William Gagnon

« Rien n'est important si nous ne disposons pas d'un plan national pour un système de santé coordonné qui puisse fonctionner face aux changements climatiques. Nous devons lier le bon travail des médecins au chevet des patients à des engagements nationaux. » - @wgagnon.bsky.social #SommetAMCSanté

"Nothing matters if we don’t have a national plan for a coordinated health care system that can keep running in the face of climate change. We need to find a way to link up the good work that physicians are doing bedside to national commitments." — @wgagnon.bsky.social

Experts call for a greener healthcare system Canada’s healthcare sector emits more greenhouse gases than aviation and shipping, yet remains largely unchecked. Speaking at the GLOBExCHANGE conference on Wednesday, medical experts warned that as c...

Experts call for a greener healthcare system. Canada has among the highest per capita healthcare emissions globally, and its medical sector accounts for up to five per cent of the country’s total emissions. @GLOBE_Series @wgagnon.bsky.social

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This was unthinkable 10 years ago. Gives me so much hope. What’s unthinkable for 2035? #ytz

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NWT ‘first in Canada’ to phase out polluting anesthetic gas The NWT has scored a climate knockout: doctors say it’s the first Canadian jurisdiction to stop using an anesthetic gas many times more damaging than CO2.

Celebrating a #Desflurane-free #NWT in 2024: Proud to be 1st 🇨🇦jurisdiction to eliminate the super pollutant anesthetic gas.
Leading by example after 2023 #wildfire-driven hospital evacuation.
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Seasons of smoke and fire: preparing health systems for improved performance before, during, and after wildfires Increased frequency, intensity, and duration of wildfires are intensifying exposure to direct and smoke-related hazards in many areas, leading to evacuation and smoke-related effects on health and health systems that can affect regions extending over thousands of kilometres. Effective preparation and response are currently hampered by inadequate training, continued siloing of disciplines, insufficient finance, and inadequate coordination between health systems and governance at municipal, regional, national, and international levels.

Sending energy to all those affected by #PalisadesFire. Here is our paper on protecting health & health systems from #wildfires. I think it’s the best briefing out there & I hope it’s helpful. @maibached.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com @billmckibben.bsky.social
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This is wonderful news from NWT! #DecarbonizeHealthcare Which P/T will be next?

Climate Change Could Cost Each American Born Today $500,000 - Consumer Reports Climate change could cost each American born in 2024 $500,000, a new study finds.

An American child born today can expect #climatechange will cost them btwn $500k-1million over their lifetime from rising costs (insurance, energy, food, taxes) and lost earning potential. This is while #fossilfuel CEOs rake in record profit. #climateaction www.consumerreports.org/home-garden/...

Hello everyone, California's fossil gas use for electricity dropped an entire 25% in one year due to the growth of renewables and batteries.

Dispels the myth that more renewables means more gas use.

Gas is totally unnecessary and will be eliminated.

Vancouver artist, humanitarian Joe Average dies on Christmas Eve: 'He was anything but average' 'He was anything but average': Tributes pour in for the well-known artist, who was honoured earlier this month with an Order of Canada.

'He was anything but average' -- Vancouver artist Joe Average dies at age 67. He was honoured earlier this month with an #OrderOfCanada for his work as an artist, activist and philanthropist, by Cheryl Chan vancouversun.com/news/vancouv... via @vancouversun.bsky.social #HIV #AIDS #LGBTQ+

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Well done!

Today almost 150 health professionals wrote to Mayor Sim and Vancouver City Council urging them to uphold the city’s bylaw requiring clean electric heating in new homes.
We call on you to make the right choice for a #healthyfuture on November 26.
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