#Primarycare

As our country navigates their response to the #COVID19 pandemic, please consider how powerful it is to have doctors and other clinicians in elected positions.Why? #Thread 1/5 So much policy

Elizabeth Mitchell

THREAD: Primary care is in crisis. Independent & small practices are now in jeopardy as the #COVID19 pandemic has led patients to cancel visits and postpone elective procedures. This put

#top10 continued: #4 You can train in a collegial and academic environment filled with opportunities to learn from amazing faculty & teach our @FAUMedSchool students #Meded #medtwitter #match2021 #5At the

At @bmc_FamilyMed, community health centers are core to our training and service. We love that our training combines @The_BMC, an amazing safety net hospital, and communities across Boston. A THREAD

Dr. Amy Tan 譚玉英 *Racism is a Public Health crisis*

Reviewing #covid19AB data after delving into @Cargill outbreak in High River(Calgary zone). Lots to unpack here. Look at ages of pts confirmed as +ve. There are 13 pages of screenshots

Prioritizing vaccines for those in hot spots is the right move and arguably an easy decision.The hard part—implementation.How do we make sure that action matches intention and that those most

Our priorities for the government were spelled out earlier this summer, including a comprehensive #pandemic response, long-term strengthening of the primary care system & establishment of a universal national #pharmacare

Frank Cacace MD FACP

1/Many of my colleagues and I have not been redeployed to the hospital during the #COVID pandemic. We have been doing the ambulatory care of pre/non hospitalized patients, helped w

jamessheppard48

Less is more? Our new trial suggests #deprescribing #bloodpressure lowering medications is safe in the short-term in older people with frailty and multimorbidity – see thread for details https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstr

Dr Githinji Gitahi, MBS

To all of us in the health sector, I pray we manage PATIENTS/PEOPLE not #COVID19 To the President, the tragedy, SIR,will not be in how many got infected but

The Trevor Project

"LGBTQ youth say a slew of roadblocks prevent them from accessing mental health services"https://www.axios.com/lgbtq-youth-teens-mental-health-pandemic-cd7ba2c1-ca6b-4cb6-8370-28673f42f995.html The most commonly endorsed barrier w

Life is moving fast for independent primary care practices. While still struggling during #COVID19, thankfully, there is new support and signs of adaptation. Here’s what we’re seeing at @ElationHealth for

Frank Cacace MD FACP

1/ Had a really interesting day on #medtwitter today, re: #advocacy #activism #primarycare courtesy of @MParshleyMD @sagar_ankita @EricLast3 @gabrieldane @meggerber @mmteacherdoc @sulane7 @SusanHingle @dhpomerantz @UREssien ... and of cours

Mohit Harsh, MD

Day 1 Cardiology #Twearls after call #FunFacts MR Murmur can be heard best various locations based on jet directionOsler nodes and Janeway lesions

Erin Gilmer, esq. - Health is a Human Right

GilmerHealthLaw

We need Trauma Informed Care for everyone asap.https://twitter.com/ASlavitt/status/1245562327883227139 See my previous discussion on trauma informed care and why it's important:https://twitter.com/GilmerHealthLaw/status/1245464727783792641?s=19 W

Meredith Vanstone

This summer, I had the pleasure of working with #primarycare leaders across Ontario to formulate some #healthpolicy recommendations for primary care reform after Covid-19. A thread follows. @primarycare2025 #primarycare2025 You