Cathy Risdon

Family doc, Chair, McMaster DFM, compassionate curmudgeon, open-hearted skeptic. Opinions my own. she/her.

[Cathy Risdon @risdonc]

Dangerous distractions? - a view from primary care about @fordnation Ontario's COVID19 latest testing strategy. A thread ...

[Cathy Risdon @risdonc]

The record shows what happens when we pay attention to some things (profit and privatization) and neglect others-(Long term investment in the collective good). The impact of this neglect will have a long tail into the future. Thank you for this excellent summary@AlykhanAbdulla

[André Picard @picardonhealth]

We have lost our way in Ontario. The government’s public policy choices have had detrimental effects on health care and public safety, by @AlykhanAbdulla https://t.co/Z3KnUZBiYd via @HealthyDebate #alcohol #HarmReduction

[Dr Mike Green @DrMichaelGreen1]

Congrats to SFU and founding Dean Dr David Price! What a great choice to lead this new Family Medicine focused School
Of Medicine. @thenosm @CFPC_e @QueensUHealth @janephilpott @risdonc @docdanielle @AFMC_e @ddsv3

[Cathy Risdon @risdonc]

@RealJamesWoods Dundas sushi

[UofT Family Medicine @UofTFamilyMed]

As medical students get ready to pick their residency program @CaRMS_CA, hear from some current #familymedicine residents about why they chose – and continue to choose – family med. #FMproud

[OCFP @OntarioCollege]

There are already 2.3 million Ontarians who do not have a family doctor.

Forecast shows that will only get worse.

There is still time to change course and reverse this disturbing trend—but it will require urgent action from the Ontario government.
https://t.co/hhsMhlXH36

[Esther Perel @EstherPerel]

Be careful not to lose your humanity.

[RJ MacDonald MD 🚴‍♂️🏄🏻🎾 @Kidsdoc1Rick]

I cannot imagine what it is like for gender diverse kids today.

Pls let them know that @OntariosDoctors stand in support with all 2SLGBTQ+ youth

#NoSpaceForHate

[McMaster Family Med @McMasterFamMed]

At DFM, we are community connected. We have strong partnerships with primary care and health care partners to share knowledge, resources and extend programming where needed to the broader community.
Learn more and apply today: https://t.co/09IS5WjhzY

[Irfan Dhalla @IrfanDhalla]

Canadians will forever be grateful to the health minister or premier who first makes and achieves this commitment. Other countries do this, we can too. https://t.co/ZFBGq0OCOJ

[Cathy Risdon @risdonc]

@McMasterFamMed Fantastic recognition. Years of intentional and persistent scholarship went into this award. Congratulations Dr. Agarwal - and thank you for your advocacy and contributions to primary care.

[Cathy Risdon @risdonc]

Timely and important work - great KT strategy. High relevance for educators and policy makers with a stake in sustainable family medicine and primary care.

[MSc Health Sci Education (HSED) @McMasterHSED]

Have you heard? Join @MGVanstone @ICREConf at 11:30am today presenting “Burden or strengthening for future practice: What do residents learn from indirect patient care activities”. https://t.co/WHsIQHYtig #ICRE2022 @McMasterFamMed

[Ontario Medical Association @OntariosDoctors]

The shortage of family doctors across the province is one of the most critical issues facing patients. Primary care is the foundation of Ontario’s health-care system and we need to work together so all patients can get timely access to the care they need. #ONhealth

[Irfan Dhalla @IrfanDhalla]

Good article with concrete solutions to improve primary care. Written for an Australian audience, but all 5 solutions apply to Canada too. https://t.co/QUnaCyb7WL

[McMaster Emerg Med @MacEmerg]

Come and work with Us!!

We are recruiting faculty for 2023 – See https://t.co/KZwFRayOG8 for more details!

[James McCormack @medmyths]

T2DM guidelines have a BIG problem. The 2018 Canadian guidelines are ~350 pages long. 2021 American ~225 pages. 2019 European ~70 pages. Frustratingly, none of them provide a useful numeric description of what the best available evidence shows for risk, benefits and harms.

[University of Toronto Press @utpress]

Caring for LGBTQ2S People identifies gaps in care and #healthcare disparities, and provides clinicians with both the knowledge and the tools to continue to improve the health of #LGBTQ2S people. Learn more in this excerpt: https://t.co/99TFXPMaUT @ekuch @risdonc #Health

[McMaster Family Med @McMasterFamMed]

How do patients and doctors make health-care decisions when evidence doesn't exist? Researcher Meredith Vanstone gives insight into ethical complexity, the tough decisions that balance values, resources and circumstances when there's no or little evidence:
https://t.co/xilefI4EWU

[Cathy Risdon @risdonc]

@anjali_menezes @LancetRH_Americ @GinaAgarwall @ShaynaHenry2 @McMasterFamMed @mcmasterfamprac Congratulations Anjali, Shayna and Gina. This paper both educates - and sets the stage for exciting work to come. Thank you.

[Tara Kiran @tara_kiran]

Primary care is the foundation of the healthcare system

Like a good building foundation, we forget about it when it’s working well

It’s unseen, unsexy, and no one really wants to spend extra on it

But, when it starts to crumble, the whole home can give way 🧵

[Cathy Risdon @risdonc]

Credit for the video goes to @MGVanstone, @LawrencGrierson, @machealthsci students Aakashdeep Khehra, Lanyi Lin, and Muhammadhasan Nasser (@McMasterHSED)

[Cathy Risdon @risdonc]

Dear family physicians, these past years have been very stressful. Many family docs have supported patients who have had their needs pushed aside by a hospital system prioritizing COVID care. These challenges make you fell burnt out. But you're not alone. https://t.co/8swXG8GbTR

[Cathy Risdon @risdonc]

May 19 is #WorldFamilyDoctorDay, and we want to express our gratitude: thank you, family doctors, for being you, and thank you for everything you are doing to help everybody else. You help keep communities healthy and adapted to support your patients.