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THREAD: Spent much of spring/summer working with @Lorian_H to address health system/policy issues arising from Alberta government actions. Collating that work here to give Albertans one stop access to a different perspective on what the issues managers are feeding us.
On Babylon and virtual care: https://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-albertas-virtual-health-care-app-plagued-with-problems/wcm/9e8a1b04-8d06-48db-92d5-5a4f173597fd/
Peer-reviewed article on this forthcoming.
Peer-reviewed article on this forthcoming.
On mask giveaway: https://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-drive-thru-mask-giveaway-wont-prevent-covid-19/wcm/38db90c9-7668-48cb-acb3-739590fc0741/
On circumventing Health Canada regulation of COVID tests/drugs: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-crisis-or-not-alberta-must-not-do-an-end-run-around-health-canada/
On role for provinces in drug approval: https://ualawccsprod.srv.ualberta.ca/2020/05/drug-approvals-exclusive-health-canada-jurisdiction-or-fair-game-for-the-provinces/
On Bill 30 and the road to privatization of healthcare in Alberta: https://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/opinion-albertas-bill-30-is-a-gateway-to-privatization-and-cronyism/wcm/bf8710c2-ac70-4af6-bd7f-c63761850bcc/
Please retweet and share with those not on Twitter. Even if you disagree with us, it is important to consider our arguments and the information we provide in support of them. Governments should be held accountable for their policies. Or at least made to explain them.
More: Blog post on privatization from @Lorian_H: https://ablawg.ca/2020/03/10/recent-health-system-reforms-sustainability-measures-or-a-push-to-privatization/
Adding to the list - peer-reviewed piece on virtual care, with policy recommendations: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0840470420938818
Adding one more to this thread of pubs analyzing the AB government's health care policies: https://healthydebate.ca/opinions/alberta-key-health-institutions
