Great employment opportunities to improve access and equity and make a difference to child and youth health outcomes

As Cases Soar, ‘Dementia Villages’ Look Like the Future of #HomeCare. New treatment facilities are blurring the lines between hospital and home, by @JoannPlockova  nytimes.com/2023/07/03/rea… via The New York Times NeglectedNoMore #dementia #eldercare

Calgary's new Cardiac Neuromuscular Clinic provides specialized care for adults with neuromuscular disorders, focusing on managing heart complications. Led by Dr. Omid Kiamanesh, the clinic is making a positive impact on 250 patients with varying conditions. Read the full story:

For health care professionals | Pocket Guide for Immunizers: Tdap/DTaP/IPV-containing Vaccines | immunize.ca/sites/default/… #VaccinesWork #GetImmunized

Sleep hygiene and sleeping well has been recognized as a proactive strategy for psychological health. Great to see public health research that recognizes equitability and accessibility. Sleep health likely underpinned by many of the social determinants on health.

“Calgary is second only to Toronto for total refugees welcomed and resettles more refugees per capita than any Canadian metropolitan centre… barriers and coordination gaps between healthcare and settlement services limit effective healthcare delivery to newly arrived refugees.”

People often like you more than you know. The fear of rejection leads us to ruminate about minor mistakes—and stops acquaintances, roommates, and colleagues from sharing how much they enjoy our company. Most people spend more time worrying about being judged than judging

Funding opportunities for mental health and addictions : being well & getting help.

“as a nation we need to switch away from our current over-reliance on acute hospital based care, towards a laser focus on #Prevention & #EarlyIntervention to enable older people to stay fit & well in their own homes, & in care homes.” #IntegratedCare #Aging

I see examples every day of kind, smart, thoughtful people weighing in on Twitter. I hope you stay here. I enjoy reading your comments. I know it's easy to get discouraged by the corrosiveness but I highly recommend the mute function.

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"We cannot leave the sacred work to be done by others without the intense and specific knowledge that is necessary to undertake this," … “It's sacred work, and seen as a responsibility." cbc.ca/news/canada/sa…

Great to see this drug coverage added for people living with ALS… let’s add some more drugs for patients with other diseases who carry the financial burden of drug coverage in a ‘universal’ health care system cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…

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For people and pets evacuating from the Yellowknife, access to accommodations and other supports, like Transit passes, is still available in Calgary. Evacuees are encouraged to register at one of the designated reception centres. 1/4

Peter Lougheed Centre is PROUD to support 2SLGBTQIA+ patients and staff. Join us this week for some #YYCPride activities #YYCpride2023 #LoveIsLove

Excited to scale and spread this project to the Peter Lougheed Centre in 2024! Alberta Innovates Alberta Health Services #PRIHS #PLCproud #PFCC #patientsafety #PatientCare

I hate how we discuss "lifestyle choices" in medicine. We forget that "choice" is a function of privilege- so deeply context dependent. The degree to which our language use is oblivious to issues of #equity is embarrassing (not to mention harmful). #languagematters

In health & care, we often focus on a narrow concept of improving "staff experience", when we could be building a much deeper & more profound basis of human connection at work: a sense of belonging. Belonging is when an employee, regardless of their background or role, knows that