David Schieck

Family Physician. Primary Care is the Not-So-Secret Sauce. Opinions my own.

[Ontario Medical Association @OntariosDoctors]

@drmsgandhi @OntariosDoctors have been engaged on this issue since the very beginning and have been supporting Dr. Ma through this entire process. We have also been working closely with @CMPAMembers and have ensured that the OMA provided testimony on behalf of Dr. Ma during this hearing.

[Simon Fraser University @SFU]

#SFU’s medical school is moving forward! We are closer to training more family doctors with today’s announcement of an interim space at the Surrey campus, funding, a three-year curriculum model and a founding dean. 

https://t.co/hwUK1w9q53

[Dr. Sarah Newbery 💙💛 @snewbery1]

Congratulations to British Columbia on the establishment of this new medical school! Wonderful choice in @pricedDFM as founding dean!

[Jane Philpott @janephilpott]

Congratulations David and @SFU!

[Tara Kiran @tara_kiran]

Fun fact: nearly every person in Denmark 🇩🇰 has the name of their GP (or group of GPs) on their healthcard

It's an organized system where 98+% have access to primary care.

How do they do it? One key lies in how GPs are organized. 🧵

(photos of Christian Folsach's practice)

[Tara Kiran @tara_kiran]

I think elements of this training pathway are part of the reason why general practice is highly respected in 🇩🇰 and paid as well as other specialties. Relative pay and respect influence recruitment and retention of GPs—something we need to do better at in 🇨🇦

[Tara Kiran @tara_kiran]

Total health spending in Denmark 🇩🇰 is similar to Canada 🇨🇦, yet almost everyone in Denmark has access to primary care

I'm here on a 9-day tour to learn how they make it work

Today I met with Morten Petersen, CEO of https://t.co/TlGgqy5emW, the Danish e-health platform 🧵

[Tanya Talaga @TanyaTalaga]

For the first time since Ontario became a province, Sol Mamakwa @solmamakwa, MPP of Kiiwetinoong, addressed the Government of Ontario, a signatory to Treaty 9, in his language Anishininiimowin. Sol is an Indian Residential School Survivor. He used to be punished for speaking his language, for being himself.
Today, he spoke Anishininiimowin in a packed House, witnessed by First Nations leaders, family, and, most importantly, his Mom, Kezia Mamakwa. It is her birthday today. Mino-dibishkam, Kezia. Your son is moving hearts and minds. (Photo by @NANComms)

[Daniel Pepe @dpepe88]

Other doctors want more support for Northern doctors too!! We need those in the north to have exceptional care experiences! @OntariosDoctors

[Dr Courtney Howard @courtghoward]

Huge congratulations to @DrShazmaMithani!
🙏for spreading info & countering misinformation on the world’s in-hospital & out-of-hospital emergencies. 3 cheers to your work & to the lifetime of advocacy that has now walked @alandrummond2’s name onto your résumé 😊 @CAEP_Docs

[Dr. Sarah Newbery 💙💛 @snewbery1]

Thanks @BillWmccready for all you have given over your decades long career in Northern Ontario. You have been here since the start of my residency in TBay - a constant of my career. I am grateful for your patient care, your commitment to #meded and to @thenosm.♥️

[Dr. Elizabeth Muggah @ElizabethMuggah]

Congratulations @DominikNowakMD really looking forward to working together to advance family medicine and primary care.

[Dr. Katharine Smart @KatharineSmart]

Health Signals- live May 6

[Dr. Sarah Newbery 💙💛 @snewbery1]

Thank you ⁦@cathy_faulds⁩ for your work as ⁦@OntariosDoctors⁩ board chair!

[Ontario Medical Association @OntariosDoctors]

Welcome Dr. @DominikNowakMD as @OntariosDoctors new President!

Dr. Nowak, a family doctor practising at @WCHospital in Toronto, is now the 143rd president of the OMA and top advocate for the province’s 43,000 doctors. #Onhealth

[Women's College Hospital @WCHospital]

Congratulations to our very own @DominikNowakMD on your new role as @OntariosDoctors President!

[Ontario Medical Association @OntariosDoctors]

Thank you @MaritStiles and @NickelBelt for meeting with @OntariosDoctors. Great discussions about the need for increased funding for team-based care and the growing administrative burdens for doctors. #Onhealth

[Dr. Sarah Newbery 💙💛 @snewbery1]

Access matters.
But as a credit care feature?

We need to re-focus on #equitable access to primary care for all Canadians.
Quite literally, the future health of Canadians - and Canada - depends on it.

[Dr. Sarah Newbery 💙💛 @snewbery1]

Huge congrats to you @UofTFamilyMed! This is terrific news! Your work, your leadership and partnership w/ @OntarioCollege to support family doctors through shared CPD the past few years has been remarkable. You have inspired many to join our ranks in FM! Hooray!

[OCFP @OntarioCollege]

Congratulations to all those with matched with family medicine on Match Day #CaRMSMatch. See our letter from our President, Dr. Mekalai Kumanan

https://t.co/xHWe2SYmUE