@AlexanderQuon @IJFMedia I want to thank @AlexanderQuon & @zakvescera for their persistence in obtaining & publicly sharing information about the failure of @SKGov to follow expert medical advice that might have saved many lives.
I will share some additional perspectives (1/15) @AlexanderQuon @IJFMedia @zakvescera @SKGov Most physicians focus on the health of individual people and medical treatment of them when they are ill.
Medical specialists in Public Health focus on the health of the entire population in a defined region (2/15)

The recently ratified funding agreement between the Government of Saskatchewan & the Saskatchewan Medical Association will create potential for significant enhancements in primary healthcare (1/8) It will create opportunities for family physicians to transition from Fee-For-Service compensation to compensation models like Capitation. This will be good news for recently qualified family doctors who just want to be funded for practicing , not running a business (2/8)

The role of teachers in our society is no less vital than the role of doctors.
@SKGov has reached a tentative agreement with @SMA_docs for physicians but has not reached an agreement with @SaskTeachersFed for teachers.
Why might that be? (1/10) When all physician services became publicly funded in Saskatchewan on July 1, 1962 most physicians went on strike for 23 days providing only life saving services. The strike was ended through mediation led by Lord Taylor from the UK (2/10)

Community Respiratory Illness Surveillance Program (CRISP) Situation Report: January 05, 2024 (Reporting Period December 17- December 30, 2023) (1/7) In the last two weeks, four COVID-19 deaths were reported.
There were four influenza-associated deaths reported in this two-week reporting period. (2/7)

Information from @SaskHealth on breast cancer
Mammogram.
This is an X-ray of the breast that can often find tumours that are too small for you or your doctor to feel. Most of the ones done today are digital mammograms. They record images of the breast in an electronic file.
(1/6) 3D mammogram (digital breast tomosynthesis).
This test uses X-rays to create a three-dimensional image of the breast. A 3D mammogram may be used alone or with a digital mammogram. (2/6)

Saskatchewan Community Respiratory Illness Surveillance Program (CRISP) Situation Report: December 08, 2023 (Reporting Period November 19 – December 02, 2023)
School-absenteeism for the week ending December 2, 2023, increased to 15.5% from 13.7% the previous week. (1/7) Weekly visits to the emergency departments for respiratory-like illnesses (RLI) increased from 30.4 per 1,000 to 33.4 per 1,000 visits in the most recent week.
(2/7)

Dear @PremierScottMoe , please read this:
What Is A Tribunal: Shared via @LawTeacherNet Read more here:
@SKGov @LawSocietySask @SKCourts @SaskTLA @CanadaGovNews @JustinTrudeaulawteacher.net/free-law-essay… Franks, in his report, mentions the espousal of the three virtues of:
openness,
fairness, and
impartiality.
How will be assured that this new Saskatchewan Tribunal will exhibit these virtues in its work ? (1/5)

Community Respiratory Illness Surveillance Program (CRISP) Situation Report: November 24, 2023 (Reporting Period November 05 – November 18, 2023.
(1/7) Total hospital admissions for respiratory viruses increased from 417 for the previous two weeks to 565 for the most recent two weeks, reflecting a 35% increase in the number of hospitalizations. (2/7)

The past week was a tumultuous experience for my wife in her journey with recently diagnosed pancreatic cancer. Based upon the opinion from her pancreatic surgeon, she understood the tumor would be totally excised after being shrunk by chemotherapy (1/10) She waited with both anticipation & hope for her initial appointment with an oncologist at the Saskatoon Cancer Clinic scheduled for the morning of Nov 14. The information she received from this oncology consultation was emotionally devastating (2/10)

I very much appreciate the many responses I have received to a thread I posted yesterday about my wife's healthcare experiences. In the hope it may help some people facing long access delays to vital diagnostic testing, I will share some additional info (1/8) As a physician, I am aware that we have always triaged access to more complex diagnostic imaging studies based upon relative acuity of the each patient's condition. That is a rational policy approach (2/8)

While I do not generally share personal & family health information, I will share some information to shine some light on the current strain on healthcare services & my family's experience with the system & healthcare professionals (1/12) My wife and I are both 77 years old. We have been married for 55 years. I have a family history of cardiovascular disease. My father died from a massive myocardial infarction at age 63. I had triple coronary bypass surgery in 2004 at age 58 (2/12)

