Have you ever eaten a puffball? Very good. They just pop up suddenly. #NeighbourhoodWalks

Hard to even notice the zucchini in here. #NeighbourhoodWalks Obvious but not

Getting ready for #Halloween This one is 9 years old and those fists punch. Much less scary than a lot of social media.

#Canada #PersonsDay Oct 18 1929 - Women are recognized as persons and allowed to vote, FINALLY. 1982 Indigenous people recognized and allowed to vote!!!! FINALLY . www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/i...

Five years ago, I made a video essay for Persons Day, exploring the problematic, complicated and vital legacy of the Famous 5. I haven’t shared it on Bluesky before. So on this Persons Day, here it is from my archives! #PersonsDay #FamousFive #yeg #yow #SenateofCanada #cdnpoli #Alberta #Vriend

@cbcnews-mirror.bsky.social @globalnews.ca

I’ve reposted so much on 🧵they have blocked me from reposting/posting! Great idea, not just petitions and writing in to CBC, but write in to CRTC!!

Hello #HamOnt! On Oct 16th I'll be at the @hamiltonlibrary.bsky.social talking about fascinating research on how vaccinations protect the aging brain. It's free, it's fun, and I would love to see you all there. Register below. @miramcmaster.bsky.social

What’s growing in our garden? Unfortunately now there are 2 burrows near these lovely mushrooms(?) and the have vanished. On the plus side the puffball is developing nicely.

The last hibiscus of the year for us. Still lots of asters in bloom at least. Bees need pollen!!

A little background sound for you on a summer day.

…“a front door app powered magically by AI (that gets three stars on the Apple Store, and currently lists me as being on 91 medications) will do everything for everybody everywhere. From @davidgilbert43.bluesky.social about the newly envisaged #FoundationTrust of the #NHS bit.ly/4ePGOjz

This is protest music. We need a whole lot more of THIS!

Our AI Scribe Program is officially live! Up to 10,000 eligible primary care clinicians across Canada can register for a fully funded, one-year license to use an AI-powered documentation tool. Learn more and register: bit.ly/4kC2hP6

Because I feel like triggering the trolls today, I want to remind everyone that Canadians have received over ONE HUNDRED MILLION COVID vaccine doses. Only 0.056% resulted in an adverse event report. Four deaths resulted, but ZERO were due to mRNA. health-infobase.canada.ca/covid-19/vac...

What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders? Even doctors are stunned when I tell them Ontario has no billing code for pelvic exams. That means that when a pelvic exam is done in an ER or a family doc's office, the extra time is usually a financial penalty. #genderpaygap facts

A big Zoom week so far. Fortunately none like this.

Things you find in your garage. It’s a 4 barrelled cannon.

"This was an experiment by a kindergarten class. They dropped seeds in the cracks of the sidewalk to see what would happen. This would help our bees " via I Love Bees

The entire Canadian media has been implying or outright stating that immigration levels are responsible for housing prices and the shortage of health care professionals. They never push back & say "actually domestic speculators account for 30% of home purchases & immigrants deliver your health care"

We gathered together to support patients and caregivers who are taking on roles of increasing responsibility in research, the health care system, education of professionals. PAN has been growing for 10 years. Hello Bluesky PAN.

👋 Welcome to PAN on BlueSky! We’re the Patient Advisors Network — a community of patient and caregiver partners across Canada working to make healthcare more inclusive, equitable, and people-centered. Follow us for info on #PatientPartners #healthcare #PatientExperience

"Health data is us and it is the data manifestion of our personhood and health," @amaybee.bsky.social bringing the patient/public perspective to panel at #ehealth25 discussing whether health data is failing the health system

Chronic disease and coping when you don’t look sick The burden of care is an issue you just get used to. But it takes a lot of work to stay in the same place. #rheum Bit.ly/4kesQK5

#Ontario #wastewater graph updated with May 11 data - Kingston, Sudbury, Toronto updated: wwater.ca/Ontario - Also updated: BC, MB, QC, SK wwater.ca Source: health-infobase.canada.ca/wastewater/

🚨 Life Sciences Breakfast: Global Impact from BC 📅 May 27 | 8:30–10:30 AM 📍 UBC Robson Square Our CSO, @scienceisglobal.bsky.social, joins panel 2 to explore how BC’s life sciences sector is transforming healthcare worldwide. @innovationubc.bsky.social 🔗 lu.ma/i91k7xjl?tk=...

