For those who are following along...
I used to post these music requests after my surgery days since before the pandemic.
No such posts this month. Surgeries cancelled.
Behind every music request is a person who is having surgery. Some minor, some life changing... #COVID19AB
I am only one Alberta surgeon.
To date 21 patients under my care had their surgery cancelled - some minor, some life changing.
More to come.
My heart breaks.
We are working hard to advocate for Albertans but we need your help. #GetVaccinated #COVID19AB#AbLeg#abpoli
I have cared for pregnant COVID patients so understand the need for "all hands on deck" to weather the storm that is wave 4.
We need to appreciate however that we are robbing Peter to pay Paul in order to accomplish this.
And remember, this was predicted and preventable.
How did we get here? #BestSummerEver was an exercise in premature machismo that was met with expert voices of caution that were gaslit by mocking trolls then we saw protests from Albertans who turned out to be right but then our premier hid for an election and did nothing
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Focussing in on Alberta cases of COVID-19 in pregnancy through the whole pandemic, the peak so far was Wave 3 however Wave 4 is proving challenging with steady numbers - over 50 new cases per day since mid August 👇🏻
This morning's grand rounds were an update from University of Calgary Reproductive Infectious Diseases (Drs. Kuret and Castillo)
This was a comprehensive review of both Canadian data on #COVID19 cases in #pregnancy and #COVIDVaccines in pregnancy
... wanted to share some of it 🧵
Cases of COVID-19 in pregnancy across the country 👇🏻
(note that the data lags in some provinces more than other)
So far Alberta and Manitoba have the highest rates of COVID-19 infection in pregnancy - these numbers are expected to shift as we see provincial differences in case numbers and vaccination
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: