On this page, you will find all relevant content related to Dr Deonandan’s presentations at the 2015 Global Health & Development Summer Institute at the Indian Institute of Technology at Gandhnagar. Dr Deonandan may be reached via the contact form.
Recorded lectures
When possible, lectures will be recorded and posted to the Youtube playlist.
Free Books
From May 22 to May 26, two of my textbooks will downloadable for free from Amazon.
Deonandia podcast
One of the breakout sessions was recorded and is now available as a podcast episode.
The sessions (I, II, III, and IV):
I. May 20, 2015 – Ethical Concerns in Health Research
(a) Lecture slides
- PDF of presentation by Raywat Deonandan
- PDF of presentation by Malavika Subramanyam
(b) Resources:
- Deonandan R, Taber S, “Characteristics of a Transcultural Ethical Framework for Cross-border Reproductive Tourism: Insights from Existing Studies”
- ICMR, “Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical Research on Human Participants”
- Kanungo R, “Ethics in Research”, Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, (2006) 24 (1):5-6.
- Resnik D, “What is ethics in research and why is it important?”
- Sanmukhani J, Tripathi CB, “Ethics in clinical research: the Indian perspective”. Indian J Pharm Sci. 2011 Mar-Apr; 73(2): 125–130
- TCPS2, Online tutorial on research ethics
- Tri-Council Policy Statement, “Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans”
- Walton N, “What is Research Ethics?”
- World Medical Association, “The Declaration of Helsinki”
II. May 22, 2015 – Global Burden of Disease / Social Determinants of Health
(a) Lecture slides:
- PDF of presentation by Raywat Deonandan
(b) Resources:
- Deonandan R, “Using Population Health Indicators for Global Health and Development” (Available to download for FREE from May 22 to May 26 only).
- Deonandan R, “Nothing To Do With Skin: The Fundamentals of Epidemiology and Population Health Research” (Available to download for FREE from May 22 to May 26 only).
III. May 26, 2015 – Health communication and social media in achieving public health goals: Evidence-based lessons
(a) Lecture slides
- PDF of presentation by Raywat Deonandan
(b) Resources:
- Bernhardt J, “Communication at the Core of Effective Public Health”
- Brown, J, “Using Social Media Data to Identify Outbreaks and Control Disease”
- Crowdbreaks
- Google Dengue Trends – India
- Google Flu Trends – Canada
- Gateway to Health Communication & Social Marketing Practice
- Mood of the Nation – USA
- Mood of the Nation – UK
- Rimal R, Lapinski M, “Why health communication is important in public health”
- Schmidt, C, “Trending Now: Using Social Media to Predict and Track Disease Outbreaks”
- Velasco et al, “Social Media and Internet-Based Data in Global Systems for Public Health Surveillance: A Systematic Review”
IV. May 26, 2015 – Global Health & Medical Tourism
(a) Lecture slides
- PDF of presentation by Raywat Deonandan
(b) Resources:
- Labonte R, et al. (2013). “Travelling Well: Essays In Medical Tourism”
