Some sensible advice on health spending, still ignored 50 years later. The Lalonde Report, which stressed investing in prevention not just more sickness care, is more relevant than ever, by ⁦André Picard⁩ via GlobeDebate #sdoh theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

This is such a devastating experience: finding someone dead in a semi-public space and wondering how many people walked by without checking on them. I know this experience and it’s not ok. Please people, check on folks. Ask them if they need help. Care. timescolonist.com/local-news/doz…

Thank you Bruce Arthur and Toronto Star for writing about the harassment and defamation directed at me by the Federal Conservative Party, fuelled by fact-less right wing media As I said in the article: yes, I am afraid They have been escalating against me for 14 months.

He lost his father and brother to fentanyl, so he wrote 'honest' death notices | The Star Phoenix ottawacitizen.com/news/local-new…

Queer rights are in danger in Canada. Pierre Poilievre owns some of the blame. The Conservative leader is playing politics with the lives of trans🏳️‍⚧️Canadians, by Justin Ling (Has Left) thestar.com/opinion/contri… via @torontostar #LGBTQ+🏳️‍🌈

Dr Philpott is a former Federal Health Minister, physician and Dean of Medicine - trust her and not Pierre Poilievre on health and addictions issues. Her short thread is fact, not fiction. Conservative “common sense” will lead to more deaths. Jane Philpott

It's so obvious that Alberta has not been publicly reporting many of its drug deaths since 2022. This is a weekly excess mortality graph for Alberta, since Feb 2020. The age group most affected by drug deaths is 0-44 years old (green line).

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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 🍁 Nick Tsergas

Housing is health care. Canada, we’re in terrible shape on both. We need to fix them together.

As for-profit health care expands across Canada, doctors are fighting back. The Canadian Medical Association wants to ensure access to care is based on need, and not on the ability to pay, by Kenyon Wallace thestar.com/business/as-fo… via @torontostar Canadian Medical Association

Research shows you cannot force people into drug rehab as suggested by Pierre Poilievre and achieve good outcomes thestar.com/politics/provi… via @torontostar

Three failed privatization experiments These Canadian provinces tried fixing wait times using private clinics, and failed bchealthcoalition.ca/failed_privati…

We can provide #PrimaryCare to every Ontarian for the price of two hospitals. To reform primary care, immediate investment and policy action are needed from our provincial political leaders, by Danielle Martin Jane Philpott Dr. Sarita Verma (She/Her) ottawacitizen.com/opinion/martin… via Ottawa Citizen

Health care workers are driven by an ethos of personal self-sacrifice. The system has exploited their dedication and neglected their well-being. To cure health care worker burnout, the system needs a cultural revolution. theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl… via Globe Opinion Temerty Medicine

Lisa Bourque Bearskin (University of Victoria - School of Nursing/Lisa Bourque Bearskin) spoke to CBC Radio about #UVic's Faculty of Health, the Indigenous wellness working group, and the start of the Indigenous nursing master's program.🎧 cbc.ca/listen/live-ra….

An absolutely stellar example of ethnography in palliative care - have a read 👇👇👇

Feeling big pride for my colleague + friend Hsien Seow PhD Induction into the college of the RSC // SRC is a BIG deal in 🇨🇦- especially for us in #PalliativeCare Kudos to you my friend 👏👏👏👏👏

👇 #Nursing is harm reduction ❤️

All Together Now - what a fabulous name for the symposium sponsored by BC Centre for Palliative Care don’t miss out and register soon and join us in Vancouver for what will be a day full of important conversations in #PalliativeCare