Family physician, researcher, and President, Vice-Chancellor, Dean, and CEO of NOSM University @thenosm #HealthEquity#NorthernOntario#MedEd Views my own.
This #WorldFamilyDoctorDay, meet two family physicians reimagining what care can look like for patients.
Dr. @AndrewDPinto and Dr. Archna Gupta, through their work at the @UpstreamLab, are addressing social determinants of health and driving solutions that improve access and reduce barriers to care.
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This #WorldFamilyDoctorDay, we recognize the family doctors in Thunder Bay - Atikokan and across Ontario who are finding new and innovative ways to meet the needs of patients and strengthen our health care system. Thank you for all you do!
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On this national Doctor’s Day, I want to take a moment to recognize and thank the many dedicated physicians who are a part of our NOSM U family for their service to their communities and their commitment to training and supporting the next generation of doctors.@thenosm
This is true across Northern Ontario and is why a new @thenosm OB/GYN residency program was a priority and is launching this year as a part of our expansion plan. @SylviaJonesMPP@NOSMMDworkforce@nolanmquinn
Ongoing gynecology shortage leaves women waiting for care in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
Local health officials say there are currently 4 full-time OB-GYNs, up from one such position in 2022
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Nous sommes fiers d’investir près de 2 M$ pour aider @thenosm à établir et à élargir ses installations de formation dans 87 municipalités, CLOSM et communautés autochtones partout au Nord de l’Ontario. #FedNor#NODP#NorddeLOntario
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This study examined how Canadian PBRLNs currently approach data governance & explored how Indigenous data sovereignty frameworks could apply to these networks.
Read the full study here: https://t.co/AWPCDaV2U0
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"I think it needs to be a Canadian company. I am not comfortable with U.S. companies hosting Canadian data,” [Kumanan Wilson] said. “We can’t give more of our health-care data to U.S. companies.”
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As part of its Primary Care Action Plan, Ontario is creating a new provincewide Primary Care Medical Record system that will integrate patient records, reduce paperwork for doctors and improve the quality of care received by patients.
https://t.co/KisaM9E2jB
Primary care is vital for everyone, but there is a growing shortage. Between 2017 and 2023, the number of family docs practicing in rural communities dropped 11%. Read more about this in @AnnFamMed https://t.co/ecAcFO9VqS
Born on this day in 1942, #CMHFLaureate Thomas A. Dignan, MD dedicated his life to improving the health and well-being of Indigenous Peoples in Canada.
Learn more about Dr. Digans work on our website https://t.co/9DfrAkXX07
Having a primary care physician improves chronic disease prevention and management. Our new report showed that 95.5% of adults with a primary care physician got screenings for chronic disease prevention, compared to just 67.6% of those without a PCP. https://t.co/Hc2Pyc0k7U
Dr. Mandy Buss, Department of Family Medicine, faculty member and recipient of a Medal of Excellence. She is recognized for her leadership and advocacy in Indigenous health, culturally safe care, and medical education.
At a news conference in Ottawa, the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) urges the federal government to deliver on its 2025 election campaign promises to provide various supports to family physicians in the country.
https://t.co/I6VdmpD6vE
Every Ontarian deserves timely, high-quality primary care.
OCFP’s 2026 pre-budget asks include:
✔️ Co-designed digital tools
✔️ Provincial digital health & AI strategy
✔️ Connected electronic medical records
✔️ Better access in northern/rural areas
Let’s build this future together: https://t.co/o19x6Pvjea
#onhealth #onpoli #primarycare
Comment: Bill 36 treats doctors as adversaries instead of allies
Too few have woken up to the consequences to this draconian legislation.
It puts full control of health professional regulation in the hands of an untouchable govt with virtually unlimited powers to stifle dissent without oversight.
If puts an end to the too-few doctors and other health professionals who may have stood up for patient access or called out system failures and inadequacies.
It opens the door to frivolous complaints and allows investigators appointed by fully-controlled government-appointed boards to access any patient record anywhere.
And if you think it won't have an effect on the care you get, what health professionals do to support patients, or how many health professionals decide to exit the profession, you're kidding yourself.
Dangerous overreach. Coming into effect April 1st. Not a joke.
https://t.co/zAIrTk4WB7 via @timescolonist