We are still recruiting trans people for virtual research interviews! Are you trans or non-binary? Are you age 18+ living in Toronto? Have you been hospitalized or to the emergency department for mental health? We want to learn about your experiences to improve mental health care

Amazing work, congrats Erik! Great to see this focus on care in rural settings.

Those struggling with mental illness are not receiving the interventions that could save their life. It's unjust. Everyone deserves access to care, and mental health is no exception. For Mental Illness Awareness week, join me in advocating for change. #MIAW

Medicine is the profession where when the canary in the coal mine dies, all the leaders look around and ask: "Why can't we get more resilient canaries?"

Little known fact: many medical delays and errors occur because of our reliance on fax machines. Too many.

We’re overdue for action and funding to address the increasing demand for mental health and addictions support in communities across Ontario. Read CMHA Ontario’s pre-budget submission: ottawa.cmha.ca/community-ment…

META:PHI March newsletter: Contigency Management in RAAM clinic Tanya Hauck NP's work in Labrador Martha North and a perspective on new alcohol guidelines CCSA metaphi.ca/wp-content/upl…

Today is World Family Doctor Day! Thank you to all the hardworking family physicians for their dedication to patient care and their critical role in the health-care system. #WFDD2023

We're failing teens & families in addiction treatment. 🚨 In our new study (out moments ago) in JAMA, we phoned opioid addiction treatment progs for teens across the US. Fewer than 1 in 4 actually offered standard-of-care treatment. Brief 🧵 1/ jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

Everything is so complex. Logging into things is complex, placing orders is complex, figuring out who to page is complex, getting notes sent to other doctors is complex, insurance is complex, etc etc. But we just keep doing it. At what point is all this just too much to ask?

“Eliminate the task. Don’t use #AI to complete the task. The administrative tasks are so numerous – focusing on that first before you automate it is our focus," - Dr. Marie T Brown of the AMA speaks about the importance of addressing inefficiencies in health systems.

Our May newsletter: Treating alcohol withdrawal in Saskatchewan EDs Dr. Brady Bouchard, CM in Brant Haldimand RAAM clinic @stephanierocho, mental strength in sobriety, crisis in primary care #addictionMedicine #harmreduction metaphi.ca/community/news…

Important message from @camhnews. The science & evidence should drive policy. Easy access to alcohol (& any substance with abuse potential) means more deaths, more illness, more hospitalization, and more cost to citizens. And less regulation impacts young people the most.