Sickle Cell Disease is an insidious disease that affects multiple organs. History showed that it was often underdiagnosed and caused many patients to suffer from terrible stigma. Dr. Pakhale was involved in the creation of the first Canadian SCD registry. It is a stepping stone in advocating for the rights of patients affected by SCD.
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As needed budesonide/formoterol in Asthma: The Role of Patient Preference, Dose Adherence and Education
“This presentation was originally broadcast during the Lung Health Foundation’s Better Breathing Week 2022. We have received their permission to offer the recording on our website. This recording may not be distributed without the express permission of the Lung Health Foundation and Dr. Pakhalé. For details, please contact network@lunghealth.ca.”
Interview with Dr. Pakhale for “Doctors of Ottawa”
Dr. Smita Pakhale shares her thoughts on how a student body at University of Ottawa can improve cultural awareness. She also talks of how ethnic differences can be manifested in the workplace.
NCCDH Webinar: Embedding equity in pandemic-planning, response and recovery
This conversation will provide an opportunity for participants to learn from select case studies about innovative interventions that have been implemented to address COVID-19 related-health…
Understanding the challenge of COVID-19 for Ottawa’s most vulnerable people Dr. Smita Pakhalé
Dr. Smita Pakhalé and her colleagues will harness the trust and engagement they have built with Ottawa’s most marginalized communities over the last…
Breaking tobacco habit among homeless cuts opioid use, Ottawa study finds
A new Ottawa study suggests that cutting the rate of smoking among the poor and homeless can also reduce their use of street drugs, including opioids such as heroin and fentanyl…
Can butting out help you kick drugs, too? Ottawa study says yes.
Can cutting back on smoking cigarettes help some drug users quit opioids? Researchers with the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute think so. After a six month-trial involving 80…
A new clinical trial in Ottawa asks: Can e-cigarettes help the homeless quit smoking?
An Ottawa doctor is about to launch a clinical trial aimed at finding out whether e-cigarettes can help homeless people quit smoking. Dr. Smita Pakhalé, a research scientist and…
Pakhalé: COVID-19 challenges us to decide which is more important – community or self
Testing, tracking, and isolation: These make up the hallmark package to control the spread of COVID-19. In countries where this package was implemented comprehensively…