GP043: Defining Global Health with Derek Lai & Allana Beavis

Global Physio Podcast

Global health is really difficult to pin down definitionally. Perhaps an even more important question than “what is global health” would be: “what are the core values of global health?” In today’s episode, Derek Lai and Allana Beavis will share their understanding of the values that underpin this field. Additionally, they will discuss their experiences completing Master-level Global Health programs and how that has influenced their careers as physiotherapists.

Resources:

– Salm M, Ali M, Minihane M, Conrad P. Defining global health: findings from a systematic review and thematic analysis of the literature. BMJ Glob Health. 2021 Jun;6(6):e005292. https://gh.bmj.com/content/6/6/e005292

– Gichane MW, Wallace DD. Dismantling and reimagining global health education. Glob Health Action. 2022 Dec 31;15(1):2131967. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/16549716.2022.2131967

– Abimbola S, Pai M. Will global health survive its own decolonisation? The Lancet, 2020 Nov. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)32417-X

– PaRx (A Prescription for Nature): https://www.parkprescriptions.ca/

– Canadian Conference on Global Health: https://cagh-acsm.org/en/2023-canadian-conference-global-health

– Shaun Cleaver In Beta: #20: Decolonising physiotherapy education: http://inbetaphysio.com/2020/09/13/20-decolonising-physiotherapy-education-unconference-2020/

– Books by Dr. Paul Farmer: https://www.pih.org/article/top-10-books-written-by-dr.-paul-farmer

– Inflamed by Rupa Marya and Raj Patel: https://blogs.bmj.com/medical-humanities/2021/09/28/inflamed-deep-medicine-and-the-anatomy-of-injustice-2/

– Global Health Division: https://physiotherapy.ca/divisions/global-health/

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