Kaitlin Siou

medicine @uoftmedicine x engineering @queensengineer x systems innovation @ihpmeuoft | family medicine and care of the elderly doctor | she/her

[Kaitlin Siou @KaitlinSiou]

Reflecting on my 3-year integrated family medicine residency/care of the elderly fellowship @CFPJournal. 1 more month left! 💫 https://t.co/3n7ZUfbrBf

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

“Twice this week, I have watched an elderly individual, fade into the busy life in which we all live. One man just needed Panadol for his wife but the shop assistant simply said it’s in aisle ‘6’. But he struggled to navigate the supermarket and as I watched him go in the wrong direction, I left all my groceries and took him where he needed to go.

Today, I watched an elderly man struggle in the heat, who had obviously had a fall with a huge scrape and blood on his leg. He walked past people in the cafe, while he slowly made his way to his car. Not one person stopped. Or looked. Or acknowledged him. I took him to his car and checked he was ok. He told me he had a fall and wasn’t sure how the air con worked in his car so he just didn’t use it. I sat with him, until his air con kicked in and heard him talk about the old frail body that he is in, that fails him now, every single day.

When you see an elderly person walking down the street, searching in the supermarket or struggling to their car, take a minute out of your busy schedule and ask them if they need a hand. Think about your grand parents and your parents and how pissed you would be if someone didn’t stop to help them. But more, think of them as you.

Once upon a time they were you. They were busy, they had work, they had children, they were able.... Today, they are just in an older body that is not going as fast as it used to and this busy life is confusing. They deserve our utmost respect and consideration. One day it will be you, it will be us. I wish more people gave a sh*t about them and acknowledged them for their admirable existence and geez I hope someday, not that far away, someone does it for me.”

Credit: Adele Barbaro

[Catherine Donnelly @cathfrymire]

Lots of discussion on primary care teams. Using @INSPIRE_PHC data we found people attached to teams have lower % of hospital readmission. We need more teams to support the system!! @OntarioCollege @kellygrant1 @Queens_HSPRI @janephilpott @QueensuFamMed @CAOT_ACE @theRCOT

[Kaitlin Siou @KaitlinSiou]

@AlexMuccilli @VicReedman @UofT_DoM YES!!! Well deserved, congrats Vic 🔥👊💕

[Jane Philpott @janephilpott]

We've known for about 20 yrs that countries with health systems firmly rooted in primary care get the best outcomes at the lowest cost in a manner that is both equitable & accessible: https://t.co/6uTqNT0zNg Canada's health systems haven't YET been firmly rooted in primary care.

[Geriatrician Nishi 🇨🇦 @GeriMedMD]

What to do if you fall. What to do if you see someone fall.

Should be published everywhere elders are. Which is everywhere.

And given 1/3 of 65+ will fall, which can lead to a brain bleed or fracture…

#geriatrics #falls #cdnhealth #publichealth #health #seniors #elderlife

[David Rouselle @DRouselle]

Criminal waste of scarce medical time: “..up to two hours on administrative tasks for every hour spent on direct patient care, according to a 2021 report by the OMA. 6 h/day recording patient information electronically, both during and after clinic hours” https://t.co/UY7aaoL7Su

[André Picard @picardonhealth]

The private-public rhetorical merry-go-round is a distraction from health care’s real problems, like lack of planning and vision, by ⁦@picardonhealth⁩ via ⁦@GlobeDebate⁩ #cdnpoli #cdnhealth https://t.co/oOmK7VvU6g

[Kaitlin Siou @KaitlinSiou]

@kfleming_md @Sunnybrook @UofTFamilyMed Thanks so much Dr. Fleming! I appreciate all the work you do for us @Sunnybrook @UofTFamilyMed too ☺️

[Tara Kiran @tara_kiran]

*NEW* Our latest study @AnnFamMed @RickGlazier1 shows that team-based primary care, coupled with payment reform, can improve patient outcomes & reduce ED use

https://t.co/zkaBSytZSq

We desperately need to expand team-based primary care in Canada

(a mega 🧵)

[Kaitlin Siou @KaitlinSiou]

@VicReedman @uoftneurons Vic, you’ve outdone yourself! So good 🤩

[Kaitlin Siou @KaitlinSiou]

@jkwan_md Congrats to you too!!!

[Kaitlin Siou @KaitlinSiou]

What an incredible surprise! Would not be possible without the inspiration and support of mentors, interprofessional care providers, and my lovely colleagues. Can’t wait to carry on this work in my future career 🥰

[OCFP @OntarioCollege]

Congrats to Dr. @KaitlinSiou #FamilyMedicine Resident of the Year – Ontario’s Rising Star! Studying @UofTFamilyMed, she is recognized for her work with @Sunnybrook & @NorthTorontoOHT to keep aging populations healthy & improve healthcare access for complex patients. #OCFPAwards

[Lauren Lapointe-Shaw @LapointeShaw]

In the next 20 years, we will see population ageing unlike we have ever seen- this is the result of the boomer birth cohort and longer lifespans. Here is what that will look like in Ontario by 2046 (from https://t.co/VIAqRh4b8h)1/x

[Kaitlin Siou @KaitlinSiou]

Inspired about the future of medicine from @ZaynaKhayat shifting from sick care -> health care -> self-care so patients are empowered in their homes and communities #NACIC2021

[IFIC Updates @IFICInfo]

If we are to be serious about health and wellbeing neighbourhoods must be primary units of change says keynote speaker Cormac Russell @CormacRussell as he speaks to interdependence and the importance of taking an inter-sectoral approach

#NACIC2021 #integratedcare

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Global warming will get progressively worse and cannot be stopped over the next 30 years, a major new UN report has concluded, because the world's nations delayed so long in curbing emissions. A hotter future is now essentially locked in.
https://t.co/tMnu8VJMpo

[Kimberly D. Manning, MD, MACP @gradydoctor]

Can you imagine living in your house for 40+ years and then having someone walk into your hospital room and tell you that you need to move--to a skilled nursing facility or a place that ain't your house--like it's no big deal?

News flash: It's a big deal. Even if you need it.

[Dr. Amit Arya @AmitAryaMD]

What would happen if cancer treatment was not provided as it was “too expensive?”

What about if obstetrical care was not provided as it was “too expensive?”

So why was it considered “too expensive” to improve staffing & infection control to protect elders from #COVID19 in LTC?