Saskatchewan (CRISP) Situation Report: November 10, 2023 (Reporting Period October 22 – November 04, 2023)
There were 40 COVID-19 outbreaks reported in a high-risk setting in the past two week compared to 23 in the previous 2 week period. (1/8) The proportion of staffed inpatient beds occupied by COVID-19 patients increased to 7.7% for the most recent week.
In the last two weeks, two deaths associated with COVID-19 were reported. (2/8)

We need intensive investigative journalists to explore the public policy culture & values that led the Government of Saskatchewan to plan massive public expenditure on a pending UN Climate Conference in Dubai (1/10) Who first conceived this plan? Was it presented to the Cabinet & approved by the Cabinet? When did that occur? What sort of risk/benefit analysis was undertaken & completed prior to this decision (2/10)

CRISP Report - October 27, 2023 (Reporting Period October 08 – 21, 2023
COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses account for 80% and 18% of hospitalizations due to viral respiratory illnesses across the province, respectively. (1/8) Weekly visits to the emergency departments for respiratory-like illnesses (RLI) increased from 13.2 to 15.4 per 1,000 visits in the most recent week.
School-absenteeism for the week ending October 21, 2023, increased to 9.7% from 7.4% the previous week.
(2/8)

Key COVID Data from Saskatchewan CRISP report on Sept 13, 2023. (Reporting Period September 24 – October 07, 2023)
COVID activity has increased from 229 positive tests in the week ending September 30 to 270 positive tests this week. (1/10) Test positivity for the most recent surveillance week was 13.0%
COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses account for 66% and 31% of hospitalizations due to viral respiratory illnesses across the province, respectively (2/10)

(CRISP) Situation Report: September 29, 2023 (Reporting Period September 10 – 23, 2023
COVID-19 activity has increased over the past month from an average of 95 positive tests in the previous three weeks to 159 in the most recent surveillance week. (1/10) COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses account for 54% and 44% of hospitalizations due to respiratory illnesses across the province, respectively. Total hospital admissions for respiratory viruses increased 35% in the most recent four-week period (from 170 to 263) (2/10)

(CRISP) Situation Report: September 15, 2023 (Reporting Period August 13 – September 09, 2023)

COVID-19 activity has increased over the past month from an average of 66 positive tests in the previous three weeks to 96 in the most recent surveillance week. (1/7) COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses, respectively account for 53.5% and 45.3% of hospitalizations due to respiratory illnesses across the province. Total hospital admissions for respiratory viruses displayed an increase in the recent four weeks (from 163 to 170) (2/7)

On Aug 22, 2023 the Government of Saskatchewan announced very controversial policies pertaining to education & student confidentiality in our public schools. There was no prior consultation with school boards, teachers or parental advisory groups (1/10) The Premier & Education Minister publicly acknowledged they were prompted to announce these policies because they "heard the message" from voters in a by-election where the newly formed Sask United Party garnered a lot of votes (2/10)

I was born in 1946 & grew up on a farm with my parents & 2 sisters who were 3 & 4 years older than me. My parents had no education beyond Grade 8. They were loving parents but they never engaged in any dialogue with me or my sisters about sexual matters. (/15) When my eldest sister reached the age of puberty my parents ordered a book though the church we attended. The book addressed sexual issues in a very conservative way with admonitions to not engage in any premarital sexual activity. (2/15)

In Saskatchewan our provincial & municipal governments have shared & overlapping responsibilities & accountabilities for the safety & welfare of all of our citizens. We rightly expect them to work seamlessly in this shared mandate (1/12) At the request of the mayor of Regina, today the City of Regina Fire & Protective Service and Regina Police Service evicted all homeless people from an encampment in public space proximate to Regina City Hall (2/12)

There is no doubt that optimal primary healthcare is delivered by multi-disciplinary teams working collaboratively. There is hope that access to team based primary care will become a reality for all people in Saskatchewan in the near future. 🧵 (1/8) Currently many healthcare professionals working in community settings work in isolation from each other. They may have some inter-professional communication & they may refer patients to each other. They do not have an effective shared record of care (2/8)