Rural Doc. Primary Care Advocate. Anti-Matt activist. #shandroshouldresign
Aug 1, 2021 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
@CMOH_Alberta I was a huge fan in the early pandemic. That changed months ago. And obviously this past week has me dumbfounded. I had a 10 part tweet ready, but realize I can summarize it in just one or two.
We physicians are decently smart, and while we may not know as much 1/2/ about public health and pandemics, we are smart enough to be shown this data you say you have. Why haven’t you bothered to show us this info? If it was legit, you would have no issue teaching your colleagues. 2/
Oct 18, 2020 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Dude, so many people can’t afford the dentist or vision care. If healthcare went that way it would be bad. You should flip your argument to make dental and vision publicly funded. Just read the research on cost of a two tier HC. Biggest problem with you guys deciding this is 1/
2/ that none of you know what you are talking about. Without consulting the experts (us and academics like @Lorian_H) your “informed discussion” is far from informed because you “don’t know what you don’t know” - an unknown unknown. Aka you act like you have all the info but 2/
Sep 7, 2020 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
This article is full of lies and half truths. Also it isn’t about money, it’s about respect and Albertans that will be harmed by this governments poor choices and selling your care to corporations. Doctors are willing to take a cut. We even agreed to the exact deal that the 1/
2/ UCP asked for, and they rejected it. That shows you they never wanted to negotiate in good faith. In fact, we have proof this was the case from the beginning. The increase in physician spending in the context that per visit costs have not gone up in years literally means 2/
Jun 12, 2020 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
“The entire @UCPCaucus@Alberta_UCP are against women, children and healthcare workers. Also they do not care about seniors.“
That sounds like a “leftist” looney remark. But guess what? It is 100% true. As a physician, it appalls me how openly they 1/2/ dismiss any criticism. The have defunded PUBLIC education, PUBLIC healthcare, acted way too slowly to support struggling seniors, defunded insurance for seniors dependants, and delisted many needed medications for the seniors themselves. It is well known my stance and the 2/
