Pandemic Archives

Team Building In The Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic

by Eric Bersh | Aug 8, 2023

Editor’s note: In her new book, Communicating Through a Pandemic: A Chronicle of Experiences, Lessons Learned, and a Vision for the Future, Amelia Burke-Garcia, PhD, MA explores the many and varied roles that communication has played over the course of this pandemic,...

Trust is Complicated: Person-First Safe Living in a Pandemic Part 3

by Danny van Leeuwen | Mar 1, 2021

Trust in COVID19 times depends on context: circumstances, historical identity, tolerance for risk, comfort with uncertainty, attitude about individual rights and social responsibility, critical thinking & more. Introducing a trust label. Podcast episode here...

Person-First Safe Living in a Pandemic: Part 2: Finding Guidance

by Danny van Leeuwen | Dec 21, 2020

How do regular people find evidence-informed guidance to help make decisions about safe living in a pandemic? Questions answered when needed in a useful manner? Part 2 in this Person-First approach. Join our journey. Proem A few weeks ago, on this podcast, I...

Fostering Solidarity on the Front Lines Through Stories

by Danny van Leeuwen | Nov 27, 2020

Stories are powerful because they foster human connections, transparency, and innovation, ultimately leading to better experiences for those giving and receiving care. Healthcare workers’ perspectives are critical to creating a shared vision of health care that...

Person-First Safe Living in a Pandemic #1

by Danny van Leeuwen | Nov 16, 2020

How can laypeople find up-to-date, trustworthy answers to questions they have about living safely in an emergency, when they have them, in a useful manner? Part 1: a person-first approach for researchers & content creators to help people and their communities find...

Everyone-Included Research

by Danny van Leeuwen | Nov 9, 2020

Person-included research, co-production, tragedy, grief, health equity, and relationships in life and research. Chat with Amy Price of Stanford and BMJ Proem Research follows life. Life comes before research. My diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis preceded my need for...