Linda Hunter
@lhunter1310.bsky.social
Retired nurse and healthcare executive; now a patient partner in research. Live life with #spinalstenosis #arthritis #fibromyalgia #DDD #IBS #endometriosis “Turning negatives into positives daily” 🇨🇦
Love this - and agree with it too!! 👇
“The more proximate you are to people’s lived realities, and the more embedded you are, the less distanced by class you are, the more you see. The higher you go…the higher your propensity to not be very useful.”
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Seye Abimbola | On Theory
Seye Abimbola wants us to stop mistaking prestige for insight – and inclusion for equity.
At a bustling restaurant tucked into a leafy corner of the University of Sydney, Associate Professor Seye Abim...
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November 2, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Love this - and agree with it too!! 👇
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Building a learning health analytical tool to improve quality and patient safety by empowering nursing practice and establishing a data driven culture. | JCO Oncology Practice ascopubs.org/doi/abs/10.1...
Building a learning health analytical tool to improve quality and patient safety by empowering nursing practice and establishing a data driven culture. | JCO Oncology Practice
611Background: Healthcare is highly regulated to ensure that the highest standards of care are consistently
followed in the pursuit of optimal patient outcomes. Regulatory bodies such as The
Joint Com...
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October 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Building a learning health analytical tool to improve quality and patient safety by empowering nursing practice and establishing a data driven culture. | JCO Oncology Practice ascopubs.org/doi/abs/10.1...
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So...if a Russian asset wanted to sabotage the American government's outbreak surveillance system in preparation for biological warfare against the US population, how would their absolute dream celebrate-victory-with-vodka-and-caviar outcome look different from what just happened at the CDC?
BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
October 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
So...if a Russian asset wanted to sabotage the American government's outbreak surveillance system in preparation for biological warfare against the US population, how would their absolute dream celebrate-victory-with-vodka-and-caviar outcome look different from what just happened at the CDC?
I am excited to share the link for the IMHA Open Science Hub:
skincanada.org/imha-open-sc...
Honoured to have been a patient partner member of Working Group. This hub was created for those looking for resources that show how open science is aligned with the research cycle. Not mobile friendly yet.
skincanada.org/imha-open-sc...
Honoured to have been a patient partner member of Working Group. This hub was created for those looking for resources that show how open science is aligned with the research cycle. Not mobile friendly yet.
Open Science Hub | SkinCanada
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October 2, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I am excited to share the link for the IMHA Open Science Hub:
skincanada.org/imha-open-sc...
Honoured to have been a patient partner member of Working Group. This hub was created for those looking for resources that show how open science is aligned with the research cycle. Not mobile friendly yet.
skincanada.org/imha-open-sc...
Honoured to have been a patient partner member of Working Group. This hub was created for those looking for resources that show how open science is aligned with the research cycle. Not mobile friendly yet.
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Ottawa Tourism seeing the best summer for visitors since 2019
Ottawa Tourism seeing the best summer for visitors since 2019
The City of Ottawa is seeing a spike in visitors this summer, thanks to several big events like the Ironman Canada-Ottawa race, the Canadian Track and Field Championships, and other popular festivals and events.
