Tobias Gelber

Father of 4, rural family physician with anesthesia training, passionate defender of public health care

[Alberta MD War Room @AB_MD_WarRoom]

Jason Kenney and Tyler Shandro were up on the roof preaching about how Jason thinks it's immoral NOT to hand Alberta taxpayer dollars over to big corporations so they can kill public health care. Interesting sermon, preacher man. Tell us more. #ableg

[Tobias Gelber @pluggedinMD]

@SteveBuick2 You mean imposing, right? 'Cuz as a rural primary care leader, I certainly wasn't consulted in this. Unless your first bullet point is "Initiate negotiations with AMA", you won't get much attention from the rural physicians. We want solutions good for all docs, not just rural!

[Tobias Gelber @pluggedinMD]

@roger4LivMac And yet they are insisting on heading down this same path again. Whatever "rural solution" is about to be proposed, it has been done without any direct input from those affected. I implore you. Let us help you be successful. Involve us in the solution.

[Tobias Gelber @pluggedinMD]

@roger4LivMac Roger, I respectfully disagree. No physicians left or withdrew services over the last 4 years. In fact, that hasn't happened in over 20 years - never in my career. Look at the evidence Roger! Rural docs are quitting due to the unilateral impositions of policies of your party.

[Kathryn Andrusky @kandrusky]

Released to the public for the FIRST TIME: Alberta Medical Association (AMA) health economics paper on “Economic Realities of Physician Compensation”. This is the FULL analysis of the Facts countering Shandro’s Myths. #ableg https://t.co/cZEMZB9XNF

[Tobias Gelber @pluggedinMD]

@JayVen15 You bet! Who's this?

[Tobias Gelber @pluggedinMD]

It's important to hear this message tonight folks. Tip of the iceberg...

[Tobias Gelber @pluggedinMD]

@susanjeanreid @mgb_1983 @BAyotte6 @ABFamDocs I love obstetrics and will continue. The amount I get from all my deliveries in a year won't cover my Liability insurance though...

[Tobias Gelber @pluggedinMD]

So it has started. I have the misfortune of being the first doc on call after the government cut us by 20% last night. So today, I am no longer seeing non-urgent patients in our ER. Any patients that are inconvenienced by this, I apologize. Take it up with your government.

[Tobias Gelber @pluggedinMD]

@mgb_1983 @ABFamDocs No. Our ER code is matched to UCC code which is $31 instead of $38.03.

[Aaron Johnston @aaronjohnston]

The billing changes that come into effect in Alberta today will have a disproportionate impact on rural physicians and rural patients. The ability to work as a full scope generalist is desirable to rural physicians and needed by rural patients.
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[Tobias Gelber @pluggedinMD]

@MattWolfAB Why did you cut rural emergency medicine care by 47% as COVID approaches? Who in their right mind is going to come to my rural ER to provide locum coverage for rural Albertans now?

[Tobias Gelber @pluggedinMD]

Unbelievably heartless for the government to pull this as the COVID tsunami approaches. @jkenney and @shandro are not even human beings.

[Heather Shonoski @HShonoski]

Today is national physician’s day. I am sitting here in tears after the government’s latest knife to the back.

[Tobias Gelber @pluggedinMD]

@DShepYEG @Yinnifer @CreweCarly @RobWarrenMD @KimKellyMD Robert Korbyl, orthopedic surgeon from Red Deer.

[Tobias Gelber @pluggedinMD]

@shandro @CPSA_CA The irony is rich here!!! I also want to draw your attention to expectations of politicians honoring negotiated contracts!!! @jkenney @shandro

[Tobias Gelber @pluggedinMD]

@shandro @jkenney @AHS_media This comes on the backs of primary care. No new money so it's a shell game. Take from Family Physicians and invest in surgical expansion. Completely contrary to all evidence about reducing costs to healthcare systems.

[Tobias Gelber @pluggedinMD]

@shandro Please come visit Pincher Creek and see how your cuts will devastate a leading rural practice.

[Tobias Gelber @pluggedinMD]

@shandro Link to our video. https://t.co/J27I6UV5Iu

[Tobias Gelber @pluggedinMD]

@shandro Over 300 people, standing room only, and live Facebook feed at Pincher Creek town hall tonight got a true interpretation of what a flat budget means to small businesses. Check out our video Shandro. This crowd ain't happy.