Leader|Founder @equityinmed|Board Chair @EqualVoiceCA|Assistant Exec Director, Professional Affairs @albertadoctors|Clinical Associate Professor @UAlberta_FoMD
Apr 2, 2021 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
My mom died a year ago today.
Grief, at the start, was overwhelming. What helped? Sharing stories with my sons, husband, dad and sister. Small gifts of kindness from friends who shared memories of her & were brave to ask how I was doing. Walks. The wind in my face on my bike.
Reading mom’s gratitude journal - such a special gift she left us. Seeing a psychologist.
And giving myself permission to cry. Medicine has taught me to prioritize others’ needs, to “hold it together”, to push my feelings down, to rationalize, to compartmentalize.
Apr 10, 2020 • 5 tweets • 7 min read
Dr. Shonoski says morale has hit an all-time low as doctors face the prospect of up to 40% reductions to their pay, and not being paid at all if they treat patients without a healthcare card. @Albertadoctors says 400 clinics are having to lay off support staff or consider closing
Why physicians, as health system experts, need to be part of decision-making in cuts to healthcare. @UCPCaucus#ableg
Dr. @HShonoski says medical billing is not easy for a layperson to understand, and in rural areas, “It’s quite different from a physician working in the city.”
Jan 8, 2020 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
Some sobering numbers from 249 Alberta physicians surveyed on unilateral government cuts. #ableg#abpoli#abhealth
