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Saadia Sediqzadah

@Saadia_Sediq

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She/Her. MD, SM. Psychiatrist, Clinician-Investigator and CME Lead. Mom of n=2. Kind of behsharam.

Toronto, Ontario

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Joined October 2012

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Saadia Sediqzadah

5 years

Given this is a story about my family, it’s an honour to see our name on the cover. My parents came to Canada as refugees from Afghanistan 30+ years ago. I’m the first to graduate from uni, let alone med school and grad school. Every where I go, my family comes with 🙏🏼 @NEJM

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4 years

Declined a speaking invitation for a corporation on racism and mental health because they don’t plan on paying me to do it. I politely stated asking WOC to present about racism to a predominantly white audience for a big corp *unpaid* is a form of structural racism in itself.

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I am running a vaccine campaign in my family. It goes like this: “No vaccine, no touching my baby 👀”, followed by “dem’s da rules” and it’s working lol Aunties have told me they got vaccinated because they want to hold our future little one 💉👶🏼 Everything is public health.

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Vaccine hunters but for accessible mental health services

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3 years

Our son got his first vaccine passport today 💉

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3 years

Stop calling it “A Plan to Safely Reopen Ontario” and start calling it “The Anti-Vaxxer’s Advent Calendar”

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I have a loved one with schizophrenia. His illness began in his last year @UofT He was one credit short of graduating. Many difficult years later and finally on treatment, he took his final course. It was VERY hard. Today, he learned he passed. Best news ever!! 🎉🤩😭

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We can’t talk about “destigmatizing mental illness” while also sending the police to mental health crises. Is mental illness a crime?

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I can’t believe there were 430 complaints submitted about the fact that Mary Simon doesn’t speak French. Do you know what language is more official than French and English on this land? Inuktitut.

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3 years

God bless the TTC drivers who allow people to stay on the bus for the night. I have a dear family friend who did this for years when they were homeless…it was their only way to survive. They built strong bonds with certain drivers over time.

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3 months

It is with mixed feelings that I receive the Young Leaders Award from @CMA_Docs . I am appreciative of this recognition. I am grateful to my nominators, which include mentors and learners. To be nominated in the first place by these wonderful people has meant the world to me. /1

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The CMA is pleased to announce this year’s CMA Awards recipients. These 13 passionate and determined individuals are reimagining the future of health care.  Congratulations to all! 👏

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I had been feeling really down on myself for not being able to convince eligible family members to get the AstraZeneca vaccine. I sent one uncle in particular who can’t WFH audio messages on What’s App about the value of AZ. Today, he quietly sent me a pic of his vaccine slip 😭

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@Thurka149 Whenever someone comments on my “funny name” (particularly my last name for patients), I say “(Insert their Anglo-Saxon name) is a funny name where my parents are from too 🤷🏻‍♀️” and they go 👀👀

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5 years

The ⁦ @globeandmail ⁩ published bios for each of the Iranian-Canadian passengers today. Couldn’t stop reading about all of them. I’m sharing to honour their lives. Please be warned before you open that it’s an emotional read.

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The passengers of UIA Flight 752: What we know about those we lost in the disaster

Several were students and professors returning to school after winter break. Others were dentists, doctors, newlyweds, engineers and architects. About a dozen were children. Here is what we know...

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Two teens walked into a coffee shop I was working at. They were wondering where to sit and they decided to sit by the windows because “it’s giving, it’s giving” they echoed to each other. What exactly it was giving, I do not know lol

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3 years

I join #WomenOfAfghanistan in the #DoNotTouchMyClothes campaign. While I will always a support a woman’s choice in attire, including the niqqab, I agree that dressing in black from head to toe is not #AfghanistanCulture Our clothes are vibrant, colourful and rich.

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Ejiz Choudry had schizophrenia and in response to a mental crisis, he was shot by police multiple times. His family begged to enter the apartment with them, to assist in de-escalation. This hits WAY to close to home for me.

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Family identifies man, 62, who was shot and killed by police in Mississauga as SIU investigates |...

Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after a 62-year-old man died in a police-involved shooting in Mississauga on Saturday evening.

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3 years

Squeezed in my second dose at 38.5 weeks of pregnancy. Hopefully baby will benefit from an extra boost of immunity before he comes out. ✨Vaxxed, (still not) waxed, and will continue to mask✨

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What happened to Dr. Ben Thomson should worry all of us in medicine. We should be free to speak up about human rights, including those of Palestinians, without fear for our safety and our jobs. Please read.

