Jennifer Chouinard

[Jennifer Chouinard @JenniferChouina]

@everetthindley @Sask_NDP Tonight we took an 18 month old to the new Children’s Hospital because he’s having a rare med reaction. The ER doc encouraged us to contact an MLA because there’s no paediatric allergist in the city.

PLEASE GET DOCTORS.

#saskpoli

[Jennifer Chouinard @JenniferChouina]

💔 This is devastating. Thank-you Dr. Huff for all your kindness and leadership.

[Benzodiazepine Information Coalition @BZInfoCoalition]

We are devastated to share that on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, we were informed of the passing of our friend, colleague, and Medical Director, Christy Huff, M.D. https://t.co/TWUc2iELev

[CTV Saskatoon @ctvsaskatoon]

Sask. minister skipped conference to tour Paris in pricey limo, documents show https://t.co/SBXLMZM4mE

[Jennifer Chouinard @JenniferChouina]

This seems so relevant for reversing the faulty menstruation narrative and the “don’t have hormones” treatment approaches.

[Jennifer Chouinard @JenniferChouina]

“…cells from the pelvic wall of women with endometriosis have different metabolism compared to women without the disease. The cells produced higher amounts of lactate similar to the behavior of cancer cells.”

#EndometriosisAwarenessMonth

https://t.co/Oj0dZwz9p5.

[Jennifer Chouinard @JenniferChouina]

@PremierScottMoe Not that simple. Here’s a good read on the why plus some options.

https://t.co/Ok3uYtefx2.

[Jennifer Chouinard @JenniferChouina]

@justin_garson @yecchs Interesting! How do you figure they differ?

[Mark Horowitz @markhoro.bsky.social @markhoro]

"When doctors are informed about the harms of benzodiazepines, the pendulum may swing the other way and prescribers may react impulsively by forcing their patients to stop benzodiazepines too quickly" further from @RadioCanadaInfo https://t.co/4fNq99LBSj

[Mark Horowitz @markhoro.bsky.social @markhoro]

"There’s no doubt greater oversight of the prescribing of benzos is needed. However, this cannot happen without addressing the obvious gaps in knowledge and understanding about benzodiazepines, on the part of prescribers." https://t.co/RtGKwMFjxM

[Jennifer Chouinard @JenniferChouina]

@picardonhealth @mattlapi @CBCNews @CMQ_org This is as bitter sweet as reading the FDA and Health Canada warnings while already caught in full blown tolerance and withdrawal.

It’s overdue. The cost has been high: suffering, rejection, suicides…

These drugs are horrific - alone and in drug combinations.

[Jennifer Chouinard @JenniferChouina]

Excellent decision. Very happy to see this in Canada. Hopefully it’s just the start. The risk of dependence and withdrawal should never be understated. There is no safe use after a few weeks.

[André Picard @picardonhealth]

Quebec doctors to face increased scrutiny for overprescription of anti-anxiety medication. College of Physicians says it will educate doctors who overprescribe #benzos, by @mattlapi
https://t.co/XZQ4Vyki1C via @cbcnews @CMQ_org

[Jennifer Chouinard @JenniferChouina]

@dragonfly_jenny @ctvsaskatoon I’m from Fairhaven. I’m deeply troubled by the refugee vs homeless narrative here. Successful shelters depend not on where they are but the quality of programs therein. I’m not upset a shelter was put in Fairhaven but that the investment wasn’t taken seriously.

[Mark Horowitz @markhoro.bsky.social @markhoro]

Great piece in Economist (paywall) How to stop over-medicalising mental health: "For all their good intentions, campaigns intended to raise awareness are leading some people to conflate normal responses to life’s difficulties with mental-health disorders." https://t.co/G5HopIbunx

[Jennifer Chouinard @JenniferChouina]

@cityofsaskatoon The number of people sleeping outside, even at -5, in Saskatoon is horrific. @SaskParty Where’d the economic prosperity go? Any claim that homelessness is being addressed is an illusion. Homelessness is a policy choice. Buildings will sit empty. People will die.

[Jennifer Chouinard @JenniferChouina]

I support the proper funding of public education in Saskatchewan. @SaskParty @SaskTeachersFed

[Jennifer Chouinard @JenniferChouina]

😢#okanagan #bcfires

[Jennifer Chouinard @JenniferChouina]

“It takes a special person” falls short.
Paramedics are remarkable problem solvers and often deeply feeling beings. Their sense of duty makes up the backbone of society, providing us a felt sense of safety b/c we know they will come for us. Thank-you.

#ParamedicServicesWeek

[Jennifer Chouinard @JenniferChouina]

9 days post excision surgery #3. Processing 2 decades of #endometriosis. So many doctors & decisions & drugs & pain. DYK the yearly CAN public health cost is $1.8 BILLION?! Today, I’m lucky we got it before it got a kidney.🤞🏼pain relief continues... #endowarrior #WomensHealth

[Jennifer Chouinard @JenniferChouina]

I brought my love of whiteboards into the home. (We have 6 in total, placed at child height 😅).

How happy is this bird?! She keeps making all of us smile.

[Jennifer Chouinard @JenniferChouina]

👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 And this is just one part of the problem.

[Alliance for Benzo Best Practices @BenzoReform]

While research continues to demonstrate the severity of the #BenzoCrisis there remains a stark lack of mainstream coverage and public awareness surrounding the topic. We must intervene upon the trajectory of unnecessary prescriptions before it is too late.