Today, MacMed Political Advocacy Committee had a wonderful, productive meeting with Brad Clark (Ward 9) to discuss ⬆️ support for folks experiencing homelessness. Our goals are to: ⬆️ harm reduction services in shelters, cease the criminalization of homelessness, and ⬆️ access to public hygiene facilities

“Going into the community helps with the power imbalance that’s inherent in health care,” says Saadia Sediqzadah, who is part of an interdisciplinary team providing mental health care through outreach – by meeting people where they are. bit.ly/350z6Rr

Grateful for the opportunity to learn from PH experts today at our #OMSADoA2020. Effective public health delivery saves lives - today we are learning how we can help safeguard it. Thank you Samantha Hill Dr. Doris Grinspun 🇨🇦 RN, PhD, FAAN, O.ONT @Healthmac Dr. James Wright !

#OMSADoA2020 André Picard 's Golden Rules of Advocacy: 1. Know the facts, 2. Use the facts, 3. Have a clear, concise message, 4. Nurture relationships and find allies, 5. Engage the public, 6. Say thank you, 7. Tell a story.

During today's #OMSADoA2020 session, I couldn't stop thinking: I want to be just like Naheed Dosani when I grow up 😌 Grateful for physician role models who show us how to provide compassionate, equitable care.

Proud of Ontario Med Students's Policy and Response Team for advocating for equity-focused solutions to prevent the spread of COVID-19

Today, Katie McKenzie, Moriam Ahmed and I had a fruitful conversation with Mike Schreiner on public health in Ontario. We spoke about improving public health IT infrastructure and strengthening PH funding. Thank you MPP Schreiner for your support of PH in Ont! #OMSADoA2020

Only one more day to submit your OMSA policy paper proposals! If you have an idea for a paper that takes a stance on policy, health or med ed curriculum issues in Ontario, we would love to hear from you!

How do you take a Gender-Affirming Sexual & Contraceptive History Taking ? Avoid gendered language and making assumptions about the patient and use gender-inclusive language. What does this entail? Keep reading this thread for some examples!

Reflecting on a fruitful and inspiring discussion with Dr.VivianS and Dr. Amit Arya on how Ontario medical students can support the advocacy efforts of Doctors for Justice in LTC. Looking forward to important and meaningful work ahead!

Had so much fun leading an advocacy workshop this weekend for CoverContraceptiON with @YenahSeo!

Today, my colleagues and I called on Ontario MPPs to legislate paid, universal sick leave. Check out our press release at: omsa.ca/en/hub/ontario…

Check out this cool paper by an even cooler pal 🥰

Had so much fun moderating the IM Residency Panel this morning during our Book to Bedside conference #B2B2021. Grateful for our awesome IM residents who shared their experiences and important pearls they've learned along the way.

Thank you to all our keynote speakers, residents, Dr. Crowther, Dr. Martin, and participants who made this year's virtual #B2B2021 possible! We are grateful for all your support <3

Thank you, @JoeyColeman, for sharing the data Dr Jill and I have been working on collecting over the past year. Average age of death of Hamiltonians experiencing homelessness in the last 6 months: 36. Something needs to change. Full data here: hamiltonhomelessmortality.weebly.com 🧵

Supporting and empowering parents during the periode that their children grow up and go through #healthcare #transition from pediatric to adult care. Read more about a new & exciting project in the pediatric rheumatology clinic McMaster Children's Hospital 👇 degruyter.com/document/doi/1…

It is with great sadness that OMSA remembers and honours our colleague, peer, and friend Abeera Shahid, who passed on December 19th. Abeera was a 3rd year med student uOttawa | Faculté de médecine, Faculty of Medicine and OMSA’s Vice President of Advocacy. Read our members’ tribute here: omsa.ca/en/hub/in-memo… 1/7

22 Hamiltonians experiencing homelessness died between June and November 2022, that we know of. Their average age was 43. It is with heavy hearts that we share the next set of data on mortality among people experiencing homelessness in Hamilton. hamiltonhomelessmortality.weebly.com/jun---nov-22.h…