Lisa Schwartz
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3933884 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Lisa Schwartz |
| NOMBRES | Lisa |
| APELLIDO | Schwartz |
| FIRMA | SCHWARTZ L |
| AFILIACIONES | Impact |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4959-225X |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 34 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 18 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 34 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2003 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
The Right to Development and disparities in healthcare access
The Right to Development is the UN-recognised principle that frames development as a human right, emphasising equitable access to resources and opportunities. As enshrined in the UN Declaration on Human Rights, it affirms that all individuals should be able to participate in, contribute to, and benefit from development processes, including healthcare. This study examines how ethnic minorities in Oxford County, rural Ontario, perceive their health…
Barriers to access to healthcare service in rural Ontario
The Right to Development provides the central framework for this study, guiding an examination of barriers to healthcare access in Oxford County, a rural region of Ontario, Canada. The Right to Development emphasises that health is a collective entitlement shaped by structural conditions and shared social responsibilities. Using this perspective, the study argues that individual rights to healthcare are insufficient for understanding or addressin…
‘They Are Still Not Gone Even Though They Are No Longer Here’
Initiated in response to crises, humanitarian projects are intended to be limited in duration and closed once the situation stabilises. There has been discussion about humanitarian organisations’ responsibilities and accountability in how projects are closed. How these processes are viewed by individuals living in communities affected by humanitarian crises has received less attention. We conducted a qualitative study to explore perceptions and e…
What remains after humanitarian organizations leave? An exploration of community perspectives regarding sustainability and humanitarian aid in the Philippines
Humanitarian organizations, while addressing acute crises, may ask questions regarding their role in supporting longer term recovery. Planning for and implementing project closure presents opportunities to integrate plans to sustain benefits and services that can extend past the emergency intervention. This study employs interpretive description methodology to examine local stakeholders' experiences of project closure. Data was collected through …
Thinking through abrupt closure in humanitarian assistance
Public perspectives on ethical issues in lung cancer screening policy design and implementation in Ontario, Canada
Public views on cancer screening ethical issues may contribute to policymaking. • Screening programs are being implemented to reduce lung cancer mortality. • This research examined public views on lung cancer screening ethical issues. • Participants supported high-risk screening, except for people who currently smoke. • Screening policies should more effectively mitigate smoking stigma. Public perspectives on ethical issues in cancer screening ma…
Laying the Groundwork
Humanitarian innovation is occurring in a wide range of organisational contexts, from innovation labs and hubs, to specialised units within humanitarian organisations, to small social innovation startups and through intersectoral partnerships. Ethical considerations associated with innovation activities have been the source of increased discussion, including critiques around inclusion in the definition of problems, imposition of solutions, introd…
Contradictions and possibilities for change
Increasing global inequities have led to ongoing critiques of both the historical roots and current practices in global health. From this literature, questions have emerged about the future of global health and Canada’s role in this future. However, there is little research exploring the role of Canadian policy for global health funding and the experience of stakeholders that currently implement projects with Canadian funding. This study explores…
They do their utmost
After often gruelling journeys, some refugees arrive at secure locations with severe injury or illness. Others find themselves shortly thereafter facing a life-limiting health condition. Palliative care has been the focus of recent research, and of academic and aid sector dialogue. In this study, we ask: What are experiences and needs of patients and care providers? What opportunities and obstacles exist to enhance or introduce means of reducing …
A multisite randomized trial of implicit versus explicit modeling in clinical teaching
Purpose Faculty modeling of desired behaviors has historically been a part of the apprenticeship model of clinical teaching, yet little is known about best practices for modeling. This study compared the educational impact of implicitly versus explicitly modeled communication skills among U.S. medical students.Method Fourth-year medical students from six U.S. academic medical centers were randomly assigned one simulated clinical encounter in whic…
Aid when ‘there is nothing left to offer’
Access to palliative care, and more specifically the alleviation of avoidable physical and psychosocial suffering is increasingly recognized as a necessary component of humanitarian response. Palliative approaches to care can meet the needs of patients for whom curative treatment may not be the aim, not just at the very end of life but alleviation of suffering more broadly. In the past several years many organizations and sectoral initiatives hav…
Viewing humanitarian project closure through the lens of an ethics of the temporary
Purpose In this paper, the authors propose a new lens to examine international humanitarian organizations' responsibilities in the context of project closure, what authors call “an ethics of the temporary”. The authors offer this as an orienting ethical ideal to facilitate the moral imagination of humanitarian planners, practitioners and stakeholders. Design/methodology/approach The authors drew on recent philosophical work on responsibilities fo…
“Is There Anything Else You Would Like to Add?”
