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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

@DrKarenWalker

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burnt out MD. telling the good/bad/ugly about working with humans & admin. chaotic good. laughs. ethical AF. knows 4 letter words. coffee keeps me woke.

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@DrKarenWalker

Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

4 months

a child died from measles in Ontario. the first in 35 years. our “health” minister @SylviaJonesMPP did not say a peep. no comment about underfunding of @PublicHealthON and no comment from our premier @fordnation whose daughter is antivaxx. elect idiots: get idiots.

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@DrKarenWalker

Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

1 year

drove past a truck with a large Canadian flag today and my initial reaction was “ugggg”. and then realized it is Canada Day this weekend. a special FU to the convoy for ruining the joy of our flag. and also to @PierrePoilievre for politically capitalizing on that event.

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@average_mammal us: we want a kitten. shelter: ok. at least consider this cat that has been here for 18 m. us: fuck. load him up. everyone: meet Parker. now 19 yrs old.

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

3 years

Ontario is backlogged 90 thousand PCR tests. which may or may not get processed in the next week. currently ~ 30% of them are positive. ffs: we are two years into this rodeo. how in the hell did we get caught with out pants down again? where the hell is @fordnation ?

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

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we never dropped masks at the office. any basic science background will tell you it’s not rocket science to do this basic preventative measure. I did this with pts yelling at me. some still do. and 0 backup from ⁦ @cpso_ca ⁩ and ⁦ @fordnation ⁩

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The lack of masking in health care facilities will needlessly spread disease. As in past autumns, cooler weather will bring a spike in flu and cold viruses while kids in

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

5 months

masking will likely never be dropped at my office. re: I solely deal with immunocompromised pts who are for the most part elderly (local pop’n dynamics). UV/hepa filter in all common areas and the exam room. CO2 meter in the exam room. I take “primum non nocere”seriously

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😷I'm still seeing 3-4 COVID-19 cases each week. Luckily, NONE has recently required hospitalization lately. MASKS are still required in our clinic. 🏥Patients feel safer 🦠Asymptomatic spread ⤵️Risk for the vulnerable ⤵️Staff infections & absenteeism ⤵️Long COVID

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

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today: patient refuses to put on a mask after the secretary gently tells them it is office protocol. me: so let me explain… pt: I DO NOT NEED A LECTURE!!!! me: I just want to explain the rationale for the request. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️ thanks for the back up @cpso_ca @fordnation 🙄 #burnout

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it’s like Canadians never learn. @PierrePoilievre was also behind @stephenharper ’s robocop scandal. 🤦🏻‍♀️

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// NEW: Pierre Poilievre caught red-handed in bot farm scam. Nothing the Cons do is clean. They’re always breaking rules, lying, Photoshopping, being punished by Elections Canada & using their supporters’ donations for dirty purposes. Your parents’ “law & order” Cons are gone.

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hey @fordnation can you please tell us “armchair quarterbacks” if there are going to be more ICU or ER closures and what is being done to reopen the ones already closed? asking for all of Ontario. #ONpoli this is a leadership failure.

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Ontarians: we want reliable access to healthcare. @fordnation : best I can do is cheaper beer. #ONpoli #canpoli

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

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@DFisman I am fully expecting a rise in microvascular dementia in the next decade.

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

1 year

I work with exclusively immunocompromised patients. the clap back from antimaskers is exhausting. I am sick of explaining that we share the exam room with 20 people a day and getting yelled at by some. #humanityinmedicine #burnout

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@ChristyCeeCK An unmasked parent berated our staff yesterday for insisting on masking before entering our waiting room accusing us of not keeping up with the rest of the medical community as our own hospital no longer requires masking. We are holding our ground but it’s exhausting.

