Sheryl Thompson
Biographic Data
| ID | 6774323 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sheryl Thompson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sheryl |
| FAMILY NAME | Thompson |
| SIGNATURE | THOMPSON S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Simon Fraser University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0364-4023 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A community informed, integrated approach to crisis care response
Background: Responses to mental health crises have recently gained significant attention, recognizing that these interactions may have substantial, potentially life and death consequences for those already in distress. Standard responses to mental health emergencies may involve 9-- dispatchers, paramedic services, police services, hospital emergency department (ED) services and a range of other community services. Demands for emergency mental hea…
Examining an Alternate Care Pathway for Mental Health and Addiction Prehospital Emergencies in Ontario, Canada
Paramedics in Ontario have largely been limited to transporting those with mental health or addiction (MHA)-related emergencies to the emergency department (ED). The ED has repeatedly been identified as a problematic and challenging setting for people with MHA needs. This article examines an innovative patient care model (PCM) established by the Middlesex-London Paramedic Service and its partners for specific MHA emergencies where patients were g…
Industry sponsored harm reduction conference courts Indigenous peoples in Canada
In November 2019, Jeff Gaulin, Director External Affairs with Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc (RBH) opened a conference in Calgary, Canada. RBH was not listed on any of the promotional material or the registration platform but Gaulin announced he was one of the driving forces behind the event and he asked the audience of Indigenous health professionals and advocates, “So why is the world’s largest maker of cigarettes assembling a harm reduction con…
Engaging Indigenous peoples in research on commercial tobacco control
Commercial tobacco products are a leading contributor to health disparities for many Indigenous peoples. Mainstream interventions developed for non-Indigenous peoples have been found less effective at addressing these disparities. Meaningful engagement is needed to develop effective measures but there are limited understandings of what engagement means in practice. We conduct a scoping review of studies self-reporting engagement with Indigenous p…
‘Public enemy no. 1’
This article analyzes the history of tobacco industry funding for the AIDS response - a largely ignored aspect of private donor involvement. Primary documents from the Legacy Tobacco Documents Library and AIDS organizations are analyzed, alongside existing literature on the tobacco control and AIDS responses. Research on the tactics of transnational tobacco companies has documented how they have used various charitable causes to subvert tobacco c…
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‘Public enemy no. 1’
This article analyzes the history of tobacco industry funding for the AIDS response - a largely ignored aspect of private donor involvement. Primary documents from the Legacy Tobacco Documents Library and AIDS organizations are analyzed, alongside existing literature on the tobacco control and AIDS responses. Research on the tactics of transnational tobacco companies has documented how they have used various charitable causes to subvert tobacco c…
Industry sponsored harm reduction conference courts Indigenous peoples in Canada
In November 2019, Jeff Gaulin, Director External Affairs with Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc (RBH) opened a conference in Calgary, Canada. RBH was not listed on any of the promotional material or the registration platform but Gaulin announced he was one of the driving forces behind the event and he asked the audience of Indigenous health professionals and advocates, “So why is the world’s largest maker of cigarettes assembling a harm reduction con…
Engaging Indigenous peoples in research on commercial tobacco control
Commercial tobacco products are a leading contributor to health disparities for many Indigenous peoples. Mainstream interventions developed for non-Indigenous peoples have been found less effective at addressing these disparities. Meaningful engagement is needed to develop effective measures but there are limited understandings of what engagement means in practice. We conduct a scoping review of studies self-reporting engagement with Indigenous p…
Examining an Alternate Care Pathway for Mental Health and Addiction Prehospital Emergencies in Ontario, Canada
Paramedics in Ontario have largely been limited to transporting those with mental health or addiction (MHA)-related emergencies to the emergency department (ED). The ED has repeatedly been identified as a problematic and challenging setting for people with MHA needs. This article examines an innovative patient care model (PCM) established by the Middlesex-London Paramedic Service and its partners for specific MHA emergencies where patients were g…
A community informed, integrated approach to crisis care response
Background: Responses to mental health crises have recently gained significant attention, recognizing that these interactions may have substantial, potentially life and death consequences for those already in distress. Standard responses to mental health emergencies may involve 9-- dispatchers, paramedic services, police services, hospital emergency department (ED) services and a range of other community services. Demands for emergency mental hea…
Political science (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Health care (2 works) · Indigenous (2 works) · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights (2 works) · Public health (2 works) · Tobacco industry (2 works)