Healthcare and Language Access Series: Silvia Garcia Codony - Managing PTSD in a Digital Age
December 11, 2020
When we think of Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) we think of the internal turmoil and stress that war inflicts on our brave women and men in..
Healthcare and Language Access Series: Dele Atanda Interview - Your Data, Your Future
November 13, 2020
How do we think about the mobile apps and data that we use in our day to day lives? How can data collected on a smartphone be used to ethically..
2020 Election: Healthcare Platforms in Plain English
October 30, 2020
November 3, 2020 is Election Day in the US. However, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, records are being broken with mail-in ballots and..
World Health Experts Came Together Virtually. Ad Astra was there.
October 23, 2020
Last week the Ad Astra team attended the HLTH VRTL 2020 conference. With over 4,000 virtual attendees and a diverse representation of government,..
Healthcare and Language Access Series: Doug Olberding on the "Marathon Attitude"
October 9, 2020
To top off Ad Astra's MedStar Race to Beat Cancer participation (it's NOT too late to donate here!), I offer a story that highlights the amazing..
DC Design Week 2020
October 2, 2020
A whirlwind of expression and creativity took place from September 18th through 25th at DC Design Week 2020! Despite the obstacles that COVID-19..
Healthcare and Language Access Series: Vanessa Niño Interview - Part 2
September 25, 2020
In a continuation of last week’s (Part 1) interview with MedStar Washington Hospital Center’s Vanessa Niño, we delve deeper into how COVID-19 has..
Healthcare and Language Access Series: Vanessa Niño Interview - Part 1
September 18, 2020
Interpreters are critical to the well-being and health of patients, providers, and families in healthcare settings. That’s because without..
Healthcare and Language Access Series: Dr. Chiu Interview - Part 2
September 4, 2020
In the second half of our exciting chat with Dr. Alexander Chiu of Air Visits we dig deeper in to how he was able to scale a system that allowed..