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

10 months

we had to put down our cat of 19 years today. he has been declining for the past 3-4 m so it was not unexpected. I cancelled clinic this afternoon. no idea how I am gonna explain the puffy face and red eyes to patients tomorrow without crying. #humanityinmedicine

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

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yo ⁦ @SylviaJonesMPP ⁩ ⁦ @fordnation ⁩ before y’all build another new hospital and take all your pictures for bragging rights… can we properly fund the hospitals that still currently exist? #burnout #humanityinmedicine #onpoli

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

2 years

Remember last fall when @fordnation had enough medical staff and beds to help out AB and SK disastrous “best summer ever” fallout? good times. how did we get from there to here in one year? poor leadership. #onpoli

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

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seeing a 80-90 year old in clinic. -yeah. I am going to order a MRI. -you can’t do that. -why? -I have a bullet in my spine. he was the navigator on a Lancaster. tasked with bombing Berlin. they successfully completed their drop and were heading back to England. 1/n

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

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I had to go to the hospital today. for a basic investigation. I see the hospital entry way is just the way I remember it from 11 years ago: damp and smelling of mould. good luck @fordnation to fix 20-30 years of systemic underfunding overnight. @queensu

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

2 years

new office signage arrived just in the nick of time. #CovidIsNotOver @ONThealth

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

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@KingstonHSC I am so exhausted from trying to patch holes in the system. or years there are too many. I am excellent at my job. give me the tools to do my job properly or lose me. #onpoli #burnout #humanityinmedicine @SylviaJonesMPP …fix this. 10/10

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

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@SPuro88 -I can’t help you before you do something. -what’s that? -you need to ask your other doctor, who is a respirologist, to transfer you to me. I will accept then. he never asked. the “Paki”doc was Hindu. 1. racists can’t even get slurs right. 2. standing up matters. 2/n

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

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so my husband went to our @ShopprsDrugMart today to get his #COVID19 vax. only to be told they are out and unsure when they will get more. hospitals are struggling to cope. COVID is running rampant in the community. and our @ONgov “leader” and “health” minister are AWOL.

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

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new patient, ~80 yo. described her colonoscopy as “S&M with no safe word.” needless to say she was immediately lumped into the fav patient category. #humanityinmedicine

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

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@UbakaOgbogu has it occurred to anyone the only way this can end peacefully is more people show up in Ottawa, the Ambassador bridge etc. Canadians…the the majority of Canadians. to peacefully counter protest and ask the truckers et al go home. 1/2

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

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yo @fordnation I don’t have customers. I don’t have clients. I have patients. I practice longitudinal care. I know about all of their drama and joy in their lives. even when I am on “vacation” I check into my EMR daily in case I need to make a phone call. 1/2

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Christopher Leighton MD, FRCPC

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"We're backlogged. The docs don't have a lack of customers," Premier @fordnation , we don't have customers. We have patients. Perhaps your still in the business mindset? Ford sidesteps doctors' criticism over proposed new pharmacist powers

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

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long rant in a thread. about how fucking broken healthcare is in @ONgov so 2 months ago…I see a patient for “is this rheumatoid arthritis” found swollen wrists and nothing else. (RA needs >/= 5 swollen joints to consider the diagnosis) say in my consult letter: 1/n

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

9 months

a friend’s healthy father, with no comorbidites, died yesterday. he was 68 years old. he died a week after getting COVID. where are our @ONgov premier and health minister right now? #onpoli #humanityinmedicine #burnout #CovidIsNotOver

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

10 months

ffs we are 4 years into this rodeo. every Dec there is a spike in cases. maybe, just maybe we can get ahead of the curve next year and recommend masking from Nov onward into Jan? “top doctor” indeed. sigh, #burnout . this is not fucking rocket science.

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Ontario's top doctor sounds alarm on COVID wave

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

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yo @fordnation and @SylviaJonesMPP I ordered RATs from the “ @ONThealth “ site a few weeks ago. they are all out. can we get a little help here? signed, one of your “armchair quarterbacks” #burnout #humanityinmedicine

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Oh yea--back to my rant re covid. You can't find a RAT anywhere. It's almost like---it wasn't a huge problem 🙄 These should be readily available on request.

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

2 years

4 out of my 20 patients to be seen today cancelled…because they have COVID. is @SylviaJonesMPP aware that #covidisnotover ? #onpoli

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

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they made it home. coasting for a bit to get the fire out. and then my patient manually pumped fuel into the still functional engine when altitude got too low. I remember. you remember. privileged to hear this story first hand. #humanityinmedicine #RemembanceDay 4/4

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

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gen x says… you can pry my 2 spaces after a period out of my cold dead hands.

