Here’s my short interview with Dr Paul Offit on the HPV vaccine, and a quick question about the fight against vaccine misinformation.
This interview is part of the episode on HPV from my documentary series Les Aventures du Pharmachien.
Here’s my short interview with Dr Paul Offit on the HPV vaccine, and a quick question about the fight against vaccine misinformation.
This interview is part of the episode on HPV from my documentary series Les Aventures du Pharmachien.
Dr Steven Novella is an American clinical neurologist and assistant professor at Yale University School of Medicine. He’s also a science communicator and a leading figure in the skeptical movement. He co-founded Science-Based Medicine, writes a blog called NeuroLogica, hosts the podcast The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe and recently published a book on scientific skepticism.
I had the privilege of interviewing him on the topic of ACUPUNCTURE, as part of my documentary series on scientific skepticism in healthcare called Les Aventures du Pharmachien on Radio-Canada (the show’s in French, hence the subtitles).
Here’s the interview in English (note : you can press the “CC” button to get English subtitles for my short intro) :
Obviously I can’t post the full episode, but here’s the trailer (note : you can press the “CC” button to get English subtitles) :
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Ilya (from the Urals) translated my “Top 10 useless remedies for the common cold” comic into Russian, and it looks awesome!
A few interesting facts I’ve learned about popular remedies for the common cold in Russia:
Thanks so much Ilya!
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I’m thrilled to work in partnership with the Quebec Order of Pharmacists (OPQ) for Pharmacy Awareness Week 2019!
For the occasion, I’ve created a comic that will be distributed to pharmacies throughout Quebec and provided to clients who come in for a new prescription.
The objective is to explain what happens while one waits for their medication, which is a total mystery for most people! Ultimately, the goal is to demystify the work of pharmacists, and to show what we do – and can do – for the public.
I like the idea of learning without realizing it, hence the absurd visual metaphors. I hope people will receive the comic in the waiting room and be like “What is that?!“. This sounds like a good starting point 🙂
The comic was created for pharmacists and for the public. In other words, it’s yours. Here’s a link to the PDF version (8.5 x 11″; includes a 0.25″ bleed). Upon request, I can also provide you with a ultra-HD version, which you could print on giant canvas for display on cliffs, skyscrapers, etc.
If you’d like to use it outside of Quebec, please let us know, I’m sure we can figure something out 🙂
A huge thank you to OPQ, to all pharmacists and pharmacy staff members, and to all of you for your interest in this project!
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I had the immense honor to interview Dr Edzard Ernst, “world’s foremost expert on complementary and alternative therapies (CAM)“, for an episode of my TV show on the topic of osteopathy.
Here’s the full interview :
(the intro is in French, but the interview itself is in English)
And for those who might be interested, here’s the trailer for the episode (in French only):
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I was asked by lactation consultants to provide an English translation for the teaser on the “Breastfeeding” episode of my (French Canadian) TV show.
Now that it’s done, I might as well post it here too 🙂
(note : click the “CC” logo on the bottom-right corner to activate the subtitles)