LTC physician, Medical Director, Past President Ont LTC Clinicians, Vice Chair Ont Assoc of Residents Councel.
Joined June 2012
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4 Jul 2024
Why Biden must withdraw economist.com/leaders/2024/0…
Mr Biden deserves to be remembered for his accomplishments and his decency rather than his decline.
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1 Mar 2024
Opinion: I was a broadcast journalist. Now, TV is the last place I go for news /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/opinion/…
We need to "put our energy into a product people want and need. Journalism still matters and democracy requires it. Civil society works on facts."
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6 Dec 2022
History of both vaccination and immunity induce stronger, more durable hybrid immunity than either exposure alone in children
Older adults have the lowest infection rates but highest risk of severe outcomes. They warrant prioritized vaccination.
cmaj.ca/content/194/47/E1599
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6 Dec 2022
History of both vaccination and immunity induce stronger, more durable hybrid immunity than either exposure alone in children
Older adults have the lowest infection rates but highest risk of severe outcomes. They warrant prioritized vaccination.
cmaj.ca/content/194/47/E1599
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13 Nov 2022
In Ontario, nearly 6,000 patients with the most severe mental disorders are on a years-long list for specialist community-based care.
13 Nov 2022
Canada will soon allow medically assisted dying for mental illness. Has there been enough time to get it right? - The Globe and Mail
When life gets harder it becomes more easy to die! TO 16,000 wait for supportive housing for mental illness and addiction.
theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
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13 Nov 2022
Canada will soon allow medically assisted dying for mental illness. Has there been enough time to get it right? - The Globe and Mail
When life gets harder it becomes more easy to die! TO 16,000 wait for supportive housing for mental illness and addiction.
theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
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Fred Mather retweeted
5 Nov 2022
Based on flu, RSV and COVID numbers being seen and experience of Southern Hemisphere likely to see peak in next 7-8 weeks. Each of us can contribute to slowing the spread - and help make it as bearable as possible for struggling health care teams - by doing some easy stuff ….
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Fred Mather retweeted
5 Nov 2022
The plural of anecdote is anecdotes not data
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5 Nov 2022
"What's missing from these political conversations on TV is the sense that Canada is socially, politically and economically dynamic."
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Our Resident Advisory group is expanding!
Are you a resident (or know someone) who brings a regional, cultural, lifestyle or health-informed perspective and lived experience that you’d like to see reflected on our REAL group? Learn more: ontarc.com/documents/bulleti…
#KeepitREAL
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Fred Mather retweeted
4 Nov 2022
During rounds yesterday, non-responsive end-of-life nonagenarian in our #LTC home on SC hydromorphone ATC started waving her shoulders and arms up in the air after the recreational therapist played Cuban music for her as her son instructed.
We all watched in awe!
#living
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5 Oct 2022
Good advice for just a nickel
5 Oct 2022
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Fred Mather retweeted
5 Oct 2022
Didn't occur often, but I recall saying once, "The Chief of Staff has authority to discharge this patient, but my duty is to the patient, not to the hospital." The patient was allowed to stay. I was a locum at that time (1980s!), or might have eventually felt repercussions!
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17 Sep 2022
The COVID diagnosis ends up on death certificates whereas pathogens like influenza, RSV, nonovirus, C diff, etc, are less likely to be specified.
11 Sep 2022
Terrific thread. Perhaps most Covid deaths in 2022 are more like influenza deaths than they are like Covid deaths in 2020 - i.e., hard to identify in individual patients because they occur alongside other active illnesses, but easier to identify at the population level.
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17 Sep 2022
Many in LTC, ALC, waiting would go if they had a home, or affordable home. We need more supportive housing, subsidized retirement homes and independent living centers (ILC).
17 Sep 2022
As pressures mount on #homecare in Canada, experts look abroad for solutions. Denmark,🇩🇰The Netherlands🇳🇱provide possible road map for home-focused care with less red tape, say experts, by @Jon_Ore cbc.ca/radio/whitecoat/home-… via @cbcwhitecoat @NightShiftMD #cdnhealth #eldercare
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