Human Being living and doctoring on Treaty Seven land - Health equity and social justice. She/her. @bonnierae.bsky.social @bonnie.larson.940
Calgary, Alberta
Joined February 2015
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Opinion: Closing safe consumption site won't stop addiction calgaryherald.com/opinion/co… via @calgaryherald
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Over 400,000 Canadians used life-saving supervised consumption services (2017-2024). Staff responded to 55,693 overdoses. Not a single person died as a result. Over 470,000 referrals were made at these sites to health and social support services. #abpoli
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The UCP just can’t stop interfering with your access to health care - sometimes with dangerous consequences. Delivery of addiction care is the latest example, with doctors being villainized for wanting to prescribe certain medications… 🧵/1 #ableg #yyc
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This is not a good look, Alberta @LegAssemblyofAB @DanWilliamsALTA
Especially since #harmreduction is under attack in our province.
Alberta reports record increase of HIV cases stalbertgazette.com/local-ne… via @stalbertgazette
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Really want to highlight this takeaway: 550 people used the supervised consumption site in Q1 2024. Close the SCS and suddenly that's 550 drug users on the street. It would be great if they could all get treatment but that capacity just doesn't exist. #yyc #ableg
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"I miss a deadline near the end of medical school because of an unconfessed passion to die, and am thus commanded to complete a remedial project on professionalism," writes @Sneilsonwwh in @CMAJ. Are we still treating learners in #MedEd this way? cmaj.ca/content/196/34/E1173 #ICPH2024
Amazing to see this in Toronto!
The only thing preventing similar models from success (in past and present) in AB is jurisdictional hot potato. 🥔
@drandrewb
torontolife.com/city/ive-see…
This is how I remember things (and yes including the greyhound building)
livewirecalgary.com/2024/10/…
I and others have suggested using the vacant city owned Greyhound Building for years. In an integrated manner.
Check with health professionals like @BonnieraeLarson and @ehyshka as to what will work and what is needed.
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New Perspectives piece: Barriers to supervised consumption sites have been erected by all levels of government since 2020.
"None are blameless," writes Dr. Bonnie Larson. #yyc #calgary #yyccc #ableg
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@DanWilliamsALTA Detox beds are great, but last I checked, they don’t save lives during an overdose. Calgarians know we need BOTH. 294 signatures say you're missing the point. Sign here: forms.gle/thJn62ijK4bJ346N7 #ableg #yyccc #abpoli
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Indian Residential School Survivors and Family Hotline:
1-866-925-4419
Crisis Services Canada: 1-833-456-4566 or text 45645;
Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868.
First Nations and Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line: 1-855-242-3310.
Native Youth Crisis Hotline: 1-877-209-1266.
CMA Apology to Indigenous Peoples youtube.com/live/L-0v3sbwEpI… via @YouTube
Medical colleges should do more to support physicians who provide ethical care in these times of political interference with clinical practice. @CPSA_CA @cpso_ca
Ford wants to stop doctors from handing out clean needles thestar.com/opinion/contribu…
Involuntary “care” is an oxymoron, moron.
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