Primary-care crisis means women aren't getting timely cancer screening, says doctor Dr. Lynette Powell says some women haven't had cervical screening since 2019 — and some were tested too late cbc.ca/news/canada/ne…

Experienced ER doctors across Canada are gathering to advocate for our patients. Thank you to everyone giving their time, their professional experience and their heartfelt concern. alan drummond CAEP

It should be a basic right in Canada that if you seek emergency care after injury, in distress or with acute illness that you will be attended to in a timely, professional and kind-hearted ER. This is what ER staff have gathered to fight for today. alan drummond CAEP

The emergency department cannot be the Canadian health care universal contingency plan (but it is)

This is our mindset- no patient left behind ⁦CAEP⁩

I have "escalated" to the highest nursing, flow and medical authorities in the hospital, and it is not effective. They are trying their best upstairs. As a consequence, patients line the ER halls. Escalating means I just see less patients. alan drummond CAEP Grant Innes

"No room at the inn" - 22 years ago by Dr. Drummond. The state of the nation has only worsened. Patients remain in ER, they die in ER - I attest to this reality. CAEP alan drummond caep.ca/periodicals/Vo…

“A disaster is anything that outstrips your ability to deliver care”. And then by definition crowding can be viewed as a disaster (daily in Canadian emergency departments)

Friendly reminder! If you are bringing your tiny or medium humans to #CAEP24 Saskatoon please fill out this form surveymonkey.com/r/CAEP24_TCU_a… to sign them up for activities and ensure they get their goodie bag complete with a CAEP Kid T-shirt!

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Congratulations to British Columbia on the establishment of this new medical school! Wonderful choice in David Price as founding dean!

Breaking News - CAEP Important statement of principles in establishing and communicating to the public standards for ED staffing from ⁦CAEP⁩ BOTTOM LINE? To call it an “ED” you must have a physician on site or nearby on call. caep.ca/breaking-news/

NEW RELEASE RE: virtual care providers in the Emergency Department. The gist: No on-site ED physician = not an ED. Virtual support with on-call physician to come in is a hybrid model but not an actual ED. Virtual support for NP/PA/Medics with no on-site EM MD = not an ED.

Canada's emergency doctors question this growing trend to 'virtual ER' care. It's better than nothing but is it the way Canadians want their heart attack or stroke managed? See their release with the message "To call it an “ED” you must have a physician on site or nearby on

A sad state of affairs ⁦CAEP⁩ ⁦Canadian Medical Association⁩ ⁦National Post⁩ nationalpost.com/news/canada/ca…

Healthcare collapse is here. If the right people act, we can still reverse it, by Dr. Alika Lafontaine MD canadahealthwatch.ca/2024/07/22/hea… via Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @nicktsergas

nationalpost.com/news/canada/ca… Kerstin de Wit

Shout out to CJEM for adding a new decision editor role for advancing equity in EM 👏🏻 If you have experience in addressing barriers faced by equity-deserving groups please apply!

Hospital data shows Ontario's hallway health care problem is worse than ever. Nearly 2,000 patients on average kept in ‘unconventional spaces’ like hallways and break rooms in January, by Aidan Chamandy thetrillium.ca/news/health/ho… via TheTrillium.ca Raghu Venugopal MD #CanadaWAITS