Thread by @TRexMD780

What in the fresh hell is this new bullsh*t from @ABDanielleSmith ?!

Let's break this CTV news quote down

"NPs are trained almost to the level of Family Doctors"

Stop.

No they are not.

Any NP would confirm this as well. NPs are NOT the same as Family Doctors

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Any NP who respects their own profession would also say they have absolutely zero interest in trying to replace us either.

Family Doctors are SPECIALISTS in preventative medicine. We must complete an undergrad degree, spend 3-4 yrs in med school and then 2 yrs residency

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We can't work in teams because we can't afford to hire NPs to work alongside us. And the @Alberta_UCP has been actively working against that model of care because it would mean paying and MD and an NP simultaneously. They want the cheapest route. They only want to pay the NP

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And wait. Wait. Someone hold my coffee while I choke.

Danielle's solution to the hospital crisis is for Family Doctors to work later evenings & weekends?!

Primary care is currently on fire due to burn out and you want us to work MORE hours?!

Wtaf.

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Family Doctors are closing up shop, reducing panel sizes & moving out of community medicine at a rapid rate and Danielle Smith is saying "Sooo why aren't you working late at night and on weekends?"

I don't know, maybe because we have families and lives outside of medicine

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Here is my guarantee to #Alberta:

If you vote in the UCP, you will lose your Family Doctor within the next 5-10yrs.

I promise. Screenshot this. Remind me in 5 yrs.

We are already all looking at exit plans. We have been since 2020. I don't know a GP who hasn't

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Danielle Smith & the UCP will burn primary care to the ground in 4 years. Even if the NDP win in 2027 because of the disaster she created, I don't think they could fix it by then. The tipping point is now.

We are at such a critical moment in Family Medicine.

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Do you want to have a Family Doctor? Do you want your kids to have a Family Doctor? Do you want someone to refer you to a Specialist? Do you want someone to care for you and your family as you age?

Then don't vote for the UCP

It's just that simple

#AlbertaElection2023

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The CTV news article with the quotes from the most idiotic Premier we have ever had (yes, she is more tone deaf than Ralph Klein)

calgary.ctvnews.ca/crisis-situati…