When healthcare adapts to the individual with Dr. Shalhav Malamud

<p>Pathways to Zero Barriers </p><p><br></p><p>Episode: When healthcare adapts to the individual with Dr. Shalhav Malamud </p><p><br></p><p>How can person-centered care transform access to healthcare for persons with disabilities? </p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of Pathways to Zero Barriers, host Tom Butcher speaks with Dr. Shalhav Malamud, Medical Director of the Dental Clinic at Beit Issie Shapiro in Israel. Dr. Malamud shares how adapting healthcare environments, communication, and clinical practices to individual needs can improve access to dental care for persons with disabilities. </p><p><br></p><p>Drawing on her experience developing a person-centered, sensory-informed dental care model, Dr. Malamud discusses how trust-building, multidisciplinary approaches, and professional education can reduce reliance on general anesthesia and support patients to build confidence in receiving routine care. The conversation also explores systemic barriers within healthcare training and service delivery, the importance of integrating disability-focused competencies into medical education, and the responsible use of AI as a supportive tool in professional training and service improvement. </p><p><br></p><p>Dr. Malamud’s call to action highlights the importance of ensuring that patients feel seen, safe, and respected, and encourages academic institutions and professional organizations to embed disability-focused training as a core component of healthcare curricula. </p><p><br></p><p>In this episode: </p><p><br></p><p>Adapting healthcare systems, environments, and communication to individual needs </p><p><br></p><p>Reducing reliance on general anesthesia through person-centered care models </p><p><br></p><p>Addressing systemic barriers through education and professional training </p><p><br></p><p>Resources &amp; Links </p><p><br></p><p>🔗 Programme website: scaling-solutions.zeroproject.org </p><p>📄 Transcript: <a href="https://zeroproject.org/fileadmin/root_zeroproject/Downloads/ZPScale/PathwaysToZeroBarriers/Season_2/EP_09/Pathways_S02E09_Transcript.docx" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Download Transcript </a></p><p>✅ Key Takeaways Checklist: <a href="https://zeroproject.org/fileadmin/root_zeroproject/Downloads/ZPScale/PathwaysToZeroBarriers/Season_2/EP_09/Takeaways_S02E09.docx" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Download</a> </p><p>🌐 Guest: Dr Shalhav Malamud / Beit Issie Shapiro: <a href="https://beitissie.org.il/en/therapies/adapted-dental-care/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">link</a></p><p><br></p><p>📩 Contact: scaling-solutions@zeroproject.org </p><p><br></p><p>Brought to you by </p><p><br></p><p>The Zero Project with the support of the Essl Foundation, Fundación Descúbreme, GIZ on behalf of BMZ, and Access to Success. </p><p><br></p><p>Credits </p><p><br></p><p>Host: Thomas Butcher </p><p>Production: Małgorzata Grobelna, Alessandro Gobello, and Judith Hermetter </p><p>Audio Engineering: Antina Zlatkova / Mediengarten </p>