Alt: Participate in research: Are you 19 years of age or older? Do you reside in Canada? If yes… let's talk substances & stigma. Fill out a 20-minute survey to help us understand language surrounding substance use. Enter for a chance to win a $50 E-gift card. #ParcipateInResearch

No more silence: It’s time for federal leadership on health workforce planning. Fixing the health workforce crisis requires action across all levels of government, and Canadians deserve to hear the feds' HHR plans, by Ivy Bourgeault www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0... via @hilltimes.com

🚨Excellent piece. How to Address Misinformation—Without Censorship time.com/7282640/how-... "Misinformation has both direct [it kills people] & indirect [reduces trust] consequences for society." "Empowering people to spot manipulation—irrespective of the issue—is the opposite of censorship."

It's difficult to overstate the impact that US science funding and institutions have on science globally. This is devastating no matter where you are.

Months ago I posted about the rise of the untrue Conservative narrative that Canada is crime infested and the Liberals should have pushed back. Fighting misinformation is the new frontier of politics - the Conservatives know this - will the Liberals learn and find ways to fix it?

Out on Monday and saw #LeafHouse. A big fan must live there. Go Leafs!

I would conclude, just from walking the old graveyards, that comparatively, very few children have died since the 1950s.

With CBC now having called all ridings it's time for the land-vs-people-vote animation.

Topic: Growing your influence as a patient partner Date: May 12, 2025 Time: 12:00 PM PDT / 3:00 PM EDT Webinar Series - PxP: For Patients, By Patients pxphub.org/event/webina...

"Cognitive Impairment in Treatment-Resistant Depression", infographic. This is part of the project "Enhancing Public Understanding of Interventional Brain Medicine through Lay Abstracts and Social Media Education" www.researchgate.net/publication/...

"The first and only job of public health is to, well, protect the public’s health. Advocating for the scrapping of religious and philosophical exemptions to vaccination is part of that role; mollifying the selfish and self-righteous is not," opines @picardonhealth.bsky.social.

@lisaridgway8.bsky.social explaining the importance of patient partners alongside #PrecisionMedicine

“I didn’t know I was allowed to speak up.” That’s what one patient partner told us after joining a research project supported by the Family Engagement in Research (FER) Program. They had lived experience. They had ideas. But no one had ever asked. /1 #patientengagement

🔬 Registration is OPEN for #GenomicsForum2025 online Join us online to discover how genomics is shaping the future of healthcare. 📅 April 30, 2025 🔗 Sign up: events.genomebc.ca/genomics-for... #Genomics #GenomeBC #PrecisionHealth

Looking at the dust storm at Don Mills and Eglinton. You can usually see those buildings in the distance.

In a recent podcast Artificial Intelligence in Medical Systems Society (AIMSS) Sacha Davis and Ehsan Misaghi talked with PAN members @amaybee.bsky.social & Chris Johnston about the impact of AI for patients. 🎧 Take a listen of 'From Insight to Impact: Why Patient Networks Matter' lnkd.in/eZ8z5KcZ

The AeroVax study out of McMaster is recruiting participants for the phase II trial of its inhaled COVID vaccine. Right now only Hamilton is recruiting, but eventually the study will also recruit folks in Ottawa and Halifax. #ParticipateInResearch aerovax.ca

Elder Action Day Webinar May 1, 2:00 pm

Poilievre isn’t stopping extremism—he’s fueling it. Now he wants to defund the CBC, one of the last institutions exposing the truth. Vote smart. Save the CBC. #SaveTheCBC #PoilievreExposed #CdnPoli

National Broadcasters like our CBC aren’t a luxury - research shows that they protect democracy: “Our research has shown how strong, well-funded PSM goes hand-in-hand with a nation’s democratic health.” #ProtectCBC www.ebu.ch/news/2022/01...

Canada is ranked 1 in education, 3 in safety, 4 in justice, 4 in overall best country. We are not a broken country. We have not suffered a lost decade. Our existence is in the balance. Vote.