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Associate Prof & Associate Director (Grad), Nursing @WesternU | Labatt Research Chair in Equity | Managing Editor https://t.co/lUOcfEXCwn | aoudsho@uwo.ca
Apr 4, 2021 5 tweets 1 min read
I see the lobbying and people are absolutely right, we need to immediately vaccinate teachers to make schools safer again. 1/5 I see the lobbying and people are absolutely right, older adults should be getting the 2nd dose within 21 days to ensure their immune protection. 2/5
Mar 23, 2021 8 tweets 2 min read
I've been working weekends as a nurse vaccinator in #ldnont. With more and more people getting appointments now I thought I would share 5 top tips you should know in advance of your vaccine appointment: 1) Arrive for your appointment time (or just a couple mins early). Back-ups happen when many people choose to arrive a different amount of time early (30 mins, 45 mins, 60 mins). We create our own lines by arriving at a time that isn't our appointment time so just be on time.
Oct 15, 2020 4 tweets 2 min read
After several years in development, I am deeply honoured to announce the launch of the International Journal on Homelessness - ijoh.ca

We seek to be a platform for truly global knowledge exchange on preventing and ending homelessness locally and globally. Image We value the vital contributions of existing journals on housing and homelessness and look to compliment the work with our values of excellent scholarship, international knowledge sharing, and making space for inclusion of scholarship from the Global South.
Jan 6, 2020 4 tweets 2 min read
Welcome back @WesternU students to another semester that will go by faster than you can imagine! Here are my three top tips as a Western grad and now Western prof for success this term:
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1) Make your health and well-being your number one priority. 99 times out of 100 when I see great students struggle academically it is because of challenges outside of the classroom. Check out all the great supports over at uwo.ca/health/
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May 27, 2019 6 tweets 2 min read
The Government of Ontario removing the child benefit from refugee families is a bad policy approach. This WILL increase homelessness and delay successful settlement. Here's why:

THREAD 1/5 I'm currently wrapping up a research study exploring pathways of refugee families into emergency shelters. We interviewed families in shelters in London and Toronto. We wanted to understand how they ended up in shelter and if this could be prevented.