Annette McKinnon
@anetto.bsky.social
Patient partner keenly interested in patient and caregiver inclusion in research priority setting and healthcare system decisions at every level including governance. #MedX a formative experience. #PatientExperience
Have you ever eaten a puffball? Very good. They just pop up suddenly. #NeighbourhoodWalks
October 29, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Have you ever eaten a puffball? Very good. They just pop up suddenly. #NeighbourhoodWalks
October 29, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Getting ready for #Halloween
This one is 9 years old and those fists punch. Much less scary than a lot of social media.
This one is 9 years old and those fists punch. Much less scary than a lot of social media.
October 22, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Getting ready for #Halloween
This one is 9 years old and those fists punch. Much less scary than a lot of social media.
This one is 9 years old and those fists punch. Much less scary than a lot of social media.
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#Canada #PersonsDay Oct 18
1929 - Women are recognized as persons and allowed to vote, FINALLY.
1982 Indigenous people recognized and allowed to vote!!!! FINALLY .
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/i...
1929 - Women are recognized as persons and allowed to vote, FINALLY.
1982 Indigenous people recognized and allowed to vote!!!! FINALLY .
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/i...
Persons Day, celebrated on October 18 in Canada, honors the 1929 decision that recognized women as "persons" under the law. Led by the Famous Five, this milestone marked a turning point in the fight for gender equality and women's rights in Canada.
October 18, 2025 at 8:18 PM
#Canada #PersonsDay Oct 18
1929 - Women are recognized as persons and allowed to vote, FINALLY.
1982 Indigenous people recognized and allowed to vote!!!! FINALLY .
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/i...
1929 - Women are recognized as persons and allowed to vote, FINALLY.
1982 Indigenous people recognized and allowed to vote!!!! FINALLY .
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/i...
Reposted by Annette McKinnon
Five years ago, I made a video essay for Persons Day, exploring the problematic, complicated and vital legacy of the Famous 5. I haven’t shared it on Bluesky before. So on this Persons Day, here it is from my archives! #PersonsDay #FamousFive #yeg #yow #SenateofCanada #cdnpoli #Alberta #Vriend
Persons Day 2020 greetings from Alberta Sen. Paula Simons
YouTube video by Senator Paula Simons
youtu.be
October 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Five years ago, I made a video essay for Persons Day, exploring the problematic, complicated and vital legacy of the Famous 5. I haven’t shared it on Bluesky before. So on this Persons Day, here it is from my archives! #PersonsDay #FamousFive #yeg #yow #SenateofCanada #cdnpoli #Alberta #Vriend
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I’ve reposted so much on 🧵they have blocked me from reposting/posting!
Great idea, not just petitions and writing in to CBC, but write in to CRTC!!
Great idea, not just petitions and writing in to CBC, but write in to CRTC!!
I’ve complained to the CRTC. Canadian airwaves should not be used to collaborate with a state funded foreign adversary.
crtc.gc.ca/eng/contact/
crtc.gc.ca/eng/contact/
Contact us | CRTC
crtc.gc.ca
February 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I’ve reposted so much on 🧵they have blocked me from reposting/posting!
Great idea, not just petitions and writing in to CBC, but write in to CRTC!!
Great idea, not just petitions and writing in to CBC, but write in to CRTC!!
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Hello #HamOnt! On Oct 16th I'll be at the @hamiltonlibrary.bsky.social talking about fascinating research on how vaccinations protect the aging brain. It's free, it's fun, and I would love to see you all there. Register below. @miramcmaster.bsky.social
Bites & Insights: Is dementia a vaccine-preventable condition? - MIRA
Register here
mira.mcmaster.ca
September 20, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Hello #HamOnt! On Oct 16th I'll be at the @hamiltonlibrary.bsky.social talking about fascinating research on how vaccinations protect the aging brain. It's free, it's fun, and I would love to see you all there. Register below. @miramcmaster.bsky.social
What’s growing in our garden?
Unfortunately now there are 2 burrows near these lovely mushrooms(?) and the have vanished.
On the plus side the puffball is developing nicely.
Unfortunately now there are 2 burrows near these lovely mushrooms(?) and the have vanished.
On the plus side the puffball is developing nicely.
September 16, 2025 at 3:43 AM
What’s growing in our garden?
Unfortunately now there are 2 burrows near these lovely mushrooms(?) and the have vanished.
On the plus side the puffball is developing nicely.
Unfortunately now there are 2 burrows near these lovely mushrooms(?) and the have vanished.
On the plus side the puffball is developing nicely.
The last hibiscus of the year for us. Still lots of asters in bloom at least. Bees need pollen!!
September 13, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The last hibiscus of the year for us. Still lots of asters in bloom at least. Bees need pollen!!
A little background sound for you on a summer day.
August 24, 2025 at 1:49 AM
A little background sound for you on a summer day.
…“a front door app powered magically by AI (that gets three stars on the Apple Store, and currently lists me as being on 91 medications) will do everything for everybody everywhere.