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Ontario doctor suspended from his job and threatened after posting pro-Palestinian views on social media. @MackenzieHealth says Dr. Ben Thomson's posts on X "do not reflect our views or values as an organization," by @brish_ti via @cbcnews

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St. Michael's and St. Joseph's @UnityHealthTO are now offering vaccines for people age 50+ in high risk areas, defined as the following postal codes: St. Mike's: M4X, M5A, M5B St. Joe's: M6K, M6N, M8V, M9A, M9B, M9C, M9R, M9V, M9W

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With that said, if I am truly a healthcare leader and if I have won this award on the basis of social justice and advocacy, then let me take this moment to lead by example and talk about Gaza. Something that I believe @CMA_Docs and everyone should be talking about. /2

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Saadia Sediqzadah

4 years

Ramadan is around the corner. Now is a good time to check in with Muslim pts about their fasting plans (if any) and how to adjust their med timing outside daylight hours (if they prefer). A simple Q like “Ramadan is coming. Is there anyway I can support you?” goes a long way.

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There will be two barrier free vaccine clinics next week in downtown Toronto. No registration, no OHIP/ID, no address necessary. Just a name and DOB. All info in this pic. (Not involved and can't take any credit. Simply sharing the good news🙏)

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Scarborough is now offering vaccinations to people aged 50+ with a health condition. Patient has to reside in Scarborough or have a GP/specialist who practices in Scarborough. Nice to see a prioritization of a hardly hit region of our city.

Home - Scarborough COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic

Wrapping up Scarborough COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics As of March 31, all of our Scarborough COVID-19 Vaccine community clinics have closed, including the clinics at Centenary Hospital, Carefirst, TAIBU,...

www.scarboroughcovidvaccineclinic.ca

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Saadia Sediqzadah

3 years

#ISupportDrGoel is now trending #1 in Canada. This is an an act of solidarity for a valued physician/social justice advocate @RitikaGoelTO and to highlight the very tactics that make people feel afraid to speak up about the human rights abuses of Palestinians in medicine.

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There is no “social justice” without speaking up for Palestine. Our healthcare colleagues in Gaza are living and working in unimaginable circumstances. There is no health under occupation. I hope that the CMA will do the right thing. I hope all of us will. /end

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I am using my award and this moment to raise awareness on Gaza and and to highlight the CMA’s disappointing silence and inaction. /5

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The year is 2022 and idk who needs to hear this (checks notes) oh wait, all of us do: when a Black a colleague shares their experience of racism, we shut up and listen.

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I WROTE THE ROYAL COLLEGE EXAM TODAY. IN PERSON. ON PAPER. WEARING A MASK. 13 months of my life!!! 5 years of residency training!! Ahhhh!!!

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I’m seeing residents misspell my name in consult notes, ED notes, discharge summaries, etc., and I’m not going to lie, it smarts a bit. If in doubt about the spelling of a name, take a moment to Google, copy and paste 🙏🏼 It’s the collegial and culturally respectful thing to do.

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Presently, there are no full functioning hospitals left in Gaza. There are few semi-functional hospitals currently. Where should Gazans go to receive care? For a summary and chronology of events, here is one from @MSF . /7

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Strikes, raids and incursions: Seven months of relentless attacks on healthcare in Palestine |...

In the last seven months the healthcare system in Gaza has been systematically dismantled. According to OCHA, 24 hospitals in Gaza are now out of service, while 493 health workers have been killed....

www.doctorswithoutborders.ca

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I, along with many physicians and healthcare workers (HCWs) across this country, have watched with horror as Gaza’s healthcare system has been bombed, besieged and blocked from receiving medical supplies for the past 9 months. /6

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3 years

Deeply disappointed at @CMAJ for publishing an islamophobic editorial about the hijab, in the midst of #billC21 . How incredibly tone deaf. Have you considered the harm this brings to your Muslim colleagues and learners, especially those in hijab?

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2 years

This is the morale boost our healthcare system needs right now. Shisha on all units STAT.

