Veterinary psychiatrist. Defunct academic bureaucrat. Sometime researcher and policy adviser. Pronouns: he/his
Joined April 2017
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@CDavidNaylor retweeted
2 Mar 2025
I think Elon Musk should be expelled from the British Royal Society. Not because he peddles conspiracy theories and makes Nazi salutes, but because of the huge damage he is doing to scientific institutions in the US. Now let's see if he really believes in free speech.
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@CDavidNaylor retweeted
7 Jun 2024
Woot woot! @GetTinyHealth is in Times Square, NYC!
Seeing us featured on these iconic big screens is a surreal moment that fills my heart with immense pride and gratitude.
Special thanks to @brexHQ for believing in our vision and getting us featured - truly a dream!
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@CDavidNaylor retweeted
16 Apr 2024
#Budget2024 💰 makes the largest investment in 20 years for grad students & postdocs! It will support financial needs, boost mental well-being, allow focus on research, & promote diversity by easing barriers for underrepresented groups. 🎉💪🏽#SOSBudget2024
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@CDavidNaylor retweeted
17 Apr 2024
Always modest, Sarah helped to lead this charge for a long time. Thank you soon-to-be-Dr-Laframboise, you #SupportOurScience
16 Apr 2024
#GradStudent scholarships and #Postdoc fellowships got a raise today for the first time in 21 years🙌
Immensely grateful to all those who have been pushing for this. It truly takes a village!
Still processing and will have more thoughts soon! But overall this👇 is great news!
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31 Mar 2024
Thx to @rishibansalMD for flagging this slide deck on the economic impacts of NIH funding. tinyurl.com/2s4xdmh5 . US $ growth reflects bipartisan support for sustaining health research. CIHR has fallen far behind while ISED steers massive tranches of health research $. 🆘
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12 Feb 2024
From @jaimewatt, a clarion call for action on productivity. Are there points I'd argue or add to the agenda? Sure. But we urgently need *reasoned* action-focused debate on boosting productivity. Instead, we have rhetoric/policies that distract & delay or pander & polarize.
12 Feb 2024
It’s not hyperbolic to say we are in a national productivity emergency. Nor is it to assert Canada’s leaders need to start using new tools to address it.
Read my opinion on why a wartime effort is needed to solve our nation’s productivity challenge and face down Donald Trump.
thestar.com/opinion/contribu…
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5 Feb 2024
Important commentary in @globeandmail business section - just out - thank you Marc Johnson for ongoing advocacy on behalf of next-gen scientists & scholars.
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6 Jan 2024
Calls for a public health workforce strategy go back to the 1990s if not earlier. No coordinated plan developed or implemented - and now, unsurprisingly, we have a major HR challenge on our hands after an unprecedented pandemic.
5 Jan 2024
Nearly 80% of public health staff experienced burnout and nearly 1 in 2 experienced harassment as a result of their public health work. bmcpublichealth.biomedcentra…
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@CDavidNaylor retweeted
5 Jan 2024
We need a strong public health workforce. Not only because this is not the 1st & won't be last pandemic of my life, but also for other significant public health crises we're facing: opioids crisis, climate change, lack of prevention & healthcare crisis.
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16 Feb 2022
I’ve lived through SARS in 2003, we quickly forgot.
I’ve lived through H5N1 in 2005 & since, we quickly forgot.
I’ve lived through H1N1 in 2009, we quickly forgot.
I’ve lived through MERS in 2012, we quickly forgot.
I’ve lived through Ebola in 2014, we quickly forgot.
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@CDavidNaylor retweeted
8 Dec 2023
One of the most enthralling interviews I've ever done.
Geoffrey Hinton, the Godfather of A.I., w/his views on use in healthcare, how LLMs understand & exhibit empathy, and concerns about safety going forward. w/ transcript relevant external links
Ground Truths link in profile
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1 Dec 2023
A very sad and deeply respectful farewell to Art van Walraven MD 7T8, beautifully captured in a Globe obit here: tinyurl.com/388he3w7 Heartfelt condolences to Debbie, Kira, and all of Art's family members, friends, and colleagues.
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1 Dec 2023
Argh.
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1 Dec 2023
Transition time at North York General. First day as CEO for Dr Everton Gooden. Excellent leader, outstanding clinician, ego-free team-builder. Best wishes to Dr G for a great run!
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23 Nov 2023
Governments abroad that are otherwise flailing around still understand the value & linkages of research, development & innovation to foster a smart successful society. E.g. The UK. Please read this summary: tinyurl.com/yc5v3pmr. 1/2
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23 Nov 2023
Note: The UK broke up its ISED kluge equivalent in February and now has a Dept of Science, Innovation & Technology. Follows other G7 nations in separating elements of RDI from Industry/Commerce while still pursuing systematic industrial strategies. Just sayin'... 2/2
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23 Nov 2023
Officially off-duty as COVID-19 nark (Oz usage) w/ CITF governance end Jan 1/23. Brief relapse: Have a bad feeling about the rising # of cases, current variants, low vaccine uptake & lag times. Hope we are not sleep-walking into trouble but that's how it feels...
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22 Nov 2023
A timely message from the U15's Chad Gaffield, distinguished historian, past president of SSHRC, past president of RSC.
20 Nov 2023
Observers wonder if Canada is withdrawing from a long-established consensus on research underpinning the pursuit of a prosperous, just and resilient society writes U15 CEO @ChadGaffield in Canadian Science Policy Magazine. #CSPC2023
Read more here👇
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22 Nov 2023
The Fall Economic Update didn't address pressing concerns of research trainees & early career researchers.
Definitely a disappointment but granular research-specific issues seldom feature in FEUs.
Rx: Relentlessness. Keep connecting & advocating focused on Budget 2024.
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@CDavidNaylor retweeted
17 Nov 2023
Opinion: Canada needs doctors — so why is the country forcing Canadian physicians into exile? by Celine Pichette theglobeandmail.com/opinion/… via @GlobeDebate
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13 Nov 2023
Riveting profile of @geoffreyhinton in the New Yorker. No TLDR summary possible -- just read it, please. newyorker.com/magazine/2023/…
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