Dr. Granger Avery

Canadian Medical Association Past-President 2016-17. Rural Generalist. Crab Hunter Extraordinaire. Tweets my own, retweets mean interest, not always agreement.

[Dr. Granger Avery @gavery10]

#Generalism, the full practice of Medicine, is fascinating, energizing and a life-long addiction!
You don’t have to be rural to practice in this rewarding way.
@RCC_bc @DoctorsOfBC @CMA_Docs @UBCDoM @SRPCanada https://t.co/mtTj5h9ZLE

[Dr. Granger Avery @gavery10]

@drcharlenelui @dr_charlenelui @DoctorsOfBC @JoshGreggain @drcadesky @BCFamilyDoctors Congratulations Charlene!! Look forward to chatting.

[Dr. Granger Avery @gavery10]

So sad that another person should die because of an unfounded suspicion of science. https://t.co/O7rC5yYQzs

[Dr. Granger Avery @gavery10]

Significant improvement reported for #Donamemab in Rx for early &
moderate #Alzheimer disease.

[JAMA @JAMA_current]

TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 2 Trial: Donanemab in Early Symptomatic Alzheimer’s Disease, just presented at #AAIC23, is free to read online from @JAMA_current https://t.co/W3RM6Zl7fB

[Dr. Granger Avery @gavery10]

#Vaccine Use and #Stroke in England:
No stroke increase seen is a UK study of 14.6 million BA1 Bivalent #COVID_19 #immunization. https://t.co/1tAwafPg02

[Dr. Granger Avery @gavery10]

Two new studies report on the Brain and #LongCovid, by @EricTopol https://t.co/0YNTqG1Lif

[Dr. Granger Avery @gavery10]

"10s of Millions" of people are affected by #longCovid (or #neurocovid), regardless of age or infection severity.
The neurobiology of long COVID https://t.co/Yi4j1eQFpy

[Dr. Granger Avery @gavery10]

Multiple #coronary clots seen in 30% of #HeartAttack (STEMI) patients who have had #Covid_19 (usual pre-covid 5%)
AND mortality jumps from below 5% following #STEMI to 20 - 25% for post #COVID patients.
#CovidnotOver
#WearAMask

https://t.co/99RlCvptPR

[Dr. Granger Avery @gavery10]

This Frog May Be the First Amphibian Known to Pollinate Flowers https://t.co/7Bkks9tzYh via @sciam

[Dr. Granger Avery @gavery10]

.@WHO says the #Covid_19 pandemic is no longer an "International Emergency".
But we are not yet "Out of the Woods" as the stats below show.
#Masks worn in appropriate places & #Handwashing will protect us & our families from #COVID19, #RSV, #Flu.
https://t.co/KZpIMGZaif

[The Associated Press @AP]

Australian scientists have begun vaccinating wild koalas against chlamydia in an ambitious field trial in New South Wales. https://t.co/GeXIDJOfot

[Dr. Kathleen Ross @DrKathleenRoss1]

Tremendous step towards sustainability of Family Medicine in Saskatchewan. Adding National Licensure to ensure availability of locums for educational or parental leave, holidays or personal wellness, esp for rural and remote areas, is the next step. @CMA_Docs @SMA_docs @AlikaMD

[Dr. Granger Avery @gavery10]

God save the King!

[Jennifer Gunter @DrJenGunter]

A parent of teens should have their children vaccinated against HPV. The end. Your arguments are all medically incorrect.

[Dr. Granger Avery @gavery10]

Kremlin drone attack: Russia accuses Ukraine of trying to assassinate Putin https://t.co/uv7zNB9L1S

[Josh Greggain MD (he/him/his) ⚕️🇨🇦 @JoshGreggain]

#NationalPhysiciansDay🇨🇦🩺⚕️

It’s not necessarily a ‘happy’ day, as many of our days are in fact hard. Physicains feel the burden of the health system and the challenges that we face to care for our patients and ourselves.

I raise my hands 🙌🏼 in admiration, to all of my physician colleagues on this day, May 1st, 2023. Thank you for what you do day-to-day, for your patients, for your families and hopefully today, for yourself.

Urban or rural, downtown, or outreach, family, specialist, or consultant physician, we are all better together.

I am grateful 🙏🏼 as we collectively pause and acknowledge the sacrifices that each of the physicians make, along with the trust that is bestowed upon them when helping to navigate health, illness and disease for our patients.

There are many many more things for us to do in order to make our care more satisfying, and the system more functional to serve.

For today, at least for a brief moment, please acknowledge your amazing work, and let us create hope for a better future than the place we are now. @DoctorsOfBC @SpecialistsBc @BCFamilyDoctors @BCCFP @CMA_Docs @CFPC_e @RCC_bc

[Dr. Granger Avery @gavery10]

Patriotic Ukrainians are rushing to pay their taxes https://t.co/vCqwePTnlU from @TheEconomist https://t.co/vCqwePTnlU

[Dr. Alika Lafontaine MD @AlikaMD]

So many folks keeping the health system together. On #NationalPhysiciansDay let me say how grateful I am - every day - for my MD colleagues across 🇨🇦.

I became a doctor b/c I wanted to make a difference in pts lives.

I stay a doctor b/c WE make a difference in pts lives.

[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

Instead of a thousand words.

Uman. The funeral of children killed by a Russian rocket.

RIP.

[Covid Pledge @CovidPledge]

ID doctors call for universal masking in healthcare. Bravo 👏👏👏

"We propose an updated standard for universal precautions in healthcare settings: permanently including universal masking in routine patient-care interactions ..... /2

https://t.co/RAWtjvyT4D

[NorthernMedicalProg @UBCNMP_unbc]

Congratulations to NMP professor Dr. Nadine Caron who is this year's Silver Anniversary Award Recipient from the UBC Medical Alumni Association!