fikagirl (she/her) 😷

just trying to do my best #indigenouslivesmatter #blacklivesmatter #translivesmatter #disabledlivesmatter

[Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau]

My condolences to Premier Trump of the losing province of the USA

[fikagirl (she/her) 😷 @fikagirl]

@DennisKendel Well deserved!

[Irvine Welsh @IrvineWelsh]

Here we go:

[Birgit Umaigba-Omoruyi @birgitomo]

Why are elected officials not condemning this cowardly display of racism and xenophobia in Hamilton, ON, Canada?

Are immigrants less worthy of being protected from hate? Why the silence from the so-called officials who are quick to condemn other forms of hate?

[Bev 🇨🇦 @Garnet_2203]

Dear Canadian’s 🇨🇦Imagine you’ve been working in a factory, or you may be self-employed with no health benefits. Then imagine there is No public healthcare. Imagine suddenly getting sick or injured then rushed to the hospital. Then imagine your healthcare bill.
This is a true American story. This is a true bill👇#NeverPierrePoilievre #PierrePoilievreisLying #healthcare #canada #remembrance #RemembranceDay2024 #neverforget

[DrJames @YorkU (he/him/il) @jasmith_yorku]

Dear media people

It's never too late to get on board the "let's clean the air because airborne transmission of disease is real" train.

We need to clean the air. We need to block transmission.

Please bring a new set of experts to your cameras and microphones.

[fikagirl (she/her) 😷 @fikagirl]

@LoriP79237079 @tammyrobert @CateSask @SaskTeachersFed Please know that the candidates listed on the bottom likely have nothing to do with this flyer. None of the Ward 6 candidates were involved. The way this group is doing this implies the candidates are involved 😡

[fikagirl (she/her) 😷 @fikagirl]

Hey #yxe - while we managed to escape an explicit push by an RCAAN-like group, be aware that Action 4 Canada Sask is circulating these flyers in what I believe is the opening salvo to ban books in our schools. These are the Bill 137 ppl 🚨
@tammyrobert @CateSask

[fikagirl (she/her) 😷 @fikagirl]

@TudMoney @tammyrobert @CateSask The book looked fine to me. But I’m going to leave book selection to the experts. I trust that our school librarians and educators have the best interests of my children in view and knowledge of development and appropriate curriculum.

[fikagirl (she/her) 😷 @fikagirl]

@derrylm @tammyrobert @CateSask We tried to engage the woman who delivered it and she was basically running away and refused to say who she was

[fikagirl (she/her) 😷 @fikagirl]

@tammyrobert The good news is it’s not tied to any candidate as far as I can tell and Ward 6 voters who’ve reached out for my thoughts think it’s awful. We just need to be ready as citizens & boards to push back.

[fikagirl (she/her) 😷 @fikagirl]

Thank you @DennisKendel

[Dennis Kendel @DennisKendel]

I have been privileged to work with Kath Stevenson and have deep respect for her values and skills

[Cheeky Scientist @cheekyscience]

PhDs are doctors of philosophy and philosophy is knowledge and the ability to ascertain knowledge. This makes PhDs doctors of learning. They have to add to a field - go beyond mastering it - to get a PhD. This rare quality is in demand in today's job market. #phdchat

[Kashif Pirzada, MD @KashPrime]

Pediatric admissions in Ontario are much higher than historic average now (black line below). Colleagues are seeing high levels of Mycoplasma infections, which is in line with recent outbreaks reported in the US and Europe.

Thinking out loud:
- Mycoplasma doesn't respond well to antibiotics usually prescribed to kids for throat and ear infections (usually Penicillin based like Amoxil), or to adults for pneumonia (Clavulin/Augmentin). There's significant resistance to Macrolides like Azithromycin (Zpack) due to overuse, especially in Asia.
- Testing for it is not accessible to most physicians, usually only available in some hospitals in expanded, expensive, multiplex testing panels
- For some of the antibiotics that do work (Fluoroquinolones like Levofloxacin and Moxifloxacin), doctors shy away from due to old concerns about tendon injuries from old animal studies.

So I wonder if this means that:
- If a patient is not responding well or turning around with an initial first-line antibiotic, consider one that covers atypical infections like Mycoplasma
- For kids, I wonder if we should have a lower threshold for doing a chest x-ray to check for a pneumonia, particularly if the child recently had a viral infection from RSV/Flu/C19 etc.
- We need urgent guidance from pediatric infectious disease colleagues about local antibiotics resistance patterns for Macrolides, and the safety of prescribing fluoroquinolones regularly to children.

[Denis - The COVID info guy - @BigBadDenis]

🇬🇧UK: Revealed: 14,000 teachers call in sick every day.

"Department for Education (DfE) data show that about 2.5 million school days were lost in 2022-23 as more than 326,000 teachers missed class owing to sickness."

https://t.co/zz3pQMDbj6

[DrJames @YorkU (he/him/il) @jasmith_yorku]

Dear @ianhanomansing

My ask remains: we need to have a discussion abt COVID with experts who have been warning us to try a different approach -- an approach based on Science, Engineering & Industrial Hygiene.

Why? Hint: ER wait times are related to our inability to end COVID.

[𝙹𝚘𝚎 𝚅𝚒𝚙𝚘𝚗𝚍 [email protected] @jvipondmd]

Masks back in Newfoundland and Labrador Hospitals.
Administrators who care about patients, staff and visitors.
I love it.
More, Canada. Please.
https://t.co/wLF0nc4CxF

[Barry Hunt @BarryHunt008]

Get this...

Ontario Hospitals can get 3M Aura respirators for free

But instead, they choose to pay for Baggy Blues

Or go barefaced

[fikagirl (she/her) 😷 @fikagirl]

This is such a serious issue - we have so many unused tools at our disposal that will reduce pressure on the system, improve capacity by reducing healthcare worker and physician illness, and improve safety for everyone. The “innovation” is to practice IPAC at the leading edge.

[Barry Hunt @BarryHunt008]

So, let me get this straight...

The same hospitals who refuse to mask up, let alone wear respirators...

Who refuse Engineering Solutions, like AutoUV, Upper Air UV, FarUV, self-disinfecting surfaces & sinks...

Are calling for "INNOVATION"

To solve their Healthcare Crisis?

[𝙹𝚘𝚎 𝚅𝚒𝚙𝚘𝚗𝚍 [email protected] @jvipondmd]

Great to see universal masking return to @UHN hospitals in Toronto!

Very important for patient visitor and HCW safety.

@AHS_media , your turn.

Source: https://t.co/37x8jIfxye