Rainer Otte
@rainerotte.bsky.social
PHSA/BC Children’s in Vancouver. I work on the system, not in the system 🇩🇪/🇨🇦
Dad, husband. Founder of PurePaks: www.PurePaks.com
Sharing about my entrepreneurial journey & manufacturing. All views/opinions are my own.
Dad, husband. Founder of PurePaks: www.PurePaks.com
Sharing about my entrepreneurial journey & manufacturing. All views/opinions are my own.
LifeLabs is being sold to an American company. That means Canadians’ most sensitive health data will be subject to U.S. law.
Should we be comfortable with Donald Trump’s government having access to our medical history?
dailyhive.com/canada/lifel...
Should we be comfortable with Donald Trump’s government having access to our medical history?
dailyhive.com/canada/lifel...
LifeLabs sold to US company for $1.35 billion | National
Canada’s largest medical testing company, LifeLabs, is being sold to New Jersey-based Quest Diagnostics for $1.35 billion.
dailyhive.com
October 2, 2025 at 6:13 AM
LifeLabs is being sold to an American company. That means Canadians’ most sensitive health data will be subject to U.S. law.
Should we be comfortable with Donald Trump’s government having access to our medical history?
dailyhive.com/canada/lifel...
Should we be comfortable with Donald Trump’s government having access to our medical history?
dailyhive.com/canada/lifel...
This is a big deal. Hoping that inter-provincial regulations follow suit.
U.S.-trained and certified doctors can now become fully licensed in B.C. - no extra exams, assessments, or training needed. Plus, internationally trained doctors no longer need the Licentiate of the MCC to qualify. The door is wide open! To learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202... #bchealthcare
July 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
This is a big deal. Hoping that inter-provincial regulations follow suit.
Reposted by Rainer Otte
5. Wars are easy to start and hard to stop
June 22, 2025 at 4:28 AM
5. Wars are easy to start and hard to stop
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The Northern Health Authority has issued a bulletin about confirmed cases of #measles in NE BC, particularly the community of Wonowon. 🔺 Measles is highly contagious, but preventable. Make sure you and your family are up to date on your measles vaccinations. stories.northernhealth.ca/news/measles...
Measles cases confirmed in Northeast BC | Stories
Northern Health has identified multiple lab-confirmed cases of measles in the Northeast BC. community of Wonowon, located approximately 89 km Northwest of Fort St. John.
stories.northernhealth.ca
June 15, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The Northern Health Authority has issued a bulletin about confirmed cases of #measles in NE BC, particularly the community of Wonowon. 🔺 Measles is highly contagious, but preventable. Make sure you and your family are up to date on your measles vaccinations. stories.northernhealth.ca/news/measles...
In healthcare, cutting costs (quickly) oftentimes means making the least bad decision. That’s not an easy task.
Advocacy matters.
Advocacy matters.
Rob Shaw: NDP steps on a landmine with cut to sick kids support
Backlash forces reversal after province slashes funding for travel and housing support for families of critically ill children
www.squamishchief.com
June 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
In healthcare, cutting costs (quickly) oftentimes means making the least bad decision. That’s not an easy task.
Advocacy matters.
Advocacy matters.
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Our message to US doctors, nurses and allied health workers is strong and clear – there has never been a better time to come to British Columbia, and for Canadian health professionals currently living and working in the U.S. – now is the time to come home.
#bchealthcare
#bchealthcare
June 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Our message to US doctors, nurses and allied health workers is strong and clear – there has never been a better time to come to British Columbia, and for Canadian health professionals currently living and working in the U.S. – now is the time to come home.
#bchealthcare
#bchealthcare
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Canadians 🇨🇦 don’t lose a good thing. Don’t privatize your healthcare system. Look back and see what it took to get you to where you are today. I just bought this book. Pick it up.
In America 🇺🇸 business, industry and shareholders matter more than the people on both sides of the stethoscope. #Doxit
In America 🇺🇸 business, industry and shareholders matter more than the people on both sides of the stethoscope. #Doxit
March 29, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Canadians 🇨🇦 don’t lose a good thing. Don’t privatize your healthcare system. Look back and see what it took to get you to where you are today. I just bought this book. Pick it up.
