We need to talk about the (wishful?) thinking driving Cdn health policy: That changing how & how much we pay MDs will fix the primary care crisis. New “blended” pymt models, 1st seen in BC, are making this claim. @ruthlavergne.bsky.social @lindsayhedden.bsky.social www.cfp.ca/content/71/6... 🧵

Former CFPC CEO moderates panel on primary care at @cdndrsformedicare.bsky.social first in-person conference with panelists @danyaalraza.com @docmcohen.medsky.social and @lindsayhedden.bsky.social

A tactic likely to raise revenues for #ableg govt systematically undermining its own fiscal capacity 1-Charge AHS inflated rates to lease its own hospitals back? 2-Deficits ensue, UCP says AHS can’t manage its budget 3-Privatize & sell off hospitals #abpoli calgaryherald.com/news/braid-s...

Well, that was a complete clown show featuring Kevin O'Leary, the Tar Sands MAGA Man, Both Sides-ing Hanomansing, and a couple rational Canadians who mentioned international law Americans listening are probably like, wow, it really won't take much to invade that country #CrossCountryFuckUp

It's a grift! The public is being swindled by the Alberta government and private health care investors The news out of Alberta just keeps getting worse For-profits paid upwards of 2x as much for the same procedures performed in Alberta's public hospitals Public inquiry now. #abpoli #ableg

I’ve been researching this topic for a decade We’ve had Canadian and international evidence that for-profit delivery is MORE COSTLY So we can confirm this (again) in Alberta For-profit costs more: investors must profit from our tax dollars

It's Canadian Doctors for Medicare's 1st Health Summit on March 8 in Toronto. Drs. @danyaalraza.com @lindsayhedden.bsky.social & @docmcohen.medsky.social will discuss the primary care crisis + solutions. Register here www.canadiandoctorsformedicare.ca/cdm_health_s... #cdnhealth #cdnpoli #medsky

Pathetic falling in line from a medical professional who clearly knew that the person he was interviewing for a critically important job was egregiously unqualified. This Senator bears responsibility for RFK Jr.'s impact on public health.

The Globe editorial board might be interested to know that Quebec has among some of the longest public waits for surgeries in the country — precisely the result of allowing dual practice where doctors spend their time doing private-pay for the wealthier #cdnpoli

For an excellent breakdown of virtual primary care and how it's paid for in Canada, check out this article by Sheryl Spithoff, Ewan Affleck and @lindsayhedden.bsky.social www.cfp.ca/content/70/1... #cdnhealth

This won’t make the corporate chains operating on the margins of Medicare very happy. And that’s a good thing. Thank you Minister Holland

This is big (great!) news and such a long time coming. We will probably see some big restructuring among shareholder-owned virtual care companies since presumably they won’t be able to charge patients privately for services their staff NPs provide.

For decades, medical associations have argued that doctors don't want salaried payment Turns out it's as popular as the research suggests A #BCpoli city put a family doctor on the payroll to address a shortage. Now, many physicians want in www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

RANT: How fee-based Private / For Profit Primary Health Care "Innovations" are wrecking 🇨🇦 healthcare for everyone else. Today a recruiter offered me "more information about" a job that would pay me ~450-500k/year to look after 400 patients. 1/11

New paper alert📢 Virtual primary care can be an effective tool to improve evidence-based care to folks with opioid use disorder. Thanks to our research team who got this paper published! @lindsayhedden.bsky.social (SS, SN, EG) @jmirpub.bsky.social www.jmir.org/2024/1/e54015

So glad to see our students /analysts presenting results from the research we have done together. #FMF2024 findings of qualitative interviews with family physicians about virtual care for people with opioid use disorder during COVID @lindsayhedden.bsky.social pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36167365/

This commentary with my 🌟 colleague @lindsayhedden.bsky.social summarizes what’s known about the “shortage” of family docs and the answers to finally turning the tide to get enough primary care access for all the people, spoiler: think public schools journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

This needs to be watched by every Canadian.

Is this a deliberate way to destroy the publicly-funded publicly-delivered system? montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...

The Onion should buy Elsevier next

Thanks to Ben Mazer for calling out the sanewashing of RFK Jr. Emily Oster, Leana Wen & Ashish Jha should be ashamed; in a clear act of self-promotion to assert their relevance in this new era, they've decided that indulging this man is good for their own careers. www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

The lack of real structural reform in health care is definitely a long-standing issue.

The Council of Europe released a "Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law" (www.coe.int/en/web/conve...). This acknowledges that AI can have positive and negative effects and at least starts to talk about redress. Worth a read, and I'd love comments.

Hi 👋 Bluesky! We are an evidence-based, physician-led organization that works to strengthen and preserve our publicly-funded health care system. We advocate for measures like pharmacare, robust primary care & public solutions that work, while outlining the pitfalls of privatization.

The fall of the Roman Empire but very stupid and everyone has phones.

Anyone on #medsky doing a Canadian physical starter pack? I tried but the app keeps glitching @ritamc.bsky.social @docmcohen.bsky.social @hotsahs.sahsi.net @vettergreenart.bsky.social @cmadocs.bsky.social @drmelissalem.bsky.social @drmsgandhi.bsky.social @drjengunter.bsky.social @alikamd.bsky.social

Canada, you need to be aware this atrocity is coming your way if the Conservatives get a majority.

Am fed up with crap care given by “virtual walk in clinics”🤬 (Have a cough? Antibiotics for everyone!) For profit, episodic care is NOT A REASONABLE FIX TO PRIMARY CARE ACCESS ISSUES🤬 Nor does it make any sense for it to be a “employer perk” for people who already have a GP🤬 WE NEED SOME RULES