When conducting interviews or focus groups, researchers often end with a simple question; “Is there anything else you would like to add?” This article takes responses to this question provided by participants in a study of “West Africans' Perceptions of Ebola research” as its point of departure. A number of participants in that study accepted the invitation to add on to their interview at its end with details of suffering from the sequelae of Ebo…
Reflections of methodological and ethical challenges in conducting research during Covid-19 involving resettled refugee youth in Canada
Research involving migrant youth involves navigating and negotiating complex challenges in order to uphold their rights and dignity, but also all while maintaining scientific rigour. COVID-19 has changed the global landscape within many domains and has increasingly highlighted inequities that exist. With restrictions focusing on maintaining physical distancing set in place to curb the spread of the virus, conducting in-person research becomes com…
Patient and provider perspectives on how migrants access prescription drugs in Ontario
Migrant populations are less likely to use health services or obtain prescription drug coverage in Canada, compared to their non-migrant counterparts. This research examines factors that influence migrants' access to prescription drugs. It explores factors that impede migrants’ access to essential medications and the mechanisms in place to assist uninsured and under-insured immigrants and refugees. This study aims to inform key policies and pract…
Dying in honour
With no cure and a high mortality rate, Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreaks require preparedness for the provision of end-of-life palliative care. This qualitative study is part of a larger project on palliative care in humanitarian contexts. Its goal was to document and deepen understanding of experiences and expectations related to end-of-life palliative care for patients infected with Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West African Ebola treatment c…
WHO guidance on ethics in outbreaks and the Covid-19 pandemic
In 2016, following pandemic influenza threats and the 2014–2016 Ebola virus disease outbreaks, the WHO developed a guidance document for managing ethical issues in infectious disease outbreaks. In this article, we analyse some ethical issues that have had a predominant role in decision making in response to the current COVID-19 pandemic but were absent or not addressed in the same ways in the 2016 guidance document. A pandemic results in a health…
Associations of health services utilization by prescription drug coverage and immigration category in Ontario, Canada
A case analysis of partnered research on palliative care for refugees in Jordan and Rwanda
This case analysis sheds light on the importance of understanding cultural norms in all research roles, building relationships with decision makers, and developing teams that include researchers from within humanitarian crisis settings to ensure that mutually beneficial research outcomes are ethical as well as culturally and contextually relevant
Validation of an Index for Functionally Important Respiratory Symptoms among Adults in the Nationally Representative Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study, 2014–2016
The purpose of this study is to validate the seven-item wheezing module from the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Children (ISAAC) in the nationally representative Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study. Adult participants with complete Wave 2-3 data were selected, including those with asthma but excluding those with COPD and other respiratory diseases ( n = 16,295). We created a nine-point respiratory symptom index from …
The mentored experience to enhance opportunities in research (Meteor) program
Our findings will be incorporated into improvements to the program for future cohorts and may inform the design of similar mentored research programs. With increased enrollment, quantitative studies of the effectiveness of the program are planned
Biomedical Authorship
Use of Ecomaps in Qualitative Health Research
Qualitative health research plays a central role in exploring individuals’ experiences and perceptions of wellness, illness, and healthcare services. Visual tools are increasingly used for data elicitation. An ecomap is a visual tool that applies ecosystems theory to human communities and relationships to provide an illustration of the quality of relationships. We describe the use of ecomaps in qualitative health research. Searches across eight d…
Methodological and Practical Considerations in Rapid Qualitative Research
Rapid qualitative research (RQR) studies are increasingly employed to inform decision-making in public health emergencies. Despite this trend, there remains a lack of clarity around what these studies actually involve in terms of methodological processes and practical considerations or challenges. Our team conducted a global RQR study during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this article, we provide a detailed account of our methodological processes and …
Addressing obstacles to the inclusion of palliative care in humanitarian health projects
Opportunities exist for overcoming the obstacles to providing palliative care in humanitarian crises. Doing so is necessary to ensure that humanitarian healthcare can fulfill its objectives not only of saving lives, but also of alleviating suffering and promoting dignity of individuals who are ill or injured during a humanitarian crises, including persons who are dying or likely to die
Methodological and Practical Considerations in Rapid Qualitative Research
Rapid qualitative research (RQR) studies are increasingly employed to inform decision-making in public health emergencies. Despite this trend, there remains a lack of clarity around what these studies actually involve in terms of methodological processes and practical considerations or challenges. Our team conducted a global RQR study during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this article, we provide a detailed account of our methodological processes and …
