Can we talk honestly about doctors for a minute?
We are human.
Like in many other areas of work there is stress - we know this going in.
Some days are tough.
The pandemic has been a long hard journey for many of us.
I worry about burnout...
As I listened I had an increased sadness for my colleagues in Alberta right now...
You see, for the months leading up to the pandemic we saw a coordinated effort by the Alberta premier, health minister, his issues managers and the health ministry to attack and demoralize our profession. The attacks are recorded in press conferences and social media posts...
So to recap the past 10 days in Alberta as a physician or patient ...
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We started with a change in social media presence for Alberta Health ... used to be a source of great public health information
It turned into a propaganda channel against your Alberta physicians (stay tuned ... imagine the nurses are next)
See the before and after shots:
Teenager and I had some time today to consider the plot lines in #GameOfThornes and we concluded that the presence of a skilled ObGyn would have changed everything... think about it... #MedTwitter
Had Joanna Lannister survived childbirth, maybe Tyrion would not have been so hated by his father and sister
Had Lyanna Stark had proper management of her postpartum hemorrhage, Jon Snow would have known Daenerys was his aunt