Dr Fred Voon

Emergency Physician. Author, "Your Inside Guide to the Emergency Department--And How to Prevent Having to Go!" for you & your loved ones. Viral TikTok creator.

[Dr Fred Voon @dr_voon]

What really goes on in a hospital emergency department https://t.co/uQg1UIRtzr via @ubcnews

[Dr Fred Voon @dr_voon]

@ChiefManak interested in a speaking opportunity for our local Medical Staff Association?

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Wow. I had no idea!

'It's like a miracle': How a surgeon will use a Victoria woman's tooth to restore her vision https://t.co/HhDVNxyjFc via @timescolonist

[Dr Fred Voon @dr_voon]

Life Skills.

https://t.co/3PfZOdKIoN

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@DrNeilStone 👏👏👏

[Dr Fred Voon @dr_voon]

Recertifying CPR and ACLS/PALS:

Does anyone have experience with this “For Life” option where you “Buy Once. Recertify Forever” …online only it looks like?

https://t.co/OoDGUpd5Mh

[Dr Fred Voon @dr_voon]

Too long. What do lab tests help diagnose? Heart attack, infection, kidney failure, critical electrolyte disturbance, anemia that might need blood transfusion.

If your Family Doctor wants answers, waiting 3-4 weeks for one is too long.

[BC Health Care Matters @BC_GP_Shortage]

We’ve been hearing about the struggles with LifeLabs' wait times, so we looked into it. The data is troubling: not only are wait times excessively long, but delays are getting worse—especially on Vancouver Island.

The issue needs urgent attention. #bcpoli @PennyDaflos @CMA_Docs

[Dr. Alika Lafontaine MD @AlikaMD]

Australia doesn’t have 14+ health systems

It has a single, consolidated market which means

National licensure

National HHR plans

Coordination within the country, not competition

[Dr Fred Voon @dr_voon]

UBC Student Awarded for Remote Ultrasound Innovation via @TheTyee https://t.co/UnH0mkNZnm

Very cool use of tech. I do bedside ultrasound and have played around with AR headsets. The combination hadn’t crossed my mind but this seems like a great way to expand health expertise

[Dr Fred Voon @dr_voon]

Completely unnecessary. If everyone did their part, perhaps we could make measles extinct.

[Ian Copeland, PhD @IanCopeland5]

Measles cases rose by 10 million (20%) when vaccine levels dipped below 75% in 2023.

This resulted in the deaths of ~100, 000 people in 2023, most of them being children.

So either vaccines work, or this is one huge coincidence...

[Dr Fred Voon @dr_voon]

If only there was a way to reduce harmful organisms …maybe by heating food and drink to a certain point for a brief period of time…

[Outbreak Updates @outbreakupdates]

The mechanisms of a pandemic are assembling in plain sight.

Today, in the Washington Post.

[Dr Fred Voon @dr_voon]

Ditto. I think I saw a 16-18 hour wait one shift. That’s an excruciating amount of time to spend in a waiting room.

[Katie Lin MD MPH 🇨🇦 @lilninjadoc]

Tough weekend of shifts with ED wait times routinely >8-10 hours.

Lost count of how many times I've had to respond with: "I would be upset in your shoes too. Our team is working hard tonight and doing our best, now I'd like to focus on how I can best help you."

[Katie Lin MD MPH 🇨🇦 @lilninjadoc]

Tough weekend of shifts with ED wait times routinely >8-10 hours.

Lost count of how many times I've had to respond with: "I would be upset in your shoes too. Our team is working hard tonight and doing our best, now I'd like to focus on how I can best help you."

[Dr Fred Voon @dr_voon]

@DrJLush @Vanessa58386340 @BCCFP @UBCFamPractice @mizklj Thank you for inviting me so that medical students can see a broad range of what is possible with the flexibility and portability of a generalist residency training.

[Dr Fred Voon @dr_voon]

How fall vaccines keep pace with evolving viruses
(November 5, 2024) https://t.co/BrJ78L6pem

[Dr Fred Voon @dr_voon]

A shared responsibility:

If you’re cycling or walking, use a light and stay visible.

If you’re driving, be vigilant.

It only takes a moment for your life to be irreparably changed.

Signed,
An ER Doc

[BCIRPU @BCIRPU]

42% of pedestrian crashes happen between October and January (ICBC, 2024). With daylight savings time ending Nov 3, adjust your clocks, adjust your driving.

Learn more at
https://t.co/vHT6ymzFQo
@theicbc @preventable.ca
#injuryprevention #daylightsavings #roadsafety

[Dr Fred Voon @dr_voon]

Allowing politics to dictate healthcare decisions is like letting mayors choose your underwear.

[Canadian Medical Association @CMA_Docs]

Canadians have a right to make personal choices about their health with the support of their families, the guidance of licensed, regulated health professionals and free from political interference.
https://t.co/pBkaB9nXSn

[Dr Fred Voon @dr_voon]

@SoniaFurstenau Yes. Govern for all. Solutions not strife.

[alan drummond @alandrummond2]

Not to minimize the suffering in the waiting room but it is those stoic elderly Canadians left for days "boarded" in our ER hallways who are the ones who truly suffer from state sanctioned torture, robbed of their dignity and their basic health care needs unmet.

[Dr Fred Voon @dr_voon]

@HSpidell Yes. Bandaid solutions fit in an election cycle. Real investment and system change takes time and patience. Crises now were known and preventable in many ways decades ago.

[Dr Fred Voon @dr_voon]

Unvarnished report. It’s hard to be a patient or healthcare worker some days.

Those days seem to be more frequent since I started 20 years ago.