He/ Him | PhD in Management, MSc. BHSc. GDBA | @Telfer_UOttawa @WesternU @ThompsonRiversU Alumnus | President, Maplewood Analytics
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How improving COPD treatment in primary care could reduce demand on hospitals and emergency departments- excited to be sharing the outcomes of my most recent research. Investing in primary care saves the system money and reduces health system demand theconversation.com/how-impr…
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Anybody saying that what happened tonight to NFL player Damar Hamlin is because of the COVID vaccine, is so wrong. Stop making up lies to fit your narrative. It’s disgusting.
Our health system needs solutions to divert patients from the ER and from becoming hospitalized. Patients with COPD are some of the biggest users of these resources- Best Care can help improve QALY and save the money! theconversation.com/how-impr… via @ConversationCA @Telfer_uOttawa
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How improving COPD treatment in primary care could reduce demand on hospitals and emergency departments theconversation.com/how-impr…
My most recent research on the cost-effectiveness of Best Care integrated disease management for patients with COPD. Best Care improves patient outcomes at a reduced cost to the health system. Read more here: resource-allocation.biomedce…
Ontario’s science table members would have advised against scrapping COVID-19 isolation - The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
Andrew Scarffe, PhD retweeted
1/3 NACI recommends that people eligible for fall boosters, esp. those at increased risk for severe outcomes from #COVID19, should not delay planned vaccination in anticipation of a bivalent Omicron-containing #COVID19Vaccine.
Andrew Scarffe, PhD retweeted
We need to keep Ontario's Science Table. Important editorial from @TorontoStar
thestar.com/opinion/editoria…
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Do COVID vaccines reduce transmission?
Why yes they do
And no surprise
Latest evidence finds that:
Vaccinated folks with breakthrough infections?
Less likely to transmit than unvaccinated folks experiencing their first infection
h/t @K_G_Andersen
medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
This opinion appears to be gathering some steam… #sawItHereFirst
Andrew Scarffe, PhD retweeted
Pretty scary…
Every child in London age 1 to 9 should be offered a booster dose of polio vaccine, British health authorities said on Wednesday, after more of the virus turned up in sewage samples. No polio cases have so far been reported in the country. nyti.ms/3QyWzhn
A well articulate piece from @KirstyDuncanMP - I have been perplexed why there hasn’t been a leadership change @HockeyCanada given the recent revelations and inappropriate use of registration fees. theglobeandmail.com/opinion/…
1/2- We need to be careful about labeling our health system as “collapsing” or “failing” - such rhetoric may give license to a fundamental shift away from our understanding of universal healthcare. The pessimistic side of me thinks it’s more of a controlled demolition…
2/2 - it is important to remember that in Ontario the government underspent by $1.8B on healthcare last year - specifically reducing budget for hospital operations- amazing what happens when you underfund a system- source: cbc.ca/amp/1.6525084
Apparently @AirCanada is in the ground transportation business- my flight from Windsor to Ottawa turned into a taxi ride with limited air conditioning from Windsor to Billy Bishop to get a flight that is at the moment an hour delayed #comical #travel #stillsmiling
Front-line staff and middle managers have a unique perspective- they understand "how things actually work" vs. "how things ought to work"- this may be why a majority of innovations comes from them. We must keep them involved in decisions!
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The scale and spread of innovation in health systems is important. However, we must heed the cautionary tales of industry titans like Ford, HP, RIM, Blockbuster, Kodak, Polaroid, etc. to ensure our organizations can still generate "ideas".
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