Nedra Weinreich

In my latest for The Washington Post, I describe what I call "Alt-War" We are living through the first alt-war: a conflict in which the war fought online and the war fought in reality have diverged so completely that they might as well be happening on different planets. It’s not that people lack information, it’s more that they are constructing an entirely different alternate reality — one that confirms what they already believe.

Introduction Knowledge translation (KT) in healthcare is broadly conceptualised as the processes through which knowledge producers (eg, academics and researchers) and knowledge users (eg, clinicians, policy and decision-makers, or other stakeholders) work to ensure that research is applied by stakeholders.1 KT is both a practice and a science aimed at implementing evidence-based practices, programmes and policies in healthcare.2 3 This issue continues to gain traction globally, and...

The preliminary outcomes of the HHS Pandemic Flu Leadership Blog and leadership forum held on June 13 are starting to emerge. While my last take on the situation came at a time when it seemed the blog was acting as a lightning rod for all the frustrations with government inaction felt by flublogia, the comments that emerged from the forum are encouraging. It seems the blog and forum may have somewhat bridged the gap between these two necessary partners in pandemic preparation.