Elise Azzi

Family doctor • Sexual/Reproductive health consultant • Director of Women’s Health + PD WH PGY3 Enhanced Skills @UofODFM • She/Her • Views are my own.

[Elise Azzi @EliseAzzi]

For 20 years, the @UofODFM Women’s Health Program has been training family doctors as experts and leaders. On #IWD, we celebrate its impact and reaffirm the importance of equitable/accessible care. Informed women make empowered choices, and empowered choices change the world.

[OCFP @OntarioCollege]

The Ontario government must recognize the essential role of family doctors. The care and expertise they provide cannot be replaced, and compensation should reflect their true value to patients and the health system. See OCFP's statement:https://t.co/QlY0c0TwkR

[Tara Kiran @tara_kiran]

Primary care should be a legislated right.

That >6.5 million people in Canada go without it is antithetical to the values people hold dear and the promise of Medicare

Thanks @janephilpott for this terrific op-ed. I can’t wait to read your book!

https://t.co/4XlJkbN64J

[The College of Family Physicians of Canada @CFPC_e]

Unless we act now, our health care system will only get worse. We have solutions, but we need your help. Join the fight for change now. It’s time to stop waiting. We have the answers https://t.co/ld6QFFEr6x #StopWaiting

[Canadian Doctors for Medicare @CdnDrs4Medicare]

We hear you. We share your concerns about the CMA's consultations on health care "privatization". The evidence is clear that private financing worsens accessibility and inequity. Please read and sign our open letter, and share widely! #cdnhealth
https://t.co/5vG1ksqAK1

[The College of Family Physicians of Canada @CFPC_e]

You told us and we listened. For more than a year, the CFPC has been calling on elected officials to listen to our solutions to help a health care system close to a breaking point. But much like you, we are all sick of waiting. Join the fight for change now: https://t.co/iJsYISWzWR #StopWaiting

[Canadian Doctors for Medicare @CdnDrs4Medicare]

Great thread on why introducing private financing into our health care system doesn't work, and the solutions that actually will improve our crisis. #cdnhealth

[uOttawa - Médecine familiale, Family Medicine @UofODFM]

Family doctors are the backbone of the health care system and leaders in primary care, helping communities remain healthy.  Join us on #WFDD2023 to raise awareness about the importance of #FamilyMedicine

#FamilyDocs #ThankYouFamilyDocs #TheHeartOfHealthcare

[Canadian Doctors for Medicare @CdnDrs4Medicare]

"When we're looking at private financing in our system it tends to have worse patient outcomes and more financial inefficiencies. So why would we be looking to expand that in our existing health-care system?" says Chair @bechardmel #cdnhealth
https://t.co/2c93scLixM

[OCFP @OntarioCollege]

Family doctors are currently spending up to 19 hours a week on administrative work. By improving outdated digital systems, we can decrease the administrative burden and increase the amount of time family doctors spend directly on patients. https://t.co/oFamXanPzh

[Allan Grill @allan_k_grillMD]

R/T @TunneyTun: “We know that family doctors can spend up to 19 hours each week doing paperwork…when you think about that work, that is all done after we've done our clinical work." https://t.co/xIc1keNB0m @OntarioCollege @OntariosDoctors @OCFP_President @DrMichaelGreen1

[Melanie Bechard @bechardmel]

For-profit surgical clinics won’t save our health system.

What will?
✔️Funding our public system well
✔️Maximize current OR efficiency
✔️Centralized referrals
✔️Multidisciplinary teams
(And more - see @CdnDrs4Medicare)

Thanks @CTV_PowerPlay !

https://t.co/1IE2Sp8SLe

[Melanie Bechard @bechardmel]

Our health system deserves better than public funds for private profits

[Elise Azzi @EliseAzzi]

@DominikNowakMD @OntariosDoctors Such AMAZING news!!! So proud of you! Congrats and well deserved!

[OCFP @OntarioCollege]

🚨Family doctors across Ontario are seeing a rise in respiratory illness, especially in children. We’ve put together a resource for parents and caregivers on when to seek care for a respiratory illness and how to support your child at home: https://t.co/mxHU0TvAwL

[Melanie Bechard @bechardmel]

How to fix our 🇨🇦health care system
✅ Centralized referrals
✅ Multidisciplinary teams
✅ Adjusting OR workflows
✅ Appropriate public funding
❌ Private financing

Thanks @jasminegite @CdnDrs4Medicare !

[OCFP @OntarioCollege]

👇 Ontarians deserve a family doctor who is supported by teams. This is urgently needed.
#lifewithoutadoctor

[Elise Azzi @EliseAzzi]

Dr Kuntz established our unique Enhanced Skills program in Women’s Health @UofODFM designed to educate physicians as experts, advocates, researchers and leaders in the full range of women’s health. The program has since trained over 20 FM grads!

[Elise Azzi @EliseAzzi]

@UofODFM Women’s Health grads reunited to celebrate Dr Chris Kuntz, a pioneer who over 20yrs as PD inspired/empowered generations of family docs to embrace gender health broadly across the lifespan & move beyond defining women by their reproductive capacity.

[Tara Kiran @tara_kiran]

Primary care is the foundation of the healthcare system

Like a good building foundation, we forget about it when it’s working well

It’s unseen, unsexy, and no one really wants to spend extra on it

But, when it starts to crumble, the whole home can give way 🧵