Carly Whitmore
@carlywhitmore.bsky.social
Nurse, researcher, dog mom
There is no health without #MentalHealth
🚲 #HamONT | she/her
There is no health without #MentalHealth
🚲 #HamONT | she/her
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I only wish @picardonhealth.bsky.social mentioned:
1) Researchers filled this information believing it was private & for statistical purposes,
2) DEI info of apps was not shared with review committee (though app’s names are listed )
B/c some of the comments are pretty uninformed.
1) Researchers filled this information believing it was private & for statistical purposes,
2) DEI info of apps was not shared with review committee (though app’s names are listed )
B/c some of the comments are pretty uninformed.
a gross parliamentary overreach — article by @picardonhealth.bsky.social in the globe and mail; #academicsky #neuroskyence #psychscisky www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/91587b9...
How much are MPs entitled to know about research grants? Not as much as they think
A parliamentary committee is asking for academics’ private information on a strange anti-DEI crusade
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:13 AM
I only wish @picardonhealth.bsky.social mentioned:
1) Researchers filled this information believing it was private & for statistical purposes,
2) DEI info of apps was not shared with review committee (though app’s names are listed )
B/c some of the comments are pretty uninformed.
1) Researchers filled this information believing it was private & for statistical purposes,
2) DEI info of apps was not shared with review committee (though app’s names are listed )
B/c some of the comments are pretty uninformed.
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by OpenAI’s own estimates, hundreds of thousands of ChatGPT users are showing signs of manic or psychotic crisis every week
OpenAI Says Hundreds of Thousands of ChatGPT Users May Show Signs of Manic or Psychotic Crisis Every Week
OpenAI Says Hundreds of Thousands of ChatGPT Users May Show Signs of Manic or Psychotic Crisis Every Week
www.wired.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:11 PM
by OpenAI’s own estimates, hundreds of thousands of ChatGPT users are showing signs of manic or psychotic crisis every week
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October 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Here's the delegate's video capturing the moment a motorist mounts the sidewalk and drives into the yard of an Aberdeen home, seconds before chidlren walk by! #HamOnt
@chchnews.bsky.social @thespec1846.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/CGdrS8m...
@chchnews.bsky.social @thespec1846.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/CGdrS8m...
Public Works Committee - October 20, 2025
YouTube video by City of Hamilton
www.youtube.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Here's the delegate's video capturing the moment a motorist mounts the sidewalk and drives into the yard of an Aberdeen home, seconds before chidlren walk by! #HamOnt
@chchnews.bsky.social @thespec1846.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/CGdrS8m...
@chchnews.bsky.social @thespec1846.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/CGdrS8m...
Had fun covering a class for a colleague and seeing students I first taught in Level 1, now in their third year. It was so rewarding to see their growth and development. They were amused that I’m "still?!" biking to work. 🚲✨
October 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Had fun covering a class for a colleague and seeing students I first taught in Level 1, now in their third year. It was so rewarding to see their growth and development. They were amused that I’m "still?!" biking to work. 🚲✨
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Hi, if you're new here, my name is Julie S. Lalonde and I am very passionate about Canada Post because I'm a socialist and I believe we're all entitled to services like it.
Mutual aid at scale is taxation and that taxation should serve the people. ✌️
Mutual aid at scale is taxation and that taxation should serve the people. ✌️
September 25, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Hi, if you're new here, my name is Julie S. Lalonde and I am very passionate about Canada Post because I'm a socialist and I believe we're all entitled to services like it.
Mutual aid at scale is taxation and that taxation should serve the people. ✌️
Mutual aid at scale is taxation and that taxation should serve the people. ✌️
After almost being struck by a distracted man driving a jacked-up pickup truck downtown today, it seems like the right time to say licensing and taxation reform can’t wait.
Guelph police say they are investigating after a woman died when she and her family were struck by a pickup truck Friday afternoon.
www.chch.com/chch-news/mo...
www.chch.com/chch-news/mo...
Mother dies after family walking toddler in stroller struck by pickup in Guelph
Guelph police say they are investigating after a woman died when she and her family were struck by a pickup truck Friday afternoon.
www.chch.com
September 24, 2025 at 1:18 AM
After almost being struck by a distracted man driving a jacked-up pickup truck downtown today, it seems like the right time to say licensing and taxation reform can’t wait.
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My letter in today's Globe and Mail:
September 9, 2025 at 12:42 PM
My letter in today's Globe and Mail:
If you see this, post a redhead.
My first born, Phoebe.
My first born, Phoebe.
July 31, 2025 at 6:23 PM
If you see this, post a redhead.
My first born, Phoebe.
My first born, Phoebe.
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BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.
July 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
June 28, 2025 at 4:38 AM
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
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Can confirm - both my children are grad students. My son’s 🇬🇧 laboratory just canceled a 🇺🇸 conference and my daughter’s 🇨🇦 lab is refusing all 🇺🇸 invites.
This is unfortunate since young career academics need to network but it isn’t safe.