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4 years

Today was my first day as a psychiatrist and clinician-investigator at St. Michael’s Hospital @UnityHealthTO . I will also work at Eva’s Place @ICHA_Toronto . Now that I’m employed, I should probably say: all (spicy) thoughts and opinions are my own 🤗🤗🤗

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As a product of my cultural upbringing, I was raised to always express gratitude and to “be nice”. To not stir the pot. To be concerned about what "other people will say". To save face. That is why it is not easy for me to criticize the very organization that is awarding me. /3

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Like so many other physicians across Canada, I have been shocked and dismayed by the silence from the CMA, who have yet to acknowledge the attacks on the Gazan healthcare system by Israel. This is in stark contrast to their statement on protecting HCWs and patients in Ukraine./12

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Just wild listening to mom describe the similarities between Ukraine today and Afg in the 80s. She says the images of Russian military heli’s flying low over Ukraine brought flashbacks of when she saw Soviet ones over Kabul when she was a little girl. She can’t watch.

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I have also watched with horror the attacks on HCWs themselves. Hundreds of HCWs have died as a result of the bombing. 5 mass graves have been discovered at 3 hospitals in Gaza, of which there are reports some bodies had medical badges on and others had medical tubes inserted. /8

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And yet, I have also been raised to question the status quo. To recognize injustice. To stand up for human rights. To do the right thing. Therefore, in some ways, this is the easiest and most natural thing for me to do./4

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Saadia Sediqzadah

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Additionally, I am disappointed by the way the CMA failed Dr. @yipengGe as a learner. We have a responsibility to protect our medical learners from bullying and harassment. What he experienced was anti-Palestinian racism. /14

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Yipeng Ge 葛义朋

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Yesterday I submitted a brief to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights in the House of Commons on the anti-Palestinian racism I experienced within the @CMA_Docs board of directors from their senior leadership.

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I call upon not only @CMA_Docs , but every physician, HCW, and healthcare organization across this country to acknowledge the healthcare crisis in Gaza, to push for a permanent ceasefire along with the release of hostages from our respective government officials, to donate /15

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3 years

Please don’t use the video of Afghans clinging on to that plane for dear life as click bait for likes and follows. Especially if you are not Afghan. Be intentional with your tweeting about Afg. Afg bodies have already been used and abused enough.

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Saadia Sediqzadah

3 years

Pure joy seeing my friend’s brother at the Leafs game tonight - he won his ticket through a @SickKidsNews raffle for fully vaccinated employees. He works as a porter there - an unsung hero and (super) essential worker in any hospital 👏🏼👏🏼

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Just sitting here, eating breakfast, in a country that banned a teacher for wearing a hijab at a public school, in the same country that mourned the murder of a Muslim family in London, ON just months ago…and everyone asked what they could do about anti-Muslim hate 👀👀👀👀

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3 years

Roughly a year ago, @UnityHealthTO requested to interview me about my job as an outreach psychiatrist. I said I’d only do it if they included an allied HCP (bc doctors get too much attn and they’re the real MVPs). I love what I do. I love my job.

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Shifting the power imbalance in healthcare through mental health outreach

By Natalie Leung Dr. Saadia Sediqzadah (left) and Shinkay Karimi are two members of the FOCUS team. (Photo: Yuri Markarov) When Dr. Saadia Sediqzadah started her residency, she saw herself practicing…

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Hundreds of HCWs have been arrested under “administrative detention” (without trial or charges). Recently Dr. Muhammad Abu Salmiya, the medical director of Al-Shifa Hospital, was released after 7 months of administrative detention. He described physical, verbal and /10

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As someone whose entire family history and future was blindsided by a Russian invasion, it’s fair to say that most, if not all Afghans (both in Afg and the diaspora) feel so much for Ukraine. It lasted as a 20 year bitter and cruel war with the USSR, followed /1

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psychological abuse while being starved. He witnessed other Palestinian HCWs similarly tortured in Israeli prisons. /11

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Head of Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital released after months of detention

Pulled from a U.N. convoy, Mohamed Abu Salmiya’s detention bookended one of the most indelible chapters of Israel’s nine-month military operation in Gaza.

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to Palestinian relief efforts, and to start the process of restoring healthcare in Gaza. /16

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3 years

I’m going to guess that whoever coined the phrase “sleep like a baby” never actually had a baby.

