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Annette McKinnon @anetto.bsky.social · 6d

Have you ever eaten a puffball? Very good. They just pop up suddenly. #NeighbourhoodWalks

Annette McKinnon @anetto.bsky.social · 6d

Hard to even notice the zucchini in here. #NeighbourhoodWalks

Obvious but not

Annette McKinnon @anetto.bsky.social · 12d

Getting ready for #Halloween
This one is 9 years old and those fists punch. Much less scary than a lot of social media.

A plastic skull, lit from within, that is a small punching toy.

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Me 🍁, Antifa / Love My Country 🇨🇦 @l82be.bsky.social · 16d

#Canada #PersonsDay Oct 18

1929 - Women are recognized as persons and allowed to vote, FINALLY.

1982 Indigenous people recognized and allowed to vote!!!! FINALLY .

www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/i...

Independent Senators Group | Groupe des sénateurs indépendants @senindepend.bsky.social · 16d

Persons Day, celebrated on October 18 in Canada, honors the 1929 decision that recognized women as "persons" under the law. Led by the Famous Five, this milestone marked a turning point in the fight for gender equality and women's rights in Canada.

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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 16d

Five years ago, I made a video essay for Persons Day, exploring the problematic, complicated and vital legacy of the Famous 5. I haven’t shared it on Bluesky before. So on this Persons Day, here it is from my archives! #PersonsDay #FamousFive #yeg #yow #SenateofCanada #cdnpoli #Alberta #Vriend

Persons Day 2020 greetings from Alberta Sen. Paula Simons

YouTube video by Senator Paula Simons

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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 29d

@cbcnews-mirror.bsky.social @globalnews.ca

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MSLR @mslr2468.bsky.social · Feb 23

I’ve reposted so much on 🧵they have blocked me from reposting/posting!
Great idea, not just petitions and writing in to CBC, but write in to CRTC!!

Tim Scollick @timsco.bsky.social · Feb 23

I’ve complained to the CRTC. Canadian airwaves should not be used to collaborate with a state funded foreign adversary.

crtc.gc.ca/eng/contact/

Contact us | CRTC

crtc.gc.ca

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Dr. Dawn Bowdish @msmacrophage.bsky.social · Sep 20

Hello #HamOnt! On Oct 16th I'll be at the @hamiltonlibrary.bsky.social talking about fascinating research on how vaccinations protect the aging brain. It's free, it's fun, and I would love to see you all there. Register below. @miramcmaster.bsky.social

Bites & Insights: Is dementia a vaccine-preventable condition? - MIRA

Register here

mira.mcmaster.ca

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Annette McKinnon @anetto.bsky.social · Sep 16

What’s growing in our garden?
Unfortunately now there are 2 burrows near these lovely mushrooms(?) and the have vanished.
On the plus side the puffball is developing nicely.

Annette McKinnon @anetto.bsky.social · Sep 13

The last hibiscus of the year for us. Still lots of asters in bloom at least. Bees need pollen!!

Annette McKinnon @anetto.bsky.social · Sep 8

I’m reading “The End of the World As We Know It”, a collection of stories around Stephen King’s The Stand.

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Annette McKinnon @anetto.bsky.social · Aug 24

A little background sound for you on a summer day.

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Annette McKinnon @anetto.bsky.social · Jul 16

…“a front door app powered magically by AI (that gets three stars on the Apple Store, and currently lists me as being on 91 medications) will do everything for everybody everywhere.

From @davidgilbert43.bluesky.social about the newly envisaged #FoundationTrust of the #NHS

bit.ly/4ePGOjz

Wes The Puppet-Master – Patient and Public Voice in The Ten Year Plan and Dash Review | InHealth Associates

Taken together, the NHS Ten Year Plan and The Dash Review have served, almost fatally, to destroy patient power. Almost. Wes Streeting describes intermediary organisations that channel and amplify pat...

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drsmutt.bsky.social @drsmutt.bsky.social · Jul 5

This is protest music. We need a whole lot more of THIS!

Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · Jul 4

Happy 4th, everyone.

Surprise new Hounds release. You will want to hear this one.

