This is a must-see: global public sector workers' union Public Services International @psiglobalunion.bsky explores the lives of #healthworkers around the world, showing how their working conditions are shaped by corruption & unaccountable governments #Health #PublicSector @veena_sriram Sorcha A Brophy

Home from #ASA2022 & doing dreaded receipts. Hyper aware that this conference was filled with productive meals/conversations/ receptions. Also hyper aware that the amount of money I burned through (via startup funds) means this conference was totally inaccessible to so many.

Our latest piece on health worker strikes in light of the current 🇬🇧 crisis!

We're excited for Thursday's ColumbiaULife WOMEN OF COLOR ROUNDTABLE with faculty Debashree Mukherjee, Elena Cabral, Sorcha A Brophy, and Yuna Lee. TO REGISTER: bit.ly/3EKI1b8

1) Strikes can be done more safely than anti-labor voices suggest 2) When health systems are brutal for patients and health workers, it may actually be *less* safe to *not* strike for better conditions. Thank you! Ryan Essex Sorcha A Brophy @veena_sriram bmj.com/content/380/bm…

To strike or not to strike, that is the question which @ryessex Sorcha A Brophy and @veena_sriram set out to answer. Does strike action harm patient care or does it stop harm to patients? The BMJ bmj.com/content/380/bm…

Our latest on #healthworkerstrikes in The BMJ ! HealthWorkerProtests

Next week's session👇 on health worker protests and strikes looks great - why not check out our Accountability Note on protest trends during the pandemic for background: accountabilityresearch.org/publication/he… @veena_sriram Sorcha A Brophy

Earlier this week I had the great opportunity to present at the World Health Organization (WHO)'s 5th Global Forum on Human Resources for Health. I shared insights from work done w/ Veena Sriram Sorcha A Brophy and Mike Law about the impact of Covid-19 on health worker protests globally. More 🔜

Now that I’m doing a lot more interdisciplinary projects I’m hyper aware of disciplinary variation in field notes. Every time I share mine I can’t help feeling like I’ve forced someone to read a diary entry they want no part in… #soctwitter

Scenes from an academic couple’s paradise vacation: “Uh, are you on Python? I thought we were going to the beach.” “This is obviously MySQL.” #AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter #Python

⚠️ The #APSA Health Politics & Policy Section is setting up a fund to help members particularly impacted by events surrounding #APSA2023 to defray costs related to changing hotels or canceling participation. Thread

Excited about our latest publication in BMJ Global Health linking our research on health worker professional associations and unions!

My department is hiring! TT (open rank) position in Health Policy & Management columbiahpm - great opportunity for medical sociologists, economists & other org theory/management folks! Please share. #AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter #soctwitter apply.interfolio.com/134499

Our research on global #healthworkerprotests is finally out! HealthWorkerProtests - so glad to finally have some numbers to quote… 😅

Catch your students doing well and TELL THEM. Most students have never had a prof email them to 👏 their participation/class contributions. I try to do this 3x per class the first few classes. It pays dividends! Those students 3x eager next class, they lead & bring others along.

Aand another job! We have lines for both a management faculty and this, a health policy faculty. Come work with us!