Ruling in and ruling out
Moral experiences of humanitarian health professionals caring for patients who are dying or likely to die in a humanitarian crisis
Wars, disasters, and epidemics affect millions of individuals every year. International non-governmental organizations respond to many of these crises and provide healthcare in settings ranging from a field hospital deployed after an earthquake, to a health clinic in a longstanding refugee camp, to a treatment center during an infectious disease outbreak. The primary focus of these activities is to save lives. However, inevitably, many patients c…
Parallel experience
Trends in ethical research involving humans emphasise the importance of collaboration, of involving research subjects, alongside the researchers in the construction and implementation of research. This paper will explore parallels derived from another tradition of investigation of the human: art and art theory. An artist's inquiry into the problems of human research will be described, followed by the application of arguments from art theory to re…
Ruling in and ruling out
Funds of Knowledge in Changing Communities
Patients’ decision making to accept or decline an implantable cardioverter defibrillator for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death
Background Patients are offered implantable defibrillators (ICDs) for the prevention of sudden cardiac death (SCD). However, patients’ decision‐making process (DMP) of whether or not to accept an ICD has not been explored. We asked patients about their decision making when offered an ICD. Design/Setting A grounded theory methodology was employed. Patients were recruited from three ICD centres. Those who received an ICD underwent interviews the fi…
The Ethics of Engaged Presence
In this article, we present an ethics framework for health practice in humanitarian and development work: the ethics of engaged presence. The ethics of engaged presence framework aims to articulate in a systematic fashion approaches and orientations that support the engagement of expatriate health care professionals in ways that align with diverse obligations and responsibilities, and promote respectful and effective action and relationships. Dra…
Looking good but doing harm? Perceptions of short-term medical missions in Nicaragua
In this paper, we present findings from a qualitative study that gathered Nicaraguans' perceptions of short-term foreign medical missions, towards deepening the understanding of what Nicaraguans value or find limited in the work of such foreign missions operating in their country. Fifty-two interviews were conducted with patients, relatives of patients, Nicaraguan physicians and nurses who partnered with or observed missions at work, 'beneficiary…
Opportunities, limits and challenges of perceptions studies for humanitarian contexts
This article aims to advance understanding and discussion of perceptions studies as a method for strengthening humanitarian performance. Perceptions studies are qualitative studies produced for and often by humanitarian organisations, based on analysis of local perceptions of humanitarian efforts. While these studies are normatively asserted as valuable within the humanitarian sector, there has been no synthesis to date of their potential and lim…
Moral experiences of humanitarian health professionals caring for patients who are dying or likely to die in a humanitarian crisis
Wars, disasters, and epidemics affect millions of individuals every year. International non-governmental organizations respond to many of these crises and provide healthcare in settings ranging from a field hospital deployed after an earthquake, to a health clinic in a longstanding refugee camp, to a treatment center during an infectious disease outbreak. The primary focus of these activities is to save lives. However, inevitably, many patients c…
Women’s freedom of movement and participation in psychosocial support groups
Mental health access and gender inequality are inseparable in the context of Northern India, and women's mental health cannot be addressed without first addressing underlying gender relations. Community-based mental health programs are an effective tool and can be used to strengthen communities collectively; however, attention towards the gender constraints that restrict women's freedom of movement and their ability to access care is required. To…
Addressing obstacles to the inclusion of palliative care in humanitarian health projects
Opportunities exist for overcoming the obstacles to providing palliative care in humanitarian crises. Doing so is necessary to ensure that humanitarian healthcare can fulfill its objectives not only of saving lives, but also of alleviating suffering and promoting dignity of individuals who are ill or injured during a humanitarian crises, including persons who are dying or likely to die
Dying in honour
With no cure and a high mortality rate, Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreaks require preparedness for the provision of end-of-life palliative care. This qualitative study is part of a larger project on palliative care in humanitarian contexts. Its goal was to document and deepen understanding of experiences and expectations related to end-of-life palliative care for patients infected with Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West African Ebola treatment c…
WHO guidance on ethics in outbreaks and the Covid-19 pandemic
In 2016, following pandemic influenza threats and the 2014–2016 Ebola virus disease outbreaks, the WHO developed a guidance document for managing ethical issues in infectious disease outbreaks. In this article, we analyse some ethical issues that have had a predominant role in decision making in response to the current COVID-19 pandemic but were absent or not addressed in the same ways in the 2016 guidance document. A pandemic results in a health…