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I am once again asking people to stop putting two spaces after periods

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tending to him for new sizes or needs outside of the dressing room…it dawned on me: would you like a dress or a skirt? -yes please. -what size are you? -4. thank you so much. if an unexposed kid off a farm can get it. why can’t you?3/3

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

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@GoodishIntent …and the person you spoke to’s name. she gives me the info and hangs by the desk anxiously waiting to hear the outcome. me: cover your ears dear. there are gonna be some 4 letter words used. #humanityinmedicine I f’n love stuffing it to unscrupulous insurance. 2/2

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

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I stayed 30 min late after work today. my last patient had to put his dog down last Friday. glad it was end of the day… so that I could listen to his stories and see his pictures without being rushed. #humanityinmedicine

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

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I have gone to work: -with slowly resolving viral labrythitus and walking into door ways x 6 m. -non weigh bearing post ankle ORIF x 3. if we call in sick…WE ARE SICK. and now you want to charge us if we can’t come in to work?! f*ck off. #burnout

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

2 years

@NaheedD if “ @ONThealth “ goes private I suspect a lot of physicians will quit. for ethical or hassle of collecting payment reasons. I will be one of them. I would be just as happy bagging groceries to pay rent and not have to deal with the moral injury I already face daily.

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

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@alisadoc1 when did it become the patient’s responsibly to monitor their lab results ( @LifeLabs ) or basic doc to doc communication? I abort this broken telephone game by telling the patient to have their doc call me (if it is minor) or by making a call myself (if major)

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leading by example…just do it. I mask in public. always. to protect my ability to serve my patients. if I get ill…I can’t work. can we have some leadership from our “leaders” please? #onpoli ⁦ @fordnation ⁩ 1/2

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

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@AlanaKinrich @amy1weber if this pandemic has taught me anything…it’s that the public is horrible at relative risk assessment and adapting accordingly.

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

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- correct answer. thank you. please never refer to me again unless there is some meat to the consult. I don’t care if a nurse is examining the patient. I need you to do better. this is what corporate medicine will look like folks. fix this @SylviaJonesMPP @ORAexec 5/5

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

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@robertbenzie @JustinTrudeau @oliviachow @cityoftoronto just like during the Ottawa siege. dumps on Trudeau and walks away from the issue. @fordnation gets away with anything he wants to by just ignoring it and shuffling responsibility. Ontario deserves a leader. not this teflon don.

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

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what the FUCK is happening to Canadian healthcare? we are now dealing with ER overloads by making things so bad people choose MAID?!?🤦🏻‍♀️😬🙄💔

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

2 years

@GoodishIntent DNR. family disagrees.

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

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enter exam room today to find a pt with their mask below their nose. me: please keep your mask up when in here. this space is shared by at least 20 other ppl/day. pt: sorry doc. me: not trying to be a jerk but ~1:25 Canadians have COVID right now so I am being careful. 1/n

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

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Dear Mr Bernier, I was 18 and fresh off a farm in SK working in Saskatoon at a clothing store. I knew gays existed. had no idea transgenders did. it was dead in the store when I saw a small man walk in. I noticed he spent most of his time in the men’s section….1/n

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

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@NightShiftMD I make a conscious effort to smile when I make eye contact with anyone in public. anything to break the mood.

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

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me shopping today: why are you still wearing a mask? you don’t have to. skipped the actual explanation for why… and just said: I have COVID. would you like me to take it off? quick. easy. no arguments. and now my go to. #humanityinmedicine

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

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@NightShiftMD that’s IF there is someone to cover the shift. #burnout

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

2 years

@2manycameras I just did my job. sell stuff while reading the customer. in 1988. what’s Bernier’s excuse for still being ignorant? #canpoli

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

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I am not afraid of end of life talks. I am skilled at guiding families/pts through the vortex that is end of life care. today I sat with a couple that lost their baby. in the worst circumstances imaginable. med school did not prep me for this. #humanityinmedicine

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

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@SPuro88 a patient came up to me while I was rounding on my int med patients. -hey can you take over my care? -sure. let me look at your chart while you explain why. -I don’t like Pakis. -ok. I see here you are admitted for COPD. -I want you to take over my care. 1/n

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

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so I had to call a “Good Doctors” clinic today. re get multiple referrals from one doc in Toronto. it’s obvious he has never seen the person live. just spins the consult wheel for patients and refers to local specialists of the patient. he actually returned my call. 1/n

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

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@GoodishIntent me in ICU rounding on a dude who had a cardiac arrest going on his first ever vacation in 70 years to t/f him to the ward. wife comes up in tears. insurance covered his “cancellation” but would not cover hers. me: give me the name of the company, the policy number…1/2

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

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@birgitomo @KeriCrewsonMD the bigger question is who will have to live with the consequences of this if a patient is harmed? I am sure our leaders, admin, admin our colleges will sleep fine. HCW and patient’s families will carry that burden.

