Dr. Fiona Mattatall 🪩🇨🇦
@FionaMattatall
She/Her | 🇨🇦🇮🇪Ob/Gyn 🩺| Univ. of Calgary| gin🍸, music, history, film, med ed, women’s health, trans health 🏳️⚧️ inclusive care 🌈 Tweets are my own
Approximately 21 000 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer annually in the US. This Review summarizes the diagnosis and management of high-grade serous ovarian cancer. ja.ma/4m90xNM
Canada hasn’t seen this many measles cases since 1991. We’ve put together a resource page with clear answers, vetted science & shareable content: scienceupfirst.com/measles 🔗 #ScienceUpFirst
Not all journals are trustworthy. Some are predatory. 🦈 Learn more about what makes a journal credible and how to spot predatory publications 👉 scienceupfirst.com/science-101/pr… #ScienceUpFirst
#ForeverCanadian is getting one step closer to our campaign launch. So many of you ask “How can I help?”. Here’s a sneak peek at our online volunteer registration. Sign up now at: forever-canadian.ca Let us know how you wish to help keep Canada united. #ableg #cdnpoli
“We are still caught up in an unresolved health care scandal, increasing emergency room wait times & increasing numbers of patients leaving emergency rooms without being seen. & there's no proof that tearing apart Alberta Health Services has helped…” rmoutlook.com/vox-populi/let…
You can’t hurt those born in the 70’s and raised in the 80’s. They are not the same as today’s kids.
Youth deserve inclusive, honest, evidence-based sex ed. Consent, contraception, identity—this knowledge saves lives. #SexEdSavesLives #SRHR #FMWC @dr_rdosanjh @DrMTByass @kimberly-williams-52946493 @DrShelleyRoss @CPHO_Canada @PMNCH @CFPC_e @Royal_College
Hi, yes, g'morning. This is awkward. But targeting a reporter - hi! - with surreptitiously obtained photos and details of her tooling around town is an attack on the public's right to know. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…
Was thinking… as our Premier is demanding an apology from the people of Jasper who are rebuilding their lives… Maybe all ABs experiencing untenable delays in our HC system should be demanding the Premier apologize to them… #Healthcareapology
I’ve been waiting for a ENT consult since April to see if my cancer has spread. I now have a mass but still no appointment. Waiting is literally killing me.😢
Coming soon to an ER near you.
Japanese design firm Kenji Abe has designed a glass beer bottle that you can stick into the sand on the beach
Some concerns from former AHS CEOs sworn affidavit 004 - HCW Intimidation and Silencing🧵: - pg 16 - concerns raised of govt being punitive and silencing "critics" - this should be very alarming when a former AHS CEO raises this concern. 1/10
This scene in Little Miss Sunshine (2006) is still unmatched.
Regarding "refocusing' - which should be nominated for the euphemism of the year award - ABs should pause and reflect on what is happening w the disintegration of our HC system 🧵: - first off "disintergration" is used intentionally w respect to what's happening 1/8
We asked HSAA members how short-staffing impacts care and got hundreds of heartfelt, frustrated responses. Watch President Mike Parker read some of them, and share your story: hsaa.ca/short-staffing
AMA members have been sending us real experiences from the front lines, revealing a health care system stretched beyond its limits, with overwhelmed acute care, physician shortages and broken processes. Read these stories on the AMA website: albertadoctors.org/news/publicati…
Truly unbelievable that we have got to this point AB. And we still have no permanent Public Health Expert as CMOH - our govt simply cannot recruit anyone willing to take on the role for a govt that doesn't believe in science. buff.ly/0plmJol
I will not apologize for the medical system. It has been destroyed purposely for profit by those who have no concern for the health of those who elected them. What continues to confound me is why those who voted for this believe that they won’t suffer the consequences.
As of today, alberta.ca/measles has reported 1,246 people have been infected with Measles, granting Alberta the title of highest cases per capita in North America. Measles immunization is key to prevention and further complications. This is preventable. Get immunized.
Alberta has highest measles cases per capita in North America as summer travel gets underway ctvnews.ca/health/article…