Clarice, Author at Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network

Health disparities and COVID-19: Preparing for the second wave

September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 Clarice 0 Comments Community, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health Disparities, Natural Disasters, policy, Telemedicine

Examining the indirect effects of COVID-19 on vulnerable communities and the need for national and institutional policy changes.

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You can’t mask empathy

September 18, 2020September 18, 2020 Clarice 0 Comments Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Childbirth, COVID-19, Empathy, Family and community medicine

A reminder that authentic relationships and empathic communication still prevail in medicine during the pandemic.

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Make virtual classrooms ‘go the distance’

September 3, 2020September 3, 2020 Clarice 0 Comments Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Clinical Accreditation, Distance Learning, Online Learning, University of Houston-Clear Lake, Virtual Classrooms

We outline issues to consider with online education: how to engage learners, create a community, expand opportunities and ensure success.

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Dialogue and respect: Inside the mind of a neuroethics interviewer

August 28, 2020August 28, 2020 Clarice 0 Comments Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Dr. Peter Zuk, Interview, Neuroethics, respect

We delve into how neuroethics interviews require a distinctive form of respect, which applies to research ethics and any social interaction.

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Cervical cancer screening in the COVID-19 era

August 21, 2020 Clarice 0 Comments cancer screenings, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, cervical cancer, COVID-19, HPV

In 2018, the World Health Organization launched an ambitious global strategy to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health problem. The tools for elimination are

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How can we address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy?

August 12, 2020August 12, 2020 Clarice 0 Comments Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine, Dr. Kristin Kostick, ethics, Scientific Facts

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began work in April with a committee of outside experts to devise a ranking scheme for rolling

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What DIYers can teach us about prosthetic care

July 23, 2020July 28, 2020 Clarice 0 Comments 3D printing, Additive manufacturing, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, DIY, Jared Howell, Orthotics and Prosthetics

Professor Jared Howell explores how 3D printing and additive manufacturing in prosthetic care can become common practice.

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Feeding children during the COVID-19 pandemic

July 14, 2020July 13, 2020 Clarice 0 Comments Caregivers, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, children, COVID-19, Dr. Alexis Wood, Eating, Feeding, Food

I helped write the American Heart Association’s Scientific Statement about how caregivers can create a food environment which fosters good health in young children. And

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