When patients experiencing homelessness come to the hospital, they stay longer and are double the cost of housed patients. St. Michael's Hospital's LP Pavey, outreach worker, and Carolyn Snider, emergency physician, talk with CBC News about the issue: cbc.ca/i/phoenix/play…

“The key message here is that we made this work through a publicly funded health-care system in collaboration with multiple hospitals.” Solutions are possible. This example is a great example of using the 'smoothing' concept. Well-done ORTHO! thestar.com/news/canada/a-…

New research from ODPRN shows opioids caused 1 in 4 deaths in young people between 2019 & 2021. Dr. @tara_gomes, scientist at St. Michael's Hospital, discusses the findings & the unpredictability of the unregulated drug supply. CMAJ Toronto Star thestar.com/news/canada/op…

'The jury recommended all stakeholders 'collaborate and show ownership in the resolution of the bed-blockage issue.”
🧵CAEP is doing just that. We will be holding a National Forum on the Future of Emergency Care with stakeholders across Canada. 1/ cbc.ca/news/canada/ne…

Tackling the causes of crime, not sending more people to jail, is the only way to fight it . Time to get smart on crime. theconversation.com/tackling-the-c… via The Conversation Canada Catherine Cullen
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Many families cannot afford diapers, formula, and/or wipes for their newborn children. Please join us in our first St Mikes ED Diaper, Formula, and Wipes drive! All donations go to Robertson House amazon.ca/registries/gl/…
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Those experiencing homelessness are having a significant impact on emergency rooms in Canada. St. Michael's Hospital's physicians Carolyn Snider, Sahil Gupta, Stephen Hwang talk with The Globe and Mail about the issue and the changes that need to be made.
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Thanks to molly hayes for her in-depth investigation of a key health concern in Canada. Thank-you for featuring the ED projects and homelessness research Unity Health Toronto and MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions. Sahil Gupta Stephen Hwang

EM:POWER is the result of input from all sectors of healthcare. ED is the epicentre. There are solutions and I know that healthcare can be better for all Cdns. We need government & policy makers to commit to change with frontline experts at the table.CAEP

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Bronx medical school, the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, is now tuition-free thanks to a $1 billion gift from Dr. Ruth Gottesman, a former professor.

Gottesman, whose late husband was an early investor with Warren Buffett, has made it a condition of the gift that…

The voice of Canadian citizens on primary care - led by the amazing Tara Kiran. Every single canadian should have easy access to a primary care provider that is integrated with and supported by wider healthcare system.

CAEP has made it clear. Health agencies need to be held accountability with frame works designed by their provincial ministries to the same standard as front line workers. Lack of this accountability is a major issue in health care systems. Solid leaders know this.

Thanks to our president CAEP , Dr. Michael Howlett for laying out the key issues associated with emergency department wait times. macleans.ca/society/health…

Glad to see Garrick Mok use the word 'first' - I was working and couldn't make it over. Looking forward to the next one.

“Here is what we seek: a compassion that can stand in awe at what the poor have to carry rather than stand in judgment at how they carry it.” Greg Boyle

Pandemic funding cuts mean fewer emergency doctors at Queensway Carleton Hospital ottawacitizen.com/news/local-new… via @ottawacitizen

Hot off the Press: A Longitudinal Survey on Canadian Emergency
Physician Burnout annemergmed.com/article/S0196-… Kerstin de Wit