Rural FP anesthetist formerly of Fort St John, BC, Canada. Trained in Aus and UK. Now doing rural locums in Canada. Blessed to live, work and play on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Tk’emlúps te Secwe̓pemc people. #Science and #Medicine Twitter was invaluable to me as the guy at the pointy end of "if you have questions ask your doctor". But also appreciate links to #music, #art, #photography, health equity and many other things #fedi22
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Last Notes npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-adopting-year-round-daylight-time-9.7111657 Yay finally!!!! #timezone npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc @nprofile…77w0 They have provincial income taxes. I’d read that the same day the federal tax cut came into effect Alberta hiked their provincial income taxes the exact same amount to precisely negate it… but can’t find the reference now. npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc @nprofile…g278 Something to do with cake and eating I would hypothesize. npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc “Dual physician practice and private health care require long public wait times. After all, the business case for private care is long wait times for everyone with less money.” npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc “By allowing all doctors to engage in “dual practice” medicine, the legislation will let physicians pressure patients to pay or go to the back of the line. It will also deprive the public system of physicians who will want to focus on the more profitable private pay market.” npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc https://albertapolitics.ca/2026/02/albertas-two-tier-health-care-bill-is-designed-to-kill-public-health-care-a-new-report-shows-how/ #AlbertaHealth npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc Entitled individuals waving their banner of “freedom” usually end up costing the rest of us. Be that costing an industry with their ignorance, costing others with their pestilence or just costing $$. Alberta separatism is the same chequebook. Bunch of entitled man toddlers costing the tax payer so they can play out their toon town fantasy. https://med-mastodon.com/@picardonhealth/116004475040700372 npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc Alberta separatists won’t say which Trump officials they met with https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/very-high-level-alberta-separatist-group-wont-say-which-trump-officials-it-met-with/ “When asked by host Vassy Kapelos whether those officials would be recognizable to Canadians, Rath said “probably,” “We have an agreement with the people that we’re meeting with that we’re not disclosing the identities of the people that we’re meeting with,” Rath said.” #CanPoli #AbPoli #Treason npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/eby-alberta-separatism-9.7066320 "It is completely inappropriate to seek to weaken Canada, to go and ask for assistance, to break up this country from a foreign power and — with respect — a president who has not been particularly respectful of Canada's sovereignty," said Eby. #CanPoli npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc “Contrary to Dr. Milhoan’s claims, individual rights are not absolute. Even the American Civil Liberties Union endorses vaccine mandates, saying they protect the rights of the most vulnerable among us, including children and people with disabilities.” #VaccinesSaveLives. https://med-mastodon.com/@picardonhealth/115967149919147565 npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc #Trump demands #Carney give him his standing ovation from #Davos - #TheBeaverton https://www.thebeaverton.com/2026/01/trump-demands-carney-give-him-his-standing-ovation-from-davos/ npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc @nprofile…qu6n Again I refer you to the speech. “we aim to be both principled and pragmatic. Principled in our commitment to fundamental values, sovereignty, territorial integrity, the prohibition of the use of force except when consistent with the UN Charter and respect for human rights.” Either we lead the world to where we would like it to be or we are lead. To quote another observer/commentator https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/media_attachments/files/115/930/096/413/498/448/original/d181687f4fd1f900.jpeg npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc Centre for Disease (not) Control. #Measles https://scicomm.xyz/@HelenBranswell/115929786807742426 npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc @nprofile…qu6n What you call cynicism I call realism. He goes on to say. “Canada is a pluralistic society that works. Our public square is loud, diverse and free. Canadians remain committed to sustainability. We are a stable and reliable partner in a world that is anything but, a partner that builds and values relationships for the long term…we have a recognition of what's happening and determination to act accordingly….It calls for honesty about the world as it is.” npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc @nprofile…z5km It’s a Trump slogan. I remember John Hodgeman (the PC guy from the Apple ads) calling out MAGA as such an aeon ago. npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc Here’s a link to the full transcript. https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/politics/read-the-full-transcript-of-carney-s-speech-to-world-economic-forum/ar-AA1UAXQB npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc “And we knew that international law applied with varying