#STEM
#science
This is unfortunate since young career academics need to network but it isn’t safe.
#STEM
#science
US conferences are being cancelled or relocated as speakers decline, science discourse is limited and others not allowed to attend. Certainly I would avoid going under the current regime
Scientific conferences are leaving the US amid border fears
Some meetings have been put on hold in response to foreign researchers’ travel concerns.
www.nature.com
May 24, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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In early March, I wrote about the proto-authoritarian attacks on science and universities by the Trump administration and listed some warning signs to look out for in the coming weeks.
Now six weeks later and those warning signs are being realised.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/warning-si...
Now six weeks later and those warning signs are being realised.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/warning-si...
Warning signs realised: Trump’s war on science and the fight to save American academia
In early March, I warned of authoritarian like attacks on science and universities. Six weeks later and the Trump administration has gone even further than feared.
christinapagel.substack.com
April 28, 2025 at 9:32 AM
In early March, I wrote about the proto-authoritarian attacks on science and universities by the Trump administration and listed some warning signs to look out for in the coming weeks.
Now six weeks later and those warning signs are being realised.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/warning-si...
Now six weeks later and those warning signs are being realised.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/warning-si...
The gutting of science in the U.S. isn’t something we can get used to.
Repetition doesn’t make it normal.
We can’t afford to be complicit.
We can’t afford to be complacent.
Repetition doesn’t make it normal.
We can’t afford to be complicit.
We can’t afford to be complacent.
Devastation of women’s health research in the US, with significant negative implications for women’s health (care) everywhere:
NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women
The Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings
www.science.org
April 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The gutting of science in the U.S. isn’t something we can get used to.
Repetition doesn’t make it normal.
We can’t afford to be complicit.
We can’t afford to be complacent.
Repetition doesn’t make it normal.
We can’t afford to be complicit.
We can’t afford to be complacent.
A new peer review record for me:
7:54am - Receive request to review
1:42pm - Receive email from editor withdrawing same request as they have "yet to hear" whether I wish to review or not.
7:54am - Receive request to review
1:42pm - Receive email from editor withdrawing same request as they have "yet to hear" whether I wish to review or not.
April 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM
A new peer review record for me:
7:54am - Receive request to review
1:42pm - Receive email from editor withdrawing same request as they have "yet to hear" whether I wish to review or not.
7:54am - Receive request to review
1:42pm - Receive email from editor withdrawing same request as they have "yet to hear" whether I wish to review or not.
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What’s holding back large-scale adoption of AI in healthcare?
Our final #AMS2025 panel explores how health leaders can drive AI adoption while addressing the systemic, cultural, and ethical challenges featuring Abi Sriharan, Brian Hodges, Anna Foat (@annafoat.bsky.social), and Paul Woods.
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Our final #AMS2025 panel explores how health leaders can drive AI adoption while addressing the systemic, cultural, and ethical challenges featuring Abi Sriharan, Brian Hodges, Anna Foat (@annafoat.bsky.social), and Paul Woods.
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April 8, 2025 at 7:18 PM
What’s holding back large-scale adoption of AI in healthcare?
Our final #AMS2025 panel explores how health leaders can drive AI adoption while addressing the systemic, cultural, and ethical challenges featuring Abi Sriharan, Brian Hodges, Anna Foat (@annafoat.bsky.social), and Paul Woods.
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Our final #AMS2025 panel explores how health leaders can drive AI adoption while addressing the systemic, cultural, and ethical challenges featuring Abi Sriharan, Brian Hodges, Anna Foat (@annafoat.bsky.social), and Paul Woods.
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For 2025 AMS Fellow Development Day, we’re bringing together our Fitzgerald Fellows and Compassion & AI Fellows to tackle one of Ontario’s most urgent healthcare challenges—capacity!
#AMS2025
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#AMS2025
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April 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
For 2025 AMS Fellow Development Day, we’re bringing together our Fitzgerald Fellows and Compassion & AI Fellows to tackle one of Ontario’s most urgent healthcare challenges—capacity!
#AMS2025
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#AMS2025
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Kicking off the #AMSHealthcare2025 conference with Dr. Mark Daley (@westernu.bsky.social) sharing examples of the threshold we're approaching in “commoditizing intelligence” through AI. A provocative start to the day!
April 8, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Kicking off the #AMSHealthcare2025 conference with Dr. Mark Daley (@westernu.bsky.social) sharing examples of the threshold we're approaching in “commoditizing intelligence” through AI. A provocative start to the day!
🔈 Calling all applied health researchers:
Are you looking to deepen your skills in qualitative data analysis? This 4-day, in-person intensive will support you in advancing your confidence and skillset.
⚠️ We are almost sold out, register today!
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Are you looking to deepen your skills in qualitative data analysis? This 4-day, in-person intensive will support you in advancing your confidence and skillset.
⚠️ We are almost sold out, register today!
