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@tara_kiran
Jan 13, 2022 • 12 tweets • 11 min read • Read on X
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Are you confused about #COVID?

How do you know when you have it?
Who can get a test?
When to use a RAT?
When to call a doctor?

You're not alone.

We @UofTFamilyMed @OntarioCollege have pulled together answers to common COVID Q's
dfcm.utoronto.ca/confused-about…

Here's a rundown 🧵
1. How do you know you have COVID?

Bottom line: If you have symptoms, assume you have COVID

(Most people don't qualify for a PCR test)

dfcm.utoronto.ca/sites/default/…
2. When should I call my doctor?

i) if you have a pre-existing condition that needs attention
ii) if you might quality for treatment (e.g. very weak immune system, over 60, over 50 + certain medical conditions)
iii) you really are not feeling well!

dfcm.utoronto.ca/sites/default/…
Some specific advice in there too about what to do if you are caring for a child with COVID and when you should be worried
3. Do I need a COVID PCR test?

Most people aren't eligible for one in Ontario

These tests are now reserved for high-risk settings and individuals at high-risk of more severe illness 👇🏽

dfcm.utoronto.ca/sites/default/…
4. When do I use a RAT?

There are 3 main recommended uses:

1. Testing when you have symptoms
2. As part of an organized screening program
3. Testing to return to work

(A 4th use, one-time testing before gathering, is no longer really recommended)

dfcm.utoronto.ca/sites/default/…
5. What should I do if I've been exposed to COVID?

(This one was the hardest to write b/c so confusing!)

Bottom line:
self-isolate if
-you have symptoms
-you live with the person with COVID
-you have <2 vaccines or a very weak immune system

dfcm.utoronto.ca/sites/default/…
Some people won't have to self-isolate but should still be careful!

(and guidance is different if you work in a high-risk setting!)
6. How do I keep safe during Omicron?

Vaccination, vaccination, vaccination—whether that's your 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th dose!

Most people with 2+ vaccines & healthy immune systems will be able to recover at home without seeing a doctor

dfcm.utoronto.ca/sites/default/…
We will do our best to keep these resources up-to-date with evolving guidance

We will also be translating them into a few commonly spoken languages

And we would love your feedback. Did we get something wrong? What questions do you have that we should answer? Replies welcome!
Grateful to work on these alongside @docdanielle and our terrific comms team @UofTFamilyMed

Thank you to the many who provided edits including @NoahIvers @AndreaChittle @OCFP_President @NoorRamji @DrJPeranson + others!
Tagging some friends, colleagues, and sci comm heroes to help share these @RitikaGoelTO @DanyaalRaza @OnyeActiveMD @AndrewDPinto @drandrewb @DocMCohen @heysciencesam @DrKateJMiller @kgrindrod @PharmacistMama @MPaiMD @nilikm @jkwan_md @MoriartyLab @KrishanaSankar @DrJeffKwong

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Oct 16, 2023
Today we concluded the #OurCare Manitoba Priority Panel, our 5th & final reference panel on primary care in Canada

30 members of the public, randomly selected, spent >30 hrs since the start of Sept, learning, deliberating & coming to consensus on recommendations for better 🧵 Image
These members of the public, roughly represented the demographics of the province — with one exception. We deliberately overrepresented people who identified as First Nations, Métis or Inuit. Image
They heard from over a dozen experts on primary care on a range of topics from the basics to in-depth sessions on accountability, rural and remote care and tradeoffs

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Apr 28, 2023
In 2021, family docs were being blamed for seeing too many patients virtually, purportedly causing more people to visit the ED

Our latest research @JAMANetworkOpen @ICESOntario shows that simply was NOT true 🧵

w/ @RickGlazier1 @DrMichaelGreen1
jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman… Image
Let's start by going back to fall 2021. Most people had been vaccinated and we thought we were heading out of the pandemic. We were starting to try and clear the backlog of care.

EDs were overcrowded and some people blamed it on family docs.
In the spring, we had just experienced a brutal COVID wave. At that time most of us were appropriately taking a virtual-first approach, seeing patients by phone or video first and then bringing them to the office if needed in an effort to minimize COVID spread.
Read 25 tweets
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Apr 4, 2023
Primary care is in crisis. How can we do better?

We brought Ontarians into a room and asked them.

Today we release their final report.

35 volunteers, randomly selected
39 hrs of learning & deliberation
23 recommendations for better🧵

#OurCare
https://t.co/1aXw6oLCP5ourcare.ca/s/OurCare-ON-P…
We were blown away by interest in this process

1250+ people volunteered to be part of the panel!

From those, we randomly selected 36 to roughly represent the demographics of Ontario, over-representing equity-deserving groups

(ultimately 1 wasn't able to participate)
Participants came from all across the province.

In essence, we managed to pull together Ontario in a room
Read 24 tweets
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Feb 12, 2023
Today we’ll hear the draft recommendations from a group of 36 everyday Ontarians about how to make the #primarycare system better

They were randomly selected from 1250 who volunteered

They’ve spent 40+ hrs learning from experts and each other

What’s been in the curriculum?
We started virtually with talks from

@ElizabethMuggah on primary care in ON

@AndrewDPinto @snewbery1 @DrFitzsimon and F Garwe on equitable access

And myself on models of care from other countries

Talks all available here: OurCare.ca/Ontario
On Thursday eve, we gathered everyone in person here in Toronto

People came in from all corners of Ontario (and even directly from a hospital discharge!) #Commitment

After dinner, I walked folks through the result of our national survey
Data.OurCare.ca
Read 7 tweets
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Dec 12, 2022
Primary care is the front door of the health care system

But for too many people in Canada, that front door is now closed

In my latest commentary @CMAJ, I propose some bold reforms to keep the door wide open 🧵 1/

cmaj.ca/content/194/48…
We need to begin by acknowledging that primary care is in crisis

Even prior to the pandemic, 4.6 million people in Canada did not have a regular primary care clinician

Our research has suggested that problem is only getting worse 2/
The pandemic seems to have nudged some doctors into early retirement
annfammed.org/content/20/5/4…

and many others are contemplating leaving practice 3/
Read 16 tweets
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Apr 27, 2022
Vaccination continues to be your best protection against serious illness from #COVID19

How many doses do you need?
2,3,4...5?

We summarize the latest recommendations in our updated resource confusedaboutcovid.ca @OntarioCollege @UofTFamilyMed

rebrand.ly/3rd-dose 🧵
The number of doses you need depends on
-your age
-whether you have a weak immune system and
-whether you live in a setting were you have a higher risk of getting COVID

Here we've summarized recommendations for people who do NOT have a weak immune system 👇🏽
This table summarizes recommendations for those that DO have a weak immune system (because of a health condition or because of medications they take)

(And yes, some people now qualify for a 5th dose!) 👇🏽
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