rigour depending on the identity of the accused or the victim. This fiction was useful.” npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc “We participated in the rituals. And we largely avoided calling out the gaps between rhetoric and reality. This bargain no longer works.” npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc Crikey this is a speech. #canpoli “We knew the story of the international rules based order was partially false. That the strongest would exempt themselves when convenient.” https://www.youtube.com/live/uStuQ-TbL9k?si=RLbLM-e6d5JaJkdQ npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cx2k7gv0znmt #OccamsKazoo #ToddlerLogic “Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace,” npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc 2. and working behind the scenes not only to steer grants to researchers they view as ideologically aligned, but also to fund studies they think may generate after-the-fact scientific justification for policy changes they appear determined to make. “ npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/danish-vaccine-study-emails-hhs-rfk-jr-1235498456/ “The emails — though far from a complete picture — provide a window into the way that #RFKJ and his handpicked allies are tossing aside longstanding review practices…/2 npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc https://energeticcity.ca/2026/01/15/bccdc-reports-seven-new-measles-cases-in-northeast-b-c/ #measles “FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — the (BCCDC) announced eight new cases of measles had been recorded since its January 8th report. Of those, six are confirmed cases and two are probable cases, and all were reported by Northern Health.” npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc @nprofile…s9tu Still you and me. npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc @nprofile…x75n You read my mind. 👍 npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc #Herbal remedy ArmaForce causes severe reaction for Perth woman - ABC News https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-12/complementary-remedy-armaforce-causes-anaphylaxis-for-woman/106221004 “ArmaForce contains a herb called Andrographis paniculata, which has been linked to 1,365 adverse event reports to the Therapeutic Goods Administration” npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc @nprofile…wgfl @nprofile…fa6k Asks a very important question: where are the local police forces who should be protecting the safety of their citizens? npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc Occam’s kazoo https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-trumps-behaviour-most-plausible-explanation-stupidest/ npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-trumps-behaviour-most-plausible-explanation-stupidest/ “Say hello to Occam’s kazoo: the principle that the most plausible explanation, so far as Mr. Trump is involved, is invariably the stupidest.” #Trump npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc @nprofile…lyel I’d call it ⚡️ npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc Conservatives to debate policies including abortion, DEI and MAID at Calgary convention | CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/conservative-policies-debated-at-convention-9.7040187 “A rationale for the policy proposal says that "when promotions, awards and opportunities are based on performance, it motivates everyone to contribute meaningfully … meritocracy ensures that decisions are made by those best equipped to make them." Why then does Pierre still have a job. He’s been the most underperforming CEO… ever. #canpoli npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2843534 #vaccination “a strong negative association between maternal influenza and Tdap vaccinations and influenza- and pertussis-related hospitalization or ED visits in infants younger than 6 months was found, with an estimated vaccine effectiveness of 69.7% and 88.6%,” npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/glaciers-ice-loss-western-canada-global-warming-9.7036712 #climatecrisis "We're finding that there's this pronounced acceleration, both due to the warmer conditions, but also the lack of snow in late summer. That's important because it really changes how reflective these glacier surfaces are," said Menounos.” npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc @nprofile…lyel Well that was cheery to wake up to. 😳 npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc It was never about the oil. (Every day I think it can’t get weirder… it does 😳) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/06/nicolas-maduro-tries-to-imitate-my-dance-says-donald-trump?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other #Maduro npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc @nprofile…cmz8 But if I try it in the app (which was the original way I tried) I only get a monthly option. https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/media_attachments/files/115/844/664/283/738/997/original/88affe13c91efc1c.png https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/media_attachments/files/115/844/664/528/130/123/original/93556a11bde80006.png npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc @nprofile…cmz8 Ok.. in the end I bought an annual gift membership and sent it to myself… but of course I now can’t redeem it. I don’t really have to “redeem” it but I want to make sure you still get the funds if I don’t. It seems to be a glitch in the app interface versus the web. The web interface gives me an annual options… if I click on upgrade (from free) it gives me an