Megan Landes
Biographic Data
| ID | 5410282 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Megan Landes |
| GIVEN NAMES | Megan |
| FAMILY NAME | Landes |
| SIGNATURE | LANDES M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toronto |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2944-0491 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The landscape of family medicine in India – A cross-sectional survey study
Family medicine was recognized as a distinct specialty in India in the early 1980s, but it is at an early stage of implementation. There are few training programs, and little is known about family physicians’ training, perceptions, and current practices. This paper describes the findings from the first national survey of family medicine in India. We administered the Landscape of Family Medicine in India survey to members of the Academy of Family …
The association between neighbourhood marginalization and Sars-CoV-2 outcomes in patients presenting to emergency departments
Pioneering family physicians and the mechanisms for strengthening primary health care in India—A qualitative descriptive study
India has one of the most unequal healthcare systems globally, lagging behind its economic development. Improved primary care and primary health care play an integral role in overcoming health disparities. Family medicine is a subset of primary care—delivered by family physicians, characterized by comprehensive, continuous, coordinated, collaborative, personal, family and community-oriented services—and may be able to fill these gaps. This resear…
The emergence of family medicine in India–A qualitative descriptive study
Countries globally are introducing family medicine to strengthen primary health care; however, for many, that process has been slow. Understanding the implementation of family medicine in a national context is complex but critical to uncovering what worked, the challenges faced, and how the process can be improved. This study explores how family medicine was implemented in India and how early cohort family physicians supported the field’s emergen…
Artist’s Statement
After a hiatus of many years, I came back to drawing in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. I was working as an academic emergency physician in downtown Toronto. As COVID-19 swept through our emergency department, we put everything we had to the test: our knowledge, our innovation, our resolve. We pulled on masks, goggles, and face shields and showed up to do what we had been trained to do.I Miss All Your Beautiful Faces, Portrait #4In my off ho…
Risk factors for stunting in children who are HIV‐exposed and uninfected after Option B+ implementation in Malawi
Evidence suggests children HIV-exposed and uninfected (CHEU) experience poor growth. We analysed child anthropometrics and explored factors associated with stunting among Malawian CHEU. Mothers with HIV and their infants HIV-exposed were enroled in a nationally representative prospective cohort within the National Evaluation of Malawi's Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Programme after Option B+ implementation (2014-2018). Anthropome…
Characteristics and outcomes of women initiating ART during pregnancy versus breastfeeding in Option B+ in Malawi
Many women in Malawi started ART during breastfeeding within Option B+ and were older and had more advanced WHO Clinical Staging. This represents a missed PMTCT opportunity to initiate treatment early in pregnancy. Early defaulting is identified as a challenge within Option B+, and was more likely among younger women and those initiating ART in pregnancy. Targeted research to understand factors associated with uptake of ART during pregnancy and r…
Women's choices regarding HIV testing, disclosure and partner involvement in infant feeding and care in a rural district of Malawi with high HIV prevalence
The influence of HIV-related stigma on women's choices with regard to HIV testing, disclosure and partner involvement in infant feeding and care is not well understood in rural Malawi but may influence the risk of vertical HIV transmission and infant health. In a study of HIV-infected and -uninfected women in 20 rural locations in Zomba District, Malawi, mothers were questioned at 18-20 months post-partum about these issues. Ten per cent of women…
Uptake and outcomes of a prevention-of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) program in Zomba district, Malawi
This study shows low PMTCT program efficiency and effectiveness under routine program conditions in Malawi. HIV-free infant survival may have been influenced by key factors, including underuse of HAART, underuse of sd-NVP, and suboptimal infant feeding practices. Maternal mortality among HIV-infected women demands attention; improved maternal survival is a means to improve infant survival
Can context justify an ethical double standard for clinical research in developing countries
BACKGROUND: The design of clinical research deserves special caution so as to safeguard the rights of participating individuals. While the international community has agreed on ethical standards for the design of research, these frameworks still remain open to interpretation, revision and debate. Recently a breach in the consensus of how to apply these ethical standards to research in developing countries has occurred, notably beginning with the …
