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Patrick Fafard

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Professor Emeritus/ Visiting Professor Graduate School of Public & International Affairs and Chair in Science Diplomacy, University of Ottawa. Research Director, Global Strategy Lab, York/UOttawa .

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Patrick Fafard @pfafard.bsky.social · Mar 11

Does science diplomacy include giving scientists 'a seat at the table'? If so, to do what and with what implications?

Thinking critically about science diplomacy

What does it mean to give scientists a 'seat at the table'?

open.substack.com

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Global Strategy Lab @gstrategylab.bsky.social · 3h

@ottawahealthlaw.ca, @uottawa.ca

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Nomi Claire Lazar @nomiclairelazar.bsky.social · 1d

On the uncertainties of Emergency Powers & their limits in Trump’s America. Re-upping this piece I did last December for @thestar.com which is just constantly timely.
(USA = Eternal kairos of the fretful mind?)

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Miles Corak @milescorak.com · 7d

Probably the best use to which a degree in economics was ever put!

Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 8d

On Sept. 30, 1958, Canadian children were treated to a new show.
It featured a giant who told them to "look up!...waaaaaay up!"
For the next 27 years, the show was a fixture on CBC and is beloved to this day.
This is the story of The Friendly Giant!

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Bob Homme as The Friendly Giant, wearing a rustic, beige tunic with brown accents, holding a small xylophone and two violins, with a colorful giraffe puppet with a harmonica and a chicken puppet on his shoulders, set against a plain blue background.

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Greg Fell @felly500.bsky.social · 9d

Public health in Germany: structures, dynamics, and ways forward
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

- absence of a strong central institution for PH
- inadequate funding for disease prevention and health promotion
- little interoperability in data collection

Public health in Germany: structures, dynamics, and ways forward

Despite Germany's robust economy, comprehensive social welfare system, and the country ranking third among Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries in terms of per-capita healt...

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Patrick Fafard @pfafard.bsky.social · 14d

Political science for public and preventive health ... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Global Strategy Lab @gstrategylab.bsky.social · 15d

From resistant bacteria in water sources to antibiotic residues in our food. This paper unravels the complex web of factors contributing to #AMR across the food system. Read it here ➡️ bit.ly/4ncThkN

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Kathryn Oliver @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social · 15d

Come and hear me talk about myself! Amongst other things.

October 22nd, John Snow Lecture Theatre, 5.15-6.15

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

Is research really worth it? with Professor Kathryn Oliver | LSHTM

Research is something we spend a lot of money and time on — as individuals, organisations, and states. But is it worth it? Do we get bang for our buck? Who really benefits? And does research actually

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Alex Usher @alexusherhesa.bsky.social · 15d

According to data provided by Statscan to the OECD, Canada's tertiary education system is experiencing BY FAR the fastest public disinvestment of any country in the developed world. (I am not sure the specific figures are 100% accurate, but the conclusion is still irrefutable)

Education at a Glance 2025, Part 1 | HESA

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released its annual stat fest, Education at a Glance (EAG), two weeks … Continued

higheredstrategy.com

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Patrick Fafard @pfafard.bsky.social · 15d

I am delighted to be a part of the History Science/Innovation seminar series at the Sorbonne University. On September 25th, I will be speaking about:
"Science diplomacy in turbulent times: what can we learn from political science?"
irhist.sorbonne-universite.fr/evenements/p...

Patrick Fafard au séminaire HSHI | iRHiST

Nous aurons le plaisir d'entendre M. Patrick Fafard, professeur émérite de l'université d'Ottawa au Canada.

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Patrick Fafard @pfafard.bsky.social · 15d

J'aurai le plaisir de faire une présentation au séminaire Histoire des sciences, histoire de l'innovation à Sorbonne Université le jeudi 25 septembre. irhist.sorbonne-universite.fr/evenements/p...

Patrick Fafard au séminaire HSHI | iRHiST

Nous aurons le plaisir d'entendre M. Patrick Fafard, professeur émérite de l'université d'Ottawa au Canada.

irhist.sorbonne-universite.fr

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Julia Lynch @jlynch13.bsky.social · 17d

A useful read if you want to explain to your students what LLMs get wrong vs right when summarizing readings

Science journalists find ChatGPT is bad at summarizing scientific papers

LLM “tended to sacrifice accuracy for simplicity” when writing news briefs.

arstechnica.com

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Srdjan Vucetic @srdj.bsky.social · 23d

What's the West anyway? Towards an analysis of the European radical right www.tandfonline.com/eprint/YYNCH...

The Anglosphere and the European radical right

Contemporary Europe is witnessing a surge in radical-right leaders, parties, movements and knowledge producers who seek and proclaim a new world order. Consulting texts collected from different med...

www.tandfonline.com

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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 27d

Multidrug-resistant yeast cases rising rapidly in Europe, survey shows

Data from a new survey show Candida auris, which can cause deadly invasive infections, is spreading rapidly in European hospitals.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...

