Lisa Esther
@LisaEsther6
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Hockey mom of 3 boys. Family and ER doctor, Patient and health care advocate, Want to fix our crumbling health care system.
Toronto, Ontario
Joined February 2018
Woman shows up at our pop up today. Asks if we can vaccinate her bedbound father who lives nearby. Dr Truong and Dr Ou-Hingwan, amazing family physicians took a vaccine and went to his apartment. Vaccinated an elderly man on home oxygen. These our our heroes. @SHNcares 1/
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RT @CFPC_e: Are you interested in shaping the future of family medicine? Join the CFPC Board of Directors, applications due by February 28t…
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RT @carriedbernard: We seek thoughtful, committed, passionate family doctors as we work to shape the future of #FamilyMedicine! Consider ap…
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RT @CAEP_Docs: Our thoughts are with our colleagues at the QEII in Halifax. Violence has no place in the Emergency Department. Read CAEP’s…
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RT @l_stone: NEW: @OntariosDoctors have released a statement about the Ontario election, saying “the shortage of doctors in Ontario has sho…
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RT @kmoranONT: We look forward to continue working with @janephilpott to co-design a system where every Ontarian has a family doctor. More…
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RT @OntariosDoctors: This is not a problem that recruitment and training alone can solve. The system has to ensure there is sufficient fund…
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Sadly we see this far too often in the Emergency department 😥
Let’s talk about why emergency departments are full. We’re going to use Mary as an example. Mary is a completely fictional patient. Let’s say Mary is 72. Her family doctor retired 5 years ago. She’s in the ED after a fall “weak and dizzy” (we see this a lot.)
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@raghu_venugopal @preta_6 However, using the word “broken” means it can be fixed. And it needs to be fixed. ASAP. The system was bruised years ago. It’s broken now and our leaders need to act decisively now.
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RT @CAEP_Docs: A REMINDER 🧵👇 The challenges faced by the emergency care system and in primary care are two distinct crises, with distinct s…
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RT @raghu_venugopal: Patients decide when to seek ER care, not politicians. We rely on the public's good judgement. Dr. Drummond and I resp…
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RT @NightShiftMD: This suggests that patients are getting diagnosed with cancer via an ER visit rather than a primary care visit.
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RT @allan_k_grillMD: R/T @Jleerankin: “For so many to receive such life-altering news in such a setting, doctors say, points to a health sy…
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RT @TorontosDoctors: Wrapping up a very productive fall meeting of @OntariosDoctors’ General Assembly District 11 was well-represented at…
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RT @Kapur_AK: Emerg docs are clear: overcrowding is NOT caused by patients who need care - it's that we can't see them because our ED is f…
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RT @CAEP_Docs: It's time once again to remind everyone that emergency department (ED) crowding is not due to low acuity visits. ED crowding…
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RT @CVarnerEmerg: Thanks to @TheCurrentCBC and @RebeccaZandberg for centering this story on lived experiences and the need for compassiona…
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@raghu_venugopal @TOPublicHealth @epdevilla Agree 100%. One of the most frustrating things. Also takes awhile to get hold of someone. Would be great if patients could go to public health clinic next day instead of waiting hours in ED.
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RT @CAEP_Docs: Current job opportunities available in Emergency Medicine! Visit our EM Marketplace!
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@davidcarr333 @OntariosDoctors @alandrummond2 @raghu_venugopal @allan_k_grillMD @petrosoniak @Kapur_AK @KatharineSmart The President often takes a year off from their clinical work or works minimally. Would narrow the pool of candidates to try to find someone for 2 years.
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