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

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@DrGRuralMD word. dietician in a hospital setting with a 80 something who was palliative with cancer… -he is eating gummie bears. you need to do something! actual order I wrote in the chart: d/c glucose checks gummie bears prn

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

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I had never seen a man in a dress before! there is a queen competition later that night and he can’t get his boobs right. me: I got a set of those. lemme help you. it’s literally that fucking simple to support something you don’t understand. that was 1989. #Pride2023 2/2

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@KingstonHSC patient tells me a walk in clinic referred her. it’s not her GP. she has no quarterback to manage care. so I, will pick up the pieces and get her access to the tests/referrals she needs for now. 9/n

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

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81 year old today in clinic: I don’t have a GP as of October. what do I do? me: I got you for my meds. but you are going go have do go to a walk in for the rest of your meds. me also: write your MPP. patients and doctors are both confused with @fordnation “plan” #onpoli

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Raghu Venugopal MD

@raghu_venugopal

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It's "just my personal opinion" Hawaiian pizza is amazing but it would be stupid to make that the basis for the menu at all pizza parlours for all 14.5 million Ontarians. The experience of Premier Ford and the late Mayor Rob Ford should not be the foundation of public policy.

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so with the shortage of family docotors in @ONThealth many patients are seeking walkin care. there has been a flourishing trend of “virtual walkin clinics”. as a subspecialist I am starting to see an increasing amount of referrals from these. and it’s a problem: 1/n🧵

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

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it’s astounding in this day and age of “immediate” information that @ONgov has not figured out how to notify a patient’s circle of medical care of a death. to prevent incidents like this. #humanityinmedicine #burnout 2/2

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

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@EM_RESUS also my dad… me walking to the IM ward though ortho … see his name on the board…. go into his room. ORIF for a #. me: what the hell dad!? why did you not call me? him: get the f*ck out of here. they always order extra tests when they know we are related.

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

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today the sec called a pt to remind them of their upcoming appointment. wife answered and started sobbing. the pt passed away in Nov. she was wondering why we did not reach out to her. it was traumatizing for the wife and for us as well. re I took care of him for 12 y. 1/2

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I called them. because I know how things get lost in this system. @KingstonHSC radiology did not inform me that there was an error on the form. they just chucked it out. I am sorry I made an error. there is a patient on the line here. 5/n

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

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@DGlaucomflecken I went to play paintball in my 40s. I had an active police officer and and a former US military guy on my team. the other team were teens. we were slaughtered in 20 min.🤣 good luck man.

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@elysseium @teach_n_travel @chronicleherald @FoodProfessor isn’t this the opening of Les Misérables?

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

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grocery store: -why are you wearing a mask!? -I am a doctor. I wear it to protect myself so I don’t get sick and can continue to care for patients…. AND I wear it because 2 of the 4 people I went on a trip with last week tested + for COVID… which reason would you prefer sir?

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

2 years

roadside cross and flowers. it’s been there for years. driving by today I see a young man sitting by the cross, hunched over, openly weeping. it took every fibre of my rational brain to not be a total weirdo…park…and wrap my arms around the guy.

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@DrKarenWalker

Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

11 months

they got ambushed by the luftwaffe. bullets shredded though the plane. 2-3 members of the crew were instantly dead. an engine was on fire. the other one dead. they coasted for a bit to get the fire out. 2/n

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

11 months

my patient crawled injured into the fuselage area and manually diverted fuel from the dead engine to the burning one. 3/n

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

9 months

I am at the burnout level of: I will give the patient a preprinted MPP addy label for their riding and a postage stamp… ..if I get another complaint about wait times for anything from radiology of any sort…to ORs. 1/n

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

3 months

-I don’t want to use a cane. old people use canes. -you know what makes one look instantly older? -no. what? - a hip fracture. -👀 #Humanityinmedicine

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

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hubby returning from work trip: -I don’t feel good. -do a covid test babe. -there is something going around at work. lots of people are sick this week. 🙄🤦🏻‍♀️

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@DrKarenWalker

Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

2 years

@brianlilley this from the guy who wrote a DOCTATOR headline for @Torontosun2 🤣🤦🏻‍♀️ you Sir are part of the problem. stoking anger has consequences. reflect on your actions Sir.

