Family doctor and Canada Research Chair in Health Justice @MAP_Health @UofT @UnityHealthTO

Toronto, Canada
Joined March 2013
Out today in @CMAJ: @srinmurthy99 + I call out the lack of enforcement of clinical trial registration & results reporting norms by @GovCanHealth. We argue that market entry should be tied to trial transparency. cmaj.ca/content/196/18/E628 CC @moher_david @NavPersaud @MA_Gagnon
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Guess which prestigious journal updated its name from "Anglo-Saxon England"? 🤭 We did a thing, everyone. Also take a look at how mad the yt men are. 😘
We are delighted to introduce a new OA journal: Early Medieval England and its Neighbours! As a relaunch of Anglo-Saxon England, EMEN features: 📂A broader approach 📰 Interdisciplinary scope ✔️Same high quality as ASE Find out more 👉cup.org/3Wm9mde
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Proud that the Untold Stories grant I received from @ColumbiaMSPH led to the @columbiahpm exhibit celebration on May 2, 2024. Thank you to the students, faculty, and administrators that made this day possible. Looking forward to seeing these plaques displayed in our school!
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The class action law suit against the government for cancelling the basic income pilot has been certified. This means that ppl can sue the province. Participants had improved health & the majority were better able to afford shelter after only a year theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
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Nearly a year since @HoCCommittees began its study of the PMRPB. The last witnesses (myself & Doug Clark) appeared on May 2, 2023. And still no report published! What's the delay?
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This study outlines how medical-legal partnerships can address social determinants of health through policy advocacy. Authors: @shah_nishwa, Kim Radford, Steve Durant, Rami Shoucri, @Stonejenge, @NavPersaud, @AndrewDPinto. #SDOH @JusticeProgram upstreamlab.org/publication/…
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Starting now!!! #BlackHealthPrimer launch! Also live streaming on LinkedIn @DalMedSchool @DalhousieU
“[The #BlackHealthPrimer is] a reflection of the love we have for ourselves, our families, and our communities” - Dr. OmiSoore Dryden @JRJCHAIR , BHEC Co-Founder 👉🏿 Join us TODAY to learn more tinyurl.com/iderd-bhp
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With the introduction of the Pharmacare Act, I explain why the "Committee of Experts" envisioned in Bill C-64 must be free from conflicts of interest in @IRPP policyoptions.irpp.org/magaz… @markhollandlib @DonDavies @SteveUBC @NavPersaud @janephilpott
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Congratulations to Assistant Prof. @Mina__T on receiving a prestigious appointment as a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair #CRC in Real World Evidence and Pharmaceutical Policy! 🎉 #ImPharmacy #PAM2024 Read the announcement: ow.ly/mntm50QShIe
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Great to see my letter with Drs. @Swain_WillMD and Luis Gasca @MayoMN_IMRES published in NEJM. We highlight the importance of cultural safety and coordinating medical care with traditional healers to improve Native American health outcomes. nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…
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Nav Persaud retweeted
Please join us on April 16th @ 1:00pm to hear from @NavPersaud as he discusses academic selection and the potential to improve equity through random selection: forms.gle/z28QQ6cc2tiApWNW7
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"There are more eponyms named after white men who were Nazis...than all racialized women" -- Gender and racialization status of medical namesakes and why we need to re-examine their use, by Nishaant Bhambra, @SarahWaicus, @NavPersaud doi.org/10.1007/s40615-024-0… #racism #sexism
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Nav Persaud retweeted
The lack of progress on the Canadian Government’s promise to create a national programme for universal access to drugs risks a political crisis. Paul Webster reports in "Canada’s pharmacare showdown": hubs.li/Q02m37g20
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Nav Persaud retweeted
What made this year exceptional was the ministry's decision to appoint Shoppers Drug Mart as the sole distributors of publicly funded vaccines for Pharmasave.
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