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C. Dawn Pickering

@cdawnpickering.bsky.social

Public servant (HR policy, Comms, Planning), wife, mom, cancer/stem cell transplant, blindness awareness advocate/volunteer. Views are mine.

69 Followers  |  64 Following  |  5 Posts  |  Joined: 18.11.2024  |  1.8178

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Pruod to be a Co-Lead with Laura!

29.04.2025 14:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ottawa hospitals exceed provincial average for ER wait times, length of stay All five Ottawa hospital emergency rooms exceeded the provincial average for a first assessment by a doctor in December, with the children’s hospital having one of the longest wait times in Ontario.

Ottawa hospitals exceed provincial average for ER wait times, length of stay www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...

17.02.2025 19:20 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Venugopal and Drummond: Doug Ford has failed to fix Ontario's ER hospital crisis In 2018, Doug Ford promised to end hallway health care. Not only has the problem worsened; it is now institutionalized.

Venugopal and Drummond: Doug Ford has failed to fix Ontario's ER hospital crisis
In 2018, Ford promised to end hallway health care. Not only has it worsened; it is now institutionalized.

Dr. Raghu Venugopal and Dr. Alan Drummond
ottawacitizen.com/opinion/venu... via @ottawacitizen

19.02.2025 12:05 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Ok that made me laugh

19.02.2025 02:03 β€” πŸ‘ 52694    πŸ” 6983    πŸ’¬ 619    πŸ“Œ 234
Expression of Interest Form - Drug Access We are assembling a group of people interested in participating in further discussions on potential next steps in pediatric cancer drug access.

Complete this survey to participate in discussions to improve pediatric cancer drug access in Canada. Deadline: February 28. surveys.sickkids.ca/surveys/?s=8...

14.02.2025 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Ollie’s Story | About Life
YouTube video by Canadian Cancer Society Ollie’s Story | About Life

πŸ—ΊοΈ A #ChildhoodCancer πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ story about #palliativecare

@cdawnpickering.bsky.social

πŸ‘‰ youtu.be/KqhLkpn7Clo

#HPM #OncSky #AcademicSky

18.02.2025 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Our backyard with snow piled up and heated mats to the back building making a path through.

Our backyard with snow piled up and heated mats to the back building making a path through.

Our street which is usually narrow with just two lanes,  now reduced to one passable lane due to snow piled at side of the road.

Our street which is usually narrow with just two lanes, now reduced to one passable lane due to snow piled at side of the road.

Our front yard with snow piled up to the front porch and snow piled lining the street on both sides.

Our front yard with snow piled up to the front porch and snow piled lining the street on both sides.

Want some of ours?!

17.02.2025 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Limbo.

17.02.2025 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If this happens, not only do you take out two of the current available vaccines for Covid-19, you also nix a bunch of promising cancer treatments...

17.02.2025 01:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Please see LinkedIn post for extensive text description of event. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/victoriaforster_patientengagement-patientsincluded-activity-7293321705781870592-rVWa?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Please see LinkedIn post for extensive text description of event. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/victoriaforster_patientengagement-patientsincluded-activity-7293321705781870592-rVWa?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Delighted to announce this new free-to-attend collaborative event focusing on approaches to patient engagement co-hosted by @piper-uhn.bsky.social and Women's College Hospital. More details here: www.linkedin.com/posts/victor... No registration link or website yet, please just save the date + share!

06.02.2025 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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No doctor at Beaverlodge emergency department starting Wednesday morning Alberta Health Services says the emergency department at the Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital will be without a ...

No doctor at Beaverlodge emergency department starting Wednesday morning
everythinggp.com/2025/02/05/n...

06.02.2025 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, please and glad to be here with you, Emily!

07.02.2025 03:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
"MAGA Granny" who turned down Jan 6th Trump pardon: "I watched you pepper spray them"
YouTube video by Katie Couric "MAGA Granny" who turned down Jan 6th Trump pardon: "I watched you pepper spray them"

youtu.be/apqGOpiDzN0?...

25.01.2025 03:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We're getting the old gang back together! πŸ•

26.11.2024 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 153    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 23
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Intravenous and intracranial GD2-CAR T cells for H3K27M+ diffuse midline gliomas - Nature We evaluated the use of chimeric antigen receptor-modified T cells targeting GD2 (GD2-CART) for H3K27M+ diffuse midline glioma (DMG), finding that intravenous administration of GD2-CART, followed by i...

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It's hard to over-hype this paper from Michelle Monje and Crystal Mackall on cellular therapy for #DIPG, a fatal childhood brain cancer.

It's not a perfect therapy; doesn't always work. By goodness, what progress we are making!

#CanSky
#MEDsky
#PedCanSky

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

14.11.2024 02:04 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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#Marlies goaltender Dennis Hildeby will wear a special mask this weekend for Hockey Fights Cancer in support of Campfire Circle, a charity camp for children & families affected by childhood cancer.

The mask will be auctioned later this month, where all proceeds will go to the camp!

16.11.2024 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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