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CJEM internship now taking applications. Join us for a fulfilling and exciting year in medical journalship. Kayla Furlong Paul Atkinson Ian Stiell CAEP Residents

Ottawa folks: Gloucester Family Health Centre has reopened their waitlist for new patients, for anyone looking for a family doctor: gloucesterfhc.com

#DYK if you don't have a family doctor in Eastern Ontario you can still access cancer screening. Thanks to Anna Wilkinson and Ottawa Public Health, the Champlain Patient Screening Outreach program with the The Ottawa Hospital allows anyone to access the care with this important screening. Book a

Trapped in a prison of my own making

While it's never my goal, some people in #OttCity always get upset whenever I talk about pedestrianization of commercial streets. Change often causes anxiety. But as you'll see from this in-depth article, more and more Canadian cities are doing it. 1/ cbc.ca/news/science/c…

For the love of God, pay family docs more. “More money” may not be the solution for everything. But when it comes to retaining and recruiting GPs, it’s about as close to a magic bullet as we’re likely to find, by Matt Gurney tvo.org/article/for-th… via TVO Today | The Agenda Dennis Kendel

The Aurora is beautiful but I wish I could share pics of my uninterrupted 8-hour sleep because that was also amazing

Outdated funding model for doctors at CHEO is affecting its ability to deliver care: Alex Munter ottawacitizen.com/news/local-new…

On June 9th we’ll celebrate all things about Bicycling with Kids AND Fundraise for Hop On Bikes! 🚲Cargo Bike Show & Tell - 10:30-11:30am at Hopewell Avenue Public School bike racks 🎬MOTHERLOAD Screening - show starts at 12 Learn more: forourkids.ca/MOTHERLOAD

More evidence that transit improves public health: When a new rail station opened in Osaka, nearby residents' health expenditures fell ~$930 per capita over four years. medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-t…

Looking to strategically position yourself as you advance in your medical career? The PGY1 Bootcamp Brunch on June 15, 2024, features an incredible panel for our session on "Early Career Advice & How to Position Yourself for Your Academic Fellowship". Our panelists are: Dr.

Advice from a new study on bike/walk commuting: "Interventions to promote [biking/walking to work] should highlight the mental health benefits, substantial money savings through reduced transport costs, and improvements in predictability of travel time." doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.…

A four-week level 1 trauma rotation

"Imagine moving to a new town, walking into city hall, receiving a list of family physicians, and then being assigned the family physician of your choice." Outstanding article by Dr Mark Unger describing a high-functioning health system in... Denmark. thestar.com/opinion/contri…

The Canada Health Act interpretation letter is the most important piece of policy that you don't know about. It can bring virtual care and NP care under the public umbrella, meaning that you wouldn't have to pay to access these key health services. Read more The Hill Times

Homeopathy is a pseudoscience created by a German guy in the 1700s & has ZERO plausibility or evidence. Premise: 1️⃣ something that causes a symptom will cure illness w/that symptom 2️⃣ the remedy is more potent as it is diluted It is a scam that causes harm. 1/

Wearing perfume or body spray in public is gross and rude.

Long🧵 about my good friend Dr. Hammam Alloh, killed by #Israel in November 2023. I first met Hammam in 2015: He was a brilliant young doctor in #Gaza, when I was on my annual visit to teach at the Islamic University of Gaza. We chatted about his children. 1/ Health Workers Alliance for Palestine

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Sign the petition: Stand Up for Cycling Infrastructure in Ontario arieltroster.com/cycling_ayn_20…