Manitoba's Health Minister called out the "motivation" of >200 doctors who wrote an open letter calling for stronger action: cbc.ca/news/canada/ma…
Remember @CameronFriesen called care home deaths "unavoidable"—let me explain how when it comes to #LTC he hasn't "got this".
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Remember @CameronFriesen called care home deaths "unavoidable"—let me explain how when it comes to #LTC he hasn't "got this".
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https://twitter.com/WabKinew/status/1323762934586109953
Let's review the escalating #COVID19 catastrophe in the province's care homes.
There are 14 active #LTC home outbreaks and 38 cumulative resident deaths. Today the @redcrosscanada was called into Parkview Place and Maples, the two hardest hit homes: cbc.ca/news/canada/ma…
2/9
There are 14 active #LTC home outbreaks and 38 cumulative resident deaths. Today the @redcrosscanada was called into Parkview Place and Maples, the two hardest hit homes: cbc.ca/news/canada/ma…
2/9
Earlier this year, @LTCcovid published international examples of measures to prevent and manage #COVID19 outbreaks in residential care and nursing home settings: ltccovid.org/wp-content/upl…
#Manitoba is failing miserably on almost every key measure.
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#Manitoba is failing miserably on almost every key measure.
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First, as we reported in our @CMAJ study on Ontario's #LTC homes, the strongest risk factor for an outbreak is the prevalence of #COVID19 in the community surrounding homes: cmaj.ca/content/192/33…
By any measure, the transmission of #COVID19 is OUT OF CONTROL in #Manitoba.
4/9
By any measure, the transmission of #COVID19 is OUT OF CONTROL in #Manitoba.
4/9
Second, timely and accessible data on the impact of #COVID19 in #LTC homes is vital to preventing outbreaks and guiding response efforts.
Several months into the pandemic, #Manitoba still doesn't report data on #LTC home outbreaks, cases and deaths: gov.mb.ca/covid19/update…
5/9
Several months into the pandemic, #Manitoba still doesn't report data on #LTC home outbreaks, cases and deaths: gov.mb.ca/covid19/update…
5/9
Third, the response to #COVID19 in #LTC homes needs to be coordinated across all levels, including with hospitals.
In #Ontario, hospitals were partnered with #LTC homes: news.ontario.ca/en/release/567…
We reported our own hospital's response in @AGSJournal: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…
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In #Ontario, hospitals were partnered with #LTC homes: news.ontario.ca/en/release/567…
We reported our own hospital's response in @AGSJournal: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…
6/9
Fourth, access to medical and palliative care (personnel, medicines and equipment) must be guaranteed.
Our hospital's response involved a large operations team including senior leaders, nurses, and clinicians in geriatrics, palliative care, psychiatry, pharmacy, and #IPAC.
7/9
Our hospital's response involved a large operations team including senior leaders, nurses, and clinicians in geriatrics, palliative care, psychiatry, pharmacy, and #IPAC.
7/9
Fifth, many homes are crowded and unable to cohort and isolate residents infected with #COVID19, something occurring at Parkview Place home: cbc.ca/news/canada/ma…
#Manitoba needs to look at alternative accommodations, including field hospitals: windsor.ctvnews.ca/dozens-of-pati…
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#Manitoba needs to look at alternative accommodations, including field hospitals: windsor.ctvnews.ca/dozens-of-pati…
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So @CameronFriesen you don't "got this". Shame on you for criticizing my Manitoban colleagues and for overseeing this disaster.
As @JillianHortonMD says "let's forget about staying in our lane...this is our call to speak out...there is no more time": macleans.ca/opinion/forget…
9/9
As @JillianHortonMD says "let's forget about staying in our lane...this is our call to speak out...there is no more time": macleans.ca/opinion/forget…
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