Nav Persaud

Out today in @CMAJ: @srinmurthy99 + I call out the lack of enforcement of clinical trial registration & results reporting norms by @GovCanHealth. We argue that market entry should be tied to trial transparency. cmaj.ca/content/196/18… CC @moher_david @NavPersaud @MA_Gagnon

Guess which prestigious journal updated its name from "Anglo-Saxon England"? 🤭 We did a thing, everyone. Also take a look at how mad the yt men are. 😘

Proud that the Untold Stories grant I received from @ColumbiaMSPH led to the @columbiahpm exhibit celebration on May 2, 2024. Thank you to the students, faculty, and administrators that made this day possible. Looking forward to seeing these plaques displayed in our school!

A century late but standing prominently! Dr Alexander Thomas Augusta. Thanks to years of work by @HeathermButts

The class action law suit against the government for cancelling the basic income pilot has been certified. This means that ppl can sue the province. Participants had improved health & the majority were better able to afford shelter after only a year theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Nearly a year since @HoCCommittees began its study of the PMRPB. The last witnesses (myself & Doug Clark) appeared on May 2, 2023. And still no report published! What's the delay?

This study outlines how medical-legal partnerships can address social determinants of health through policy advocacy. Authors: @shah_nishwa, Kim Radford, Steve Durant, Rami Shoucri, @Stonejenge, @NavPersaud, @AndrewDPinto. #SDOH @JusticeProgram upstreamlab.org/publication/ad…

Happy to share that my book #GotBloodToGive is available for preorder from @fernpub Fernwood Publishing 👇🏿👇🏿 🩸🖤🌈

Starting now!!! #BlackHealthPrimer launch! Also live streaming on LinkedIn @DalMedSchool @DalhousieU

With the introduction of the Pharmacare Act, I explain why the "Committee of Experts" envisioned in Bill C-64 must be free from conflicts of interest in @IRPP policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/marc… @markhollandlib @DonDavies @SteveUBC @NavPersaud @janephilpott

Congratulations to Assistant Prof. @Mina__T on receiving a prestigious appointment as a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair #CRC in Real World Evidence and Pharmaceutical Policy! 🎉 #ImPharmacy #PAM2024 Read the announcement: ow.ly/mntm50QShIe

Great to see my letter with Drs. @Swain_WillMD and Luis Gasca @MayoMN_IMRES published in NEJM. We highlight the importance of cultural safety and coordinating medical care with traditional healers to improve Native American health outcomes. nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Please join us on April 16th @ 1:00pm to hear from @NavPersaud as he discusses academic selection and the potential to improve equity through random selection: forms.gle/z28QQ6cc2tiApW…

My latest: Excited by Justin Trudeau's pharmacare plan? Don't get your hopes up thestar.com/politics/excit… via @torontostar

Our latest #ItsPolitical podcast is out! The reality of the Liberals’ pharmacare bill with @markhollandlib + @kfierlbeck @NavPersaud @DrEricHoskins @sbuttemer @myclaw @PharmacistMama @justjbates @CLHIA Stephen Frank and @CdnChamberofCom Matthew Holmes thestar.com/podcasts/its-p…

🙏@munkeatlooi and @bmj_latest for this interview, summarizing hours of discussion of a never-ending conflict☹️. With quotes 🙏 @Richard56 @CitizenHRG @FearLoathingBTX @rachelmendleson @senseaboutsci bmj.com/content/384/bm… #research #accountability #whistleblower #MaddoxPrize

"There are more eponyms named after white men who were Nazis...than all racialized women" -- Gender and racialization status of medical namesakes and why we need to re-examine their use, by Nishaant Bhambra, @SarahWaicus, @NavPersaud doi.org/10.1007/s40615… #racism #sexism

The lack of progress on the Canadian Government’s promise to create a national programme for universal access to drugs risks a political crisis. Paul Webster reports in "Canada’s pharmacare showdown": hubs.li/Q02m37g20

So happy to see @theJagmeetSingh & @JustinTrudeau reach a #Pharmacare agreement as I'm literally waiting to meet up with my friend @NavPersaud who was part of this study and has been fighting for this with many other amazing advocates 👇👇cbc.ca/news/health/ph…