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4 years

Everyday has been April Fools’ Day since the start of this pandemic, especially if you’ve lived in 🤡Ontario🤡

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Saadia Sediqzadah

3 years

I don’t have any positive way of reframing it. This is the toughest Eid ever.

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4 years

This is the St. Mike’s hold tone and it’s pretty hype 🤣

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Saadia Sediqzadah

3 years

From the nazi symbolism to the cancellation of a vigil last night in Ottawa to mark the 5th anniversary of the Quebec City masjid attack, we are reminded that wh*te supr*macy continues to reign, aided and abetted by indifference from those who hold power.

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UN expert horrified by death of Gazan orthopedic surgeon in Israeli detention

GENEVA (16 May 2024) – The death of a renowned Palestinian orthopedic surgeon after nearly four months in detention was “horrifying”, a UN expert said today, demanding an independent international...

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3 years

Imagine: “evicting” people from tents. From. Tents. #TOpoli

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Saadia Sediqzadah

4 years

I started high school a year after 9/11 (at a Catholic school). My dad said I could hide that I was Muslim to protect myself from islamophobia. I ended up telling everyone I was Muslim from the moment we met. And then I wrote articles about islamophobia for the school newspaper.

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I was thinking about @DrNadiaChaudhri last night and wondering if she was still with us. I had a feeling she was gone. I really felt connected to her in so many ways. In her short life, she touched so many. Inna lillahi wa inna ilailhi rajioon. Rest in power, sister Nadia.

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Dr. Krista Byers-Heinlein

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@DrNadiaChaudhri passed away yesterday evening, having reached the end of her road with ovarian cancer. She leaves behind her Sun and Moon, a loving extended family, colleagues and students, friends around the world, and so many others who have been touched by her & her story 1/n

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Today was my last day of residency and @MattBurkeMD threw me a surprise Zoom graduation party with my family 😍 Everything that I am is because of my wonderful family, especially my parents. I love my profession and my specialty. Can’t wait to start my job as a psychiatrist ❤️

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On weekend and stat calls, I buy the residents lunch (often sushi 😋) and we eat together. Yesterday, both residents thanked me at least three times for lunch, in person and via text. One resident thanked me again this morning 🥹 Buy your residents food y’all 🙏🏼

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@davidchang Do you cry into it instead? Very understandable thing to do right now 🙏🏼

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Re-reviewing my notes for the postponed Royal College exam

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Saadia Sediqzadah

3 years

My search for a parking spot this AM for my OB appt led me right here. The news of the #215children hits in a deeper way as a soon-to-be mom, who is also a settler in Tkaronto and Turtle Island. I continue my commitment to truth and reconciliation in medicine and psychiatry.

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Today, I went on a long walk with my little bebe to Koerner Hall/Philosopher’s Walk. The highlight was seeing a woman standing at the corner of Bloor and Bedford, holding a sign that read: ARREST JOHN TORY I waved at her and she said, “He called the police on homeless people.”

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Protect health care workers, patients in Ukraine: CMA

The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) is deeply disheartened and dismayed by the impact of Russian-led military attacks on several cities in Ukraine. Our hearts and minds are with our Ukrainian...

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As a @uOttawaMed alumna who spent most of my clerkship at @OttawaHospital and @CHEO , I have signed this letter along with almost 400 healthcare workers with ties to Ottawa. I have been shocked and dismayed that these hospitals would pull out of @FierteCapPride because of /1

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Yipeng Ge 葛义朋

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Our open letter by healthcare professionals against the decision by @CHEO and @OttawaHospital to withdraw support of Capital Pride due to solidarity with Palestine has nearly 400 signatures and has been published online with @mediacoop . With additional coverage by CBC and CTV

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Every Afghan in the diaspora is asking themselves: That could have been me. Why them? Why not me?

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In an ironic twist of fate, Premier Legault made niqabs mandatory #BillC21

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Masks will be mandatory in all indoor public spaces in Quebec as of Saturday, Premier Legault...

Quebec will make the wearing of masks mandatory in all public indoor spaces in the province as of Saturday, Premier Francois Legault announced Monday.

