Solveig Nilson

Family Physician, U of S Family Medicine, She/Her

[Dr. Katharine Smart @KatharineSmart]

Getting handover from my colleague before I take over for the week. “It’s all Flu A - the vaccinated kids are ok and going home, the unvaccinated ones are ++sick and getting admitted”

Pls get your kids the #flushot. 6mo and up.
Mask and wash your hands. 🙏🏼

#VaccinesCauseAdults

[Aleana Young @AleanaYoung]

The Premier who’s telling you that $500 will solve your problems spent $65,000 on a trip to the UAE.

Meanwhile, families are having to choose between gifts or seeing grandparents this Christmas.
#skpoli https://t.co/2nvTmyxbHs

[Dr. Rita McCracken, MD, PhD (she/her) @DrRitaMc]

Our new math needs:

❤️‍🩹the clinic as the unit of service delivery

❤️‍🩹adjustment for actual population needs

❤️‍🩹adjustment for: admin burden, access to specialists & community resources

❤️‍🩹primary care teams that work well together & respond to feedback & change

[Brian Geller @YXEMD]

Well tonight at 0130 in the RGH we have 30 admitted patients with no beds to go to. Crisis what crisis???? #skpoli #healthcare

[amykaufman @amykaufman84]

33 years ago tonight, 14 women went to bed thinking about their finals, future in STEM and the upcoming holiday season. They didn’t know that these dreams threatened a man’s sense of self worth and that they wouldn’t survive to see their goals and aspirations become a reality.

[Jeff Gilchrist @jeffgilchrist]

The latest Canadian FluWatch data shows pediatric hospitalizations just for influenza are skyrocketing, and many times higher than the average number of hospitalizations from the 2014/2015-2019/2020 flu seasons before the pandemic ( https://t.co/5JLvVq7odG ). 30/

[AJ @ajlavoie4hearts]

Inside scoop 🍨
Hospitals of @SaskHealth are FULL of people w/ viral & bacterial respiratory infections. Many otherwise healthy, w/ bad chest +❤️complications🫁
What can you do?
#Influenza vaccine
#COVID19 vaccines up to date
#MaskUp 😷
#WashHands
symptoms? Isolate to 🛑 spread

[Sarah Kozusko @SarahPharmacist]

We really need warm socks and mitts and coats. 1725 11th ave Regina. Drop off 10-3 Saturday or 9-6 Monday-Friday It is so cold. #yqr

[Dr. Adam Ogieglo 🇨🇦 @AOgieglo]

Since the SHA list is no more, I suggest that instead of calling busy doctors offices to check if they are taking patients (which jams up our phone lines for our patients calling in to make appointments) call your MLA instead!

https://t.co/tGxQqx51vl

[Meara Conway @mearaconwayNDP]

Homelessness ↗️
Mortgage defaults ↗️
Evictions ↗️

Yesterday’s financial update shows the Sask Party is sitting on windfall provincial revenues (📈2.4 bill) and still no $ to address the housing crisis or fix SIS.

Is this really growth that works for everyone?

#skpoli

[Dr. Adam Ogieglo 🇨🇦 @AOgieglo]

More re: GPs in SK. There was a dramatic decrease from 967 GPs in the province in 2020 to 900 in 2021. In urban areas such as yxe where I practice, there was a decrease of nearly 10%. No wonder there aren't any doctors taking patients in yxe.

[Dr. Adam Ogieglo 🇨🇦 @AOgieglo]

SK's physician workforce stands out as being made up of way more international graduates compared to the other provinces.

[Justin Trudeau @JustinTrudeau]

Thank you for having me, and thank you for what you’re doing. Because you’re making a difference. You’re showing people around the world that you can be who you are. And that you can be proud of it. #CanadasDragRace

[Dr. Adam Ogieglo 🇨🇦 @AOgieglo]

SK lost family doctors through the pandemic and it appears we were one of the only provinces to do so.

Source: https://t.co/e2Pg82JdEP

[John Arthur Bell @left_jabber]

On this date, in 1990 two Saskatoon police officers murdered Neil Stonechild. They picked up the lightly clad teen in the city, drove him far out into the prairie, and abandoned him. He froze to death. Marks on his body were consistent with having been in handcuffs.
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[Vicki Mowat @Vicki_Mowat_NDP]

To summarize, 4 healthcare workers have been hired. #skpoli

[Madison Robertson @madirob12]

I instruct an upper-year undergraduate course on Healthy Aging at @queensu - for one of the assignments, students were asked to create an infographic discussing a common myth about aging. I have permission to share some of the infographics with you... 1/7