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Linda Hunter @lhunter1310.bsky.social · 8d

I am excited to share the link for the IMHA Open Science Hub:
skincanada.org/imha-open-sc...
Honoured to have been a patient partner member of Working Group. This hub was created for those looking for resources that show how open science is aligned with the research cycle. Not mobile friendly yet.

Open Science Hub | SkinCanada

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CTV News Ottawa @ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social · Aug 6

Ottawa Tourism seeing the best summer for visitors since 2019

The City of Ottawa is seeing a spike in visitors this summer, thanks to several big events like the Ironman Canada-Ottawa race, the Canadian Track and Field Championships, and other popular festivals and events.

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Linda Hunter @lhunter1310.bsky.social · Jul 18

International Children’s Advisory Summit 2025 in Montreal - Ask the Experts Panel: Careers in Healthcare - a pleasure to share knowledge about my nursing clinical and research career and work in patient engagement with youth from around the globe. Brilliant questions too! @cantrain.bsky.social

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Linda Hunter @lhunter1310.bsky.social · Jul 18

Privileged to be present to listen and learn at the iCAN Global Summit in Montreal this week - hearing from trailblazing youth patient partners from around the world. Thank you Leanne, Sabina and Abby for the invite and to Brooke for attending with me. @cantrain.bsky.social

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CANTRAIN - Clinical Trials Training Programs @cantrain.bsky.social · Jul 16

Brooke & @lhunter1310.bsky.social are proudly repping CANTRAIN at #iCAN #Summit2025 in Montréal — hosting our table + sharing insights at “Ask the Experts: Careers in Healthcare.” We're learning, connecting & amplifying patient voices in clinical trials! 👋 #YouthVoicesInResearch #CareersInHealthcare

Brooke Turkalj and Linda Hunter at the iCAN Summit 2025, standing behind the CANTRAIN table and smiling warmly at the camera. The table displays CANTRAIN materials, highlighting their presence and engagement at the event.

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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · Jun 27

As of Canada Day, Canadian medical schools will no longer be accredited alongside US ones. This will protect Canadian universities from US political interference in medical education and enable a nimbler response to homegrown issues. www.cma.ca/latest-stori... via @cmadocs.bsky.social #MedEd

Why it’s important Canada accredits its own medical schools

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Lawrence (Larry) Mróz @drmroz.bsky.social · Jun 26

An approach to implementing patient and public involvement in investigator-initiated clinical trials | Swiss Medical Weekly smw.ch/index.php/sm...

An approach to implementing patient and public involvement in investigator-initiated clinical trials | Swiss Medical Weekly

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Lawrence (Larry) Mróz @drmroz.bsky.social · Jun 23

Advancing patient-led research and establishing a national IBD patient partner network in Canada: a call to action | Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology | Oxford Academic academic.oup.com/jcag/advance...

Advancing patient-led research and establishing a national IBD patient partner network in Canada: a call to action

As with many chronic illnesses, the experience of living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) varies greatly across genders, ages, races, and ethnicities.

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Linda Hunter @lhunter1310.bsky.social · Jun 8

This is a great idea! Caregivers are under recognized - they help the system so much and help protect the safety of those that are vulnerable living with dementia. Wish we did this in Canada and especially at LTC Homes.

Dementia Community @dementiacommunity.bsky.social · Jun 8

Carers UK has launched awards to recognise and celebrate unpaid carers.

Nominations opened on Tuesday 29 April 2025 and close on Friday 27 June 2025. The awards ceremony is on Thursday 16 October 2025.

Read More: buff.ly/DFV03pY

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🇨🇦Ian - #RLessThanOne @simpson-ian.bsky.social · Jun 7

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Coll Marie @collmarie.bsky.social · Jun 6

If anyone is curious about the air quality in London, Ontario rn or the fact that n95s keep shizz out of your lungs…

Picture shows two n95 respirators. The top one is new and white, the bottom one (worn last night for a few hours) is dark grey.

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Andrew Tagg @andrewjtagg.bsky.social · Jun 4

Busy slides don’t make you look clever.
They make your message harder to follow.

Here’s how to say more — with less:
🔗 speakhuman.kit.com/posts/say-le...

#PublicSpeaking #PresentationTips

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Lawrence (Larry) Mróz @drmroz.bsky.social · May 27

Operationalizing the principles of patient engagement through a Patient Advisory Council: Lessons and recommendations - Nielssen - 2024 - Health Expectations - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Operationalizing the principles of patient engagement through a Patient Advisory Council: Lessons and recommendations

Background Inclusiveness, Support, Mutual Respect and Co-Build are the four pillars of patient engagement according to the Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR). The aim of this manuscript i.....

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · May 25

I recently reviewed this impressive body of data for predicting Alzheimer's and why I consider it a breakthrough

erictopol.substack.com/p/the-breakt...

