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Sandy Shamon MD

Sandy Shamon MD

@SandyShamonMD

LTC & Palliative Care Physician ~ Chief Medical Officer @schlegelvillage ~ President @OnLTCC

Toronto, Ontario Katılım Eylül 2015
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OLTCC
OLTCC@OnLTCC·
Why We Love Long Term - Reflections from the OLTCC conference delegates. #LTC
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Sandy Shamon MD@SandyShamonMD·
Thank you @CMAJ_Open! Despite their collective trauma, the outcomes of the study reveal that clinicians expressed pride in their work and highlighted important strategies and innovations to improve palliative care in LTC homes. @MacPalCare @OnLTCC @HPCOntario
CMAJ_Open@CMAJ_Open

The pandemic had a considerable impact on clinicians caring for residents in long-term care homes at the end of life; 7 LTC physicians and 5 NPs were interviewed between August and September of 2021 ➡️ cmajopen.ca/lookup/doi/10.… @SandyShamonMD @MacPalCare

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Kimi Chernoby, MD JD MA@KimiChernoby·
A wife has started this petition in honor of her husband, an intern who recently died by suicide. It asks for structural changes to the program. A look at this short list highlights how absurd and abusive medical training can be, and how far we have to go: change.org/p/chase-smith-…
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OLTCC@OnLTCC·
Today we concluded our first offering of the 3 day @OnLTCC medical director course for 2023! Thanks to 60+ LTC medical directors who participated, our facilitators, and all those who support @OnLTCC’s vision: all Ontarians in #LTC will receive excellent care!
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World Health Organization (WHO)
🆕 The Global Scales ⚖️ for #EarlyDevelopment is an innovation that monitors, measures, and evaluates early childhood development 👶 globally. Ensuring all children can reach their full potential 🌟 📌 bit.ly/3HbKNqg
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Allan Grill
Allan Grill@allan_k_grillMD·
We need strong solutions to tackle this primary care problem. Many are outlined below in a @CFPJournal article by @UofTFamilyMed @RickGlazier1 that is well worth reading and sharing (see 🧵). @DrMichaelGreen1 @tara_kiran @OCFP_President @OntarioCollege @CFPC_e @cfpcceo @AlikaMD
INSPIRE-Primary Health Care@INSPIRE_PHC

The number of Ontarians without a primary care provider increased from 1.8 to 2.2 million (14.7% of the Ontario population) in 2022. 2/4

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Sandy Shamon MD@SandyShamonMD·
Cross cultural knowledge exchange about End-of-Life is not only necessary for quality #PalliativeCare but all person-centred & #healthcare reform. Would love to be in that class!
Shunichi Nakagawa@snakagawa_md

Gave a lecture in the global ethics class of @RobertKlitzman. Received positive feedback from students. "Truly amazing lecture. Incredibly well articulated and thoughtful. I learned so much. Thank you!" "One of the best guest lectures I’ve ever had."

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SPA-LTC@spa_ltc·
Our Community of Practice has a member sharing meeting on February 9th. Join us for some engaging conversations and connect with your colleagues!
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ellynjane
ellynjane@ellynjane·
I received exceptional, compassionate care throughout my #breastcancer journey. Thank you @grhospitalkw @StMarysGenHosp @_CMHospital - your teams are extraordinary. 💕
Grand River Hospital@grhospitalkw

We are proud to partner in our regional cancer program that allows patients to receive care close to home. Ellyn Winters-Robinson @ellynjane recently shared her breast cancer journey with GRH, @StMarysGenHosp, & @_CMHospital. Read more of Ellyn's story: ow.ly/wXEx50MiyHT

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During rounds yesterday, non-responsive end-of-life nonagenarian in our #LTC home on SC hydromorphone ATC started waving her shoulders and arms up in the air after the recreational therapist played Cuban music for her as her son instructed. We all watched in awe! #living
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Sandy Shamon MD@SandyShamonMD·
During #LTC rounds today I noticed RN has word vocabulary in 5 different languages (Russian, Spanish, Portugese, Cantonese, Indian) other than her own as this is important for her residents with #dementia! I wonder how much of what we “medicate” is communication barriers.
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Bridges to Belonging
Bridges to Belonging@BtoBelonging·
Why wait for #GivingTuesday to be part of someone’s bright #future?  Become a Bridge Builder in our monthly Build-A-Bridge partnership program TODAY and BE the light for a person with a disability and diverse identity to create the path that is right for them to the future they
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Bridges to Belonging
Bridges to Belonging@BtoBelonging·
Join us THIS THURSDAY in a relaxed peer-supported environment on 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐7, 𝟔:𝟑𝟎-𝟖:𝟑𝟎 𝐏. 𝐌. where Paul Arsenault, CFP and Manager of Financial Planning Kindred Credit Union will provide you with important information and answer your questions
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