@risdonc

Family doc, Chair, McMaster DFM, compassionate curmudgeon, open-hearted skeptic. Opinions my own. she/her.

 Hamilton
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Joined April 2009
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Dangerous distractions? - a view from primary care about @fordnation Ontario's COVID19 latest testing strategy. A thread ...
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The record shows what happens when we pay attention to some things (profit and privatization) and neglect others-(Long term investment in the collective good). The impact of this neglect will have a long tail into the future. Thank you for this excellent summary@AlykhanAbdulla
André Picard@picardonhealth4 Sep 2024
We have lost our way in Ontario. The government’s public policy choices have had detrimental effects on health care and public safety, by @AlykhanAbdulla healthydebate.ca/2024/09/top… via @HealthyDebate #alcohol #HarmReduction

We have lost our way in Ontario - Healthy Debate

Ontario's government has pursued a "populist" agenda, focusing on privatization, deregulation and profit-driven models. These have had devastating effects on health care and public safety.

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Congrats to SFU and founding Dean Dr David Price! What a great choice to lead this new Family Medicine focused School Of Medicine. @thenosm @CFPC_e @QueensUHealth @janephilpott @risdonc @docdanielle @AFMC_e @ddsv3
Simon Fraser University
@SFU9 Jul 2024
#SFU’s medical school is moving forward! We are closer to training more family doctors with today’s announcement of an interim space at the Surrey campus, funding, a three-year curriculum model and a founding dean.  ow.ly/pTWz50SyhVT
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As medical students get ready to pick their residency program @CaRMS_CA, hear from some current #familymedicine residents about why they chose – and continue to choose – family med. #FMproud
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@OntarioCollege25 Oct 2023
There are already 2.3 million Ontarians who do not have a family doctor. Forecast shows that will only get worse. There is still time to change course and reverse this disturbing trend—but it will require urgent action from the Ontario government. bit.ly/45Jaqcb
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Be careful not to lose your humanity.
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I cannot imagine what it is like for gender diverse kids today. Pls let them know that @OntariosDoctors stand in support with all 2SLGBTQ+ youth #NoSpaceForHate
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At DFM, we are community connected. We have strong partnerships with primary care and health care partners to share knowledge, resources and extend programming where needed to the broader community. Learn more and apply today: fammed.mcmaster.ca/faculty-j…
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Canadians will forever be grateful to the health minister or premier who first makes and achieves this commitment. Other countries do this, we can too. thestarphoenix.com/opinion/c…

Steven Lewis: This one commitment would revolutionize health care

A shift to focus on primary care would improve health care in Canada, but it would mean blowing up the status quo.

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Timely and important work - great KT strategy. High relevance for educators and policy makers with a stake in sustainable family medicine and primary care.
MSc Health Sci Education (HSED)@McMasterHSED28 Oct 2022
Have you heard? Join @MGVanstone @ICREConf at 11:30am today presenting “Burden or strengthening for future practice: What do residents learn from indirect patient care activities”. bit.ly/IPCAvideo #ICRE2022 @McMasterFamMed
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The shortage of family doctors across the province is one of the most critical issues facing patients. Primary care is the foundation of Ontario’s health-care system and we need to work together so all patients can get timely access to the care they need. #ONhealth
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@OntarioCollege13 Sep 2022
🚨1-in-5 Ontarians could be without a family doctor by 2025. The OCFP has solutions and is urging the Ontario government to work with family doctors now. 👉See our news release ontariofamilyphysicians.ca/n… #LifeWithoutADoctor
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Good article with concrete solutions to improve primary care. Written for an Australian audience, but all 5 solutions apply to Canada too. theconversation.com/general-…

General practices are struggling. Here are 5 lessons from overseas to reform the funding system

How can we get better primary health care access, quality and affordability that Labor has promised? We need to learn from what’s worked and failed overseas.

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Come and work with Us!! We are recruiting faculty for 2023 – See bit.ly/MacEmerg2023 for more details!
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T2DM guidelines have a BIG problem. The 2018 Canadian guidelines are ~350 pages long. 2021 American ~225 pages. 2019 European ~70 pages. Frustratingly, none of them provide a useful numeric description of what the best available evidence shows for risk, benefits and harms.
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Caring for LGBTQ2S People identifies gaps in care and #healthcare disparities, and provides clinicians with both the knowledge and the tools to continue to improve the health of #LGBTQ2S people. Learn more in this excerpt: bit.ly/3aKqC6v @ekuch @risdonc #Health
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How do patients and doctors make health-care decisions when evidence doesn't exist? Researcher Meredith Vanstone gives insight into ethical complexity, the tough decisions that balance values, resources and circumstances when there's no or little evidence: fammed.mcmaster.ca/researche…

Researcher helps doctors and patients work through complex health care decisions - Family Medicine

Health-care providers generally make decisions based on strong evidence. But what happens when that evidence doesn’t exist? In that vacuum, clinicians and patients must make ethically complex...

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Cathy Risdon retweeted
Tara Kiran@tara_kiran16 Jun 2022
Primary care is the foundation of the healthcare system Like a good building foundation, we forget about it when it’s working well It’s unseen, unsexy, and no one really wants to spend extra on it But, when it starts to crumble, the whole home can give way 🧵
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Dear family physicians, these past years have been very stressful. Many family docs have supported patients who have had their needs pushed aside by a hospital system prioritizing COVID care. These challenges make you fell burnt out. But you're not alone. youtube.com/watch?v=DoxLsrge…
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May 19 is #WorldFamilyDoctorDay, and we want to express our gratitude: thank you, family doctors, for being you, and thank you for everything you are doing to help everybody else. You help keep communities healthy and adapted to support your patients.
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Credit for the video goes to @MGVanstone, @LawrencGrierson, @machealthsci students Aakashdeep Khehra, Lanyi Lin, and Muhammadhasan Nasser (@McMasterHSED)
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May 19 is #WorldFamilyDoctorDay, and we want to express our gratitude to family doctors across the world who are critical in keeping families, patients and communities healthy. (1/4)
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