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Marcus Greatheart MD MSW

@drmarcusg.bsky.social

Family doctor + Social worker = πŸ¦„ Street Medicine doc working alongside folks experiencing homelessness, addiction and mental illness. πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ My hot takes on healthcare and social justice on TikTok @ same handle

231 Followers  |  61 Following  |  11 Posts  |  Joined: 12.11.2024  |  1.7562

Latest posts by drmarcusg.bsky.social on Bluesky

Do you know when your Driver’s License and Passport expire?

Check β€˜em if you’re not sure. Like now.

Just watched while airport staff kindly but firmly did not allow a passenger to board their flight with a driver’s license that expired 6 months ago.

06.12.2024 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The chrome door handle on the inside of a bathroom door. The lock mechanism is unclear. So someone has added stickers saying pooping alone and pooping with friends.

The chrome door handle on the inside of a bathroom door. The lock mechanism is unclear. So someone has added stickers saying pooping alone and pooping with friends.

Inside the ward staff bathroom. You know this was a nurse, right?! πŸ˜‚
#medsky

26.11.2024 01:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So stylish! πŸ’…

24.11.2024 04:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Perfection.

24.11.2024 03:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Your drag name, but make it medical:

Cardi O’Megally

#medsky

24.11.2024 03:14 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 4
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I am tremendously grateful to community-based homecare and palliative care nurses and their dedication to helping my patients live the end of their lives with comfort and support.

I ❀️ community nurses.

#primarycare
#palliativecare
#endoflife

23.11.2024 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 146    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 2

If you believe in
science-based supports and treatments
for hospitalized people who use drugs
please give this letter a read through and consider adding your name to it.

23.11.2024 01:35 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Introduce yourself with your worst feedback from work/school.

My name is Marcus and I was cautioned (by a social worker!!) not to social work my way through Med school (even though I am a social worker!!)

#medsky

21.11.2024 13:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What I now see in my head everytime #45 announces a new head of some essential government function.

(Thanks to @drmarcusg.bsky.social for planting that image)

Republican Party…. What have you done?

20.11.2024 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I always knew what kind of doctor I wanted to be.

I was 40 years old when I started medical school after a career in health ed & social work. That experience led me to caring for some of our most marginalized, neighbours: people experiencing homelessness, mental illness & addiction.

#medsky

20.11.2024 21:27 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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As a healthcare provider working with people experiencing homelessness, building trust is the first and most important step I can take.

#medsky #homeless

18.11.2024 05:19 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Residential schools.
Indian Hospitals.
The 60s Scoop.

Will involuntary Addictions treatment be the next defining event in the colonization of Indigenous people?

#medsky #addictionsci

18.11.2024 01:33 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Interested in a super smart, super compassionate πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ doctor’s take on treating folks with substance use disorder?

Or providing care to unhoused people

Or medical culture, in general?

FOLLOW MY BESTIE, @drmarcusg.bsky.social
(Now part of my πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ #medsky starter pack)

18.11.2024 01:08 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Awesome collection.
Addiction Family doc on Vancouver Island here.

18.11.2024 01:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A doctor’s prescription pad upon which 1 unit affordable housing is written.

A doctor’s prescription pad upon which 1 unit affordable housing is written.

Homelessness is an independent driver of chronic pain.

Caused by rough sleeping, injury & recurrent infection.

Exacerbated by victimization, trauma, stigma + subtherapeutic analgesia in healthcare.

No wonder folks develop substance use disorders.

If only I could prescribe housing.

13.11.2024 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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