Fred Mather

LTC physician, Medical Director, Past President Ont LTC Clinicians, Vice Chair Ont Assoc of Residents Councel.

[Fred Mather @fred_mather]

@petermansbridge @ChantalHbert @bruceanderson @CanadaTalks167 Missing from this informative dialogue is comment on how the larger populous of Albertans feel about separation .

[Fred Mather @fred_mather]

Why Biden must withdraw https://t.co/2CcLU1M4H2
Mr Biden deserves to be remembered for his accomplishments and his decency rather than his decline.

[Fred Mather @fred_mather]

Teepa Snow at #PALTC24 @MINTMemoryCare

[Fred Mather @fred_mather]

Opinion: I was a broadcast journalist. Now, TV is the last place I go for news /via @globeandmail https://t.co/0h0hPpqogB
We need to "put our energy into a product people want and need. Journalism still matters and democracy requires it. Civil society works on facts."

[Fred Mather @fred_mather]

#ppltc23 Day 2 Practical Pearls in LTC. @OnLTCC @OLTCAnews @AdvantAgeOnt @FamCouncils_ONT @OARCnews

[Fred Mather @fred_mather]

@CSLTCM National perspectives panel at #CGS2023
@docmoser

[Fred Mather @fred_mather]

Dr Rob Lam welcomes #CSLTCM at #CGS2023
@docmoser @CanGeriSoc

[Fred Mather @fred_mather]

@zchagla Canada is over-prescribing antibiotics. The larger public health problem is antimicrobial resistance. Illness-causing microorganisms become resistant to the drugs used to treat them.

[Fred Mather @fred_mather]

History of both vaccination and immunity induce stronger, more durable hybrid immunity than either exposure alone in children
Older adults have the lowest infection rates but highest risk of severe outcomes. They warrant prioritized vaccination.

https://t.co/nrN6ZeYboz

[Fred Mather @fred_mather]

History of both vaccination and immunity induce stronger, more durable hybrid immunity than either exposure alone in children
Older adults have the lowest infection rates but highest risk of severe outcomes. They warrant prioritized vaccination.

https://t.co/nrN6ZeYboz

[Fred Mather @fred_mather]

In Ontario, nearly 6,000 patients with the most severe mental disorders are on a years-long list for specialist community-based care.

[Fred Mather @fred_mather]

Canada will soon allow medically assisted dying for mental illness. Has there been enough time to get it right? - The Globe and Mail
When life gets harder it becomes more easy to die! TO 16,000 wait for supportive housing for mental illness and addiction.
https://t.co/LqWrt4iW49

[Fred Mather @fred_mather]

Canada will soon allow medically assisted dying for mental illness. Has there been enough time to get it right? - The Globe and Mail
When life gets harder it becomes more easy to die! TO 16,000 wait for supportive housing for mental illness and addiction.
https://t.co/LqWrt4iW49

[Dr. Kevin Smith @KevinSmithUHN]

Based on flu, RSV and COVID numbers being seen and experience of Southern Hemisphere likely to see peak in next 7-8 weeks. Each of us can contribute to slowing the spread - and help make it as bearable as possible for struggling health care teams - by doing some easy stuff ….

[Zain Chagla @zchagla]

@BogochIsaac And appropriate therapeutics

[Zain Chagla @zchagla]

The plural of anecdote is anecdotes not data

[Fred Mather @fred_mather]

"What's missing from these political conversations on TV is the sense that Canada is socially, politically and economically dynamic."
https://t.co/0Eek4AnX7i

[OARC @OARCnews]

Our Resident Advisory group is expanding!
Are you a resident (or know someone) who brings a regional, cultural, lifestyle or health-informed perspective and lived experience that you’d like to see reflected on our REAL group? Learn more: https://t.co/exOD5bTgQG
#KeepitREAL

[Sandy Shamon MD @SandyShamonMD]

During rounds yesterday, non-responsive end-of-life nonagenarian in our #LTC home on SC hydromorphone ATC started waving her shoulders and arms up in the air after the recreational therapist played Cuban music for her as her son instructed.

We all watched in awe!
#living

[Fred Mather @fred_mather]

Good advice for just a nickel

[Theo Moudakis @TheoMoudakis]

Please enjoy my #Beaver cartoon for Thursday's @TorontoStar #cdnpoli

[LowC-MD-Photog @LowCkas]

@RicharLisa Didn't occur often, but I recall saying once, "The Chief of Staff has authority to discharge this patient, but my duty is to the patient, not to the hospital." The patient was allowed to stay. I was a locum at that time (1980s!), or might have eventually felt repercussions!