2.4 Handling the Pandemic | How to Put Yourself First with Dr. Firas Khalid

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We need to reconstruct how we think of failure. We need to put ourselves first during this pandemic and find joy in the smallest of instances. Why are we so hard on ourselves? How can we adjust our mindset to positively think about our future and our careers? Join our host Shania Bhopa in one of the most inspiring episodes yet as she chats with Dr. Firas Khalid on all things covid-19, self-care, and finding your purpose.

Ahmad Firas Khalid is a medical doctor and a Ph.D. graduate from the Health Policy Ph.D. at McMaster University, having been supervised by Dr. John Lavis. Previously, Firas worked as a health policy researcher at the Research Unit on Humanitarian Stakes and Practices (UREPH) at Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Geneva, Switzerland. He also worked in the Department of Child and Maternal Health at the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland.

Firas consulted on a number of health policy projects for the department of information, evidence, and research department in the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean and for Health Canada in Ottawa. Firas has expertise in medicine, education, health policy, knowledge translation, and health emergencies working with relief and intergovernmental organizations. Currently, Firas lectures at McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences.

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