
Ross Upshur
@upshur_ross
Academic physician interested in virtually everything. Views decidedly and unequivocally my own. When I figure out the whole re-tweet thing will decide policy!
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21-10-2015 19:33:28
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It was wonderful to see a symposium filled with people from all disciplines - public health, local + international leaders & researchers, WHO, colleagues in math, social work, engineering, community advocates. All possible because four years ago we had an idea. Institute for Pandemics


Congrats! I'm happy to co-author one chapter (thanks TC!). Another piece in the MEURI puzzle: Voo, T. C., & Mastroleo, I. (2024). Boundaries Between Research, Surveillance and Monitored Emergency Use. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-… Ross Upshur Arthur Caplan @PhilAlz Maxwell Smith, PhD


Very happy to see this out...I hope it generates more research on argumentation in medicine. Great leadership by Jonathan Fuller and always a pleasure to collaborate with Ben Chin-Yee !

Excellent thread and summary by Sabina Vohra-Miller. As Upstream Lab gets ready for the fall, and launch #PREPARED (upstreamlab.org/project/prepar…) definitely thinking about all these points



📙 Weekend reading ahead of #WHA77: How can policy-makers use primary health care to transform health systems? Answers in the new #PHC Primer by World Health Organization (WHO) European Observatory on Health Systems & Policies ➡ eurohealthobservatory.who.int/publications/i… Join us Monday in Geneva & online to discuss implementing #PHC👉forms.office.com/pages/response…



The 2024 CASCADES_en Summer Institute for Sustainable Health Systems kicks off with 13 hubs across Canada, 160+ trainees & partners who share a shared commitment to addressing the health, health equity & system impacts of climate change. #SHSInstitute #InsitutSSD


1- Auditor General is working on a report re: Ontario Place. Needs to complete in haste. Back room & lobbyist deals for Ontario Place for Everyone are very concerning 2- Tell your MPP/councilor: no tax payer subsidies or city amenities for this 3- Boycott Therme Spa thetrillium.ca/news/the-trill…


Thanks Edward for your contributions to the Cdn Health Coalition’s celebration of the Canada Health Act’s 40-year-old birthday 🎂! And I hope you enjoy the book. 📕 #HealthForAll

DFCM researchers are leading the charge in #primarycare research in Canada, with 16 featured on the 50 most cited primary care researchers list, a new study from Dr. Monica Aggarwal, assistant professor University of Toronto U of T Public Health. dfcm.utoronto.ca/news/dfcm-rese…



Stop by poster #467 to learn about our work on #ChronicPain and structural violence. COPE II PI Fiona Webster, PhD is presenting on behalf of lead author Laura Connoy, PhD & co-authors Ginetta Salvalaggio, @RiceKath, Ross Upshur, Andrew Pinto and Larissa Costa Duarte IASP #WC2024






Today, I hand over my role of chair of the #Ethics Review Board of MSF International to John Pringle. I am happy that John will bring this forward: in a multi-crisis world, we need expertise & engagement in #research ethics in #humanitarian contexts Ermias JameAniMMCck Ross Upshur