Anna Chodyra

Family Physician, CCFP, FCFP

[Morgan J. Freeman @mjfree]

THIS WINS THE DAY!!!! https://t.co/Lk2PJeFByd

[Anna Chodyra @ChodyraAnna]

Came across comment about doctor shortage…”if we’re short of engineers we train more engineers , if we’re short of lawyers we train more lawyers but for some bizarre reason if we’re short of doctors, don’t worry, someone else can have a go at it…” sadly, very true

[Tim Walz @Tim_Walz]

It’s an honor and a privilege to be part of this team, @KamalaHarris.

[Anna Chodyra @ChodyraAnna]

Patients die because lack of access to healthcare. Waiting lists are showing statistics only for patients who were accepted to see a specialists or have surgery. What about patients who didn’t even get on the list because GP’s referral was declined!

https://t.co/z7ApsFmOq3

[Craig Baird - Canadian History Ehx @CraigBaird]

Happy Holidays everyone!

Here is a Santa Claus from every province, from west to east and through the territories.

1. British Columbia

[Dr. Alika Lafontaine MD @AlikaMD]

Deserves a repost lol

[Lawrence Yang @GatewayMedic]

Go @DrJLush !!!! 🎉🎉🎉#FamilyPhysicianoftheYear #FamilyDoctorOfTheYear #FamilyDoctor #FamilyMedicine @BCCFP

[Kevin Mcleod @dockevinmcleod]

Absolutely! Well said.

[Anna Chodyra @ChodyraAnna]

@kootenaysdoc Doctors won’t be able to hire own NPs or RNs out of this amount and create their own PCNs to address local communities needs. Still dependent on MoH designed PCNs and TBC. No thank you! Will not attract me back to BC!

[Mark Roseman @markroseman]

Data from annual audited financial statements showing increase in head office admin/bureaucracy per year under Adrian Dix.

How much of this could have been better spent on front-line healthcare?

No way this can continue.

[Mark Roseman @markroseman]

From the "no shit" department…

Health-care complaints at highest level in a decade, says B.C. ombudsperson https://t.co/KFMfgppbyQ via @timescolonist @cindyeharnett

[BC College of Family Physicians @BCCFP]

Wow. That is both highly creative thinking on the patient’s part and a true testament to the incredible role that family docs play in a patient’s live. Sadly, it’s also a heart wrenching indicator of how desperate people in BC are.

[Anna Chodyra @ChodyraAnna]

@DrRitaMc 54 looks like a number of IMGs graduating each year from our program who are obligated to do a return of service; I’d like to see how many Canadian grads signed contracts

[Anna Chodyra @ChodyraAnna]

@richardzussman 54 appears to be a number of IMGs (international medical graduates) who are obligated to do a 2-year return of service after graduating from a residency program

[Anna Chodyra @ChodyraAnna]

@DocMcConks @DrDMPetersMD @BCOrthopods @DoctorsOfBC But rather than doing that, our government is adding responsibilities to already overworked pharmacists, paramedics, and firefighters

[Anna Chodyra @ChodyraAnna]

@DrDMPetersMD @DocMcConks @BCOrthopods @DoctorsOfBC Hospitals have fixed budget. There is no money coming when surgeons operate. In fact hospitals save money with less surgeries. It’s insane!

[Kevin Mcleod @dockevinmcleod]

Health care is in crisis and we need urgent change. There are simple things we can do to improve access and care. Below are ten things I would like to see implemented. I’m so frustrated with how much patients are suffering. Every single day it gets worse. It doesn’t have to.

[Vanessa Young @Vanessa58386340]

Overworked and underpaid, this Salt Spring Island doctor says family physicians are burning out | CBC Radio https://t.co/MzYetZ4LnN

[Anna Chodyra @ChodyraAnna]

@THELIMS4 @ColJacksMed @TuraEmanuela @DrRitaMc @cbcnewsbc @DrJLush @DrDMPetersMD @markroseman @CMan_CCFP Medical system in BC and Canada is failing all physicians. There is an expectation from patients and the system/government that doctors sacrifice their life and family. This needs to change. Everyone deserves work-life balance regardless if they are FDs or specialists.