Dr. Kevin Chan

EVP Medicine and Chief of Staff, Niagara Health, pediatrician, fan of kids everywhere, planetary health

[Dr. Kevin Chan @Kidedoc]

It has become time. Like the alpha and the omega, there is a beginning and an end. It’s time to move. Headed over to bluesky since @DGlaucomflecken moved there. Hope to see the rest of you over there.

[Dr. Kevin Chan @Kidedoc]

@raghu_venugopal Do I see a frog in your ear?

[Dr. Kevin Chan @Kidedoc]

@raghu_venugopal Do I hear a cow or whatever animal is in there?

[Raghu Venugopal MD @raghu_venugopal]

Dr. Neil Cunningham is a Melbourne ER doc. I can't tell you how many patients he has sped through my care and been relieved of their shoulder dislocation - via the "Cunningham technique" - https://t.co/rVrK3JVOvh - best of the profession. @drncunningham

[Dr. Kevin Chan @Kidedoc]

@raghu_venugopal look at BC pathways and tell me what you think.

[Dr. Kevin Chan @Kidedoc]

@raghu_venugopal @Avis_Favaro We’re trying! 100 ALC beds clearing with transitional care funding. Should allow better flow in the ER. We’ll keep working on more … the key is we need to start thinking outside the box constantly to unblock ourselves …

[Dr. Kevin Chan @Kidedoc]

Think Cancer Care Ontario and building out regional models. Love to hear thoughts on that. 2/

[Dr. Kevin Chan @Kidedoc]

One of the most challenging things I see it that payment systems don’t necessarily align with the best model of care. For example, great regional programs can be developed if we stopped thinking at the institutional level and developed system approaches to tackling problems 1/

[Dr. Kevin Chan @Kidedoc]

I congratulate @markhollandlib as the new Minister of Health. I know my late brother, Arnold, would have been so proud of you. Come chat with us on the front lines as there is much work to do.

[Dr. Kevin Chan @Kidedoc]

@PedChairsCan @EasternHealthNL @paul_dancey Congrats MJ

[Dr. Kevin Chan @Kidedoc]

Happy birthday bro. You’d be so happy to see how your wife and kids are doing. Will always miss you immensely

[Dr. Kevin Chan @Kidedoc]

@DrCChambers @susabenseler @CIHR_IHDCYH Congrats Susa!

[Dr. Christine Chambers @DrCChambers]

What an incredible investment in children’s health research! Thank you @susabenseler for your leadership.🙏🏻

We at @CIHR_IHDCYH look forward to collaborating to continue to improve the lives of children and families in Canada and beyond through health research.🎉

[Andrew Lynk @andrewlynk]

Canada’s infant mortality rate went from ranking 10th out of 24 OECD countries in the 1980s to 30th out of 38 OECD nations in 2021. This is very concerning. https://t.co/DwVHFkTikb

[Dr. Kevin Chan @Kidedoc]

Just started @LHSC at Corporate Medical Executive with a 6 hour strategic planning day! What an exciting way to start with a period of imaging the future!

[Sarah Gower MD @GowerMD]

Let's fix health care!

1. Centralized referrals. Need a cardiologist? I fill out the same form as everyone else in Ontario and it's sent to one place. That place organizes where my patient goes based on their address, their issues & waitlists. Done.

[Dr. Kevin Chan @Kidedoc]

I love this quote from a mentee of mine — “giving a helping hand is the best reward I can ever get.” I love it when the student becomes the teacher.

[Dr. Kevin Chan @Kidedoc]

We need to vaccinate against influenza A faster. This graph from Johns Hopkins shows that influenza A has spiked 2 months earlier than usual. This corresponds with the acuity in the pediatric hospitals.

[Dr. Kevin Chan @Kidedoc]

Hang in there and never be afraid to ask for help! I still do after 20+ years. Best lesson I ever learnt was in one of my first shifts as an ER fellow, Marilyn Li who is one of the founders of peds ER asked me if I would call an X-ray positive or not. Don’t be afraid to ask.

[Madeleine Bondy @maddybondy]

It is in this busy viral season that I start my first series of night shifts @mch_childrens as a junior resident. I will strive to do my part and ask for help when I reach my limits, to care for unprecedented numbers of very sick patients

[Madeleine Bondy @maddybondy]

It is in this busy viral season that I start my first series of night shifts @mch_childrens as a junior resident. I will strive to do my part and ask for help when I reach my limits, to care for unprecedented numbers of very sick patients