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Tell me you’re presenting at a conference during parental leave without telling me you’re presenting at a conference during parental leave... @MattBurkeMD #CPAAPC2021

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Hearing about Diana’s trust and the way Harry is using it to protect his family. That really hit me. God bless all the Moms looking out for their children, even in death 🙏🏼🙏🏼

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My beautiful grandma just got vaccinated in Ajax ✨😭 I went from growing up with all four of my grandparents (such a blessing) to now down to just one. I want her around for years to come insha’Allah. I’m so happy ❤️❤️❤️

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Gave a very personal talk to @uoftmedicine students about my experience supporting a family member with schizophrenia. I wouldn’t have been able to give this talk a few years ago but right now, I’m at place where I can. /1

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Since I started my career in 2020, I’ve had the peace of mind of treating anyone walking through my clinic door. To see it end abruptly with no extension or modifications is just cruel. ⁦ @OntariosDoctors ⁩ ⁦ @HPAP_Ontario ⁩ ⁦ @ohipforall ⁩

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Ontario doctors blast province for ending health care for uninsured residents

TORONTO - Ontario doctors and the organization representing them blasted the provincial government on Saturday for its quietly unveiled plans to end a program that provides health-care services for...

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Saadia Sediqzadah

2 years

Life update: this week, I started my new job in the early psychosis intervention program at St. Mike’s ✨ All I ever want to do is help young people with psychotic disorders and I’m thrilled I get to do so while still on my bike (outreach) ❤️ Just before that, we went on a 1/2

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Saadia Sediqzadah

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How do I celebrate #DoctorsDay when most of my colleagues are silent about attacks on hospitals in Gaza, targeted attacks on Gazan doctors and HCWs, and mass graves at hospitals? I worry about the soul of my profession.

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@Saadia_Sediq

Saadia Sediqzadah

5 years

No meme better summarizes my feminism better than this 🙌🏼

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Saadia Sediqzadah

3 years

Currently facilitating a session on racism in mental health care for psych residents. Started the day acknowledging the current events/atrocities in Gaza, Sheikh Jarrah and parts of Israel. I told them I was doing so because I remember being a medical student during the... /1

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Saadia Sediqzadah

3 years

A source of #pride for me in my first year of practice has been providing psych care to queer Muslims. There’s psychopharm, there’s psychotherapy, and then there’s knowing your Muslim doc honours and celebrates you for who and ALL that you are. Happy #PrideMonth2021 🌈

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Saadia Sediqzadah

3 years

My mom is staying with us to help with the little babe for the first couple of weeks. One highlight is catching up on Bollywood movies with her every night as we take turns holding him ✨✨✨✨

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Saadia Sediqzadah

4 years

My jobs before medicine included grocery store cashier, sales rep at the Gap, then Banana Republic (I miss the discount!) and then TAing undergrad courses. One summer, I worked all three. I was surprised to learn many of my classmates in med school hadn’t worked a min wage job.

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Juveria Zaheer

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If we want to train doctors that represent all Canadians, we need to think carefully about how requirements like the MCAT perpetuate inequality in medicine. I maintain though that all that time in the mall was better prep for my current job than clerkship ;)

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Saadia Sediqzadah

3 years

There has been a letter circulating calling for the immediate removal of @RitikaGoelTO from her new role at @uoftmedicine It includes unfounded and unreasonable allegations related to her support of Palestinian rights. We cannot silence important advocacy. #ISupportDrGoel

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Saadia Sediqzadah

4 years

During my Child STACER, I joked “Are bananas still 4011?” when my teenage patient said they worked as a grocery store cashier. I shared that I was also one when I was a teen. I passed my STACER but my evaluators told me that that was too significant a self-disclosure /1

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Saadia Sediqzadah

3 years

In my first year of practice/supervising residents, I’ve made it a habit to send an email to their PD when I’m particularly impressed by a resident’s performance. I’ve done so a couple times this year and honestly, it takes a few minutes of my day but can mean the world to them.

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Saadia Sediqzadah

2 years

An aunty filled out an eval form for a community presentation I did on youth psychosis (disclosed my personal experience supporting a family member with schizophrenia): “Dr. Saadia has two degrees, one as a doctor and one in real life. This is why she is for our community.” 😭😭

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Saadia Sediqzadah

4 years

Today is the day we didn’t have a wedding ❤️ @MattBurkeMD

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Saadia Sediqzadah

4 years

At breakfast , @MattBurkeMD said “Big day today!” and I silently freaked out wondering if I forgot an anniversary or a birthday. “You get your Royal College results today!” lol I completely forgot; I actively suppress that frustrating experience 🙈 Anyway, I passed! 🤪

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Saadia Sediqzadah

3 years

I want to know that I can speak to any and all human rights issues around the world, including those of Palestinians, without fear of repercussions. What would help is a statement of support for @RitikaGoelTO from @uoftmedicine @UofT #ISupportDrGoel

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Supporters of U of T doctor describe allegations of antisemitism as 'disingenuous' and stifling |...

