Patients 4 Change

How to Fix Healthcare?

Posted on August 20, 2023 by admin

Healthcare is a concern for many people. In this X thread, Dr. Meddings identifies what is needed to improve healthcare in Alberta. According to him, “[t]here is nothing magical about how to fix our healthcare system. There is no ‘private’ in here and it is all currently doable given political will.”

OK, guess I'm grumpy these days. Here is a short thread on what Alberta needs to do to fix healthcare. If I were to give a title? Perhaps "It's Not Hard. Really."

This is inspired by the Manitoba Doctors recommendations – they get this right. https://t.co/ydTZFN7ra6
— Jon Meddings (@JMeddings) August 18, 2023

One a Day?

Posted on March 16, 2023 by admin

If you have time to read only one Twitter thread today, you might want to choose this one.

My views on covid seem to have become a bit, well—radical. Please allow me to explain. I did not start out radical. I am lucky to have a settled, establishment-adjacent, career. Three years ago, on the eve of the pandemic, I trusted the establishment. pic.twitter.com/PktHgac8M5
— Michael A Osborne (@maosbot) March 15, 2023

An Angel…

Posted on January 2, 2023 by admin

Reading this story is a great way to start 2023. Among other things, this “angel” can serve as an inspiration as we begin this new year.

TRUE ANGEL IN BUFFALO 💯 A THREAD: A local woman received a call on Christmas Eve, “Hi, you don't know me but I have your brother.” The woman’s brother’s name is Joey. He is 64 years old and mentally disabled. pic.twitter.com/iAVQTsf2xH
— Kimberly LaRussa (@KimberlyLaRussa) December 26, 2022

What if air travel worked like healthcare?

Posted on March 8, 2022 by admin

Words Matter

Posted on February 14, 2022 by admin

What a difference it would make if COVID mitigation measures were referred to as “protections” in the media vs. “restrictions”.
— Oni Blackstock MD MHS (@oni_blackstock) February 11, 2022

Masks or No Masks?

Posted on June 8, 2021 by admin

Lessons to be Learned

Posted on March 28, 2021 by admin

What can we learned from Mohamad Fakih?

Loneliness

Posted on February 23, 2019 by admin

There is a great deal of discussion about loneliness of late. However, were our ancestors lonely or is this a new phenomenon? If loneliness is not new, what might its purpose have been and could learn from our ancestors?

Which Would You Choose?

Posted on June 12, 2017 by admin

Suppose you are one of Canada’s health leaders who have been asked to identify the Canadian health care system’s most pressing need. Which three options, from the six provided, would you choose? Click here to read about the options being considered.

Patient First?

Posted on November 16, 2016 by admin

“Patient first” is a term that is often used in the health-care sector. However, are we first and foremost patients? Is that how we see ourselves?

According to Dr. Jordan Asher, he sees his patients differently. To him, he sees them as people first. “[I]n order for you to have a better health status, which includes healthcare, I need to think about you as a human being…We don’t look at people as diabetics; we look at them as people that have a bunch of life issues that happen to have diabetes.” How does this philosophy influence the manner in which Dr. Asher works with his patients? Click here to find out.