From @davidgilbert43.bluesky.social about the newly envisaged #FoundationTrust of the #NHS
bit.ly/4ePGOjz
From @davidgilbert43.bluesky.social about the newly envisaged #FoundationTrust of the #NHS
bit.ly/4ePGOjz
Wes The Puppet-Master – Patient and Public Voice in The Ten Year Plan and Dash Review | InHealth Associates
Taken together, the NHS Ten Year Plan and The Dash Review have served, almost fatally, to destroy patient power. Almost. Wes Streeting describes intermediary organisations that channel and amplify pat...
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July 16, 2025 at 12:23 AM
…“a front door app powered magically by AI (that gets three stars on the Apple Store, and currently lists me as being on 91 medications) will do everything for everybody everywhere.
From @davidgilbert43.bluesky.social about the newly envisaged #FoundationTrust of the #NHS
bit.ly/4ePGOjz
From @davidgilbert43.bluesky.social about the newly envisaged #FoundationTrust of the #NHS
bit.ly/4ePGOjz
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This is protest music. We need a whole lot more of THIS!
Happy 4th, everyone.
Surprise new Hounds release. You will want to hear this one.
Surprise new Hounds release. You will want to hear this one.
Hounds, “Alligator Auschwitz”
YouTube video by Seth Abramson
www.youtube.com
July 5, 2025 at 12:06 AM
This is protest music. We need a whole lot more of THIS!
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Our AI Scribe Program is officially live! Up to 10,000 eligible primary care clinicians across Canada can register for a fully funded, one-year license to use an AI-powered documentation tool.
Learn more and register: bit.ly/4kC2hP6
Learn more and register: bit.ly/4kC2hP6
June 12, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Our AI Scribe Program is officially live! Up to 10,000 eligible primary care clinicians across Canada can register for a fully funded, one-year license to use an AI-powered documentation tool.
Learn more and register: bit.ly/4kC2hP6
Learn more and register: bit.ly/4kC2hP6
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Because I feel like triggering the trolls today, I want to remind everyone that Canadians have received over ONE HUNDRED MILLION COVID vaccine doses.
Only 0.056% resulted in an adverse event report. Four deaths resulted, but ZERO were due to mRNA.
health-infobase.canada.ca/covid-19/vac...
Only 0.056% resulted in an adverse event report. Four deaths resulted, but ZERO were due to mRNA.
health-infobase.canada.ca/covid-19/vac...
June 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Because I feel like triggering the trolls today, I want to remind everyone that Canadians have received over ONE HUNDRED MILLION COVID vaccine doses.
Only 0.056% resulted in an adverse event report. Four deaths resulted, but ZERO were due to mRNA.
health-infobase.canada.ca/covid-19/vac...
Only 0.056% resulted in an adverse event report. Four deaths resulted, but ZERO were due to mRNA.
health-infobase.canada.ca/covid-19/vac...
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What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
Even doctors are stunned when I tell them Ontario has no billing code for pelvic exams.
That means that when a pelvic exam is done in an ER or a family doc's office, the extra time is usually a financial penalty.
#genderpaygap facts
Even doctors are stunned when I tell them Ontario has no billing code for pelvic exams.
That means that when a pelvic exam is done in an ER or a family doc's office, the extra time is usually a financial penalty.
#genderpaygap facts
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
ERs arent busy bc of people with low acuity problems that "dont need to be there"
ERs are crowded bc of sick patients waiting for beds upstairs in a (~full) hospital
figuring out who does vs doesnt "need to be there" doesnt work anyway
ERs arent busy bc of people with low acuity problems that "dont need to be there"
ERs are crowded bc of sick patients waiting for beds upstairs in a (~full) hospital
figuring out who does vs doesnt "need to be there" doesnt work anyway
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
You absolutely can lie via data & math & everything about how you present data is an argument for how to interpret/understand it
Everything we know is founded on best guesses & analogies
All technoscience is enmeshed with human values
You absolutely can lie via data & math & everything about how you present data is an argument for how to interpret/understand it
Everything we know is founded on best guesses & analogies
All technoscience is enmeshed with human values
June 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
Even doctors are stunned when I tell them Ontario has no billing code for pelvic exams.
That means that when a pelvic exam is done in an ER or a family doc's office, the extra time is usually a financial penalty.
#genderpaygap facts
Even doctors are stunned when I tell them Ontario has no billing code for pelvic exams.
That means that when a pelvic exam is done in an ER or a family doc's office, the extra time is usually a financial penalty.
#genderpaygap facts
A big Zoom week so far. Fortunately none like this.
June 18, 2025 at 3:30 AM
A big Zoom week so far. Fortunately none like this.
Things you find in your garage. It’s a 4 barrelled cannon.
June 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Things you find in your garage. It’s a 4 barrelled cannon.
Reposted by Annette McKinnon
"This was an experiment by a kindergarten class. They dropped seeds in the cracks of the sidewalk to see what would happen.