annual option… https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/media_attachments/files/115/844/658/379/933/971/original/342df27ec9f47d46.png https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/media_attachments/files/115/844/658/538/232/377/original/879149f0b526ad97.png npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc St. John’s pub owner reads #TheHobbit aloud for 10 hours straight in fundraising effort | CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/the-hobbit-fundraiser-erins-pub-9.7033060 #Tolkein npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc @nprofile…cmz8 No problem. Appreciate the efforts (and the replies.). I’ll keep trying. npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/medical-residency-programs-history-1.7578315 Quite the hypothesis! “Two University of Calgary researchers believe that very program structure can be connected to the man who revolutionized medical training in North America, William Stewart Halsted — and his addiction to cocaine.” #residency npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc @nprofile…cmz8 Thanks Ryan. Hunting around on Patreon.. is there an annual membership option. (I have other Patreons that have this option). Just easier for the accounting. npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc @nprofile…cmz8 Thanks so much for taking this on Ryan. Was feeling adrift. I was making an annual donation each November to help with med-mastodon. Am happy to continue to do so. npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc @nprofile…wqpy @nprofile…paxz Yes. npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc @nprofile…wqpy @nprofile…paxz We bought a tree befitting an 18 month old… and left off all the breakables. 🙃 https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/media_attachments/files/115/783/833/657/241/576/original/f9d08ad0995605c1.mp4 npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc Australia’s gun laws have long been the envy of the world. They must remain so, especially after #Bondi | Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz | https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/23/australia-gun-laws-envy-of-world-must-remain-after-bondi-ntwnfb “what we must do – is ensure that #gunlaws are updated to better match the world we live in today. … is vital that we take the lessons of Bondi to heart, and ensure that future generations of Australians are as protected as we have been for decades.” npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc @nprofile…gyyr Well at least it only the second shortest day of the year. Might just squeak it in. npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc @nprofile…v387 As much as Richard Dawkins has revealed himself to be an unpleasant individual the title of his book is bang on “The Blind Watchmaker” npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc @nprofile…v387 Yes.. evolution works on populations.. not individuals npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc @nprofile…paxz Yes… would much rather see the content here.. longer posts, better threading, hashtag following… npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc https://theconversation.com/climate-misinformation-is-becoming-a-national-security-threat-canada-isnt-ready-for-it-271588 “Canada is entering an era where #ClimateMisinformation is becoming a public-safety threat. As wildfires, floods and droughts grow more frequent, emergency systems rely on one fragile assumption: that people believe the information they receive.” npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025/12/20/bondi-coalition-social-contract-terror “The question isn’t “who are we letting into our country?”, it’s “why are we letting grasping politicians spread further hate and division?”.” #Bondi npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc @nprofile…vj8m Yes. npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc @nprofile…vj8m Yes I have heard of people getting charged. But more the issue is that vaccination rates (in AB) have dropped… and infection rates have (not surprisingly) increased. The College has no jurisdiction here. But the AMA has clearly stated its position. https://www.albertadoctors.org/news/publications/presidents-letter/covid-vaccine-policy-penny-wise-pound-foolish/ npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc https://www.kamloopsbcnow.com/watercooler/news/news/Kamloops/Interior_Health_recruits_two_new_OB_GYNs_to_bolster_Kamloops_maternity_care/?utm_source=KamloopsBCNow%3A+Stuff+That+Matters&utm_campaign=bd4a1af49f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c6c74ff35d-bd4a1af49f-632038545 #BCHealthcare npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/12/17/Why-BC-Emergency-Departments-Crowded/ “Today’s problems are the result of downsizing in the late 1980s and 1990s, when provinces and territories slashed the acute care capacities of their hospitals by around 30 per cent,” #BCHealthcare npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-stalled-coal-mine-pollution-study/ “It showed very clear impacts — negative impacts — on downstream water quality,” “What our paper, I think, makes fairly clear is that there’s pretty much an utter failure of environmental management regulation and enforcement in relation to # coalmining,” npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2842072 “Evidence is insufficient for the use of #cannabis or cannabinoids for most medical indications.” npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc https://www.acfp.ca/wp-content/uploads/tools-for-practice/1510681044_tfp199mmandpainfv.pdf “Evidence is insufficient for the use of #cannabis or cannabinoids for most medical indications.” npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc @nprofile…d4at It always has to be about him. npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc https://bcmj.org/bc-centre-disease-control/bc-immunization-program-update #Vaccination. npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-doctor-shortage-environment/ “In the past few years, at least seven doctors have left Dawson Creek, B.C., over concerns about the health impacts of the liquefied natural gas industry” #RuralHealth npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc https://www.cjdctv.com/news/article/northern-health-explores-seven-day-er-model-as-physician-recruitment-continues/ #RuralHealth npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc “patients seeking emergency care at the Lillooet Hospital, Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital (Clearwater), Arrow Lakes Hospital (Nakusp) and Princeton General Hospital will have the possibility of seeing the new pilot at work as of the week of Dec. 9.” npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc https://surreynowleader.com/2025/12/10/doctors-offering-virtual-care-at-4-rural-b-c-hospitals-in-medical-trial/ #RuralHealth npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc 9. “When a patient shuts down the moment they hear the word “vaccine,” it’s a sign the system has already failed them. When fear wins over evidence, people become more vulnerable to diseases we know how to prevent.” #VaccinesSaveLives npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc 8. “Clinicians cannot sustain this alone. We cannot compete with the volume, speed, and emotional manipulation of modern disinformation, especially when we are undermined by institutions, politicians, and influencers who benefit from chaos.” #MisinformationKills /9 npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc 6. “I should not feel nervous about mentioning a vaccine that prevents cervical cancer. I should not have to brace myself before recommending a tetanus booster.” /7 npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc 7. “And I should not walk into a room wondering whether decades of training and years of caring for a patient will be dismissed because of something they saw on social media. Yet this is where we are.” /8 npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc 5.“I worry about appearing pushy or triggering defensiveness. I try to determine whether the patient in front of me is willing to hear any scientific information at all.” /6 npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc 3. “It’s no longer: “I’m nervous” or “I am unsure, can we talk through it?” It’s: “I don’t believe anything you’re about to say.” /4 npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc 4. “Physicians don’t often talk about the emotional toll of these interactions. But it’s there. I find myself feeling nervous and uncertain before routine discussions that should take seconds. I rehearse what I’m going to say in my mind to anticipate potential landmines.” /5 npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc 2. “There has always been some vaccine hesitancy. But what we are experiencing now is something different: entrenched, identity-driven opposition fueled by misinformation, political polarization, and deliberate disinformation campaigns.” /3 npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc https://www.statnews.com/2025/12/10/anti-vaccine-rhetoric-doctors-emotional-toll/ #antivaccine “This is not a disagreement grounded in evidence. It is not a conversation between two people weighing risks and benefits. It is a wall — thick, immovable, and rapidly rising.” /2 npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc @nprofile…t03n Yes. npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc @nprofile…t03n And 🇨🇦 visitors… https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/media_attachments/files/115/696/088/745/988/402/original/8b3e0a3a4b78bafd.jpeg npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc @nprofile…4aj6 Yay!! ❄️ ⛷️ https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/media_attachments/files/115/696/079/216/057/528/original/ab2d69cf395ccd40.jpeg npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc @nprofile…v387 Yes. https://www.kelownanow.com/watercooler/health/news/Health/One_of_KGHs_incoming_pediatricians_is_moving_to_Kelowna_from_Texas/ npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/primary-care-ourcare-family-doctors-9.7007471 “More Canadians have a #FamilyDoctor or nurse practitioner compared with three years ago, but satisfaction remains low… An estimated 5.9 million Canadians don't have regular access to a primary care provider, down from 6.5 million in 2022” npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/article/express-entry-for-foreign-trained-doctors-just-one-way-to-close-gap-in-health-care-canadian-medical-association/ “#CMA president Dr. Margot Burnell…while the program is intended to address the shortage of family physicians across the country, more efforts are needed. “We need to increase training spots. We need to retain those individuals working with us,” npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-025-03279-4 “GRIN2A null variants confer a high risk for early-onset #schizophrenia and other mental disorders and potentially enable precision therapy” npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc @nprofile…paxz Christmas in…. [insert month here] npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc