“The greatest danger to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it."
Newspaper headline from 110 years ago: “coal consumption affecting climate"
Thinking about the Canadian Health system today and the importance of driving change: 1. To the experience of residents and health professionals; and 2. To the way we think about efficiency and health system ROI.
It was such a pleasure today to connect with colleagues and, in collaboration with Naima (@nsalemohamed), share our thoughts about intentional engagement in Social Media - particularly from a public health perspective.
South Africa has gifted us an early warning with Omicron. But earlier the warning, the less we know. Still, we must act now, while waiting for clarity. We need smart, comprehensive measures, not pandemic theater. Can we please, finally learn? New from me: https://t.co/PxVI0ibDu8
Somehow the previous post got clipped. Trying to show the result again: Device took about 30 minutes to process the sample after 10-minute clinician-guided sampling.
Those who had been double-jabbed with either Pfizer or Moderna vaccines had an average non-covid-related mortality rate of roughly 0.35 per 100 person-years. For the unvaccinated, the mortality rate was more than three times as high https://t.co/vaHWeZVnP6
1st biz trip to YYZ in months 🎉Checked that PRESTO card had $ 👍Arrived at 10:45 PM from the wet coast 👍 Marched promptly to the UPExpress platform … only to find doors closed 😢 Checked the website & saw it stops at 10 PM but saw this fab YouTube ad: https://t.co/NY4VECbnsC
@microsoftcanada’s Stefanie Chicoine (@stephmchicoine) highlighting the important linkage between AI and Precision Medicine #HCS21#AI#PrecisionMedicine
@handolkim of @VariationalA sharing his company’s efforts to discover novel molecules with AI/ML … or pursuing a journey to “make chemistry great again” - his words 😀
@DrVictoriaLeeFH noting that “Data is the new currency” in the important discussion of safely liberalizing access to health data to support innovation. #HCS21
A variety of perspectives on innovation at #HCS21 with a clear consensus on the importance of: Risk readiness, need based focus, collaboration (including across public/private divide), results orientation, investment, etc.