Apparently you can literally be carrying the Stanley Cup and drivers still won’t stop to let pedestrians cross the street…

Finished yesterday’s productive workday off with a nice, long cycle.

This is one of the most impactful collaborations I've seen during my time working at libraries. Tabatha and Blake (and the other nurses and outreach workers) are amazingly helpful. I sincerely hope more funding can be found to continue the program. cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…

In June, the Learning Health Hub virtual symposium, co-founded by Drs. Marissa Bird, Shelley Vanderhout & Carly Whitmore and supported by #IHSPR, featured sessions on key challenges & innovation in #LHS. Check out this visual abstract! Learn more here: buff.ly/3XBB3iH

Key themes from these activities identified a need to: 📊 Enhance benchmarking & evaluation in LHS, 🌱 Foster LHS enabling environments, and 💪 Strengthen patient & community partnership. Together, we will drive impactful & sustainable improvements in Canadian health systems

To those arguing today's rain has nothing to do with climate change: the Doug Ford gov't conducted the first Ontario-wide climate study and found extreme precipitation is going to become more extreme and, without climate action, have devastating impacts. thenarwhal.ca/ontario-climat…

Thank you Dr. @JanePhilpott for your continued advocacy. Thank you, too, for underscoring the crucial role Primary Care Nurse Practitioners can & will play in ensuring the health of Canadians.

It's pretty common to hear people dismiss the danger of obstructed bike lanes and say "bike around 🤷🏼" For the non-cyclists, this is a thread to explain why this is a lot more dangerous than you think it is 🧵👇🏼 1/ x.com/KarlTheMartian…

Yesterday, a woman on a bicycle was killed by a dump truck driver after she exited a blocked bike lane. In her honour, cyclists led by ARC will deliver the GTA's 5 #GhostBike memorial this year #bikeTO #notsafe4bikesTO. Join us next Wed. Jul. 31: facebook.com/share/6499BJUK…

Crucial motto for academia. Imagine collectively lifting nice people up so they’ll be editors in chief in a bit, sit in important committees for awards & keynote speakers & grants. In my experience, nice people also tend to have more humility, which is so important for our jobs

It's hard to believe, but as of today, I've been in my tenure-track position for a full year. There have been some wins & many losses -- I'm proud of both equally. Here's to more adventure & learning with my incredible family, friends, & colleagues on the journey ahead!

Colleagues from @MacNursing YorkUNursing @BrockUNursing are creating resources to support researchers develop knowledge & skill to design & conduct rigorous applied #QualitativeHealthResearch Check out our growing repository of publications & tip sheets: phnprep.ca/research/quali…

Great letter by Alyssa Stryker in today's Hamilton Spectator

New paper alert! A new publication from Carly Whitmore and CAMH Research looks at Partnered Recruitment: Engaging individuals with lived experience in the recruitment of co-design participants. diabetesaction.ca/new-publicatio…

I'll always remember the face of the first patient we lost to fentanyl. Now, every single day we are losing more brothers, mothers, grandchildren than ever before. I get the public impulse to want this gone — or out of sight. But shifting away from the evidence is not going to

'I wouldn't be here': Ontario supervised consumption site users speak out on closures insauga.com/i-wouldnt-be-h…

"In the face of this crisis, it is clear to me that nursing is, at its core, harm reduction. We want our patients to live." Dr. Leigh Chapman RN PhD. Nurses provide skilled, compassionate care in systems & structures that often do not align with our values, beliefs, or with evidence.

Cheers to all those penning & submitting CIHR Project Grants this week: May your words be sharp, ideas bold, and your grant be met with eager eyes. May feedback be your compass, luck your guide, and project funding be the prize. 🍀