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Global Strategy Lab @gstrategylab.bsky.social · 27d

How we frame antimicrobial resistance (AMR) matters.
This new #SAFEAMR study looks at how #AMR messaging reaches farmers, policymakers & the public, and what works and what doesn’t.
Read the publication: bit.ly/42ekH0Z
📽️ youtu.be/Q1FIM2pkNtw

Policy discourse on AMR in food producing animals

YouTube video by Global Strategy Lab

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 28d

🚨National Statement from Canada's Healthcare community: #ScienceMatters!

Too often lies – about vaccines, COVID, ivermectin, etc. – harm patients, policies & the public.

Canadian medical, research, clinical and healthcare organizations stand up for science!📢

Signed by over 20 leading orgs...👇

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Tracey Wagner-Rizvi @twagnerrizvi.bsky.social · 29d

More from @gstrategylab.bsky.social about designing #IPEA (Independent Panel of Experts for Action on AMR), including an explainer video, a policy brief, and a working paper: www.globalstrategylab.org/projects/des...

Designing a Scientific Panel on AMR - Global Strategy Lab

The synthesis and translation of rigorous scientific evidence to inform AMR policy and practice is essential for effective global action to address AMR.

www.globalstrategylab.org

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Global Strategy Lab @gstrategylab.bsky.social · 29d

An Independent Panel on Evidence for Action against AMR #IPEA is needed to help countries develop equitable, evidence-informed AMR policies as a global public good.

📎 Read the policy brief: amrpolicy.org/resources/ip...
💡 Watch the webinar: www.globalstrategylab.org/events/shapi...

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Global Strategy Lab @gstrategylab.bsky.social · Sep 8

How do gender dynamics impact health outcomes related to antimicrobial resistance (#AMR)?

For a quick overview, explore the summary: bit.ly/4lQZHEJ
#GenderAndAMR

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Patrick Fafard @pfafard.bsky.social · Sep 6

Rather than just say “political will” better to frame it as what are the conditions and factors that lead governments to successfully address complex health problems. What does this mean for TB? At least this gives a menu of things to do rather than trying to generate undefined political will.

Patrick Fafard @pfafard.bsky.social · Sep 6

Let’s assume that we know what it would take to reduce or eliminate TB IN Canada’s North - probably a complex set of actions to address housing, poverty, food security, etc. It would also pr require some complex community engagement with Inuit communities. In short, doable but not necessarily quick.

Patrick Fafard @pfafard.bsky.social · Sep 5

Saying that something is a matter of "political will" sounds plausible. But what does it mean in practical terms?

What, probably difficult choices - about funding, about creating capacity, about jurisdiction - must finally be made that earlier groups of politicians were unwilling to make?

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Philippe Lagassé @plagasse.bsky.social · Sep 4

$37.50 for a comparative study of fifteen legislatures and how well they hold the executive to account.

How can you resist?

Steve Saideman @smsaideman.bsky.social · Sep 4

End of summer sale at Stanford University Press, which means the Dave/ @plagasse.bsky.social and Steve book is now just $37.50. And it is thick, so the $/page is low, kind of like how Estonia's defence spending is high since their GDP is low. Woot!! www.sup.org/books/politi...

Cover for Overseen or Overlooked: Legislators, Armed Forces and Democratic Accountability. Some would say this is spiffy book.

Cover art: red picture of the Horse Guards in front of the British Parliament.

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Michael Orsini @morsini.bsky.social · Sep 3

Join @ottawahealthlaw.ca Oct 2–3 for a national conference: Reframing Mental Health Law: Emerging Controversies and Cross-Sector Perspectives. Keynotes: @Kwame_McKenzie & Dr. Tracy Vaillancourt. Student rates available. Hope to see you there! www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/conferences/...

Reframing Mental Health Law – Emerging Controversies and Cross-Sector Perspectives

Conference @University of Ottawa October 2/3, 2025

www.ottawahealthlaw.ca

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Fundación Ética Climática y Desarrollo @eticaclimatica.bsky.social · Sep 3

Call for Papers

Special Issue in the Monash Bioethics Review SpringerEthics

Antimicrobial Resistance, Historical Responsibility & Intergenerational Justice

Funding support for open access

Deadline: 01 April 2026

link.springer.com/collections/...

Contact: [email protected]

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Patrick Fafard @pfafard.bsky.social · Sep 3

A good primer on the global challenge of antimicrobial resistance, the critically important but often ignored dimension of global health governance, including the new #pandemictreaty. From my brilliant #GSL colleague Isaac Weldon

Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · Sep 3

Pandemic Laws Still Leave Antimicrobial Resistance in the Cold - Petrie-Flom Center petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2025/09/03/p...

Pandemic Laws Still Leave Antimicrobial Resistance in the Cold - Petrie-Flom Center

Over the past five years, governments have rewritten global health law at a rapid pace. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, states revised the International Health Regulations (IHR) in 2024 and sign...

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