Faith Donald

Professor Emerita, Nurse Practitioner, Consultant

[André Picard @picardonhealth]

When our daughter died suddenly at age 32, she left us with grief, memories—and Ringo, by @DavidFrum https://t.co/0iEqWn7vys via @TheAtlantic

[NPAO @NPAOntario]

#NPfacts Patients whose primary care providers include Nurse Practitioners (#NPs) have fewer emergency room visits and shorter hospital stays. Discover the impact of NPs at https://t.co/sbWcLhBxzW.

#NursePractitioner #Health #Ontario #OntarioHealth #OnPoli #NPAO #NPAOntario

[tom closson @trclosson]

We should employ Nurse Anesthetists in Canadian hospitals like they do in most other countries to help reduce the Anesthesiologist shortage.

[tom closson @trclosson]

We have been saying this to governments since 2008! Why are they unwilling or unable to build up the commuity resources to address this root cause of ER overcrowding and sub-standard patient care.

[Faith Donald @FaithCDonald]

@trclosson @fordnation and the Ontario Ministry of Health only funds hospices at 50%. Each hospice in Ontario has to rely on fund-raising and community support. Contributors often want to target equipment or specific projects for their donations, but that doesn't pay for staff or overhead.

[NPAO @NPAOntario]

#DYK that Ontario has 25 Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinics (NPLCs) currently serving over 100,000 previously orphaned Ontarians?
Find an NPLC near you by visiting: https://t.co/lAcvvoVKSg
Increasing the # of NPLCs will ensure all Ontarians have access to primary care

[Faith Donald @FaithCDonald]

@trclosson @raghu_venugopal There are also too few hospice beds, and the Ontario MoH only funds 50% of operating costs for hospices. The remaining funds have to be raised in the community. This is a travesty.

[NPAO @NPAOntario]

Celebrating Nurse Practitioner (NP) Week!
November 12 - 18, 2023
Take advantage of this special week to bring recognition to the NP role and increase awareness of the exceptional contributions NPs make to the health of millions of Ontarians.
#NPweek2023 #NPweek

[NPAO @NPAOntario]

What outcomes can you expect with a Nurse Practitioner (#NP)? ⬇️

Visit https://t.co/sbWcLhBxzW to learn more about what an NP can do for you

#NPAO #NPadvocacy #Onpoli #Ontario #OntarioHealth #NPeducation #NPweek #NPweek2023 #NPoutcomes

[Maher El-Masri @maherme01]

Steven Lewis: Nurse practitioners could help solve primary care issue. https://t.co/9gp7oh9ZOj

[Statistics Canada @StatCan_eng]

Are you looking to gain a better understanding of various #CensusOfPopulation concepts, or do you simply want to expand your overall knowledge on these topics? Check out our Census learning centre for a series of short videos: https://t.co/SXl0awDUOO.

[University Health Network @UHN]

Thanks to @ColinDMello and the team @globalnews for highlighting this @UHN first-in-Canada social medicine housing initiative. #PrescriptionForHousing

[Lee Fairclough @LFairclo]

Some good news for your feed today….a new virtual urgent mental health care centre now open at CAMH!

More here on how to book an appointment: https://t.co/Lbg0v7u8Wd

People often ask how to access this care so please help share this news!

@TorontoStar @DavidGratzer

[Andrew Petrosoniak @petrosoniak]

I just finished an emerg shift in rural Ontario today.

I saw an elderly patient who didn’t have a family doctor. I asked the nurses if there’s a clinic accepting patients

RN: No but they can put their name on the wait list.

Me: How long is that?

RN: About 4yrs.

What?

[Irfan Dhalla @IrfanDhalla]

Worth reading this article about the nursing shortage by @emilie_courval @DrNurseNat & @birgitomo.

https://t.co/JViYjQG2xw

[ICES @ICESOntario]

"People who are operated on by female surgeons are less likely to experience complications & need follow-up care than when males wield the scalpel, according to two major studies that suggest male surgeons have important lessons to learn." @propelresearch https://t.co/XgQrs51372

[tom closson @trclosson]

Medical Anesthesiologists in Canada have been opposed to the Canadian healthcare system employing Nurse Anesthesiologists in independant practice like they do in the USA. This is one solution to this shortage that you don't mention @carlyweeks .

[Health Canada and PHAC @GovCanHealth]

Applications for the second period of the #CanadaDentalBenefit are open until June 30, 2024! Eligible families can receive up to $650 to help with out of pocket #dental expenses for their children under 12. Learn more: https://t.co/hvDcisDAxO

[Mohamad Safa @mhdksafa]

If you are not a scientist, and you disagree with scientists about science, it’s actually not a disagreement. You're just wrong. Science is not truth. Science is finding the truth. When science changes its opinion, it didn't lie to you. It learned more.

[CIHR @CIHR_IRSC]

Attention all those applying to the Project Grant competition!

We were not as clear as we could have been regarding new requirements for font types and sizes in the Project Grant application instructions.

Here is what you need to know ⤵️