Global Psychiatry
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MGH's Chester M. Pierce Division of Global Psychiatry works to address global mental health challenges through capacity building, training, research and policy.
Boston, MA
Joined January 2011
The Global Dinner Series scheduled for next Tuesday, March 17, 2020 with Dr. Lamis Solaim is cancelled. We hope to reschedule in the future and will keep you up to date. Thank you!
Join us Tuesday, March 17th for a #GlobalDinner. Our own Lamis Solaim, PhD presents Capacity Building Efforts Amidst Social & Economic Transforation: The Case of Saudi Arabia." 6 PM, MGH Trustees Room. Free! Dinner served: RSVP to: globallocalcenter@bmc.org
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To deliver #HealthForAll, @WHO’s strategy is impact in countries. Here are two examples WHO Executive Management discussed this week
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Join us Tuesday, March 17th for a #GlobalDinner. Our own Lamis Solaim, PhD presents Capacity Building Efforts Amidst Social & Economic Transforation: The Case of Saudi Arabia." 6 PM, MGH Trustees Room. Free! Dinner served: RSVP to: globallocalcenter@bmc.org
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What caused the opioid crisis? The answer is complicated, according to an analysis of medical and policy research by #TheAtlantic, including a new study co-authored by #MonganInstitute faculty Alexander Tsai, MD. JAMA Article: https://t.co/DvCjJ3zYR8
https://t.co/klgbvhpNuX
theatlantic.com
New research supports the idea that economic distress led to an increase in opioid abuse. But some say the origins of the epidemic are far more complicated.
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Join us Tuesday, January 7th for a Global Dinner. Alethea Desrosiers, PhD presents "Alternative Delivery Platforms for Expanding Evidence-based Mental Health Interventions for High Risk Youth in Sierra Leone: A Pilot Study." 6 PM, MGH Trustees Room. RSVP globallocalcenter@bmc.org
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Congratulations to our Dr. Shreedhar Paudel on winning a MGH Executive Committee grant to fund his project - Enhancing Community Access to Psychiatric Care through a Consult and Return Model @MGH_RSLC
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#MassGeneral faculty Maggie Alegria of @MonganInstitute and @drdrtsai of @GlobalHealthMGH guest edit, with @chngn_the_wrld, new @PLOSMedicine special issue on substance use. Introductory editorial here:
journals.plos.org
In an Editorial, Guest Editors Alexander Tsai, Margarita Alegria and Steffanie Strathdee discuss the accompanying Special Issue on Substance Use, Misuse and Dependence.
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Join us for the Global Dinner on Tuesday, 11/5. Featured speaker: Menekse Alpay, MD. 6 PM in Their Conference Room. Free and open to all. Dr. Alpay will present "Developing psychiatric programs for children under government custody in Turkey." RSVP to globallocalcenter@bmc.org
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We are proud that @MassGeneralNews is the #1 hospital on the East Coast, having been named #2 in America by @usnews ort. It is the only hospital in America to be recognized across all 16 specialties assessed by U.S. News. Read the full article https://t.co/dwUlV0zdqk
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What a great collaboration! Proud of our colleagues @KarestanKoenen @b_gelaye @HarvardChanSPH @BUMedicine @broadinstitute
https://t.co/Fqw0w7sErp
chimpreports.com
A new collaboration between researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and six African universi...
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A recent @BMJ paper by @AnupamBJena evaluated the working hours of physicians in training to see if working less than the traditional 100 work week could still provide valuable experience and high quality patient care. @MGHMedicine @MassGeneralNews
https://t.co/nb14thQIuB
statnews.com
Physicians trained after residency hours were limited to 80 hours per week performed as well on quality measures as doctors with more hours of training.
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Our new paper on improving relationships with artificial agents in healthcare @keloveys @LizBroadbent @kavikolappa @FMHS_UoA
https://t.co/UrsjrLiFsk
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Realisation of the Sustainable Development Goals, universal health coverage and the control and elimination of #NTDs all rely on ensuring people with #disabilities are not left behind. #SDGs #UHC
https://t.co/Gf0JwtpHyn
@RSTMH @OxUniPress
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@SocietyGIM #SGIM19 Best Published Research Paper of the Year Award goes to @JacobBor Atheen Venkataramani @D_R_Williams1 and @drdrtsai of @GlobalHealthMGH and @MGHGlobalPsych for their @TheLancet paper on police killings and population health: https://https://t.co/ryfvpaB2kP
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Join us for the June Global Dinner talk w/ @CDenckla of @HarvardChanSPH "Global #MentalHealth #Resilience: Toward a Multi-Method, Integrative & Culturally Informed Model." 6/17 6:00 @BUMedicine Free & open to all RSVP: globallocalcenter@bmc.org.
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"Everything that is done in Rwanda is in the framework of poverty reduction and economic development."
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