Friends and colleagues are rushing to the defence of a University of Toronto doctor and faculty member accused of antisemitic behaviour, arguing that the allegations against her are baseless and...

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Saadia Sediqzadah

3 years

I’ll pay someone $5000 to identify a @NaheedD health promotion TikTok video they didn’t like 😉 Light hearted joke aside, Naheed works tirelessly on so many public health issues, on top of his clinical care. He deserves awards, not threats. #IStandWithDrDosani

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Saadia Sediqzadah

4 years

Yassin Dabeh was 19 yo and worked as a cleaner at a LTC home. Praying for him and his family. Just devastating.

@CP24

CP24

4 years

London, Ont. teen who worked at long-term care home dies after COVID-19 diagnosis

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Saadia Sediqzadah

4 years

I dictated “They were wearing a beautiful shalwar kameez” in my medical note. Dictation software: “They were shall we Archemides.” 😒😒😒 I need a Desi Dragon Dictation.

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Saadia Sediqzadah

4 years

Nowruz mubarak to everyone celebrating! 🌸💐🌺🌻 That includes: Afghans, Iranians, Kurds, Balochis, Parsis, some Iraqis, some Armenians, Yazidis, Albanians and most of Central Asia 🌸🌺🌹💐 ☀️☀️☀️✨✨✨ #nowruz

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Saadia Sediqzadah

3 years

Still thinking about what @DesmondCole said tonight in #HCinCanada : no, we should not be relieved to see people who look like us in power. What matters is their politics. 💯 1/2

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Saadia Sediqzadah

3 years

If you were disturbed by the murder of #OurLondonFamily for being visibly Muslim, the casual, everyday reality of politicians tweeting anti-Muslim rhetoric should also disturb you. She’s now the Minister of Children, Community & Social Services.

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Elfeitori: Why Merrilee Fullerton should apologize for tweets about Muslims

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Saadia Sediqzadah

4 years

It’s fascinating to hear radio show hosts debate what the sports protests are going to accomplish. It got you talking about police brutality and racism on the radio, did it not?

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@Saadia_Sediq

Saadia Sediqzadah

4 years

I didn’t expect this to blow up but I’m so glad it did. Many Black women in particular, both friends and people on Twitter, have told me they canceled their *unpaid* speaking invites about racism in various fields. They said they felt empowered by this simple tweet.

@Saadia_Sediq

Saadia Sediqzadah

4 years

Declined a speaking invitation for a corporation on racism and mental health because they don’t plan on paying me to do it. I politely stated asking WOC to present about racism to a predominantly white audience for a big corp *unpaid* is a form of structural racism in itself.

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@Saadia_Sediq

Saadia Sediqzadah

5 years

Dedicated to my brother and my mom. Also to my patients affected by psychosis and their caregivers. Life has dealt you a difficult hand and I hope to be a part of the solution. Looking forward to a career dedicated to severe and persistent mental illness.

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Sister First, Doctor Second | NEJM

I was entering my third year of medical school when my brother’s friend called me, saying “I think your brother has schizophrenia.” I packed my suitcase and headed home. The plan was to get him a p...

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@Saadia_Sediq

Saadia Sediqzadah

4 years

I remember when I posted about my first pandemic birthday last year and people laughed at the “first” part 👀😂 To everyone celebrating their #secondpandemicbirthday this month, remember: you’re the OGs of pandemic birthdays 🥳

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Saadia Sediqzadah

4 years

Drove by my parents’ house to see my mom for Mother’s Day and she did the most brown mom thing ever: give us a mini-cooler full of food to last us a week 🙈😂😍 This will give her one week of respite from asking me if I’m eating enough everyday (again, another brown mom thing).

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Saadia Sediqzadah

4 years

Feminism without intersectionality is white supremacy by another name.

@RosieBarton

Rosemary Barton

4 years

@LenardMonkman1 Agree, but an all woman political panel is also worth celebrating.

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