Thread by @TRexMD780

I posted yesterday about how @ABDanielleSmith's suggestion that to solve the current hospital wait time crisis is that Family Doctors should just work evenings & weekends is absolutely ridiculous.

Many of you agreed.

But some of you didn't

Let's talk about the research:

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My colleague recently posted on IG this excellent summary of 3 studies done in the US about how much time Family Docs would need to spend to meet the criteria of the US preventative task force health recommendations.

He has kindly agreed to allow me to repost them here

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Study #1 reports that we would need 26.1 hrs in a day in order to complete everything required, and yet still manage acute care & charting

(We have all wished for more hours in a day. But Family Doctors actually need more hours in the day to even complete do their job)

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Study #2:

Despite a decrease in recommendations in 2020, compared to 2003, we actually needed an additional 1.2hrs... just to do preventative care. Nothing else. Just our specialty/job

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Study #3

And in case you were wondering what that base amount that was needed in 2003 was, here it is.

7.4hrs/day of prevention only care

Not including management of diseases, acute care or documentation

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So Danielle. Here's the thing:

You are so clueless and ignorant it's painful. You need to actually talk to a panel of Family Doctors to see what we need.

We might have done that a few years ago.

But your @Alberta_UCP has burnt the bridge so badly it can't be fixed

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So here's my request of anyone reading this:

Please retweet these studies above.

Spread the word.

Show your friends & family what their Family Doc is expected to do.

And if you want to keep that Family Doc?

Don't vote for the UCP

#abpoli #ableg #AlbertaElection2023

7/fin

Shout out to @DrChrisLe for putting the above graphics together 👏