Associate Medical Officer, Paediatrician. Opinions are my own.
May 5, 2021 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
There have been comments about negative things being said about nurses lately.
Negative things have been said about doctors, teachers, all of us in public health, and about everybody and their uncle and third cousin. Nobody benefits from this.
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Nobody benefits from pointing fingers without all the facts.
Everybody benefits from sober reviews and checks and balances and thorough investigations.
And on the human level, attacks and judgment and criticism with anger are pure poison to the person who spews that emotion.
Apr 2, 2021 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Seeing posts abt schools in Ontario & I'm wondering if people have the info needed about schools.
There's been wonderfully low covid in schools, far better than any other setting that's essential.
School ain't great fun (masks, distancing) but it's definitely best for most. 1/7
By far the majority of cases in schools come from home. The increasing numbers of kids with Covid has continued to pace w/ community spread
But the layers of controls in schools are working, even in places that are the worst in Ontario.
I wonder if that information is known 2/7
Aug 29, 2020 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
Everyone has added chronic daily stress since March. And now, it's late August so it's time for school.
And you know what? Niagara has stepped up again, education now, like each sector has in the last 5 months.
I have some thoughts...
I come from a family of many teachers. Dad, mom, sibling, aunt, cousins & so on. Many taught in inner city Philadelphia as I grew up.
(I was the one that said that teaching would be too hard for me and instead went away to university and did the doctor thing.)
Fast forward...
Mar 16, 2020 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Go #Niagara! For taking this seriously, washing hands, not touching yer face, & keeping a distance. We're able to learn from other countries and many regions in Ontario ahead of us in #'s of cases and with community spread. Be prepared. We're chasing down the virus for now.
Chasing the virus by finding cases and managing those at risk has been an extremely effective approach worldwide in the successful countries. Our hotline has short wait times now but thank you all for your patience as we ramped up.