https://theconversation.com/fda-claims-on-covid-19-vaccine-safety-are-unsupported-by-reliable-data-and-could-severely-hinder-vaccine-access-271028 “If the FDA has evidence demonstrating something that national health agencies worldwide have missed .. I don’t doubt that even the most pro-vaccine physician will listen. So far, however, no such evidence has been presented.” #myocarditis npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/pediatric-flu-visits-2025-9.7003201 “At CHEO, eastern Ontario's children's hospital in Ottawa, eight times more children tested positive for #influenza in November compared with the same month in 2024, while double the number of children needed to be hospitalized.” npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc https://energeticcity.ca/2025/12/04/seven-new-measles-cases-confirmed-in-northeast-b-c-as-cases-continue-to-climb/ “the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) reported there have now been 300 confirmed and 24 probable #measles infections in Northern Health this year.” npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc 4. “The evidence remains clear: the hepatitis B birth dose is safe and an essential component in helping children develop immunity against a serious, potentially lifelong disease. In fact, since the U.S. implemented the hepatitis B birth dose in 1991, annual hepatitis B infections among infants and children have dropped 99%, from 16,000 to less than 20. This progress is directly attributable to timely vaccination.” npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc 3. “Previously, we could expect science to drive decisions, experts to debate evidence, and consensus to lead to shared, clear recommendations. That is not the case with the current committee, and this change puts Americans’ health at risk. “ npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc 2. “The apparent goal of this meeting was to sow doubt in vaccines rather than advance sound vaccine policy, and we will all pay a price for that. This is a significant departure from the historic role ACIP has played in shaping vaccine policy in the United States.” /3 npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc https://www.aap.org/en/news-room/news-releases/aap/2025/statement-from-leading-medical-health-and-patient-advocacy-groups-on-cdc-vaccine-meeting/ "We are deeply alarmed by the actions taken this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (#ACIP). /2 npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc https://energeticcity.ca/2025/12/01/number-of-specialist-doctor-vacancies-in-northeast-b-c-revealed/ #ruralhealth “A freedom of information request report on Northern Health has shown understaffing in specialist healthcare positions lasting more than 10 years.” npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/rfk-jr-is-definitely-coming-for-your-vaccines-part-5/ “Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is definitely coming for your vaccines, part 5: VAERS and a useful idiot at the #FDA” npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc “But many communities are pushing back and petitioning BC Finance Minister Brenda Bailey to reject the proposed changes..“We are taking basically an eight per cent tax hit here, which the equivalent dollars is $250,000 a year, is what we're looking at, which equals $100 per man, woman, child,” npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc https://www.kamloopsbcnow.com/watercooler/news/news/Provincial/BC_towns_fight_pipeline_tax_break_that_would_gut_municipal_budgets/?utm_source=KamloopsBCNow%3A+Stuff+That+Matters&utm_campaign=0458d0e33f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c6c74ff35d-0458d0e33f-632038545 #bcpoli /2 npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc “After years of lobbying the provincial government, major pipeline companies, including Enbridge, Trans Mountain and FortisBC convinced BC Assessment to change how it determines the value of pipelines, lessening the property taxes companies owe.” /3 npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/opinion/method-mark-carney-madness “This MOU strikes me as one giant wink to the climate community — one that commits Ottawa to supporting an oil pipeline Carney knows will never get built.” #CanPoli npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/article/i-almost-died-troubling-number-of-canadian-seniors-struggle-to-recover-from-surgery-study-suggests/ “More than 2,000 Canadian seniors, aged 65 and older, were enrolled in the national study Their investigation found that within the first six months following a major, #noncardiacsurgery, one in six are suffering from a new disability,” npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc @nprofile…jsrg @nprofile…20lv So refreshing. npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc @nprofile…pd9m @nprofile…pgfs Oops… thanks.. will correct. Hmmm. I used to have an alt text reminder … just realized it’s not reminding me any more. npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc Sask. premier asks B.C. to 'join' team Canada, support oil pipeline | CBC.ca https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6990998 You first Scott. Clean the 💩 of your own yard before you soil ours. #CanPoli https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/media_attachments/files/115/608/223/355/281/144/original/4c5b0b17062dc906.jpeg npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc @nprofile…ujxr Begs the question… how does he know? npub1tutz8kdkyqqtrvx5nhfm8yp94m5ny7ztgn3q4dfd523g9xxwnpcsh5hge8 Auscandoc @nprofile…t06v @nprofile…rkpl Crikey! Is there nothing that is safe‽‽?