Ryan G Wagner

Challenging problems require innovative solutions. Our recently published article shows that Traditional healers can play a unique role in the fight against HIV. journals.lww.com/jaids/abstract… @AgincourtHDSS @WitsUniversity @WitsSPH

Great to contribute to the global discussion on #determiningcauseofdeath using Minimally Invasive Tissue Sampling (MITS) with the MITS Surveillance Alliance @RTI_Intl. Innovative work happening at @AgincourtHDSS & global partner sites #ASTMH2024 #NOLA @WitsSPH @gatesfoundation

Great to be a #neurologyresident at an Institution that recognizes #globalneuroequity; an Institution that dares and supports us to think big. “Accept challenges. Reject norms. Push boundaries.” #BNI #BrainHealthforAll @BarrowNeuro

Important words to realize when working towards #brainhealthforall; considering the vast disparities that exist both within countries and across oceans, much remains to be done in achieving #globalneuroequity...the evidence continues to mount- will you join the fight?

@TheLancet @DrShaheenLakhan reflects, "Dementia risk factors disproportionately affect socioeconomically disadvantaged groups and [LMICs]. Addressing these...isn't just a matter of fairness in the fight against dementia, equality in prevention is as important as equality in treatment".

Most recent dementia report in the @TheLancet and reported at #AAIC2024 suggests that upwards of 45% of global dementia cases are potentially preventable by 14 modifiable determinants experienced across the lifecourse -thelancet.com/journals/lance…

A unique aspect of #neurologyresidency at Barrow is our #globalneurology program. Together w/ @WitsUniversity, we’ve developed a scalable global model for education, clinical service, & research with an initial focus on building capacity in epilepsy, stroke, & neurocritical care.

@WitsUniversity Above: #BarrowGlobal Neurology Director Dr. Huiam Mubarak & neurology resident Dr. Alyssa Bowlsby visit the Wits Faculty Health Sciences Building, which houses Wits Medical School. Below: Members of Barrow Global Neurology & Wits University visit Chiawelo Community Health Center

@WitsUniversity Barrow Chair of Neurology Dr. @BradRacette, Dr. Mubarak, and Wits University Professor Andre Mochan head to a consult at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital in Soweto, #SouthAfrica.

@WitsUniversity @BradRacette Barrow #neurologists Dr. Daniel Gonzalez, #neurologyresidents Drs. Ryan Wagner and Bowlsby, and Dr. Mubarak tour the Wits School of Public Health with a Wits University public health consultant.

@WitsUniversity @BradRacette Drs. Mubarak, Bowlsby, and Wagner examine an iron lung at the Wits Adler Museum of Medicine. Learn more about Barrow Global Neurology at bar.rw/global-neurolo….

Great to see Fezile's work being recognized - A rising star in SA Higher Education Research named a finalist in 2024 HERS-SA Awards - Wits University wits.ac.za/news/latest-ne… via @WitsUniversity @FezileWagner

[ON AIR] #ShapingTogether #NAF50 #NAF2024 To close off the show today, @BridgetMasinga speaks to Senior Research Fellow and Co-Principal Investigator at Agincourt, @RyanGWagner on the study that empowers traditional health practitioners to test for HIV on #TheFullCircle ⭕️

@SAfmRadio @BridgetMasinga Great speaking to @BridgetMasinga this afternoon on @SAfmRadio about our recently funded research working together with Traditional Health Practitioners in rural SA. Learn more at: wits.ac.za/ntirhisano. @AgincourtHDSS @WitsHealthFac @Wits_News @carolyn_audet @vuglobalhealth

[ON AIR] Good Afternoon and Welcome to the Tuesday edition of #TheFullCircle⭕️with @BridgetMasinga Join the conversation on: 104–107 MHz FM I 061 410 4107 I 086 000 2032 I DSTV Channel 814 Live Stream: listen.safm.co.za/listensafm/

A compelling and worrying snapshot of the South African research landscape and its intersection with politics and the wider national landscape…‘Stop the xenophobia’ — South African researchers sound alarm on eve of election nature.com/articles/d4158…

Great having @RTI_Intl MITS Surveillance Alliance team visit us @AgincourtHDSS as we get the #Vukamberi study underway: using minimally invasive tissue sampling to determine cause of death in community deaths. Learn more: shorturl.at/ItQII @WitsHealthFac @WitsSPH

Sleep apnea and low oxygen levels while sleeping are associated with epilepsy that first occurs after 60 years of age, known as late-onset #epilepsy, according to a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and published in SLEEP. ow.ly/54bc50RsSAj #sleep

Over 80% of the burden and health loss from neurological conditions occur in low- and middle-income countries. Access to care, treatment and rehabilitation remains limited. More must be done to boost research & scale up access to quality services bit.ly/3VhxQnq

Wonderful having @carolyn_audet visit @AgincourtHDSS to review ongoing work with #traditionalhealers, including recent qual interviews with policymakers. A great team, great research and amazing potential. wits.ac.za/ntirhisano @WitsSPH @vuglobalhealth @WitsHealthFac

Thirty years of rural health research: South Africa’s Agincourt studies offer unique insights theconversation.com/thirty-years-o… via @TC_Africa @AgincourtHDSS @WitsSPH @RyanGWagner @WitsHealthFac @JacDToit @JuliaRzPz