McMaster IM Social Medicine

A team of Internal Medicine resident docs in Hamilton, Ontario with a passion for delivery of social medicine in their local community and beyond

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Great yield from our poster presentations today! Thanks to all of our wonderful presenters.

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We live in a wealthy city, in a wealthy province in one of the wealthiest countries in the world and yet we don’t have enough to build warming centres. - Dr. @Michaela416

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The stigma that people who experience homelessness face in the healthcare system is one way homelessness affects health outcomes of those individuals. - Dr. Kara Hounsell

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People die in the cold. People die in the heat. The data has been collected. The reports have been written. The discussions have been had. Now all that is left is political will. - Dr. @Michaela416

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Security is crucial for any individual’s health. Providing and maintaining safe and stable housing is a necessary first step in improving health outcomes of individuals who face homelessness. - @olivia__mariee

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Live with our panel: Olivia Mancini, Dr. Michaela Beder, Dr. Kara Hounsell - on the topic of individuals facing homelessness.

With our panel moderators: Kika Otiono and Dr. Michelle Brabant.

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Maxine Maretzki and Ekaterina An, @McmasterUgme, and prelim results on the role of peer engagement in achieving socially accountable harm reduction programs.

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Erika Campell, PhD candidate, speaks to us about the need to reimagine maternity care delivered to First Nations Peoples birthing outside of their communities, in light of the Evacuation Brith Policy in Ontario.

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Suboxone initiation is under-used in Mississauga hospitals compared to the rest of the GTA. Megan Park, medical student, presents the roadmap to improve Suboxone initiation in the ED - including initiation algorithms, order sets, and patient handouts.

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Dr. Sean Leonard, PGY4 @WesternUPaeds , speaks to us about the role for HIV PrEP in harm reduction for adolescents in Canada.

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As healthcare providers, one way to transform our practice is by aiming to provide unconditional positive regard to people who struggle with homelessness.

- from our keynote by Dr. @AbeOudshoorn

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“Mental illness and addictions don't cause homelessness. Homelessness is a system failure and it is people with mental illnesses and addictions who are most likely to be impacted by that failure.”

From our Keynote Speaker, Dr. @AbeOudshoorn

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We’re very excited to have you all tomorrow!

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We’re super excited to announce the full program for the day!

Register today at https://t.co/XPwJU5Rxww

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We are super excited to have these experts speak at ISACH on April 1st!

RSVP today at https://t.co/XPwJU5Rxww
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Reminder that the abstract submission deadline is approaching this Wednesday!

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Are you interested in or do research related to social determinants of health? Over the past year a group of healthcare trainees have been hard at work to organize a conference aimed at bringing together learners across health professions with interest in social accountability.

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Abstract submission link: https://t.co/XHd7zb8jSI
Website and registration: https://t.co/5rIrLfCtMI

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Are you interested in or do research related to social determinants of health? Over the past year a group of healthcare trainees have been hard at work to organize a conference aimed at bringing together learners across health professions with interest in social accountability.

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If you would like to present your research or learn more about the impact of social determinants on patient care, you should definitely join us.
The conference is happening on April 1st in Hamilton. The deadline to submit your abstracts is on Feb 15. We are excited to see you!

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Are you an LGBTQ2S+ medical learner thinking about rural practice?

Join us on Monday, May 2 at 8:00pm EDT/5:00pm PDT for a discussion with Dr. Kathleen Hughes and Dr. Baijayanta Mukhopadhyay

RSVP at https://t.co/yD5RXBkjzc.