Pediatric nurse, public health epidemiologist, parent, lifelong learner. Affiliations: @UAlbertaNursing @UAlbertaSPH @UCalgaryPeds
Joined April 2014
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The @aimm_research team @UAlbertaNursing is celebrating the newly minted Dr. KD King, PhD! 🥳
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More Canadian parents are refusing vitamin K injections for their newborns. There could be dire consequences for some @ctvnews ctvnews.ca/health/article/wh…
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CIHR is introducing a new “not approved rank” to Project Grant Notices of Decision. Unfunded applicants will now see how their application ranked relative to the funding cutoff, so you can better understand how close you were.
Learn more: cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/51315.html…
ALT Project grant update
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#Measles update: The confirmed case count this year has risen to 1792 cases as of 4/24/26.
To put that in context: In just under 4 months, 2026 has racked up 78% as many measles cases as were confirmed in the entirety of 2025. Only 10 were contracted abroad. cdc.gov/measles/data-researc…
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THE OILERS GET THE FIRST W! 🧡 #StanleyCup
Game 2 between the @AnaheimDucks and @EdmontonOilers is WEDNESDAY at 10p ET on @NHL_On_TNT, @Sportsnet, & @TVASports 2!
ALT Final score: Oilers defeat Ducks 4-3 (EDM leads series 1-0)
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Shannon MacDonald, PhD, RN retweeted
Apr 21
GAME ONE? GAME WON 😜
@SentinelStorage | #LetsGoOilers
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Shannon MacDonald, PhD, RN retweeted
Apr 5
A measles outbreak in South Carolina (993 cases, 20 hospitalizations, 5 months) cost an estimated $35.5M- about 6.7% of the state public health budget!
Vaccinating the same group? Just $66K–$134K. Every $1 spent on vaccines could’ve saved $536.
Prevention isn’t just smarter- it’s dramatically cheaper. Put another way, more measles outbreaks means higher taxes - for everyone. 🤷🏽♂️
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Dangerous bacterial infection hits highest level seen in Canada in more than a decade | CBC News cbc.ca/news/health/invasive-…
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Federal government taking over vaccine injury compensation, aims to address backlog ctvnews.ca/canada/article/fe…
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Graduate students increasingly use artificial-intelligence tools to draft, code and search — but many fear it could erode the very skills a doctorate is meant to build
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The official journal of the Canadian Paediatric Society has just acknowledged that more than 100 of its case reports are fabricated. Incredible reporting from @RetractionWatch: retractionwatch.com/2026/03/…
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Shannon MacDonald, PhD, RN retweeted
Feb 22
Third period coming up folks.
Tied 1-1
Checking in. How’s everyone doing back home in Canada and beyond?
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Shannon MacDonald, PhD, RN retweeted
Feb 19
Not the result we wanted, but we are SO PROUD of this team. 🇨🇦❤️
Ce n’est pas le résultat que nous voulions, mais nous éprouvons une ÉNORME FIERTÉ pour cette équipe. 🇨🇦❤️
#MilanoCortina2026
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Shannon MacDonald, PhD, RN retweeted
Feb 19
I still can’t believe this.
EIGHT PLAYERS ON THE ICE
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There were EIGHT (!!!) Czech players on the ice when they score the go-ahead goal in the third period vs. Canada 😳
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Shannon MacDonald, PhD, RN retweeted
Feb 17
2 doses of the measles vaccine is 97% effective at preventing infection. If your kids are not yet vaccinated talk to your pediatrician. theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0…
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Shannon MacDonald, PhD, RN retweeted
A recent study confirms that administering the #hepatitisB #vaccine at birth is safe and significantly reduces infections, countering the CDC's new position on delaying the vaccine. Hepatitis B poses serious health risks, including cancer. skepticalraptor.com/skeptica…
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Feb 7
TEAM CANADA’S FIRST MEDAL IN MILAN 🚨🇨🇦
Valérie Maltais claims bronze 🥉 in the women’s 3000 m long track speed skating. It's her first individual medal and her third overall, now at her fifth Olympics across her long-track and short-track career.
Hometown: Saguenay, Quebec
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Shannon MacDonald, PhD, RN retweeted
The danger of adopting a Danish-style vax schedule: "When we remove a vaccine like the meningococcal shot from the routine schedule, we aren’t just changing a line on a chart. We are inviting previously well-controlled diseases back into our high schools & colleges." statnews.com/2026/02/06/denm…
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