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The #FamilyDoctorShortage in 🇨🇦 is ... bad.
What can you do to keep yourself as healthy as possible if you don't have a family doctor?
A🧵of (unofficial) ideas for "the unattached" 1/11
The #FamilyDoctorShortage in 🇨🇦 is ... bad.
What can you do to keep yourself as healthy as possible if you don't have a family doctor?
A🧵of (unofficial) ideas for "the unattached" 1/11
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First, let's get this important caveat out of the way...
If you are VERY SICK
e.g. issues breathing
or chest pain
or you're bleeding excessively
or another urgent/emergency condition
GO TO THE CLOSEST EMERGENCY ROOM or CALL 911
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First, let's get this important caveat out of the way...
If you are VERY SICK
e.g. issues breathing
or chest pain
or you're bleeding excessively
or another urgent/emergency condition
GO TO THE CLOSEST EMERGENCY ROOM or CALL 911
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2nd crucial caveat
If over the last 3-6 mon you
-had unintended weight loss >10lbs
-have drenching night sweats (& aren't experiencing menopause)
-blood in your stool/urine
-have a breast lump
Get seen by an MD < ~2 weeks, & tell them these things (in person>>virtual)
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2nd crucial caveat
If over the last 3-6 mon you
-had unintended weight loss >10lbs
-have drenching night sweats (& aren't experiencing menopause)
-blood in your stool/urine
-have a breast lump
Get seen by an MD < ~2 weeks, & tell them these things (in person>>virtual)
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Ok.
You don't have a family doctor & you want to stay healthy...
VACCINATIONS 💉
SAVE LIVES &
REDUCE ILLNESS SEVERITY &
ARE SAFE
get them, all of them.
Great resource to get yourself & your kids sorted for which ones you need, etc👇
immunize.ca
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Ok.
You don't have a family doctor & you want to stay healthy...
VACCINATIONS 💉
SAVE LIVES &
REDUCE ILLNESS SEVERITY &
ARE SAFE
get them, all of them.
Great resource to get yourself & your kids sorted for which ones you need, etc👇
immunize.ca
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Ok.
You don't have a family doctor & you want to stay healthy...
WASH YOUR HANDS
&
WEAR A MASK AROUND SICK PEOPLE
(this usually means most public places... the bus, the mall, at work, etc)
*effective masking reduces transmission of airborne viruses
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Ok.
You don't have a family doctor & you want to stay healthy...
WASH YOUR HANDS
&
WEAR A MASK AROUND SICK PEOPLE
(this usually means most public places... the bus, the mall, at work, etc)
*effective masking reduces transmission of airborne viruses
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Don't have a family doctor &
you have a cervix &
are between 25 - 69 yo
GET A PAP TEST EVERY 3 YEARS
In BC, there is a clinic locator for pap tests for people with no family doctor: bccancer.bc.ca/screening/cerv…
(please add other provincial resources as a reply to this tweet)
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Don't have a family doctor &
you have a cervix &
are between 25 - 69 yo
GET A PAP TEST EVERY 3 YEARS
In BC, there is a clinic locator for pap tests for people with no family doctor: bccancer.bc.ca/screening/cerv…
(please add other provincial resources as a reply to this tweet)
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Don't have a family doctor &
you need a refill of your regular medications
1) check and see if the pharmacists in your region can renew them
2) try a walk in clinic (in person >> virtual)
the emergency department should be your last resort for this kind of thing.
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Don't have a family doctor &
you need a refill of your regular medications
1) check and see if the pharmacists in your region can renew them
2) try a walk in clinic (in person >> virtual)
the emergency department should be your last resort for this kind of thing.
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Don't have a family doctor &
you want to stay healthy
EXERCISE
movement is medicine
if you are able, walk, a lot
10-15,000 steps a day will do wonders for your mind & your body
go with a dog, a friend, an audiobook, or listen to the birds
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Don't have a family doctor &
you want to stay healthy
EXERCISE
movement is medicine
if you are able, walk, a lot
10-15,000 steps a day will do wonders for your mind & your body
go with a dog, a friend, an audiobook, or listen to the birds
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Don't have a family doctor &
you want to stay healthy
Do the things you know you should:
-stay hydrated
-wear your seat belt
-floss
-minimize alcohol/other substances
-quit smoking
-get enough sleep
-make more friends
-get a hobby!
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Don't have a family doctor &
you want to stay healthy
Do the things you know you should:
-stay hydrated
-wear your seat belt
-floss
-minimize alcohol/other substances
-quit smoking
-get enough sleep
-make more friends
-get a hobby!
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Don't have a family doctor &
you have a cold
colds are normal &
as long as you can breathe well
are eating & drinking relatively normally...
a sore throat + fever + cough + runny nose is usually viral & takes 5-21 days to clear in healthy people wellness.uoguelph.ca/services/healt…
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Don't have a family doctor &
you have a cold
colds are normal &
as long as you can breathe well
are eating & drinking relatively normally...
a sore throat + fever + cough + runny nose is usually viral & takes 5-21 days to clear in healthy people wellness.uoguelph.ca/services/healt…
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Don't have a family doctor &
you really want that to change?
WRITE A LETTER TO YOUR
PROVINCIAL
&
FEDERAL
Members of Parliament
ourcommons.ca/Members/en
Tell them your story
Tell them you want SECURE FUNDING &
EVIDENCE-BASED solutions for our Health Work Force crisis
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Don't have a family doctor &
you really want that to change?
WRITE A LETTER TO YOUR
PROVINCIAL
&
FEDERAL
Members of Parliament
ourcommons.ca/Members/en
Tell them your story
Tell them you want SECURE FUNDING &
EVIDENCE-BASED solutions for our Health Work Force crisis
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