Simon Outram
Biographic Data
| ID | 82306 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Simon Outram |
| GIVEN NAMES | Simon |
| FAMILY NAME | Outram |
| SIGNATURE | OUTRAM S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Dalhousie University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3588-6764 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Why is syndemic theory becoming more prominent in US healthcare policy and practice? A qualitative analysis of the timeline and future of syndemics in HIV-related healthcare
Existing research has critically examined the practicalities of applying syndemic theory to practice, but it is less evident as to why syndemic theory is becoming a significant part of healthcare policy and practice. Informed by literature critically examining how the theory of syndemics is being appropriated, we sought to explore why syndemic theory has come to the fore in healthcare policy and practice. We interviewed 20 key informants from aca…
It's not discrete, it's not going to be easy’
Over the past decade, multiple federal, state and local government mission statements have employed syndemic theory in proposed policies and practices. We interviewed 20 key informants from academia, non-governmental organisations and local government public health officials on range of topics relating to how syndemic theory is shaping healthcare policy and practice. Informants highlighted the role of syndemic theory in providing person-centred s…
Measuring health-related quality of life in children with suspected genetic conditions
Insights from Drug Checking Programs
The year 2021 was the most deadly year for overdose deaths in the USA and Canada. The stress and social isolation stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic coupled with a flood of fentanyl into local drug markets created conditions in which people who use drugs were more susceptible to accidental overdose. Within territorial, state, and local policy communities, there have been longstanding efforts to reduce morbidity and mortality within this populati…
The challenge of recruiting diverse populations into health research
Addressing health disparities has become a central remit for conducting health research. In the following paper, we explore the conceptual and methodological challenges posed by the call to recruit medically underserved populations. This exploration of challenges is undertaken from the perspective of social science researchers embedded in a large within a clinical genomics research study. We suggest that these challenges are found in respect to t…
We Don't Need a Swab in Our Mouth to Prove Who We Are
Genetic ancestry testing (GAT) provides a specific type of knowledge about ancestry not previously available to the general public, prompting questions about the conditions whereby genetic articulations of ancestry present opportunities to forge new identities and social ties but also new challenges to the maintenance of existing social structures and cultural identities. The opportunities and challenges posed by GAT are particularly significant …
Genes, Race, and Causation
Condemning and condoning
White Coat, Black Hat, by Carl Elliott
White Coat, Black Hat, by Carl Elliott, Boston, MA, Beacon Press, 2010, 224 pp., ISBN 978-0-8070-6142-8 Carl Elliott's ‘White Coat, Black Hat’ is a detailed investigative expose and critique of the
Epidemiology and Bioethics
Re
Crazy like us
Crazy like us: The globalization of the American psyche, by Ethan Watters, New York, Free Press, 2010, 320 pp., $26, ISBN 10: 141658708X At first glance, Crazy like us, by Ethan Watters, could easi
Anthropological Insights Into the Use of Race/Ethnicity to Explore Genetic Contributions to Disparities in Health
Anthropological insights into the use of race/ethnicity to explore genetic contributions to disparities in health were developed using in-depth qualitative interviews with editorial staff from nineteen genetics journals, focusing on the methodological and conceptual mechanisms required to make race/ethnicity a genetic variable. As such, these analyses explore how and why race/ethnicity comes to be used in the context of genetic research, set agai…
Genes, Race, and Causation
We Don't Need a Swab in Our Mouth to Prove Who We Are
Genetic ancestry testing (GAT) provides a specific type of knowledge about ancestry not previously available to the general public, prompting questions about the conditions whereby genetic articulations of ancestry present opportunities to forge new identities and social ties but also new challenges to the maintenance of existing social structures and cultural identities. The opportunities and challenges posed by GAT are particularly significant …
Anthropological Insights Into the Use of Race/Ethnicity to Explore Genetic Contributions to Disparities in Health
Anthropological insights into the use of race/ethnicity to explore genetic contributions to disparities in health were developed using in-depth qualitative interviews with editorial staff from nineteen genetics journals, focusing on the methodological and conceptual mechanisms required to make race/ethnicity a genetic variable. As such, these analyses explore how and why race/ethnicity comes to be used in the context of genetic research, set agai…
Epidemiology and Bioethics
Re
Crazy like us
Crazy like us: The globalization of the American psyche, by Ethan Watters, New York, Free Press, 2010, 320 pp., $26, ISBN 10: 141658708X At first glance, Crazy like us, by Ethan Watters, could easi
White Coat, Black Hat, by Carl Elliott
White Coat, Black Hat, by Carl Elliott, Boston, MA, Beacon Press, 2010, 224 pp., ISBN 978-0-8070-6142-8 Carl Elliott's ‘White Coat, Black Hat’ is a detailed investigative expose and critique of the
Condemning and condoning
Genes, Race, and Causation
We Don't Need a Swab in Our Mouth to Prove Who We Are
Genetic ancestry testing (GAT) provides a specific type of knowledge about ancestry not previously available to the general public, prompting questions about the conditions whereby genetic articulations of ancestry present opportunities to forge new identities and social ties but also new challenges to the maintenance of existing social structures and cultural identities. The opportunities and challenges posed by GAT are particularly significant …
The challenge of recruiting diverse populations into health research
Addressing health disparities has become a central remit for conducting health research. In the following paper, we explore the conceptual and methodological challenges posed by the call to recruit medically underserved populations. This exploration of challenges is undertaken from the perspective of social science researchers embedded in a large within a clinical genomics research study. We suggest that these challenges are found in respect to t…
Insights from Drug Checking Programs
The year 2021 was the most deadly year for overdose deaths in the USA and Canada. The stress and social isolation stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic coupled with a flood of fentanyl into local drug markets created conditions in which people who use drugs were more susceptible to accidental overdose. Within territorial, state, and local policy communities, there have been longstanding efforts to reduce morbidity and mortality within this populati…
Measuring health-related quality of life in children with suspected genetic conditions
It's not discrete, it's not going to be easy’
Over the past decade, multiple federal, state and local government mission statements have employed syndemic theory in proposed policies and practices. We interviewed 20 key informants from academia, non-governmental organisations and local government public health officials on range of topics relating to how syndemic theory is shaping healthcare policy and practice. Informants highlighted the role of syndemic theory in providing person-centred s…
Why is syndemic theory becoming more prominent in US healthcare policy and practice? A qualitative analysis of the timeline and future of syndemics in HIV-related healthcare
Existing research has critically examined the practicalities of applying syndemic theory to practice, but it is less evident as to why syndemic theory is becoming a significant part of healthcare policy and practice. Informed by literature critically examining how the theory of syndemics is being appropriated, we sought to explore why syndemic theory has come to the fore in healthcare policy and practice. We interviewed 20 key informants from aca…
Political science (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Public health (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Biology (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Race, Genetics, and Society (4 works)