Claire Acton (@actionacton1) 's Twitter Profile
Claire Acton

@actionacton1

EM physician in working in Calgary, previously of U of T vintage. Interests include global health, EDI, and POCUS medical education. She/her.

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calendar_today03-03-2012 14:02:46

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Dennis Cho (@dennischo) 's Twitter Profile Photo

bravo CMAJ for (what I think is) your FIRST-ever #POCUS-related article. thanks for acknowledging its place in medicine. this is timely and useful. please keep at it! #POCUSforCOVID

Kate Hayman (@hayman_kate) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Let's start by ensuring equitable access to testing for those most vulnerable to #COVID-19. We need immediate scale up of testing in congregate settings, particularly shelters & respite sites.

Claire Acton (@actionacton1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"What will more testing reveal? Ontario’s official number of confirmed infections will rise at first, perhaps dramatically. That will make it seem like the pandemic is suddenly getting worse, but it will actually mean seeing more of the iceberg – the part that is now underwater"

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Deb - you totally deserve this. Thanks for keeping us safe and maintaining a positive attitude throughout this pandemic. Your smile is infectious!

Claire Acton (@actionacton1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"The syndemics approach, Singer explains, accounts for how inequality and injustice contribute to “disease clustering,” i.e., the social conditions that cause multiple diseases, both chronic and infectious, to cluster in vulnerable groups" theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

Jen Lee (@jenleecbc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Calgary ER doctor Katie Lin MD MPH 🇨🇦 treats many essential workers (teachers, grocery store/warehouse workers) who are very ill w/ COVID + had no choice but to work How does it feel knowing events like anti-mask rallies/Bowden rodeo are happening while she fights to save them? Watch:

Anand Swaminathan MD MPH 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦 (@emswami) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I'm often asked: what have you learned from the pandemic? While I wouldn't say I "learned" it during pandemic, I am reminded every day of how useless I am w/o our nurses We're facing multiple medical crises but the loss of great nurses is the one that hurts most

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Climate Change impacts all disciplines. Check out part 2 of The Climate Crisis and Emergency Medicine! What individual actions can you take? buff.ly/3LLB91h Scott Claire Acton

Climate Change impacts all disciplines. Check out part 2 of The Climate Crisis and Emergency Medicine!

What individual actions can you take?

buff.ly/3LLB91h 

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