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@DrKarenWalker

Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

2 years

@lady_bourg @cpso_ca @fordnation come in buck naked on a bicycle for all I care. just wear a mask.

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

11 months

contentious topic: I am a doctor. not a provider. not because I have an ego larger than God’s nor because I need accolades for my degree. the term provider reduces the doc/pt relationship to a transaction. it’s not. that relationship is built on trust and sharing. 1/n

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@DrKarenWalker

Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

3 years

@PremierScottMoe like it was time to not recognize the 3rd wave coming and then having to transfer patients out of SK to other provinces? your lack of respect for the 2 year strain on SKs HCWs and disregard for SK lives at this point is simply astounding.

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@DrKarenWalker

Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

2 years

@alandrummond2 I have a right to assess my individual safety when working a clinic. if a patient refuses to wear a mask…I am not working.

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

7 months

My insurance caps out at 10 G. I am on a drug that costs 20G/yr. guess who pays the difference? @PierrePoilievre needs to talk to real people.

@Jdavis_Halton

Jill Davis

7 months

I pay $460 a month for healthcare and dental coverage (includes hubby). But it doesn’t cover my cancer drugs…not even close. If it wasn’t for Ontario Trillium Benefit and Pfizer, I would not be able to afford my medication. Poilievre should talk to ordinary Canadians.

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

3 months

so I was one of the peeps saying @LCBO is not an essential service and should be closed early pandemic. I was met with arguments that people are gonna go into DT’s and overwhelm hospitals. to which I countered, having extensively worked with additions under my belt… 1/n

@redsnoopy69

G McThink

3 months

It amazing how much closed LCBO stores upset conservatives. Wouldn't you think ER closures would upset them more?

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@DrKarenWalker

Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

5 months

There is no concern about a 'diminished supply' of doctors in Ontario: ministry ~1:10 of my patients don’t have a GP. I guess they don’t matter to ⁦ @ONThealth ⁩ this is epic gaslighting by ⁦ @SylviaJonesMPP ⁩ and ⁦ @fordnation ⁩

There is no concern about a ‘diminished supply’ of doctors in Ontario: ministry

The province is in the midst of negotiations with the Ontario Medical Association for the next Physician Services Agreement, which determines how doctors are compensated, covering the next four years.

www.thestar.com

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@DrKarenWalker

Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

3 months

yeah. covid ain’t over folks. as much as we are all tired of it. UV/HEPA filters in all rooms in my clinic. and mandatory masking to increasing patient whining. @fordnation @SylviaJonesMPP a little fucking help here? #burnout #Humanityinmedicine #onpoli

@AOgieglo

Dr. Adam Ogieglo

3 months

Sometime in 2020-21 we figured out that C19 spreads through the air in small drops that can linger in the air. They can travel >2m (though they’re more concentrated close to the patient). Masking and fresh/filtered air helps reduce transmission. Hand/surface cleaning does not.

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

2 years

with small forays into the women’s section. touching the dresses but only picking out some women’s jackets to try on. he was very quiet and shy. so I let him do his thing. eventually he ended up in a dressing room on the men’s side. 2/n

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@DrKarenWalker

Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

8 months

as a frontline HCW who has seen the system progressively crumble over 20+ years…. I am glad our federal/provincial leaders met with experts today to combat auto theft. get your shit together @fordnation @JustinTrudeau lest it seem like y’all don’t care about healthcare.🙄🤦🏻‍♀️

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@DrKarenWalker

Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

2 years

@nilikm @CTVNews @CanadasLifeline nobody should potentially get COVID while saving someone’s life. risk mgt needs to be implemented.

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

2 years

what has @fordnation done to increase access to medical care N ONT? forget about speciality care…access to a family doc?

@garybrian45

Gary Brian

2 years

Doug Ford is up in Northern Ontario trying to buy votes like he did four years ago with his totally failed of buck a beer. He is insulting your intelligence by thinking he can give you “goodies” that could or should have been given to improve Northern Ontario 4 years ago.

