In this video, Dr. Braden Manns highlights some things that are known about improving Canada’s primary care for patients, families, physicians….everyone.
Tag Archives: physicians
Who’s the boss?
Dr. Braden Manns looks at the idea of boss with respect to physicians and what it can mean to patients.
Alberta’s ‘Dual practice’ health plan: improve or worsen wait times?
The Alberta Givernment claims that their dual practice will decrease wait times. Others, including medical associations, physicians disagree.
“‘Doctors across Canada are deeply concerned about the Alberta government’s proposal to expand private health care…This plan would take resources away from the public system and create a private option that only some people could afford. That would mean longer waits, fewer available doctors, and more strain on the public system, the one that most people depend upon.'”
Read more here.
A Letter From an Alberta Doctor
Check out this thread to read @RajSherman’s full letter.
Accessing Healthcare in Alberta
“‘Whether it’s not having a family doctor, whether it’s ambulances or emergency room waits, cancer care, or waitlist for surgery. They’re increasingly worried that they cannot get the help they need when they need it, and theyre worried that the changes that are happening are making that worse.'”
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Alberta’s “seamless patient experience?”
“When systems aren’t integrated, complications occur. Balls get dropped. People are harmed. ”
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What’s Happening With Healthcare in Alberta?
A Must-Read Thread
If you do not have access to X, you can read the full thread here.
Hallway Medicine- Who is chosen?
“I invite the premier, health minster, and the people directly responsible for this decision to come for a sleepover in the hallway of one of our hospitals for a few days. Once you have experienced the indignity of eating, sleeping, and toileting in a thin gown in front of a ward full of people, visitors, doctors, custodial staff and other allied health-care workers, I might be willing to accept that this policy was made in an informed way.”
The above is from a powerful opinion piece written by Manpreet (Mona) Gill. Click here to read the full article.
What have we learned?
Over the past two years, what lessons have we learned from and about COVID?
Tomorrow: Wednesday, Feb 2nd @ 4pm MST – Lessons from SARS COV1 with guests
— Protect Our Province Alberta (@PopAlberta) February 1, 2022
-Mario Possamai, Senior Adviser to Mr. Justice Archie Campbell on 2003 SARS Commission
–@sameo416, aerospace/electrical engineer
–@DrFiliatrault a retired ER doc and a member of @Protect_BC pic.twitter.com/lEn2qqeCpW
