Conference on Health Advocacy Toronto

Every big idea starts with a conversation. Let's CHAT. Annual conference founded & organized by @uoftmedicine medical students.

[Paul Mundra @paulsmundra]

Excited to present Paper Margins at the Conference on Health Advocacy Toronto 2021! #CHAT2021

View Paper Maragins at: https://t.co/CcTc6q8xYx

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Calling all aspiring health leaders! Join us this Saturday, October 16 for #CHAToronto 2021: Health Advocacy in a Pandemic Era. We have an inspiring lineup of speakers who are eager to meet you! Visit https://t.co/wgk4sCyMbJ for details. #creatingconversations

[Peter Zhang, PharmD, MBA @PCMZhang]

Come join us for this amazing event on October 16th!

[Conference on Health Advocacy Toronto @CHAToronto]

Calling all aspiring health leaders! We're excited to announce the inspiring lineup of speakers & panelists at #CHAToronto 2021 who will be speaking on Health Advocacy in a Pandemic Era. Register or Submit an Abstract at https://t.co/lHeesmCHRI by Oct 9 - it's free!

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We are now recruiting highly-motivated students to join the CHAT 2021 Executive Team. Please apply by Thursday, April 1 at 11:59 pm EST. https://t.co/oEPV7DaLlI

[Med Student Climate Interest Survey/Sondage @MedsSurvey]

Canadian Medical Students, we want to hear your views!

We invite you to participate in our 5 min survey to guide curriculum development re: climate change and health 🌎

Visit https://t.co/XRVZ3eKpE0 to learn more and participate! #meded #medstudenttwitter

[Ontario Med Students @OMSAofficial]

NEW OPPORTUNITY! OMSA is looking for passionate med students to join our Day of Action team this year! If you're interested in advocating for Ontarians, you can learn more here: https://t.co/Mu8sjeXL8V

Applications are due June 29 at 11:59PM. Apply here: https://t.co/OZatKNOVcH

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Learn more: https://t.co/2q9eavWqr9

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Exciting initiative promoting community and inclusion in Edmonton. Hope your experience can inform similar initiatives in communities right across Canada.

[Kim Kelly, MD @KimKellyMD]

Signed on to participate in this initiative in #Yeg #inclusion #abundantCommunities #connection #belonging https://t.co/U4zBUG6lUn

[Lisa Richardson MD @RicharLisa]

I learned that one of our local emergency departments will now consider the role of both implicit bias and structural racism in critical incidents during their M&M rounds.

A great initiative, @DrCarolynSnider—and I am sure that you will do it with care.

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At 2pm TODAY:

Join CHAT 2020 speaker @DrEdwardX & fellow Board Members @CAPE_Doctors for discussions on advocacy and climate health. It's free!

[@CAPE-ACME @CAPE_ACME]

Today at 11pst/2est! Join Board Members @DrEdwardX, @jvipondmd and ED&CEO @RobinEdger for a conversation about winning climate campaigns and strategizing for government relations.

Register here: https://t.co/Hk7E1Mj3rW

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Data matters if we want to make informed life-saving and equity-based decisions. Huge congratulations to CHAT 2020 keynote Dr. @janephilpott and Dr. @BogochIsaac on leading this charge. We could not think of better people for this role!

[Jane Philpott @janephilpott]

Access to timely, reliable, cohesive data is critical to stop the spread of COVID-19, and save lives. I’ve accepted a role as Special Advisor to Ministers Elliott and Bethlenfalvy in the development of the Ontario Health Data Platform. https://t.co/HdxVkdPEQi

[Health Providers Against Poverty @HPAP_Ontario]

Two great opportunities to learn more about advocacy next week:

1. COVID19 On the ground with @NankyRai + @ZoeDodd

https://t.co/aUFHwjRyGu

2. Collecting race-based data with @thebpao and @AndrewDPinto

https://t.co/L9AB27FMDH

See you there!

[Felipe Fajardo @FelipeFa94]

Today we hosted our inaugural @OMSAofficial Municipal Day of Action Partnership (MDAP) meeting! With a presentation by @MVerhovsek to get us going, we have left with a plan for collaboration between the six Ontario medical schools and future advocacy projects! Watch out 👀

[Temerty Medicine @uoftmedicine]

Last week, @TPAC_UofTMed (virtually) met with Toronto City Councillors to advocate for immediate short- & long-term action addressing homelessness in Toronto:

▪️Hotel rooms to allow for physical distancing
▪️More supportive housing units
▪️Support of future housing initiatives

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Check out @TPAC_UofTMed’s annual lobby day happening today & tomorrow!

[Toronto Political Advocacy Committee @TPAC_UofTMed]

We are excited to participate in our annual municipal lobby day today and tomorrow to advocate for short- and long-term solutions to inequities facing Toronto’s homeless population, esp during #COVID19. We look forward to hearing your thoughts, @cityoftoronto councillors!

[Jane Philpott @janephilpott]

Kudos to @ChiefMNolan & team for @RenfrewCounty Virtual Triage & Assessment Centre. A 24/7 line staffed by family docs & Community #Paramedics. Set up to alleviate stress on ERs/911. Paramedics do in-home assessment if can't sort out by phone (<10%). Also in-home #covid19 swabs.

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"People who are living in shelters are just by definition coming into contact with so many other people. They’re not able to socially distance or self-isolate and they’re at risk at contracting (COVID-19) or spreading it." @SamanthaGreenTO https://t.co/cwgY9EaMyg

[Health Providers Against Poverty @HPAP_Ontario]

🚨COVID-19 SHELTER SURVEY RESULTS🚨

HPAP members surveyed 22 locations and it is clear that widespread outbreaks of #COVID19 across the shelter system are inevitable without immediate action.

@JohnTory #TOpoli

See infographic below for results of surveys and our 5 demands:

[Lisa Richardson MD @RicharLisa]

Imagine if an equity-based perspective--to PPE & testing distribution, access to virtual care, triage guidelines, redeployment, housing & social distancing, medications, characterization of "essential service"--was integrated at the outset of pandemic planning?

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See more of OCAD U's work here:
Instagram: @ocadulife (PTM specific https://t.co/8nwqYC72BC)
Facebook page: Ocadulifepainting

@nelson_saddler and Joel George

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Joel George and @nelson_saddler collaborated with @OCAD students to add a uniquely beautiful element of portraits to their research designed to explore the attitudes of individuals experiencing homelessness towards Toronto’s healthcare system