ANALYSIS: One way to help prevent a measles outbreak? Fix the family doctor crisis | TVO Today
A family doctor provides both easy access to vaccination and high-quality information. Ontarians need both.
"Family doctors arenโt just a critical link for childhood vaccination โ theyโre the entry point into the health-care system. Those without one are often left to make health decisions on their own." โ @namshine.bsky.social
06.06.2025 19:08 โ ๐ 10 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
While we celebrate #DoctorsDay, it is also Dr.
@dominiknowakmd.bsky.socialโs final day as OMA President.
His message: optimism matters. Together, we can build a stronger future for patients and the profession.
Thank you, Dr. Nowak!
01.05.2025 17:35 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Canadian health care practitioners have noticed that people are increasingly turning to AI, such as ChatGPT, for their health care needs as the health-care system becomes more and more strained.
Should you consult โDr. ChatGPTโ? Hereโs what doctors have to say as Canadians increasingly turn to AI www.thestar.com/life/health-... @thestar.com
@dominiknowakmd.bsky.social
๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐น๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐
13.03.2025 03:27 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Should you consult โDr. ChatGPTโ? Hereโs what doctors have to say as Canadians increasingly turn to AI
But ChatGPT didnโt go to medical school
"People shouldnโt have to resort to โdo-it-yourself medicine just โcause theyโre desperate for any sort of care" - @dominiknowakmd.bsky.social
Should you consult โDr. ChatGPTโ? Hereโs what doctors have to say as Canadians increasingly turn to AI
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12.03.2025 15:22 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Nearly 40% of Ontarians we surveyed have delayed or avoided care because theyโve lost confidence in the system. As @dominiknowakmd.bsky.social says, access is essential in health careโwithout it, patients wait until itโs an emergency. We need real investments to stabilize the system. #onpoli
25.02.2025 19:38 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1
Our ๐จ๐ฆ health system in Ontario is at a crossroads.
Our top ballot box question as Ontario votes next week:
๐ณ๏ธ Who do we trust to rebuild our health system?
๐ฅ @tvotoday.bsky.social: www.tvo.org/video/electi...
#onpoli #onhealth #onelxn #theagenda
21.02.2025 11:38 โ ๐ 14 ๐ 6 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 1
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Election 2025: Diagnosing Ontario's Health Care Shortages | The Agenda
What prescription do the parties have to fix our ailing health care system? @jeyantvo.bsky.social asked @erinariss.bsky.social (@ontarionurses.bsky.social), @snewbery1.bsky.social (NOSM), @dominiknowakmd.bsky.social (@ontariosdoctors.bsky.social) & Jobin Varughese ( @ocfp.bsky.social) #onpoli
21.02.2025 15:18 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1
Our ๐จ๐ฆ health system in Ontario is at a crossroads.
Our top ballot box question as Ontario votes next week:
๐ณ๏ธ Who do we trust to rebuild our health system?
๐ฅ @tvotoday.bsky.social: www.tvo.org/video/electi...
#onpoli #onhealth #onelxn #theagenda
21.02.2025 11:38 โ ๐ 14 ๐ 6 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 1
Thereโs a lot being said this election, but health care canโt be ignored. A strong health-care system is essential for a strong economyโyet millions are struggling to get the care they need.
Send the message that health care matters:
stopthehealthcrisis.ca
03.02.2025 22:58 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 6 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1
IfP members Fahad Razak, Azza Eissa, @dominiknowakmd.bsky.social , Andrew Pinto, & Janet Smylie recently co-authored a report in Family Care Physician titled โPrimary care in the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: Lessons from Ontario.โ
31.01.2025 21:00 โ ๐ 10 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Ontarioโs doctors are asking all Party Leaders to prioritize patient care.
2.5M Ontarians lack a family doctorโsoon 4M.
EDs are closing due to doctor shortages.
Wait times are among the worst globally.
30.01.2025 19:21 โ ๐ 9 ๐ 7 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
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How Can Rural Ontario Access Better Health Care? | The Agenda
How can rural Ontario access better health care? @spaikin.bsky.social asked @dominiknowakmd.bsky.social (Ontario Medical Association), Doris Grinspun (@registerednurses.bsky.social), and Neil MacLean (Brightshores Research Institute) at the Rural Ontario Municipal Association conference. #ROMA2025
22.01.2025 16:13 โ ๐ 14 ๐ 7 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1
"What we're seeing is a Hunger Games right now across Ontario, where communities are pitched against one another to compete for doctors." โ @dominiknowakmd.bsky.social (OMA) at the ROMA conference w/ Doris Grinspun (@registerednurses.bsky.social), Neil MacLean (Brightshores) & @spaikin.bsky.social
21.01.2025 21:57 โ ๐ 24 ๐ 6 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
As 2024 draws to a close, I could not be more grateful to physician leaders and health champions uniting in shared purpose across the province.
Together, letโs continue to boldly advocate for the more kind, caring, careful health system we all deserve.
#onhealth #onpoli
20.12.2024 17:48 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
โWe have to pay special attention to high-needs specialties in northern ON where we know we have significant gaps. In family practice, psychiatry, pediatrics, obstetrics, maternity care, anesthesiology, internal medicineโฆโ- @dominiknowakmd.bsky.social in www.toronto.com/news/norther...
16.12.2024 16:55 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Dr. Dominik Nowak, president of the Ontario Medical Association, says allowing nurse practitioners to become clinical directors of long-term-care homes, instead of doctors, โwill put patients at risk.โ
โPatients at risk.โ Doctors raise alarm over new long-term-care role for nurse practitioners www.thestar.com/business/pat... @dominiknowakmd.bsky.social
Get weekly updates: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐
13.12.2024 14:40 โ ๐ 18 ๐ 7 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0
Here's where the primary care crisis is hitting Ontario hardest
Data show millions of Ontarians without family doctors โย and many more potentially on the way
Here's where the primary care crisis is hitting Ontario hardest
Data show millions of Ontarians without family doctors โ and many more potentially on the way
www.thetrillium.ca/news/health/...
28.11.2024 23:48 โ ๐ 56 ๐ 24 ๐ฌ 8 ๐ 3
Social factors like food security & affordability contribute to 80% of health.
As a family doc, I see that link every day I care for patients. That is why Toronto physician leaders chose to support @DailyBreadTO to elevate the critical connection between food security & health.
#onhealth #onpoli
26.11.2024 21:22 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Millions of Ontarians donโt have access to a family doctor โ this is a crisis. The solution isnโt replacing family doctors, but building stronger, integrated teams that work together for patients.
Patients deserve collaboration, not shortcuts. Watch
@dominiknowakmd.bsky.social explain โฌ๏ธ
26.11.2024 20:18 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
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