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August 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Ottawa Tourism seeing the best summer for visitors since 2019
International Children’s Advisory Summit 2025 in Montreal - Ask the Experts Panel: Careers in Healthcare - a pleasure to share knowledge about my nursing clinical and research career and work in patient engagement with youth from around the globe. Brilliant questions too! @cantrain.bsky.social
July 18, 2025 at 10:42 PM
International Children’s Advisory Summit 2025 in Montreal - Ask the Experts Panel: Careers in Healthcare - a pleasure to share knowledge about my nursing clinical and research career and work in patient engagement with youth from around the globe. Brilliant questions too! @cantrain.bsky.social
Privileged to be present to listen and learn at the iCAN Global Summit in Montreal this week - hearing from trailblazing youth patient partners from around the world. Thank you Leanne, Sabina and Abby for the invite and to Brooke for attending with me. @cantrain.bsky.social
July 18, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Privileged to be present to listen and learn at the iCAN Global Summit in Montreal this week - hearing from trailblazing youth patient partners from around the world. Thank you Leanne, Sabina and Abby for the invite and to Brooke for attending with me. @cantrain.bsky.social
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Brooke & @lhunter1310.bsky.social are proudly repping CANTRAIN at #iCAN #Summit2025 in Montréal — hosting our table + sharing insights at “Ask the Experts: Careers in Healthcare.” We're learning, connecting & amplifying patient voices in clinical trials! 👋 #YouthVoicesInResearch #CareersInHealthcare
July 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Brooke & @lhunter1310.bsky.social are proudly repping CANTRAIN at #iCAN #Summit2025 in Montréal — hosting our table + sharing insights at “Ask the Experts: Careers in Healthcare.” We're learning, connecting & amplifying patient voices in clinical trials! 👋 #YouthVoicesInResearch #CareersInHealthcare
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As of Canada Day, Canadian medical schools will no longer be accredited alongside US ones. This will protect Canadian universities from US political interference in medical education and enable a nimbler response to homegrown issues. www.cma.ca/latest-stori... via @cmadocs.bsky.social #MedEd
Why it’s important Canada accredits its own medical schools
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June 27, 2025 at 7:25 PM
As of Canada Day, Canadian medical schools will no longer be accredited alongside US ones. This will protect Canadian universities from US political interference in medical education and enable a nimbler response to homegrown issues. www.cma.ca/latest-stori... via @cmadocs.bsky.social #MedEd
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An approach to implementing patient and public involvement in investigator-initiated clinical trials | Swiss Medical Weekly smw.ch/index.php/sm...
An approach to implementing patient and public involvement in investigator-initiated clinical trials
| Swiss Medical Weekly
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June 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
An approach to implementing patient and public involvement in investigator-initiated clinical trials | Swiss Medical Weekly smw.ch/index.php/sm...
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Advancing patient-led research and establishing a national IBD patient partner network in Canada: a call to action | Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology | Oxford Academic academic.oup.com/jcag/advance...
Advancing patient-led research and establishing a national IBD patient partner network in Canada: a call to action
As with many chronic illnesses, the experience of living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) varies greatly across genders, ages, races, and ethnicities.
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June 23, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Advancing patient-led research and establishing a national IBD patient partner network in Canada: a call to action | Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology | Oxford Academic academic.oup.com/jcag/advance...
This is a great idea! Caregivers are under recognized - they help the system so much and help protect the safety of those that are vulnerable living with dementia. Wish we did this in Canada and especially at LTC Homes.
Carers UK has launched awards to recognise and celebrate unpaid carers.
Nominations opened on Tuesday 29 April 2025 and close on Friday 27 June 2025. The awards ceremony is on Thursday 16 October 2025.
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Nominations opened on Tuesday 29 April 2025 and close on Friday 27 June 2025. The awards ceremony is on Thursday 16 October 2025.
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June 8, 2025 at 11:50 AM
This is a great idea! Caregivers are under recognized - they help the system so much and help protect the safety of those that are vulnerable living with dementia. Wish we did this in Canada and especially at LTC Homes.
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If anyone is curious about the air quality in London, Ontario rn or the fact that n95s keep shizz out of your lungs…
June 7, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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Busy slides don’t make you look clever.
They make your message harder to follow.
Here’s how to say more — with less:
🔗 speakhuman.kit.com/posts/say-le...
#PublicSpeaking #PresentationTips
They make your message harder to follow.
Here’s how to say more — with less:
🔗 speakhuman.kit.com/posts/say-le...
#PublicSpeaking #PresentationTips
June 4, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Busy slides don’t make you look clever.
They make your message harder to follow.
Here’s how to say more — with less:
🔗 speakhuman.kit.com/posts/say-le...
#PublicSpeaking #PresentationTips
They make your message harder to follow.
Here’s how to say more — with less:
🔗 speakhuman.kit.com/posts/say-le...
#PublicSpeaking #PresentationTips
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Operationalizing the principles of patient engagement through a Patient Advisory Council: Lessons and recommendations - Nielssen - 2024 - Health Expectations - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Operationalizing the principles of patient engagement through a Patient Advisory Council: Lessons and recommendations
Background
Inclusiveness, Support, Mutual Respect and Co-Build are the four pillars of patient engagement according to the Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR). The aim of this manuscript i.....
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May 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Operationalizing the principles of patient engagement through a Patient Advisory Council: Lessons and recommendations - Nielssen - 2024 - Health Expectations - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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I recently reviewed this impressive body of data for predicting Alzheimer's and why I consider it a breakthrough
erictopol.substack.com/p/the-breakt...