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

5 months

Returned from a much needed vacay earlier this month. 2 of my travel buddies tested + for COVID on return to Canada. one got quite ill. #covidisnotover no matter how tired of it we all are.

@Kidsdoc1Rick

RJ MacDonald MD 🚴‍♂️🏄🏻🎾

5 months

A parent unplugged our air purifier because it was too noisy and too “cold” adding that Covid was over. I tried explaining patiently but part of me, with no + patient tests for weeks, had me questioning my own resolve. And then today this 2 mo old baby struggling to breathe. 🦠

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

3 months

@ONgov @ONThealth @fordnation @LCBO @fordnation will lie, cheat, fuck people over and then rinse his hands and start the game again. ETOH sales should have never gone before medical care early pandemic. I hope the @LCBO strike takes him to lunch. 7/7

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

3 months

the “leader” that could not organize distribution of a vaccine to “open the economy” managed to come up with a ETOH map less than 72h after the @LCBO strike began. elect idiots. get idiots. we get the leaders we deserve. @fordnation #ONpoli

@raghu_venugopal

Raghu Venugopal MD

@raghu_venugopal

3 months

"Will Premier Doug Ford also provide Ontario residents with an online map to find a family doctor?" A one sentence Letter to the Editor by Christine Alousis in Toronto.

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@DrKarenWalker

Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

7 months

I don’t blame COVID. I blame complacency. as soon as kids started back live at school…vx schedules should have resumed. that was 2 fucking years ago. I blame this on weakened/underfunded public health. and I blame this on poor leadership. looking at you @fordnation

@deonandan

Deonandan

7 months

A PSA from an Ottawa-based family doctor of my intimate acquaintance:

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@DrKarenWalker

Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

4 months

@KingstonHSC this week…almost two months after I ordered the test… I get the report. nothing looks like RA. but there is periosteal reaction in the femora. hypertrophic osteoarthopathy is in the Ddx. this is clearly not a Rheumatology issue. 6/n

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

4 months

@KingstonHSC call the patient to ask if the CXR has been done. nope. so I order one for today. result: there is a lung lesion. 7/n

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

2 months

Guelph General Hospital reintroduces mask mandate - Guelph News yo ⁦ @fordnation ⁩ ⁦ @SylviaJonesMPP ⁩ a little leadership please. #onpoli #covidisnotover

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Guelph General Hospital reintroduces mask mandate

Masks are required in clinical areas of the hospital as of Thursday in the wake of a COVID outbreak

www.guelphtoday.com

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4 months

@KingstonHSC call the patient to tell them about the CXR and to let them know I have sent the GP a letter outlining further steps: CT chest, serum Ca and an ALP. re this is no longer a Rheum issue. 8/n

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@DrKarenWalker

Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

4 months

80 yr old... -oh since when did you have to start using a cane? -I use it when I have to go out. -to help because the joints are sore? -no dear. to clear idiots out of my way. #humanityinmedicine

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

4 months

month later pop up comes up and I have the sec call the patient to see if they have had their bone scan. nope. call the university hospital radiology dept to find out what is going on. get told I did not fill the form out correctly. 4/n

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@DrKarenWalker

Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

2 years

#humanityinmedicine if you don’t work to protect us…we may not be there when you need us. be smart. #CovidIsntOver

@NightShiftMD

Dr. Brian Goldman

2 years

To those who attacked me personally for complaining that my taxi driver wasn't wearing a mask while coughing and sniffling. I'm a frontline ER MD. We wear masks EVERY shift. If I get covid, a colleague will have to work my shift which adds to their stress. Think about that.

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

10 months

pt: that many?!! me: yeah anyone you pass with a cough prolly has COVID right now. finish exam and medical visit. pt goes into hallway to cough before coming back to reception to schedule their followup appointment. 😩🙄2/2 #burnout

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

4 months

does not fit with RA but gonna order a bone scan to make sure there are only 2 joints that light up. tell the referring doc that with swelling in the wrists and a 40 pack year smoking history hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is on the ddx and to to to order a CXR. 2/n

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Dr Karen Walker MD, FRCPC, BSc, BA, yadda yadda

7 months

OMG. a patient was feeling so well with the RA he made me a cane! complete with a little bird for the handle and a snake on it because I am a doctor. #humanityinmedicine

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