New study by @LauraCRosella et al. on Canadian healthcare disparities shows lowest-SES individuals get 2.4-2.5x fewer services and 5.4x fewer breast cancer screenings than highest-SES. It highlights urgent need for better measures to address inequities. ➡️ https://t.co/jgKhmErsz5
📣📣 BIG NEWS!
We are pleased to announce the date of the Health Equity Network Second Annual Conference: October 8th, 2024!
Registration details will be posted on the Network in early September, and Members will be given advanced notice.
Join today! https://t.co/cKQLTPAn17
If you didn’t already know
Never use Reservations.cOhM
Scam like fees and USD small print. It was the first cite that came up when I searched BC hotels.
Inappropriate that search engines let illegitimate companies pay to be first to try to scam people.
“Harm reduction really takes a team approach, a family approach, a community approach. Recognizing that wellness for one is wellness for all.” – Len Pierre.
Learn more about Indigenous harm reduction: https://t.co/TCr3WOfAml
The province is seeking feedback on what emergency supports are needed when people must evacuate during an emergency (floods, wildfires, earthquakes, etc).
This survey is 20 multiple choice questions (all optional). The survey closes Feb. 9.
Learn more: https://t.co/embnkHZfN8
Climate change does not affect everyone equally, and the #DominicanRepublic is no exception. More than 100,000 people could fall or remain in poverty due to its effects if no action is taken.
Find out how in the new #ClimateAndDevelopment report: https://t.co/mn2oxFbZAf
We are looking forward to #CAHSPR24 and can't wait to see you in Ottawa, May 14-16.
Our scientific chairs are hard at work reviewing abstracts. Make sure you submit yours so you can share your work with the HSPR community. The deadline is Jan 29! Go to: https://t.co/zY0zZYVEBM
Welcome to Ireland where people get away with racism! This little black girl broke my heart. Don’t skip this post without leaving a million heart for her. Make her famous…
Join us Sept. 27 12:00 - 1:00 pm EDT for a fireside chat @LindsayKHedden and co-author @kimchspr on how profit-driven, corporate healthcare impacts equitable access to care. @HlthResearchBC@ubcspph@CHSPR @SageHealthInfo #CCHLeaders#CCHLForum > https://t.co/TTmLKJf6Gh
Part of our commitment to modernizing health care in Canada, we’ve released Taking the Pulse: A snapshot of Canadian health care, 2023. This report is the first in what will be an annual series, developed with @StatCan_eng@CIHR_IRSC & @Infoway
https://t.co/dSNK8vRmow
Bertrand Russell said in 1932: “The idea that the poor should have leisure has always been shocking to the rich.” That idea is alive and well. https://t.co/bJYcCY9HCx
What do patients in Canada have to say about their hospital stays? Our latest data on patient-reported experience measures represents direct feedback provided by patients to inform the system. Get the latest: https://t.co/ixXWHxSnS0
ICES scientist @kieranlquinn disentangles the effects of severe COVID-19 from those related to admission to hospital due to other severe illnesses such as influenza or sepsis https://t.co/v7NfG15W3g. Watch the new research video https://t.co/2oAahnUDkO #EvidenceforEveryone
On the newest episode of @tvo's In Our Heads #podcast, ICES scientist @KurdyakP explores how to build up Ontario’s #MentalHealth resources, system & capacity https://t.co/YMJOCF0JVA
Starting team meetings with a check-in &/or having regular team check-ins is such an important part of leadership practice. Check-ins prime the behaviours that make collaboration possible. Here's a website with some great check-in resources: https://t.co/OfADAtcfwZ & a framework for an end of week check-in, if you wanted to start tomorrow. Graphic: @heyamberrae via @TCI_ca
🎙️ It's National Indigenous Peoples Day. On The CHIP, we spoke with Dr. Evan Adams about the impact the residential school system had on his life and his desire to become a doctor.
Apple: https://t.co/H2Es9oMblQ
Spotify: https://t.co/VKngiD3Aa2
Google: https://t.co/fA9WKNwVxm
Looking for a study but can’t remember who, where, why, when or how? Our new Topics menu lets you search by theme. Find what you are looking for at https://t.co/UWQ34k6GFO & join the #EvidenceForEveryone evolution!
If we want improvement across a system, we need to hold each other to account for behaviours, not just outcomes. When leaders & teams behave respectfully to each other at work, they create the conditions for improvement far more than any outcome-oriented performance drive: https://t.co/abuVeiJB4m Another great blog from @DrNicolaBurgess@WarwickBSchool. Tweetchat on this topic next Tues 6th June 7-8pm #LeadingQI