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Blog Grid | Allan Bonner

07 Sep

Get science out of the lab and onto the street to save lives

Blog Grid / Public Health

It seems as if everyone is an epidemiologist these days. So it’s worth considering epidemiology’s history and the role it should be playing in public policy, preventing disease and promoting health. When U.S. President Donald Trump and reporters get into arguments about infections, testing and death rates, they’re engaging in an epidemiological discussion. Not everyone

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03 Sep

Clear Risk Communication in Emergency Plans

Blog Grid / Crisis Management / Emergency Planning / Public Health / Uncategorized

Why is risk communication important when writing emergency plans?

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30 Aug

Communication mistakes undermine the credibility of scientists

Blog Grid / Communications / Emergency Planning / Public Health

Crises make for strange bedfellows. It took the COVID-19 pandemic to forge a bond between journalists and epidemiologists. These two occupations have little in common. Journalist detest jargon and are admonished by editors for wordy prose. Epidemiologists publish in medical and scientific journals using the jargon and terminology of their profession. They may present scientific

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28 Aug

Leadership in this Pandemic: Robin Sears

Blog Grid / Crisis Management / Leadership

Allan Bonner and commentator Robin Sears discuss the unique leadership challenges in this pandemic, how leadership sometimes falls short in meeting those challenges, and what leaders need to do going forward.

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23 Aug

We need clarity to conquer COVID-19

Blog Grid / Communications / Crisis Management / Public Health

“Pandemics are a magnifying glass that sheds light on social conditions,” says May-Brith Ohman Nielsen, professor of history at the University of Agder in Norway. Pandemics lay bare the failures of a country’s organization and capacity that went unnoticed during uneventful times. Conflicting policies, staff vacancies, purchase orders for the wrong items, a lack of

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20 Aug

Memo to Joe Biden on how to win U.S. election

Blog Grid / Leadership / Politics

M E M O R A N D U M To: U.S. President Joe Biden (if you take my advice) From: Allan Bonner Re: Your strategy Your recent media interviews and commentary about you is the catalyst for this memo. What follows are principles and advice you must recognize and adhere to in order to

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06 Apr

Leadership: The Wounded Organization

Blog Grid / Leadership

Some academic researchers have found it useful to conduct critiques of emotional and cultural aspects of organizations and policy making. This type of work supports the notion that a wounded leader may influence the personality of his organization and its behaviour. Wounded leaders may bring with them what has been described as a huge “well

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25 Mar

(Watch) Photo Ops and the Pandemic

Blog Grid / Crisis Management / Emergency Planning / Latest News / Public Health

Allan Bonner explores a concept proposed by Ulrich Beck: that politicians try to underwrite our safety. These days, they do this by political theatre and photo ops — like eating beef after the Mad Cow scare, or eating in Chinatown after SARS, H1N1 and now COVID-19. Should this be the priority?

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24 Mar

Why we need to rethink our supply chains: Businesses and Pandemic Planning (Watch)

Blog Grid / Crisis Management / Hot Topic / Latest News

There’s no disputing that the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted some flaws in our supply chains, what with the shortages from grocery stores to industrial components caused by the global travel shutdowns. In following such models as Just-In-Time production and outsourcing production overseas, we’ve prioritized efficiency and cost savings…but have we ignored a hidden cost? Allan

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16 Mar

Just a Minute! Food Safety (WATCH)

Blog Grid / Crisis Management / Emergency Planning / Latest News

With the COVID-19 pandemic dominating our headlines and collective consciousness, it’s easy to forget some basic food safety that could potentially impact our health much more than the coronavirus. Allan Bonner takes Just a Minute to remind us of this important tip.

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