Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

Contributing Writer

Batya Swift Yasgur MA, LSW, is a freelance medical writer who writes news, features, CME materials, and books for a variety of venues and target audiences, including healthcare professionals and consumers. She has a passion for human rights activism and is the author of Behind the Burqa (John Wiley, 2002), a memoir of 2 Afghan sisters who escaped Afghanistan. In addition, she holds the 1995 Robert L. Fish Award for Best First Published Mystery Story. Her fiction has appeared in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and several other publications. Beyond her desire to contribute to people's health and wellbeing through her writing, Batya offers emotional/spiritual support to clients in her Teaneck, New Jersey-based counseling practice to facilitate their journeys toward healing.

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Practice Management

Calls for More Support as Physicians Face Online Harassment

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

March 29, 2021

The researchers conducted 1103 surveys, encompassing 464 US physicians.

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COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation: Ethical Concerns, Practical Challenges

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

November 5, 2020

In the event of a likely scarcity of COVID-19 vaccines, a framework must be developed to inform who should get priority.

Practice Management

Reopening Your Medical Practice: Navigating a Complex Process

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

June 5, 2020

Physicians should remain cognizant that this is a rapidly and continually evolving situation and that, although some regulations are being relaxed as the country reopens, there might be an increase in cases.

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Seven Things to Consider When Transitioning to Telemedicine During COVID-19

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

May 1, 2020

Seven things to consider when transitioning to telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Support and Self-Care for Clinicians During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

April 28, 2020

COVID-19 is one of the most difficult and challenging events of modern times, upending clinicians’ sense of order and control,1 inundating medical facilities with patients and potentially overwhelming the healthcare system in the US.

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COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation: Ethical Concerns, Practical Challenges

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Seven Things to Consider When Transitioning to Telemedicine During COVID-19

Support and Self-Care for Clinicians During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Struggle to Balance Commitment to Work With Family Safety During COVID-19