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
#qhrcpd25 #maccpd #qualitativeresearch | Continuing Professional Development, FHS, McMaster University
Register today for Qualitative Health Research Methods 2025 🔥 Summer Intensive Course – Advancing Data Analysis Skills in Applied Qualitative Health Research. 💻 https://lnkd.in/gN28uK2n
Date: June 2...
www.linkedin.com
April 2, 2025 at 1:22 PM
🔈 Calling all applied health researchers:
Are you looking to deepen your skills in qualitative data analysis? This 4-day, in-person intensive will support you in advancing your confidence and skillset.
⚠️ We are almost sold out, register today!
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Are you looking to deepen your skills in qualitative data analysis? This 4-day, in-person intensive will support you in advancing your confidence and skillset.
⚠️ We are almost sold out, register today!
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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We shouldn't have to chose between compassion or safety
We shouldn't have to chose between compassion or safety
If our libraries are becoming de facto shelters, we need to acknowledge that reality and equip them as such.
www.thespec.com
March 28, 2025 at 10:16 AM
We shouldn't have to chose between compassion or safety
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Canada could vote in a Trump-ish govt:
1/Conservatives are anti choice: bsky.app/profile/mary...
2/The last Conservative govt defunded science, muzzled scientists www.cbc.ca/news/health/... and threw science research in dumpsters.
thetyee.ca/News/2013/12...
#DoNotVoteConservative
#MiniTrump
1/Conservatives are anti choice: bsky.app/profile/mary...
2/The last Conservative govt defunded science, muzzled scientists www.cbc.ca/news/health/... and threw science research in dumpsters.
thetyee.ca/News/2013/12...
#DoNotVoteConservative
#MiniTrump
Dismantling of Fishery Library 'Like a Book Burning,' Say Scientists | The Tyee
Harper government shuts down 'world class' collection on freshwater science and protection.
thetyee.ca
March 27, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Canada could vote in a Trump-ish govt:
1/Conservatives are anti choice: bsky.app/profile/mary...
2/The last Conservative govt defunded science, muzzled scientists www.cbc.ca/news/health/... and threw science research in dumpsters.
thetyee.ca/News/2013/12...
#DoNotVoteConservative
#MiniTrump
1/Conservatives are anti choice: bsky.app/profile/mary...
2/The last Conservative govt defunded science, muzzled scientists www.cbc.ca/news/health/... and threw science research in dumpsters.
thetyee.ca/News/2013/12...
#DoNotVoteConservative
#MiniTrump
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On average, Canada has recorded just 91 #measles infections annually since 1998, when the virus was deemed eliminated. In the first three months of 2025, Canada has already logged at least 510 cases of measles. The epicentre is southwestern Ontario. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
March 27, 2025 at 12:23 AM
On average, Canada has recorded just 91 #measles infections annually since 1998, when the virus was deemed eliminated. In the first three months of 2025, Canada has already logged at least 510 cases of measles. The epicentre is southwestern Ontario. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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Half of business owners on this Toronto street estimated that more than 25% of their customers arrived by car.
In fact, it was 4%.
And the % of customers who who walked or cycled? 72%.
Retailers routinely overestimate the # of “car customers.” Via @carltonreid.com www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
In fact, it was 4%.
And the % of customers who who walked or cycled? 72%.
Retailers routinely overestimate the # of “car customers.” Via @carltonreid.com www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
March 25, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Half of business owners on this Toronto street estimated that more than 25% of their customers arrived by car.
In fact, it was 4%.
And the % of customers who who walked or cycled? 72%.
Retailers routinely overestimate the # of “car customers.” Via @carltonreid.com www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
In fact, it was 4%.
And the % of customers who who walked or cycled? 72%.
Retailers routinely overestimate the # of “car customers.” Via @carltonreid.com www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
Dr. Sally Thorne is a light in these dark times:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
"[Nurses] are a force for good in this world, and we have always understood that as our mission and our privilege."
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
"[Nurses] are a force for good in this world, and we have always understood that as our mission and our privilege."
We Were Made for These Times
Click on the article title to read more.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
March 20, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Dr. Sally Thorne is a light in these dark times:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
"[Nurses] are a force for good in this world, and we have always understood that as our mission and our privilege."
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
"[Nurses] are a force for good in this world, and we have always understood that as our mission and our privilege."
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So on March 9, a French scientist, on a visa to attend a conference in Houston, was denied entry to the US and subsequently expelled because his phone had messages decrying scientific policies put forward by the Trump administration: www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
Etats-Unis : un chercheur français refoulé pour avoir exprimé « une opinion personnelle sur la politique menée par l’administration Trump »
Le ministre de la recherche français a dit sa « préoccupation », mercredi, après cette décision des autorités américaines. Le chercheur du CNRS aurait subi un contrôle aléatoire à son arrivée, avant q...
www.lemonde.fr
March 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM
So on March 9, a French scientist, on a visa to attend a conference in Houston, was denied entry to the US and subsequently expelled because his phone had messages decrying scientific policies put forward by the Trump administration: www.lemonde.fr/internationa...