Ann-Marie Gilbert

Researcher and writer about hospice and palliative care for Life and Death Matters, and caregiving through dementia. Tweets are my own.

[Dying in the Margins @Dying_Margins]

The ‘P’ Word. Difficulties Talking about Poverty at the End of Life - New blog by @SamQuinn91 launching our free online resource for H&SC professionals to support open conversations about financial hardship at the end of life. Read here➡️ https://t.co/LUZOSNJVfk

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

International donations cannot keep up with the growing health crisis in Afghanistan and eight million people are at risk of losing access to essential care this year, the World Health Organization has warned
https://t.co/Of54Gqgwz2

[André Picard @picardonhealth]

#Dementia risk study finds 11 key factors behind condition. Predictive tool ‘significantly outperforms’ others available and could help avert about 40% of cases, by @andrewgregory https://t.co/srMAgVV3Tv via @guardian @NeglectedNo

[André Picard @picardonhealth]

The press is in peril. Here’s how to save it. Reporters are being jailed, murdered and censored. But there is a ray of hope: reader-funded #journalism, by @markriceoxley69 https://t.co/QkF7c8uOth via @guardian #WorldPressFreedomDay #JournalismIsNotACrime

[Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) @clsa_elcv]

Two days until the next #CLSAWebinar, discussing access to Indigenous-identified data & researcher responsibilities to uphold Indigenous data-governance principles & rights. Essential information as we approach the April 12 data-access deadline!

Register: https://t.co/vw5QM35rcU

[Camosun College @Camosun]

Camosun College is DELAYING OPENING until noon on Tuesday, Feb. 28 due to overnight snow. All classes and services are cancelled for the morning. Stay safe and stay tuned to social media and https://t.co/lOTKEYb3FK for updates.

[Ann-Marie Gilbert @amg_LDM]

Our immune systems work better when we get out and MOVE!
"Vaccinated exercisers 25% less likely to be hospitalized with #COVID19 than sedentary people who received the same vaccine"

https://t.co/oN7FyxoLTD

[André Picard @picardonhealth]

Regular #exercise🏃‍♀️may improve the effectiveness of coronavirus vaccines. Vaccinated exercisers 25% less likely to be hospitalized with #COVID19 than sedentary people who received the same vaccine, study finds, by @GretchenReynold https://t.co/811JmoQ4IC via @washingtonpost

[Ann-Marie Gilbert @amg_LDM]

@TRECResearch A helpful comparison would be medications for people with same illness profiles living in LTC or community. Because people in LTC have complex care needs, many with dementias, meds may be needed for comfort.

[Plague Poems @PlaguePoems]

You don’t have to worry
about asteroids,
a giant ball of rock and ice
could kill off the dinosaurs
but it won’t get us,
a threat from the sky
that, we can handle,
what we cannot manage
is this virus in the air.

[UBC Media Relations @UBCNews]

A new study by @UBCoceans Dr. William Cheung and postdoc Dr. Juliano Palacios-Abrantes found that global fish stocks can’t recover without strong actions to mitigate #climatechange and #overfishing. 🎣 via @EarthDotCom https://t.co/TsvqBvdq3Q

[Canadian Doctors for Medicare @CdnDrs4Medicare]

Excellent new report by @a_longhurst & @CCPA_BC on the concerning rise of private, for-profit clinics in BC.

@a_longhurst outlines why they worsen our current healthcare crisis and offers alternative solutions. #bchealth

https://t.co/K3UDi6AWz7

[Volunteer Victoria @volvicbc]

The St. Vincent de Paul Social Concern Office on 833 Yates Street is recruiting volunteers for the Food Pantry Program! To learn more, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator by calling 250-727-0007 ext. 3225 or via email [email protected] #yyj #volunteer

[André Picard @picardonhealth]

Unceremonious firing of TV anchor @LisaLaFlamme_ stirs debate about #sexism, #ageism in Canada, by @ClaireParkerDC https://t.co/muAimlKljm via @washingtonpost #cdnmedia #journalism

[Ann-Marie Gilbert @amg_LDM]

👏The bane of research for me was the immense amount of plastic waste I created. So excited to see solutions like these. Wondering if #dental or #physician offices might also be able to recycle non-infections PPE?
https://t.co/5viVIm3tb3

[UBC Media Relations @UBCNews]

UBC student initiative set to recycle nearly 50,000 gloves 🧤♻️
https://t.co/CkSdVl3tbw

[Ann-Marie Gilbert @amg_LDM]

👏The bane of research for me was the immense amount of plastic waste I created. So excited to see solutions like these. Wondering if #dental or #physician offices might also be able to recycle non-infections PPE?
https://t.co/5viVIm3tb3

[UBC Media Relations @UBCNews]

UBC student initiative set to recycle nearly 50,000 gloves 🧤♻️
https://t.co/CkSdVl3tbw

[Prof. Feynman @ProfFeynman]

There are two rules in life:

1) Never give out all the information.

[André Picard @picardonhealth]

Canadians are delusional captives to a broken health care system. We settle -- and wait, suffer and die -- while telling ourselves it could be worse, by @RobynUrback https://t.co/tZk1c8QOzV via @GlobeDebate #cdnpoli #cdnhealth #CanadaWAITS

[Naheed Dosani @NaheedD]

People with Disabilities are choosing to die through Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) because they can't access the money they need to live.

Does that sound like a society that is fair to you?

[Ann-Marie Gilbert @amg_LDM]

What a difference this would have made in 2020!
BC LTC recommendations include "The visitation policy must allow ....1 essential .. visitor, who would be permitted entry....at all times, including during an outbreak."
#LTC #isolation #pandemic
https://t.co/8iRolJDQcH

[Advance Care Planning Canada @AdvanceCarePlan]

Why enroll in #PACEforPSWs?

✅ Build best practices for providing #palliativecare
✅ Develop skills to integrate a #palliativeapproach
✅ Care for yourself as a vital team member.
✅ Earn a National Certificate in #HPC.

https://t.co/PiKKhbWQa6