We met with BC New Democrat Caucus Richmond-Steveston MLA Kelly Greene, MLA for Richmond-Steveston about overcrowded ED conditions in BC, pushing for mandating Health Authorities to collect consistent data around labor shortages and education planning to inform ED workforce. #BCUnsafeERs #EnoughWaiting #UBCMed

We discussed unsafe ED conditions in BC with BC United Caucus MLA for West Vancouver- Capilano Karin Kirkpatrick 🇨🇦, calling on our government to bolster primary and urgent care, and improve ED safety nets! #BCUnsafeERs #EnoughWaiting #UBCMed

📽️Tune in to CBC Vancouver at 11pm tonight as #UBCMed students Preet Gandhi (he/him) and Sebastian Lopez Steven speak about the critical conditions facing emergency departments in BC, and some of our recommendations! Check out our full policy paper, to learn more! #BCUnsafeERs #EnoughWaiting

This week, #UBCMed student Kathryn Haegedorn spoke with #daybreaknorth CBC British Columbia about overcrowded EDs across BC. Read our full report for our recommendations, including prioritizing rural patient transport and improving ED safety nets! #EnoughWaiting cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

"The City of Vancouver and its Park Board have once again mobilized against the houseless residents of this city." READ: straight.com/city-culture/l…

"The concept of 'health & safety' loses all meaning when measures to achieve it are imposed on people by force, to the detriment of their physical & mental well-being" @UBCMedicine students' open letter to City of Vancouver & @Parkboard re: decampments: tinyurl.com/UBCmeds4CRABpa…

When people are stably housed, they enjoy longer lives & better health. 🏘️ Guess what happens when people are repeatedly displaced? City of Vancouver & @Parkboard must adopt approaches to tent cities that preserve dignity & protect #publichealth: tinyurl.com/UBCmeds4CRABpa… #vanpoli

Yesterday, Vancouver Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation approved bylaw changes that will make public spaces even more hostile to people experiencing homelessness. From a #publichealth perspective, this is the exact wrong approach. Read more: tinyurl.com/UBCmeds4CRABpa… #futuredocsfordecenthousing #vanpoli