Associations of health services utilization by prescription drug coverage and immigration category in Ontario, Canada
A case analysis of partnered research on palliative care for refugees in Jordan and Rwanda
This case analysis sheds light on the importance of understanding cultural norms in all research roles, building relationships with decision makers, and developing teams that include researchers from within humanitarian crisis settings to ensure that mutually beneficial research outcomes are ethical as well as culturally and contextually relevant
Validation of an Index for Functionally Important Respiratory Symptoms among Adults in the Nationally Representative Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study, 2014–2016
The purpose of this study is to validate the seven-item wheezing module from the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Children (ISAAC) in the nationally representative Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study. Adult participants with complete Wave 2-3 data were selected, including those with asthma but excluding those with COPD and other respiratory diseases ( n = 16,295). We created a nine-point respiratory symptom index from …
The mentored experience to enhance opportunities in research (Meteor) program
Our findings will be incorporated into improvements to the program for future cohorts and may inform the design of similar mentored research programs. With increased enrollment, quantitative studies of the effectiveness of the program are planned
Biomedical Authorship
Use of Ecomaps in Qualitative Health Research
Qualitative health research plays a central role in exploring individuals’ experiences and perceptions of wellness, illness, and healthcare services. Visual tools are increasingly used for data elicitation. An ecomap is a visual tool that applies ecosystems theory to human communities and relationships to provide an illustration of the quality of relationships. We describe the use of ecomaps in qualitative health research. Searches across eight d…
Methodological and Practical Considerations in Rapid Qualitative Research
Rapid qualitative research (RQR) studies are increasingly employed to inform decision-making in public health emergencies. Despite this trend, there remains a lack of clarity around what these studies actually involve in terms of methodological processes and practical considerations or challenges. Our team conducted a global RQR study during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this article, we provide a detailed account of our methodological processes and …
“Is There Anything Else You Would Like to Add?”
When conducting interviews or focus groups, researchers often end with a simple question; “Is there anything else you would like to add?” This article takes responses to this question provided by participants in a study of “West Africans' Perceptions of Ebola research” as its point of departure. A number of participants in that study accepted the invitation to add on to their interview at its end with details of suffering from the sequelae of Ebo…
Reflections of methodological and ethical challenges in conducting research during Covid-19 involving resettled refugee youth in Canada
Research involving migrant youth involves navigating and negotiating complex challenges in order to uphold their rights and dignity, but also all while maintaining scientific rigour. COVID-19 has changed the global landscape within many domains and has increasingly highlighted inequities that exist. With restrictions focusing on maintaining physical distancing set in place to curb the spread of the virus, conducting in-person research becomes com…
Patient and provider perspectives on how migrants access prescription drugs in Ontario
Migrant populations are less likely to use health services or obtain prescription drug coverage in Canada, compared to their non-migrant counterparts. This research examines factors that influence migrants' access to prescription drugs. It explores factors that impede migrants’ access to essential medications and the mechanisms in place to assist uninsured and under-insured immigrants and refugees. This study aims to inform key policies and pract…
A multisite randomized trial of implicit versus explicit modeling in clinical teaching
Purpose Faculty modeling of desired behaviors has historically been a part of the apprenticeship model of clinical teaching, yet little is known about best practices for modeling. This study compared the educational impact of implicitly versus explicitly modeled communication skills among U.S. medical students.Method Fourth-year medical students from six U.S. academic medical centers were randomly assigned one simulated clinical encounter in whic…
Aid when ‘there is nothing left to offer’
Access to palliative care, and more specifically the alleviation of avoidable physical and psychosocial suffering is increasingly recognized as a necessary component of humanitarian response. Palliative approaches to care can meet the needs of patients for whom curative treatment may not be the aim, not just at the very end of life but alleviation of suffering more broadly. In the past several years many organizations and sectoral initiatives hav…
Viewing humanitarian project closure through the lens of an ethics of the temporary
Purpose In this paper, the authors propose a new lens to examine international humanitarian organizations' responsibilities in the context of project closure, what authors call “an ethics of the temporary”. The authors offer this as an orienting ethical ideal to facilitate the moral imagination of humanitarian planners, practitioners and stakeholders. Design/methodology/approach The authors drew on recent philosophical work on responsibilities fo…
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