For only $29/month on your CREDIT CARD, your child too can see a doctor. Or you can wait 3-12 hours in ER. “There’s one thing I will guarantee: you’ll always be covered by OHIP, not your credit card” - Premier Ford cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

Chronic under-resourcing is negatively impacting kids' #healthcare. Children’s hospitals are pulling out all the stops to meet the needs of 🇨🇦 children. They need our help. #cdnpoli #cdnhealth Children's Healthcare Canada Children First ottawa.citynews.ca/local-news/for… via @citynewsottawa

Ontario parents say a free virtual pediatric clinic is 'critical.' So why will they now have to pay? | CBC News cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

📌Pls share: Family Doctor Tips on Caring for Children with Respiratory Symptoms is now available in multiple languages including French, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Hindi, Farsi, Tamil, Portuguese, Arabic, Urdu, Italian and Spanish. ontariofamilyphysicians.ca/news-features/…

Karyn RN The decision to do this was taken out of our hands. Telemedicine still exists but reimbursement for orphaned patients is insulting at $15. Most of us will pivot to video platforms for our own patients only. For some patients,navigating this will be difficult or impossible.

Every one of us should be angry that one of Ontario’s largest children’s hospitals has had to call in the Red Cross to help with staffing. Every one of us should be demanding that our government immediately invest more resources into our healthcare system. Every one of us.

The OntarioMD team is connecting with physicians at the Ottawa Community Pediatrician event this evening Chandi Chandrasena MD, CCFP, FCFP Ontario Medical Association Email is at [email protected] if you need support with #EMRs or #digitalhealrh tools

Urgent, comprehensive overview of how pediatric care in Ontario has reached today’s crisis point. “This is our 100-year-flood” By ⁦Kenyon Wallace⁩ and ⁦Megan Ogilvie⁩ thestar.com/news/canada/20…

"This is the time for everyone in our community--kids, adults, whether you're healthy or sick--to get their flu shot": @lmsamson Dr. Lindy Samson, Chief of Staff at CHEO Ottawa #VaccinesWork cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

The earlier children with autism receive treatment, the better their long-term outcomes. But backlogs mean many children are forced to wait months or years before they can even be diagnosed by an accredited medical professional. Great research by @drmelpenner to cut these waits:

While I am not a family medicine physician, this is an accurate reflection of community peds ....with the exception that "team based care" in Community Pediatrics has a long way to go. cbc.ca/news/canada/ot…

Clickety click. So much replication, to the point where I miss my pen, paper and transcriptionist on a daily basis! Thanks for writing this. justanoldcountrydoctor.com/2023/04/30/the…

Hospital backlogs in pediatric care could affect children’s health for the rest of their lives, by ⁦Carly Weeks⁩ via ⁦The Globe and Mail⁩ #pediatrics theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Do you know an infant/child/youth in the Ottawa region who needs routine childhood immunizations? Book here! kcf.flow.canimmunize.ca/en/vaccinatean…

Great morning at the RBC Race for the Kids in support of CHEO Mental Health 🫶

Thanks OntarioMD for the key updates and issues in digital health. The highlight on physician burnout is real. Love that this was also a relationship 1st with this lifelong, non-MD partner Sean Kerklaan (we actually attended the same conference ❤️)

Kids Come First is thrilled to accept the 2023 Children's Healthcare Canada Award for Organizational Leadership! Thank you to CHC, our dedicated partners and most importantly the children, youth and family members of our health team.

Very grateful to be present yesterday, for an announcement that will have a positive impact on children and youth in our region ottawacitizen.com/news/local-new…

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Excited to be receiving review and feed back from international peer experts in vascular anomalies for our patients CHEO Ottawa CHEO STRONG Research . These rare anomalies are complex and need multidisciplinary care. Very special to be part of that care CHEO Ottawa. issva.org