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The Breakthrough Blood Test for Alzheimer's Disease
The p-Tau217 Biomarker for Prediction and Prevention
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May 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I recently reviewed this impressive body of data for predicting Alzheimer's and why I consider it a breakthrough
erictopol.substack.com/p/the-breakt...
erictopol.substack.com/p/the-breakt...
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Private, for-profit surgical and diagnostic facilities get $280m in the Ontario budget
These investor-owned facilities cost the public purse 2-3x more than hospitals for the same procedure
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
These investor-owned facilities cost the public purse 2-3x more than hospitals for the same procedure
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Ontario projects $14.6-billion deficit in budget as it wrestles with U.S. tariffs
With levies on auto, steel and aluminum industries, province forced to change previous estimate of a $1.5-billion deficit
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May 15, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Private, for-profit surgical and diagnostic facilities get $280m in the Ontario budget
These investor-owned facilities cost the public purse 2-3x more than hospitals for the same procedure
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
These investor-owned facilities cost the public purse 2-3x more than hospitals for the same procedure
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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Another Meta-Analysis on Long Covid, But This Time with Controls. Here's What You Need to Know. 🧵
May 8, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Another Meta-Analysis on Long Covid, But This Time with Controls. Here's What You Need to Know. 🧵
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“I am the lane”! Priceless and I might steal it!
Loved this podcast! Think all of us as patient partners in cancer research have had that "stay in your lane" comment". Your professional response: "I AM the lane" is pure gold! TY! #ppi #patientengagement
May 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
“I am the lane”! Priceless and I might steal it!
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In this episode of #AmplifyNursing we talk w/ Dr. Margo Brooks Carthon, the new Director of the Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing. Under her leadership, they aim to not only preserve the past but actively shape the future of nursing.
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J. Margo Brooks Carthon
In this episode of Amplify Nursing, we talk with Dr. J. Margo Brooks Carthon, Professor of Nursing, at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. D...
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May 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
In this episode of #AmplifyNursing we talk w/ Dr. Margo Brooks Carthon, the new Director of the Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing. Under her leadership, they aim to not only preserve the past but actively shape the future of nursing.
www.nursing.upenn.edu/live/profile...
www.nursing.upenn.edu/live/profile...
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Pierre Poilievre no longer entitled to live at public mansion: Privy Council Office
Poilievre ineligible to live at Stornoway after losing his own seat
Poilievre ineligible to live at Stornoway after losing his own seat
Pierre Poilievre No Longer Entitled to Live at Public Mansion: Privy Council Office
Poilievre ineligible to live at Stornoway after losing his own seat
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May 1, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Pierre Poilievre no longer entitled to live at public mansion: Privy Council Office
Poilievre ineligible to live at Stornoway after losing his own seat
Poilievre ineligible to live at Stornoway after losing his own seat
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My New Words for Your Dance of Reading:
(Our Past Is the Heaviest and Oldest Suitcase We Carry Through Life's Newest Journeys)
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(Our Past Is the Heaviest and Oldest Suitcase We Carry Through Life's Newest Journeys)
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Our Past Is the Heaviest and Oldest Suitcase We Carry Through Life's Newest Journeys
The human mind tends to focus on painful memories while letting positive ones fade. These distressing memories become our heaviest burden, causing ongoing emotional pain.
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April 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
My New Words for Your Dance of Reading:
(Our Past Is the Heaviest and Oldest Suitcase We Carry Through Life's Newest Journeys)
gurdeeppandher.substack.com/p/our-past
(Our Past Is the Heaviest and Oldest Suitcase We Carry Through Life's Newest Journeys)
gurdeeppandher.substack.com/p/our-past
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Reducing the risk of all-cause dementia with intensive blood pressure control, the results of a cluster randomized trial in~34,000 participants. @naturemedicine.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Blood pressure reduction and all-cause dementia in people with uncontrolled hypertension: an open-label, blinded-endpoint, cluster-randomized trial - Nature Medicine
In the CRHCP-3 cluster-randomized trial, blood pressure reduction lowered the risk of all-cause dementia by 15% in 33,995 individuals with hypertension.
www.nature.com
April 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Reducing the risk of all-cause dementia with intensive blood pressure control, the results of a cluster randomized trial in~34,000 participants. @naturemedicine.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Humans will be trying a brand new drug in phase 1 trials that have never been studied in animals. What could go wrong?!?!
April 12, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Humans will be trying a brand new drug in phase 1 trials that have never been studied in animals. What could go wrong?!?!