“The evidence from around the world is clear: where a parallel private health system operates, both health outcomes and access to care are worse. Canadians were also clear in their resounding support where every Canadian has access to a publicly funded health care system.”

Residents of any Canadian postgrad training program: the Nor-Star program covers your travel and accommodation costs to complete electives in Northern Ontario Check out the opportunities on the NOSM U Medical Electives website here: www.nosm.ca/education/me... @snewbery1.bsky.social

The impact that an anti-vax, anti-science provincial government can have on the entire country.

Share your tail story this rural health week!

Rural health professionals are more than providers, they’re neighbors, mentors, lifelines. Watch their stories & share yours! #RuralHealthWeek @rccbc.bsky.social

SRPC supports the CMA’s new policy on integrated health workforce planning and calls for urgent action on rural health. Read Our Response: srpc.ca/srpc-welcome... @cmadocs.bsky.social

This is really well done! Way to go @healthcareforreal.bsky.social!

@apapsychiatric.bsky.social #medsky

Health professionals across Canada are calling on the federal government to act on the triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss because our health depends on it. Add your name to the open letter: planetaryhealthday.ca

Rural health systems matter. And there is a lot we need to do to improve them including creating a national rural health workforce strategy to help enable rural health workforce stability and ER predictability. I’m glad to have worked w stellar teammates on this response.

Doctors see patients in their offices who are vulnerable, and who have experienced challenges. Introducing an “ideological influence” does not help them. Read more from CMA President Dr. @jossreimer.bsky.social in the @theglobeandmail.com.

Canadian docs coming home… what a gift to Canada… so sad for the US.

What’s next for health care in Canada? At #CMAHealthSummit 2025, experts tackled policy shifts, AI, advancing Indigenous self-determination and cross-border impacts in the era of Trump. With an election already in motion, these discussions were more important than ever. Catch the highlights here 👇

I hope administrators, politicians & the media will watch this video to finally put an end to the Zombie Idea that non-urgent patients are responsible for ED crowding and addressing these patients needs will fix the crowding problem. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4hZ...

Rural communities matter. Rural docs and teams have come through the pandemic with new challenges, but also seeing new opportunities as championed by SRPC. We are in this together... let's champion change for rural clinicians, teams and communities! championingchange.srpc.ca

It’s hard to keep up with U.S. President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariff threats. But one thing is certain: the health and wellness of Canadians will suffer as a result of any trade dispute, and this stark reality has raised alarms with physicians across the country. Read more 🔻

Congratulations to our newly matched residents! To all those of you who matched to NOSM U programs, we look forward to welcoming you to N. Ontario! To all our NOSM U students who have matched elsewhere, we look forward to welcoming you back when your training is done!

Such good work being done to support clinicians through advocacy and education re misinformation and many other things. Thanks @cmadocs.bsky.social for being in some positive SoMe spaces.

So grateful for women colleagues near and far in Canada … for their care, their friendship, their leadership, their courage. Thank you for all you do. ❤️

Wonderful to see this! Pharmacare investments have the potential to change lives and decrease costs in other sectors! Let’s see more of this important work! @cmadocs.bsky.social

There are myriad opportunities to work in Ontario. Like BC, we should be marketing hard to skilled doctors who need a new place to practice. @ontariosdoctors.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Brilliant and beautiful!

Yep. Health care is an investment not a cost and #northerners need cardiac and obstetric care #closetohome #onpoli #onhealth

Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge proposes almost doubling public CBC funding, ending advertising and subscriptions. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art... via @theglobeandmail.com #cdnmedia #journalism

Sorry about the waiting but every child unvaccinated for this year’s Influenza is now streaming in. 🤧😪

Thanks @tvotoday.bsky.social for the opportunity to talk about health care in Ontario today. It’s a key election issue and it should be.

Rebecca Solnit is a wise, clear voice in turbulent times and her “meditations in an emergency” is brilliant.

