/spot/taxonomy/term/1455/all en /spot/channels/news/ethical-challenges-provision-mental-health-services-children-and-families-during-disasters-293803 <p>A review of academic and grey literature to identify ethical issues associated with the provision of mental health care during disasters, with particular attention to children and families.</p> <p>Authors: Matthew Hunt, Nicole E. Pal, Lisa Schwartz and Dónal O’Mathúna</p> <p>Link to article <strong><a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11920-018-0917-8" target="_blank">here.</a></strong></p> Tue, 29 Jan 2019 03:48:27 +0000 monica.slanik@mcgill.ca 17912 at /spot /spot/channels/news/enhancing-policy-coherence-healthy-product-environments-bridging-theory-research-and-practice-300266 <p>In June 2019, experts from around the world gathered in Montreal to discuss the pressing challenge of policy coherence for tobacco, alcohol and food governance.</p> Thu, 05 Sep 2019 02:48:30 +0000 monica.slanik@mcgill.ca 19810 at /spot /spot/article/training-trainers-india-part-2 <p>This is the second in a series of blogs about a collaborative project to develop, implement and evaluate a train-the-trainer project at Amar Seva Sangam (ASSA) in Tamil Nadu, India. You can find the first blog <a href="/spot/article/training-trainers-india">here</a>. The project is a collaboration between ASSA, Handicare Int and the Æ»¹ûÒùÔº School of Physical and Occupational Therapy (SPOT). Since our previous blog in September 2018 we have made great progress and are gearing up to roll out the new curriculum at workshops in early February.</p> Tue, 29 Jan 2019 01:15:25 +0000 A. Goulet, M.Hunt, and R. Ponusammy 17907 at /spot /spot/channels/news/earthquakes-floodsa-scoping-review-health-related-disaster-research-low-and-middle-income-countries-293802 <p>A scoping review by Catherine M. Tansey, John Pringle, Anushree Davé, and Matthew Hunt.  </p> <p>Introduction: Health-related disaster research is a relatively small; but growing field of inquiry.  A better understanding of the scope and scale of health-related disaster research that has occurred in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) would be useful to funders, researchers, humanitarian aid organizations, and governments as they strive to identify gaps, disparities, trends, and needs of populations affected by disasters.</p> Tue, 29 Jan 2019 03:14:33 +0000 monica.slanik@mcgill.ca 17910 at /spot /spot/channels/news/training-trainers-india-291255 <p>A first in a series of blog posts about an exciting new project led by a joint team from <a href="https://www.amarseva.org/index.php" target="_blank">Amar Seva Sangam (ASSA)</a> in Tamil Nadu, India,  <a href="http://www.handicareintl.org/wp/" target="_blank">Handi-Care International</a> and the <a href="/spot/" target="_blank">School of Physical and Occupational Therapy</a>, Æ»¹ûÒùÔº.</p> Tue, 30 Oct 2018 23:38:02 +0000 monica.slanik@mcgill.ca 16752 at /spot /spot/article/training-trainers-india <p>ASSA and Handi-care Intl. are non-governmental organizations that focus on grass roots advocacy for persons with disabilities and on direct programs for rehabilitation, education, vocational training and livelihood promotion. Over the coming year, we will be working collaboratively to develop, implement and evaluate a train-the-trainer program that is tailored to the needs at ASSA. The project is funded by the Edith Strauss Rehabilitation Research Program.</p> Thu, 01 Nov 2018 18:01:10 +0000 School of Physical & Occupational Therapy 16805 at /spot /spot/channels/news/palliative-care-humanitarian-crises-review-literature-287262 <p>Palliative care in humanitarian crises: a review of the literature</p> <p>A review by Elysée Nouvet, Mollie Sivaram, Kevin Bezanson, Gautham Krishnaraj, Matthew Hunt, Sonya de Laat, Stephanie Sanger, Laura Banfield, Pedro Favila Escobio Rodriguez and Lisa J. Schwartz.