Michelle Shouldice

Pediatrician. Passionate about family, friends, community, the outdoors and improving health for children and youth.

[Emily Finch @DrEmilyFinch]

Ok folks. It’s time we talked about eels.

I’m a geologist but I recently learnt about eels and… wow.

Since then, I’ve been greeting strangers with ‘DO YOU KNOW ABOUT EELS?!’

Well, consider yourself a stranger in my path.

Strap in. It’s a 🧵

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[Dan Rather @DanRather]

These are tough times in so many ways. But you know what helps lighten the spirit and inspire our common humanity? MUSIC! So let’s do something fun — make a great playlist in the comments. Share favorites. All genres. If you have a clip all the better. This can be a happy place.

[Michelle Shouldice @Should1Michelle]

@DrAleneToulany @CIHR_IHDCYH @drsarahmunce @Dr_Gorter @LStromquist3 @m_batthish @ClevKristin @rayzel_shulman @CanPaedSociety @ChildHealthCan @SickKidsNews @PCMCH_ON @CQuIPS @KITE_UHN Congratulations!!!! So excited to see this move forward!

[Michelle Shouldice @Should1Michelle]

@juliecjgraham @UofTPaedsRes Not the stethoscope!!!!!

[Dr. Julie Johnstone @juliecjgraham]

“Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!”

[Catherine Birken @BirkenCatherine]

Important findings by Dr. van den Heuvel

[The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) @SickKidsNews]

Are you a racialized gender-diverse youth? We're looking to hear from you about your experiences in seeking gender-affirming medical care. If you are interested please contact: [email protected].

[Vinay Prasad MD MPH @VPrasadMDMPH]

School closures in Ohio have resulted in catastrophic, massive educational losses

Upward mobility and all the health that comes with it is threatened 👇👇

[Tara Moriarty @MoriartyLab]

Ask people what help they need to get vaccinated. Listen and then do it. If they say no, keep asking, but because you're worried about them, not because it's a debate or a battle.

[Andrew Lynk @andrewlynk]

Kudos to Dalhousie, who will offer up to 10 former youth in care tuition waivers, plus provide tailored wrap-around supports such as advising & counselling, as part of a holistic approach to minimizing systemic barriers that disproportionately impact youth with a past in care.

[Canadian Paediatric Society @CanPaedSociety]

"We cannot overstate the extent of the #mentalhealth crisis facing children and youth."

We call on @ONgov to:
1. Immediately re-open outdoor recreation spaces for kids
2. Mobilize a plan to get students safely back in school

#KidsNeedSchool @fordnation @Sflecce @MacLeodLisa

[Eyal Cohen @dreyalcohen]

Let the children play https://t.co/31HMUoZqqo via @HealthyDebate

[Dr. Julie Johnstone @juliecjgraham]

We are looking for children with both #ARFID and #ASD so we can help find better approaches to management.

#autism

@Should1Michelle

[Daniel Rosenfield @drosenfield]

I don't think this can be emphasized enough. And our injuries are down not because children are safer, but because they're not participating in healthy activities that can occasionally cause injuries.

[Lisa Richardson MD @RicharLisa]

The process to select residents for Canadian training programs has now started so I decided to look up new work by @DrQuinnCapers4, a leader in med ed & equity. Sharing this piece about how to mitigate implicit bias in candidate selection.

https://t.co/lLAz9Gj0ce

[Michelle Shouldice @Should1Michelle]

@LennoxHuang What a remarkable outcome! Thanks for sharing - huge morning family hug!!!

[Eyal Cohen @dreyalcohen]

Reasonable people might disagree on the appropriate thresholds, but if schools need to close, please let it be for as short as is feasibly possible. @nishaottawa provides some reasonable ideas of measures and policy that may help. #lasttoclosefirsttoopen

[Michelle Shouldice @Should1Michelle]

@BGamulka @DrJFriedman @CMAJ @UofTPaedsRes @CanPaedSociety @ChildHealthCan @dreyalcohen @julia_orkin @SickKidsNews Me too!! Wonderful piece!

[Prof. Feynman @ProfFeynman]

Don't be impressed by money, followers, degrees, and titles. Be impressed by kindness, integrity, humility, and generosity. 🧠

[Lisa Richardson MD @RicharLisa]

I love the idea of disrupting academic conventions and hierarchies by writing as a collective (which is what we did here with the Indigenous Health Writing Group for the @Royal_College.)

https://t.co/2YmPS8eAhG