This would help our bees "
via I Love Bees
This would help our bees "
via I Love Bees
June 7, 2025 at 8:42 AM
"This was an experiment by a kindergarten class. They dropped seeds in the cracks of the sidewalk to see what would happen.
This would help our bees "
via I Love Bees
This would help our bees "
via I Love Bees
Reposted by Annette McKinnon
The entire Canadian media has been implying or outright stating that immigration levels are responsible for housing prices and the shortage of health care professionals. They never push back & say "actually domestic speculators account for 30% of home purchases & immigrants deliver your health care"
June 7, 2025 at 11:43 AM
The entire Canadian media has been implying or outright stating that immigration levels are responsible for housing prices and the shortage of health care professionals. They never push back & say "actually domestic speculators account for 30% of home purchases & immigrants deliver your health care"
We gathered together to support patients and caregivers who are taking on roles of increasing responsibility in research, the health care system, education of professionals. PAN has been growing for 10 years. Hello Bluesky PAN.
Whats PAN?
PAN = Canada's network for patients in health care! From coast to coast + sea to sea! From across our mighty land, WELCOME to blue skies!
@patientlibrary.bsky.social @anndouglas.bsky.social @anetto.bsky.social @amaybee.bsky.social @sandrashares.bsky.social @andreatricco.bsky.social
PAN = Canada's network for patients in health care! From coast to coast + sea to sea! From across our mighty land, WELCOME to blue skies!
@patientlibrary.bsky.social @anndouglas.bsky.social @anetto.bsky.social @amaybee.bsky.social @sandrashares.bsky.social @andreatricco.bsky.social
👋 Welcome to PAN on BlueSky!
We’re the Patient Advisors Network — a community of patient and caregiver partners across Canada working to make healthcare more inclusive, equitable, and people-centered.
Follow us for info on #PatientPartners #healthcare #PatientExperience
We’re the Patient Advisors Network — a community of patient and caregiver partners across Canada working to make healthcare more inclusive, equitable, and people-centered.
Follow us for info on #PatientPartners #healthcare #PatientExperience
June 4, 2025 at 1:36 PM
We gathered together to support patients and caregivers who are taking on roles of increasing responsibility in research, the health care system, education of professionals. PAN has been growing for 10 years. Hello Bluesky PAN.
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👋 Welcome to PAN on BlueSky!
We’re the Patient Advisors Network — a community of patient and caregiver partners across Canada working to make healthcare more inclusive, equitable, and people-centered.
Follow us for info on #PatientPartners #healthcare #PatientExperience
We’re the Patient Advisors Network — a community of patient and caregiver partners across Canada working to make healthcare more inclusive, equitable, and people-centered.
Follow us for info on #PatientPartners #healthcare #PatientExperience
April 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
👋 Welcome to PAN on BlueSky!
We’re the Patient Advisors Network — a community of patient and caregiver partners across Canada working to make healthcare more inclusive, equitable, and people-centered.
Follow us for info on #PatientPartners #healthcare #PatientExperience
We’re the Patient Advisors Network — a community of patient and caregiver partners across Canada working to make healthcare more inclusive, equitable, and people-centered.
Follow us for info on #PatientPartners #healthcare #PatientExperience
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"Health data is us and it is the data manifestion of our personhood and health," @amaybee.bsky.social bringing the patient/public perspective to panel at #ehealth25 discussing whether health data is failing the health system
June 2, 2025 at 12:57 PM
"Health data is us and it is the data manifestion of our personhood and health," @amaybee.bsky.social bringing the patient/public perspective to panel at #ehealth25 discussing whether health data is failing the health system
Chronic disease and coping when you don’t look sick The burden of care is an issue you just get used to. But it takes a lot of work to stay in the same place. #rheum Bit.ly/4kesQK5
Here's Your Gold Watch - Rheutired
A blog about healthcare and chronic illness in general, rheumatoid arthritis and Sjogren's Syndrome in particular.
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May 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Chronic disease and coping when you don’t look sick The burden of care is an issue you just get used to. But it takes a lot of work to stay in the same place. #rheum Bit.ly/4kesQK5
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#Ontario #wastewater graph updated with May 11 data
- Kingston, Sudbury, Toronto updated: wwater.ca/Ontario
- Also updated: BC, MB, QC, SK
wwater.ca
Source: health-infobase.canada.ca/wastewater/
- Kingston, Sudbury, Toronto updated: wwater.ca/Ontario
- Also updated: BC, MB, QC, SK
wwater.ca
Source: health-infobase.canada.ca/wastewater/
May 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
#Ontario #wastewater graph updated with May 11 data
- Kingston, Sudbury, Toronto updated: wwater.ca/Ontario
- Also updated: BC, MB, QC, SK
wwater.ca
Source: health-infobase.canada.ca/wastewater/
- Kingston, Sudbury, Toronto updated: wwater.ca/Ontario
- Also updated: BC, MB, QC, SK
wwater.ca
Source: health-infobase.canada.ca/wastewater/