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Dr. Alika Lafontaine MD
@AlikaMD
In a world full of anger and outrage, human connection is more important than ever. Posts about medicine, tech, culture and the future of healthcare
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    Dr. Alika Lafontaine MD
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    Jul 16, 2024
    There are 3 truths about Canadian healthcare that the public will acknowledge in the next two years: 1. Healthcare is collapsing across Canada because of decisions to underfund it over the past two decades. For folks who say it’s unsustainable, we’ve been saying that for 30
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    Canadian Medical Association
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    Jul 16, 2024
    74% of Canadians say that health care in their province is in crisis. The CMA and its counterparts urge leaders to stabilize our #CDNhealth system for timely patient care and safe, well-resourced environments for health professionals. ctvnews.ca/politics/provi…
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    Dr. Alika Lafontaine MD
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    Apr 10, 2022
    That mysterious flu you caught is covid.
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    Dr. Alika Lafontaine MD
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    Sep 13, 2021
    Once surgeries get cancelled the health system isn’t at risk of being overrun, it is overrun. #COVID19 #medtwitter
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    Dr. Alika Lafontaine MD
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    Feb 7, 2022
    The 89% of Canadians that are fully vaccinated will be the real reason this pandemic finally ends.
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    Dr. Alika Lafontaine MD
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    Apr 13, 2022
    Acting like we’re still in a pandemic is the best thing we can do for the economy right now. 1/4
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    Dr. Alika Lafontaine MD
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    Feb 2, 2025
    Well that was the best speech I’ve heard from a Canadian politician in a VERY long time. #TrumpTariffs
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    Dr. Alika Lafontaine MD
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    Feb 5, 2022
    If you crave freedom, don’t oppress the people around you. There’s a big difference between advocacy and anarchy.
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    Dr. Alika Lafontaine MD
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    Jul 24, 2022
    There’s a reason a nurse needs to go to nursing school. Nurses are uniquely skilled, experienced and competent at what they do. The idea that non-nurses can just pick up nursing work without training, mentorship and support is non-sensical.
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    Dr. Alika Lafontaine MD
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    Jan 26, 2022
    Full hospital beds is a more pressing problem than empty store shelves in my part of Northern Alberta.
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    Dr. Alika Lafontaine MD
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    Aug 8, 2022
    Anyone who complains about their taxes paying for another persons healthcare doesn’t understand the actual cost of healthcare. When we pool our resources we not only protect those most vulnerable, we protect ourselves and the people we care about. #cndpoli #health
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    Dr. Alika Lafontaine MD
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    Dec 14, 2022
    A picture is still worth a thousand words. #cdnhealth #cdnpoli #MedTwitter
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    Dr. Alika Lafontaine MD
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    Sep 20, 2022
    If we replaced “health worker #burnout” with “workers practicing in unreasonable and unsafe conditions” we’d have a much more honest conversation about what in the health system needs to change. #cdnpoli #health
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    Dr. Alika Lafontaine MD
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    Feb 7, 2022
    Even if you strip away the inhumane noise levels, constant vehicle exhaust and harm caused to local residents and businesses, ten days is an awfully long time for anyone to expect free parking in downtown Ottawa.
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    Dr. Alika Lafontaine MD
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    Dec 5, 2022
    If a person who previously didn’t mask decided to start masking due to the surge of respiratory illnesses in kids going on right now, maybe we should pat them on the back and say “thank you” instead of “I told you so.” Frustration shared by a non-MD friend who’s now masking.