</p> <p>Link to article <a href="https://doi.org/10.1186/s41018-018-0033-8" target="_blank">here. </a></p> Tue, 22 May 2018 03:40:56 +0000 monica.slanik@mcgill.ca 15211 at /spot /spot/channels/news/building-sustainable-fieldwork-partnerships-between-canada-and-india-finding-common-goals-through-285793 <p>Building sustainable fieldwork partnerships between Canada and India: Finding common goals through evaluation.</p> <p>An article by Caroline Storr, Janna MacLachlan, Dinesh Krishna, Ramasubramanian<br /> Ponnusamy, Donna Drynan, Carmen Moliner, Kristina McLaughlin, Susanne<br /> Murphy, Megan Edgelow, Margaret Anne Campbell-Rempel, Ann Bossers,<br /> Heidi Lauckner & Debra Cameron.</p> <p>Link to article <a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14473828.2018.1432312" target="_blank">here.</a></p> Tue, 13 Mar 2018 03:41:24 +0000 monica.slanik@mcgill.ca 14295 at /spot /spot/channels/news/canadas-global-health-role-supporting-equity-and-global-citizenship-middle-power-285769 <p>Canada’s global health role: supporting equity and global<br /> citizenship as a middle power.<br /> An article by Stephanie A Nixon, Kelley Lee, Zulfiqar A Bhutta, James Blanchard, Slim Haddad, Steven J Hoffman, Peter Tugwell</p> <p>Link to article <a href="http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(18)30322-2/fulltext">here.</a></p> Mon, 12 Mar 2018 16:36:47 +0000 monica.slanik@mcgill.ca 14222 at /spot /spot/channels/news/community-based-rehabilitation-and-ethics-eight-ethical-questions-review-literature-265581 <p>Stephen Clarke, Jessica Barudin, Matthew Hunt. (2016). Community Based Rehabilitation and Ethics: Eight Ethical Questions Arising from a Review of the Literature. Physiotherapy Canada. 68(2):197-205.</p> <p>Link to article <a href="http://www.utpjournals.press/doi/full/10.3138/ptc.2015-35GH">here.</a></p> Sat, 04 Feb 2017 06:25:16 +0000 monica.slanik@mcgill.ca 9370 at /spot /spot/channels/news/whole-government-approaches-ncds-case-philippines-interagency-committee-tobacco-265580 <p>This article points to the importance of not only structural features of whole-of-government approaches for NCD control but also the institutional culture and entrenched political and economic interests.</p> <p>For more information and the article, <a href="https://academic-oup-com.proxy3.library.mcgill.ca/heapol/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/heapol/czu085" target="_blank">see here</a>.</p> Sat, 04 Feb 2017 06:10:55 +0000 monica.slanik@mcgill.ca 9369 at /spot /spot/channels/news/where-do-physiotherapy-and-rehabilitation-research-fit-257311 <p>Stephanie Nixon and Matthew Hunt editorial; Global Health: Where do physiotherapy and rehabilitation research fit? " Physiotherapy Canada, 67(3), pp. 217–218</p> <p>For more information about the Article, click<a href="http://www.utpjournals.press/doi/pdf/10.3138/ptc.67.3.GEE"> here</a>.</p> Tue, 15 Dec 2015 01:50:04 +0000 monica.slanik@mcgill.ca 6280 at /spot /spot/channels/news/perceptions-disability-2010-haiti-earthquake-response-257269 <p>Matthew Hunt & colleagues' new study on perceptions of disability in the 2010 Haiti earthquake response.</p> <p>Hunt, M. R., Chung, R., Durocher, E., & Henrys, J. H. (2015). Haitian and international responders' and decision-makers' perspectives regarding disability and the response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Global health action, 8.</p> Fri, 11 Dec 2015 20:11:04 +0000 monica.slanik@mcgill.ca 6277 at /spot