Driven to improve clinical practices and patient focus, while providing leadership, innovation, and education to align with the organizations strategic plan.
Ontario, Canada
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John Balcom retweeted
A 36 year old man from Toronto who experienced a medical episode is alive because of the heroic efforts of five men who risked their lives as the vehicle began to burn with the driver still inside. They got the drivers door open to save the driver. You are my #HERO. July 4, '22
John Balcom retweeted
Two years ago, George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police officers. His life mattered — and he should still be here today. Let’s carry on his legacy of community care by demanding that our justice system be transformed into one that is equitable & keeps our communities safe.
John Balcom retweeted
More monkeypox cases…USA and Canada now involved.
#BREAKING Mass. DPH says a man who recently traveled to Canada has been diagnosed with monkeypox. First case in the US this year
John Balcom retweeted
I have this old 2006 BusinessWeek framed as a reminder. The “risky bet” that Wall Street disliked was AWS, which generated revenue of more than $62 billion last year.
John Balcom retweeted
Ontario's COVID wastewater signals are levelling off (even declining) in many parts of the province & the pace of hospitalization appears to be plateauing as well. Great to see.
It's still early & there's a lot of COVID out there, but we may be headed out of this wave.
John Balcom retweeted
NEW: I’m not sure people appreciate quite how bad the Covid situation is in Hong Kong, nor what might be around the corner.
First, an astonishing chart.
After keeping Covid at bay for two years, Omicron has hit HK and New Zealand, but the outcomes could not be more different.
John Balcom retweeted
📢 #ICYMI: Youth 12-17 can now receive their 3rd dose of the #COVID19 vaccine if eligible! Don’t miss today’s all ages (5+) clinics in North York!
📍 Yonge Sheppard Centre
📍 Oriole Community Centre
📍 Broadlands Community Centre
bit.ly/3tEcdN1 @NYT_HP @willowdalebia
John Balcom retweeted
1. "The risk of hospitalization or death was lower
for Omicron cases compared with Delta cases"
bit.ly/3I4BNm2 (by @ACUlloa).
2. The Omicron wave is one of the deadliest in Canada.
A smaller % with severe illness is still a lot of sick people given ⬆️transmissibility.
John Balcom retweeted
🚨 #ICYMI 🚨 To keep everyone safe at NYGH, we’ve changed our visitor policy. One visitor or Essential Care Partner is now allowed daily for patients 18+. Limited exceptions apply. More info: bit.ly/3J83RG0
John Balcom retweeted
Okay so that briefing didn't go how I thought it would. That being said I believe this is us living with covid. I mean we've lost all control of the spread. So now we just have live with it. That's what I got out of the briefing. (Short version)
John Balcom retweeted
With the recent Omicron surge on everyone's mind, the Pulse sat down with Dr. Kevin Katz, Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Control at North York General to get his advice on how to have a safer holiday season.
nygh.on.ca/newsroom/top-5-ti…
John Balcom retweeted
I was treating a patient needing admission the ICU. She refused b/c there was no one to care for her cats. She gave me her keys and I cared for them. A case mgr said the pt was altered when she told staff the ED Dr. was cat sitting because "no doctor would ever do that." 😁
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John Balcom retweeted
You may or may not politically respect him. But this is exactly what what we need to do in Canada. He is dead on. @JustinTrudeau @fordnation @celliottability @CPHO_Canada
John Balcom retweeted
Congrats again, DJ. No one more deserving than you for the People’s Champ Award.
Thank you to my good friend and tequila drinkin’ buddy Jeff Bezos for your wonderfully effusive words on my behalf and thank you to my #1 boss ~ the people for this incredible award. An unforgettable night.
Grateful man.
Peoples Champion Award.
#PCA
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John Balcom retweeted
Welcome aboard, Michael!
JUST IN: @michaelstrahan is going out of this world – literally! – and will be flying on @BlueOrigin’s #NewShepard rocket on December 9! gma.abc/3HP7yja
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Happy birthday, @JR2point0! 🥳 You have yourself a Rose-y day! 🔔
ALT A photograph from the set of Schitt's Creek. Jennifer Robertson as Jocelyn Schitt. She's behind the counter at Rose Apothecary, holding and ringing a small bell while smiling widely at David and Patrick who are off camera. She's wearing a light pink sweater with a white owl in top of some yellow and orange roses.
John Balcom retweeted
#BREAKING: President Joe Biden will briefly transfer power to Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday when he undergoes a “routine colonoscopy” making her the first woman to hold presidential power bddy.me/3CzrlQ3
John Balcom retweeted
#DYK Diabetes is a disease in which your body either can't produce insulin or can't properly use the insulin it produces. Managing the disease is not always easy, but @NorthYorkGeneral has two centres that can help.
