YSN in Media: Saad B. Omer Answers COVID-19 Vaccine Questions
Thu, 01/07/2021
Director of the Yale Institute for Global Health Dr. Saad B. Omer, MBBS, MPH, PhD, FIDSA, recently discussed a variety of COVID-19 topics with multiple media outlets. He recently conducted a Facebook Live event with Senator Chris Murphy to answer questions from the public about coronavirus vaccines...
YSN in Media: LaRon Nelson on Health Disparities
Tue, 01/05/2021
Associate Dean for Global Affairs and Planetary Health LaRon Nelson, PhD, RN, FNP, FNAP, FAAN was recently interviewed by The Toronto Star newspaper for his expertise on how to reduce health disparities in Black communities. Nelson described the skepticism toward a vaccine among Black people as a “...
Yale Nursing Experts in the Media: Fall 2020 Wrap-Up
Thu, 12/17/2020
The World Health Organization published the first global report on the state of nursing in 2020, documenting that 59% of all health workforces are nurses. Despite this, nursing’s contributions are not always recognized—and arguably, what cannot be seen cannot be understood or valued. When the “...
Confronting Racism During the Pandemic: James-Conterelli Charts Her Course
Thu, 12/17/2020
When asked to describe the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City, Sascha James-Conterelli, DNP, CNM, LM, FACNM answered in three words:
“It was hell.”
Health care professionals went to work without personal protective equipment (PPE) due to lack of supply, and because of that,...
A Health System Responds to COVID-19
Thu, 12/17/2020
Dr. Beth Beckman DNSc, FAAN is the Chief Nursing Executive for Yale New Haven Health System (YNHHS) and the Associate Dean for Clinical Partnerships at Yale School of Nursing (YSN). Beckman also holds the distinction of being one of the earliest confirmed COVID-19 cases in New Haven in March 2020....