The Breakthrough Blood Test for Alzheimer's Disease

The p-Tau217 Biomarker for Prediction and Prevention

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Andrew Longhurst 🇨🇦 🍉 @alonghurst.bsky.social · May 15

Private, for-profit surgical and diagnostic facilities get $280m in the Ontario budget

These investor-owned facilities cost the public purse 2-3x more than hospitals for the same procedure

www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Ontario projects $14.6-billion deficit in budget as it wrestles with U.S. tariffs

With levies on auto, steel and aluminum industries, province forced to change previous estimate of a $1.5-billion deficit

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Sean Mullen, Ph.D. @drseanmullen.bsky.social · May 8

Another Meta-Analysis on Long Covid, But This Time with Controls. Here's What You Need to Know. 🧵

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Elizabeth Sofia 💙🐈🐶🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 @skippjon1.bsky.social · May 6

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Linda Hunter @lhunter1310.bsky.social · May 5

“I am the lane”! Priceless and I might steal it!

Deb Maskens @debmaskens.bsky.social · May 5

Loved this podcast! Think all of us as patient partners in cancer research have had that "stay in your lane" comment". Your professional response: "I AM the lane" is pure gold! TY! #ppi #patientengagement

Lisa Ridgway J.D. @lisaridgway8.bsky.social · May 5

Patient Partner Alert!

Listen in + laugh with us - in convo with the mighty Sevtap Savas, PhD at Memorial University (@savaslab.bsky.social) and co-host Janine C!

Some highlights - "Stay in Your Lane" - why pull punches about working in health research in Canada? Tales of trials + triumphs! ❤️🤍❤️

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Marion Leary, PhD, MPH, RN @marionleary.bsky.social · May 2

In this episode of #AmplifyNursing we talk w/ Dr. Margo Brooks Carthon, the new Director of the Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing. Under her leadership, they aim to not only preserve the past but actively shape the future of nursing.
www.nursing.upenn.edu/live/profile...

J. Margo Brooks Carthon

In this episode of Amplify Nursing, we talk with Dr. J. Margo Brooks Carthon, Professor of Nursing, at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. D...

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PressProgress @pressprogress.ca · May 1

Pierre Poilievre no longer entitled to live at public mansion: Privy Council Office

Poilievre ineligible to live at Stornoway after losing his own seat

Pierre Poilievre No Longer Entitled to Live at Public Mansion: Privy Council Office

Poilievre ineligible to live at Stornoway after losing his own seat

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Gurdeep Pandher of the Yukon @gurdeep.ca · Apr 23

My New Words for Your Dance of Reading:
(Our Past Is the Heaviest and Oldest Suitcase We Carry Through Life's Newest Journeys)
gurdeeppandher.substack.com/p/our-past

Our Past Is the Heaviest and Oldest Suitcase We Carry Through Life's Newest Journeys

The human mind tends to focus on painful memories while letting positive ones fade. These distressing memories become our heaviest burden, causing ongoing emotional pain.

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · Apr 21

Reducing the risk of all-cause dementia with intensive blood pressure control, the results of a cluster randomized trial in~34,000 participants. @naturemedicine.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Blood pressure reduction and all-cause dementia in people with uncontrolled hypertension: an open-label, blinded-endpoint, cluster-randomized trial - Nature Medicine

In the CRHCP-3 cluster-randomized trial, blood pressure reduction lowered the risk of all-cause dementia by 15% in 33,995 individuals with hypertension.

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Linda Hunter @lhunter1310.bsky.social · Apr 12

Lucky you! Quebec City is gorgeous!! And fabulous restaurants. If you have time, try Restaurant Sagamite - it is an Indigenous restaurant in the old city - delicious!!

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Dr. Jen Gunter @drjengunter.bsky.social · Apr 12

Humans will be trying a brand new drug in phase 1 trials that have never been studied in animals. What could go wrong?!?!

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Birgit Umaigba-Omoruyi RN @birgitomo.bsky.social · Apr 9

I recently spoke at a conference where I explained how the word resilience has been weaponized by many employers to justify unhealthy and toxic work environments.

Please, don’t fall for it anymore. We don’t need resilience training. We need healthy work environments. Thank you.

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RPTH @rpth.bsky.social · Apr 7

Operating on a patient with gynecologic cancer?
Check their D-dimer.
High pre-op levels = 2.6x higher VTE risk post-op.
Meta-analysis (n=15 studies) makes the case.
🔗 www.rpthjournal.org/article/S247...

High preoperative D-dimer increases the risk of venous thromboembolism after gynecological tumor surgeries: a meta-analysis of cohort studies

The role of preoperative D-dimer in the prediction of postoperative venous thromboembolism (VTE) with gynecological tumor remains unclear. This meta-analysis sought to assess the association between p...

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