In America 🇺🇸 business, industry and shareholders matter more than the people on both sides of the stethoscope. #Doxit
In America 🇺🇸 business, industry and shareholders matter more than the people on both sides of the stethoscope. #Doxit
You’ll need health care eventually.
Does your candidate commit to the following principles?:
✅ Every Canadian needs access to front-line care
✅ Specialist care has to be available when needed
✅ Easy access to ERs to save lives
#BChealth
www.cma.ca/fightingforc...
Does your candidate commit to the following principles?:
✅ Every Canadian needs access to front-line care
✅ Specialist care has to be available when needed
✅ Easy access to ERs to save lives
#BChealth
www.cma.ca/fightingforc...
Election 2025: Fighting for care
The Canadian Medical Association believes health care should be a priority in the 2025 federal election.
www.cma.ca
March 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
You’ll need health care eventually.
Does your candidate commit to the following principles?:
✅ Every Canadian needs access to front-line care
✅ Specialist care has to be available when needed
✅ Easy access to ERs to save lives
#BChealth
www.cma.ca/fightingforc...
Does your candidate commit to the following principles?:
✅ Every Canadian needs access to front-line care
✅ Specialist care has to be available when needed
✅ Easy access to ERs to save lives
#BChealth
www.cma.ca/fightingforc...
U.S. doctor shares his experiences working in Canada. Turns out, there’s a lot to be proud of about healthcare in 🇨🇦
E.g.: “[…] the relative absence of this pay-for-performance bureaucracy gives physicians more freedom to think critically, treat patients as individuals, and discuss options openly.”
E.g.: “[…] the relative absence of this pay-for-performance bureaucracy gives physicians more freedom to think critically, treat patients as individuals, and discuss options openly.”
I traded my U.S. medical career for life in Canada. Here’s how the two health systems stack up. canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/03/25/i... @codeblackamerica.bsky.social
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁
I traded my U.S. medical career for life in Canada. Here’s how the…
The differences hit me immediately, and are profound.
canadahealthwatch.ca
March 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
U.S. doctor shares his experiences working in Canada. Turns out, there’s a lot to be proud of about healthcare in 🇨🇦
E.g.: “[…] the relative absence of this pay-for-performance bureaucracy gives physicians more freedom to think critically, treat patients as individuals, and discuss options openly.”
E.g.: “[…] the relative absence of this pay-for-performance bureaucracy gives physicians more freedom to think critically, treat patients as individuals, and discuss options openly.”
Merkel:
Pay attention to language.
For language is the precursor to action.
Once language starts to go astray, actions quickly follow. And then violence is not far behind.
Pay attention to language.
For language is the precursor to action.
Once language starts to go astray, actions quickly follow. And then violence is not far behind.
Nun bin ich wahrlich kein ausgewiesener Fan von Frau Merkel – aber: Wo sie recht hat, hat sie recht.
November 27, 2024 at 8:50 PM
Merkel:
Pay attention to language.
For language is the precursor to action.
Once language starts to go astray, actions quickly follow. And then violence is not far behind.
Pay attention to language.
For language is the precursor to action.
Once language starts to go astray, actions quickly follow. And then violence is not far behind.
Reposted by Rainer Otte
Research idea for design and sociology folks.
Check out how different life stages affect the way we use materials and knowledge in our practices and flesh out alternative ways to approach these practices by switching up the materials, skills, and meanings behind them
Check out how different life stages affect the way we use materials and knowledge in our practices and flesh out alternative ways to approach these practices by switching up the materials, skills, and meanings behind them
November 15, 2024 at 12:57 PM
Research idea for design and sociology folks.
Check out how different life stages affect the way we use materials and knowledge in our practices and flesh out alternative ways to approach these practices by switching up the materials, skills, and meanings behind them
Check out how different life stages affect the way we use materials and knowledge in our practices and flesh out alternative ways to approach these practices by switching up the materials, skills, and meanings behind them