Measles cases continue to surge globally, putting millions of children at risk. More than 10 million people globally were infected with measles in 2023, a 20% increase from the previous year. bit.ly/48SAtkf

"How can leaders make evidence informed decisions if there is no evidence?" A US researcher in the federal system talks about what the past few weeks have been like, as data have been pulled and colleagues put on administrative leave www.bmj.com/content/388/...

Don’t be caught up in the rhetoric of “American is better” for health care. It is not. Spend 1 minute of your time to remains yourself why the Canadian system - while imperfect - is worth fighting for!

I Ran USAID. Killing It Is a Win for Autocrats Everywhere. It's one of the worst and most costly foreign policy blunders in U.S. history, by Samantha Power www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/o... via @nytopinion.nytimes.com #GlobalHealth

“Caring for Canadians: Canada’s Future Health Workforce… “ is a first-of-it’s-kind report for Canada. It is a call to action & something against which we can measure our progress. It matters to all Canadians & will matter a lot to the future of rural Canada. www.canada.ca/en/health-ca...

Hey America, given that the CDC's Guide to Taking a Sexual History has been removed from its website, feel free to use this open-access one instead. It is scheduled to be updated, but has the essential elements: learnfm.ucalgary.ca/wp-content/u... I'm sorry the CDC seems to be being erased.

To our American friends who may now be struggling to find health information on US websites: Please check out the Public Health Agency of Canada's website for helpful resources, updated dashboards & practical health tips. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 canada.ca/en/public-he...

Young people can see through the BS of politicians www.teenvogue.com/story/rfk-he...

We can do so much better for rural, remote, and indigenous communities in Canada. The SRPC is calling for some key actions for the next federal election. srpc.ca/briefing-not...

Tanya Talaga is the 2025 recipient of the Canadian Journalism Foundation's Tribute Award, one of the highest honours in #journalism. Few have done more to bring #Indigenous stories to the mainstream. www.newswire.ca/news-release... @tanyatalaga.bsky.social @theglobeandmail.com #reconciliation

If you’re kicking off the new year with new health resolutions, a friendly reminder: a lot of wellness information is bunk. @jonathanstea.bsky.social on the wild world of alternative medicine: thewalrus.ca/wellness-ind... via @thewalrus.ca

All I want for Christmas is publicly funded health care for everyone. It’s easier than a pony, by Karen Palmer, @bernardho.bsky.social www.hilltimes.com/story/2024/1... via @hilltimes.com @cdndrsformedicare.bsky.social #cdnhealth

Ontario reported 63 total cases of measles in 2024, the highest in recent years. Of the 43 cases in children: *40 unvaccinated *1 had a single dose *2 with unknown vaccination status *7 children hospitalized Best to stay up to date with routine immunizations tinyurl.com/mpkaaax4

“There’s almost no medical condition that nature doesn’t make better.” Nice to see #PaRx show up in @duke-university.bsky.social's Vertices Magazine today. 'Tis the season to get outside! #healthybynature @cape-acme.bsky.social

Yup. The last thing a primary care access crisis needs is recruitment of family physicians out of the public system.

B.C.’s decision to make #contraception free led to a spike in women choosing long-acting options like IUDs, which are better than the pill at preventing unwanted pregnancies, new data show, by @kellygrant1.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com #ReproRights

“The reality is that people are dying from COVID in our hospitals, and we really are doing very little to prevent them getting ill and getting infected. And we wouldn't do the same for any other infectious disease,” Vipond said. www.stalbertgazette.com/local-news/o...

He diagnosed his rare disease using Google. Now he hopes artificial intelligence can do the same for others. CHEO using #AI to help diagnose #RareDisorders. www.cbc.ca/radio/whitec... via @casinoshiftmd.bsky.social

Thanks Ken! I’m really looking forward to it! See you there!

"We do not need to follow the status quo of this dying [extractive] economy, we can lead anew. After all, we are nations — not corporations." Powerful words from @janellelapointe.bsky.social @thenarwhal.ca. thenarwhal.ca/energy-econo...