Allergist and Clinical Immunologist in St. John's, NL. MPH grad- Harvard School of Public Health. (he/him)
Joined October 2016
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Andrew O'Keefe, MD, MPH π³οΈβπ retweeted
6 Mar 2024
Yuck!
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Andrew O'Keefe, MD, MPH π³οΈβπ retweeted
27 Sep 2023
βEvery healthcare provider will at some point interact with a patient who has asthma no matter what you do!β
@csaci_ca @draokeefe #asthma #theallergist
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26 Sep 2023
Proud to be the first guest on @CSACI_ca and @PedsAllergyDoc podcast! Just in time for asthma season! Have a listen open.spotify.com/episode/4aUβ¦
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28 Apr 2023
Super excited (and nervous) to speak @CSACI_ca #WomenInAllergy meeting next week about the importance of Joy in Work. Fine tuning my slides and taking cues from licensed joyologist Helen Madden
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28 Apr 2023
Learning about this topic has changed me personally and professionally. Joy in work (in healthcare) makes things better for healthcare providers and patients. Happier HCPs provide better, safer care.
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28 Apr 2023
I also love that this topic allows me to pull non-medical research into the discussion, in particular @BreneBrown Atlas of the Heart, which has been so informative and important in how we can discuss joy.
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Healthcare providers all want to do what they can to help take care of patients. As scopes of practice change and often overlap, regulatory boards have a duty to ensure that the care provided is safe and appropriate. @nlpharmacyboard @_nlma 1/x π§΅
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Regulatory boards also ensure that professionals are engaging with the public honestly, clearly, and without misrepresentation. @nlpharmacyboard @_nlma 2/x π§΅
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Are there similar regulations in NL determining whether a practitioner with a PharmD (doctor of pharmacy, a 5 year undergrad professional training program) can use the label βDr.β? @nlpharmacyboard @_nlma 4/4 π§΅
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Andrew O'Keefe, MD, MPH π³οΈβπ retweeted
7 Mar 2023
Dear #AirCanada,
Stop making every allergic patient's life more difficult by requiring a physician signed 8-page document to allow safe accommodations during flying. Our patients and healthcare system do not need this administrative burden.
Frustrated,
Allergist & Advocate
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Andrew O'Keefe, MD, MPH π³οΈβπ retweeted
23 Nov 2022
PSA
Donβt be a #noshow
PLEASE call to cancel.
Itβs that time of year! Poor weather, Xmas season, high spendingβ¦
Your lack of planning results in an increased wait for others & further burden on our broken #healthcare system.
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21 Nov 2022
Really practical example of Quality Improvement at work!
20 Nov 2022
Most teachers say that student behaviour is worst during break and lunchtimes (57% in a recent @TeacherTapp survey).
This was certainly the case at my school so we completely changed our break and lunch routines to sort it out.
Hereβs what we didβ¦π 1/16
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Was asked to complete an 11 page form so a patient with #FoodAllergy could travel on a @WestJet flight. Most food allergens are not airborne. This policy creates barriers for food allergy patients, does not improve safety, and downloads work onto doctors.
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Andrew O'Keefe, MD, MPH π³οΈβπ retweeted
11 Aug 2022
This reflects the complexity of the barriers to health care experienced by the 2SLGBTQIA community. Not only does this demonstrate institutional biases & homophobia, the response from the Dept of Health demonstrates their gaps in understanding of those issues. 1/13
11 Aug 2022
NEW | N.L.'s health system wasn't ready for monkeypox, say province's first 2 cases
cbc.ca/1.6547457
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The problem: primary care crisis
Some facts: 1. most medical students donβt end up in primary care 2. Most primary care residents we train donβt open a practice here
3. 0% of anything is 0
We donβt need more trainees, we need to keep what we have. @_nlma
Province Adding Five Seats to MUN Medical School for NL Students
vocm.com/2022/06/07/mun-doctβ¦
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Andrew O'Keefe, MD, MPH π³οΈβπ retweeted
26 May 2022
βYou want to know how to run family practices? You ask family doctorsβ. NL gov please learn from BCβs mistakes. Collaborative and urgent care clinics in BC go unstaffed and cost more while community family practices continue to erode. Please do not follow the same path #nlpoli
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12 May 2022
Reminder: not all rhinitis is allergic. Diagnosis of AR requires evidence of IgE sensitization (skin testing > serum specific IgE).
Donβt tell your patients they have allergies before theyβve had testing.
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I guess we really have to be concerned when the mice donβt want to stick around, either. So far just the doctors are leaving.
3 May 2022
NEW | Mice in the hospital are a 'black eye,' say the PCs β but health minister says they're a sign of spring
By @daroberts709
cbc.ca/1.6438496
#cbcnl
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26 Apr 2022
This week a colleague said βitβs a good thing half my face is masked and the other half is botoxedβ and thatβs the most honest summation of working in healthcare thru a pandemic and primary care crisis.
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