Hounds, “Alligator Auschwitz”

YouTube video by Seth Abramson

www.youtube.com

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Infoway-Inforoute @infoway-inforoute.bsky.social · Jun 12

Our AI Scribe Program is officially live! Up to 10,000 eligible primary care clinicians across Canada can register for a fully funded, one-year license to use an AI-powered documentation tool.

Learn more and register: bit.ly/4kC2hP6

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Raywat Deonandan @deonandan.bsky.social · Jun 17

Because I feel like triggering the trolls today, I want to remind everyone that Canadians have received over ONE HUNDRED MILLION COVID vaccine doses.

Only 0.056% resulted in an adverse event report. Four deaths resulted, but ZERO were due to mRNA.

health-infobase.canada.ca/covid-19/vac...

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Michelle Cohen @docmcohen.medsky.social · Jun 17

What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?

Even doctors are stunned when I tell them Ontario has no billing code for pelvic exams.

That means that when a pelvic exam is done in an ER or a family doc's office, the extra time is usually a financial penalty.

#genderpaygap facts

Seth Trueger @mdaware.org · Jun 17

What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?

ERs arent busy bc of people with low acuity problems that "dont need to be there"

ERs are crowded bc of sick patients waiting for beds upstairs in a (~full) hospital

figuring out who does vs doesnt "need to be there" doesnt work anyway

Dr. Damien P. Williams! Look over here! … It's All For You! @wolvendamien.bsky.social · Jun 17

What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?

You absolutely can lie via data & math & everything about how you present data is an argument for how to interpret/understand it

Everything we know is founded on best guesses & analogies

All technoscience is enmeshed with human values

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Annette McKinnon @anetto.bsky.social · Jun 18

A big Zoom week so far. Fortunately none like this.

Annette McKinnon @anetto.bsky.social · Jun 10

Things you find in your garage. It’s a 4 barrelled cannon.

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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · Jun 7

"This was an experiment by a kindergarten class. They dropped seeds in the cracks of the sidewalk to see what would happen.
This would help our bees "
via I Love Bees

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Mortimer Snerd @mrtmrsnrd.bsky.social · Jun 7

The entire Canadian media has been implying or outright stating that immigration levels are responsible for housing prices and the shortage of health care professionals. They never push back & say "actually domestic speculators account for 30% of home purchases & immigrants deliver your health care"

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Annette McKinnon @anetto.bsky.social · Jun 4

We gathered together to support patients and caregivers who are taking on roles of increasing responsibility in research, the health care system, education of professionals. PAN has been growing for 10 years. Hello Bluesky PAN.

Lisa Ridgway J.D. @lisaridgway8.bsky.social · Jun 2

Whats PAN?

PAN = Canada's network for patients in health care! From coast to coast + sea to sea! From across our mighty land, WELCOME to blue skies!

@patientlibrary.bsky.social @anndouglas.bsky.social @anetto.bsky.social @amaybee.bsky.social @sandrashares.bsky.social @andreatricco.bsky.social

PAN - Patient's Advisory Network @patientadvisors.bsky.social · Apr 7

👋 Welcome to PAN on BlueSky!
We’re the Patient Advisors Network — a community of patient and caregiver partners across Canada working to make healthcare more inclusive, equitable, and people-centered.
Follow us for info on #PatientPartners #healthcare #PatientExperience

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PAN - Patient's Advisory Network @patientadvisors.bsky.social · Apr 7

👋 Welcome to PAN on BlueSky!
We’re the Patient Advisors Network — a community of patient and caregiver partners across Canada working to make healthcare more inclusive, equitable, and people-centered.
Follow us for info on #PatientPartners #healthcare #PatientExperience

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Pat Rich @pathealth.bsky.social · Jun 2

"Health data is us and it is the data manifestion of our personhood and health," @amaybee.bsky.social bringing the patient/public perspective to panel at #ehealth25 discussing whether health data is failing the health system

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Annette McKinnon @anetto.bsky.social · May 27

Chronic disease and coping when you don’t look sick The burden of care is an issue you just get used to. But it takes a lot of work to stay in the same place. #rheum Bit.ly/4kesQK5

Here's Your Gold Watch - Rheutired

A blog about healthcare and chronic illness in general, rheumatoid arthritis and Sjogren's Syndrome in particular.

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