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Can context justify an ethical double standard for clinical research in developing countries
BACKGROUND: The design of clinical research deserves special caution so as to safeguard the rights of participating individuals. While the international community has agreed on ethical standards for the design of research, these frameworks still remain open to interpretation, revision and debate. Recently a breach in the consensus of how to apply these ethical standards to research in developing countries has occurred, notably beginning with the …
Uptake and outcomes of a prevention-of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) program in Zomba district, Malawi
This study shows low PMTCT program efficiency and effectiveness under routine program conditions in Malawi. HIV-free infant survival may have been influenced by key factors, including underuse of HAART, underuse of sd-NVP, and suboptimal infant feeding practices. Maternal mortality among HIV-infected women demands attention; improved maternal survival is a means to improve infant survival
Women's choices regarding HIV testing, disclosure and partner involvement in infant feeding and care in a rural district of Malawi with high HIV prevalence
The influence of HIV-related stigma on women's choices with regard to HIV testing, disclosure and partner involvement in infant feeding and care is not well understood in rural Malawi but may influence the risk of vertical HIV transmission and infant health. In a study of HIV-infected and -uninfected women in 20 rural locations in Zomba District, Malawi, mothers were questioned at 18-20 months post-partum about these issues. Ten per cent of women…
Characteristics and outcomes of women initiating ART during pregnancy versus breastfeeding in Option B+ in Malawi
Many women in Malawi started ART during breastfeeding within Option B+ and were older and had more advanced WHO Clinical Staging. This represents a missed PMTCT opportunity to initiate treatment early in pregnancy. Early defaulting is identified as a challenge within Option B+, and was more likely among younger women and those initiating ART in pregnancy. Targeted research to understand factors associated with uptake of ART during pregnancy and r…
Artist’s Statement
After a hiatus of many years, I came back to drawing in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. I was working as an academic emergency physician in downtown Toronto. As COVID-19 swept through our emergency department, we put everything we had to the test: our knowledge, our innovation, our resolve. We pulled on masks, goggles, and face shields and showed up to do what we had been trained to do.I Miss All Your Beautiful Faces, Portrait #4In my off ho…
Risk factors for stunting in children who are HIV‐exposed and uninfected after Option B+ implementation in Malawi
Evidence suggests children HIV-exposed and uninfected (CHEU) experience poor growth. We analysed child anthropometrics and explored factors associated with stunting among Malawian CHEU. Mothers with HIV and their infants HIV-exposed were enroled in a nationally representative prospective cohort within the National Evaluation of Malawi's Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Programme after Option B+ implementation (2014-2018). Anthropome…
Pioneering family physicians and the mechanisms for strengthening primary health care in India—A qualitative descriptive study
India has one of the most unequal healthcare systems globally, lagging behind its economic development. Improved primary care and primary health care play an integral role in overcoming health disparities. Family medicine is a subset of primary care—delivered by family physicians, characterized by comprehensive, continuous, coordinated, collaborative, personal, family and community-oriented services—and may be able to fill these gaps. This resear…
The emergence of family medicine in India–A qualitative descriptive study
Countries globally are introducing family medicine to strengthen primary health care; however, for many, that process has been slow. Understanding the implementation of family medicine in a national context is complex but critical to uncovering what worked, the challenges faced, and how the process can be improved. This study explores how family medicine was implemented in India and how early cohort family physicians supported the field’s emergen…
The association between neighbourhood marginalization and Sars-CoV-2 outcomes in patients presenting to emergency departments
The landscape of family medicine in India – A cross-sectional survey study
Family medicine was recognized as a distinct specialty in India in the early 1980s, but it is at an early stage of implementation. There are few training programs, and little is known about family physicians’ training, perceptions, and current practices. This paper describes the findings from the first national survey of family medicine in India. We administered the Landscape of Family Medicine in India survey to members of the Academy of Family …
Medicine (9 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Family medicine (5 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Healthcare Policy and Management (3 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (3 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works) · Nursing (3 works)