches. Human health is just one way to look at it. Institutional health, environmental health, and the health of the systems we put in place to run societies are equally important to discuss. To talk about transforming health we must also l...
2023-02-1314 min
Data Breach Today PodcastProtecting Healthcare Data IntegrityIn the year ahead, healthcare organizations must be prepared to face an assortment of advancing security threats, including those that damage the integrity of critical patient data, says Rod Piechowski of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society.
2020-12-2900 minData Breach Today PodcastBusiness Email Compromises: The Growing Threat in HealthcareBusiness email compromise attacks are becoming far more common in the healthcare sector, says Rod Piechowski of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, who discusses promising technologies to help address the threat.
2019-02-1500 min
Info Risk Today PodcastWhy Ransomware Attacks Are a Security Wake-Up CallRecent ransomware attacks on healthcare entities have been a major security wake-up call, says Rod Piechowski, senior director of health information systems at of HIMSS, who explains what action is needed.
2018-03-0900 minData Breach Today PodcastWhy Ransomware Attacks Are a Security Wake-Up CallRecent ransomware attacks on healthcare entities have been a major security wake-up call, says Rod Piechowski, senior director of health information systems at of HIMSS, who explains what action is needed.
2018-03-0900 min