BREADTH EXPERIENCES
OCTOBER 18, 2017The impact of the opioid epidemic on drug injection: Evidence and public health implications
Ricky Bluthenthal, PhD discussed his research in several US States on injection related diseases, ailments, and injuries. He discussed supply interventions to precent injection initiation, hoping to break the cycle of drug use before it establishes.
NOVEMBER 13, 2017DEA Presentation: The Heroin Epidemic
Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Patrick Trainor visited Drexel University to discuss his experience fighting the Opioid Epidemic. Trainor discussed his involvement with several cases in the Philadelphia/Tri-State Region dealing with physicians illegally prescribing opioids and overdose deaths in the Kensington region of Philadelphia.
DECEMBER 5, 2017Bringing Classical Epidemiology to the Hospital: Social and Spatial Correlates of Infection
Neil Goldstein, PhD, MBI is a professor at Drexel University and an Epidemiologist for Christiana Care Health System. He lectured about risk factors for neonatal infections beyond the baby or mother and how viewing this situation from a classical epidemiology perspective, additional extrinsic risk factors are able to be identified.
JANUARY 17, 2018Maps and Medicine: Spatial Statistical Thinking in Public Health
Lance Waller, PhD; the Rollins Professor at the Rollins School of Public Health discussed spatial thinking in population health. He shared many different maps discussing their use in epidemiology and disease mapping.
FEBRUARY 7, 2018Science and Environmental Health in a Time of Change: Reflections from the Front Lines
Thomas Burke, PhD; the Irene B. Fabrikant Professor and Chair in Health Risk and Society at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health discussed his insights around science and environmental health in the time of change. Burke was a Presidential Appointee to the EPA. He reflected about the progress of environmental policy.
MARCH 22, 2018Next Generation Rehabilitation: Better Outcomes, Lower Costs, Happier Clients
Glenn Williams, PT, PhD is a professor of physical therapy at Drexel University. During the presentation, he discussed his research with advanced understanding of neuromuscular function with wearable sensor technologies. The next generation rehabilitation is an important aspect of public health because it can improve the lives of many patients, thus leading to healthier lifestyles.
APRIL 23, 2018Exploring Public Health Industries: Businesses and Organizations
A panel of MPH graduates from various for-profit companies in the healthcare and pharma industries visited Drexel. They shared their individual experiences of job searching and the application process, in addition to how their studies prepared them for working in this sector.
MAY 17, 2018Opioid Overdose Reversal Training
Prevention Point Philadelphia hosted an opioid overdose reversal training for Drexel College of Nursing and Health Professions students. Students learned about the current public health emergency surrounding opioid misuse. Students were taught to recognize signs of overdose and how to administer different forms of Narcan/Nalaxone medication. The Opioid Crisis is a top public health interest.
JUNE 3rd, 2018Immigrants and Refugees Build Lasting Communities: A Symposium
The Global South Philadelphia: Immigrants and Refugees Build Lasting Communities Symposium visited Drexel University. Many community members spoke including representatives from the Italian, Polish, Jewish, Mexican and Southeast Asian communities; showing that members of the community are diverse in the City of Philadelphia. This, in turn, also shows that they will have diverse healthcare needs as well.
JULY 7, 2018Reproductive Ethics: A Global Perspective
Dr. Vardit Raviksy visited Soroka Medical Center and presented a case study on an international surrogacy dispute involving 'Baby Gammy'. A Thai woman, Ms Pattaramon, was a surrogate carrying twins. An ultrasound at seven months indicated one of the twins, the boy, had Down syndrome. The surrogate parents, requested she abort him, and they would only keep the twin sister. This baby became known as Baby Gammy. The Baby Gammy case study is an important example of reproductive ethics.