Mike MacKinnon
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The Anesthesia Crisis Canada Refuses to Fix
How policy gate-keeping is shutting down rural surgeries, and silencing nurse-anesthesiologists who could save them
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The Anesthesia Crisis Canada Refuses to Fix 🇨🇦
Operating rooms are closing. Mothers are being denied epidurals. Yet CAN is ignoring a highly safe and effective fix, Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) due to politics. As a Canadian CRNA living in the U.S., I’d love to come home.
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Operating rooms are closing. Mothers are being denied epidurals. Yet CAN is ignoring a highly safe and effective fix, Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) due to politics. As a Canadian CRNA living in the U.S., I’d love to come home.
@canadahealthwatch.ca
The 3 Mistakes That Keep You Out of CRNA School... And the 3 That Get You Kicked Out Once You’re In: What Nobody Tells You
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The 3 Mistakes That Keep You Out of CRNA School... And the 3 That Get You Kicked Out Once You’re In: What Nobody Tells You
A brutally honest look at why strong applicants get rejected, why smart trainees fail, and how to avoid the pitfalls no one warns you about.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The 3 Mistakes That Keep You Out of CRNA School... And the 3 That Get You Kicked Out Once You’re In: What Nobody Tells You
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The Anesthesia Crisis Canada Refuses to Fix 🇨🇦
Operating rooms are closing. Mothers are being denied epidurals. Yet CAN is ignoring a highly safe and effective fix, Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) due to politics. As a Canadian CRNA living in the U.S., I’d love to come home.
@canadahealthwatch.ca
Operating rooms are closing. Mothers are being denied epidurals. Yet CAN is ignoring a highly safe and effective fix, Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) due to politics. As a Canadian CRNA living in the U.S., I’d love to come home.
@canadahealthwatch.ca
The Anesthesia Crisis Canada Refuses to Fix
How policy gate-keeping is shutting down rural surgeries, and silencing nurse-anesthesiologists who could save them
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The Anesthesia Crisis Canada Refuses to Fix 🇨🇦
Operating rooms are closing. Mothers are being denied epidurals. Yet CAN is ignoring a highly safe and effective fix, Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) due to politics. As a Canadian CRNA living in the U.S., I’d love to come home.
@canadahealthwatch.ca
Operating rooms are closing. Mothers are being denied epidurals. Yet CAN is ignoring a highly safe and effective fix, Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) due to politics. As a Canadian CRNA living in the U.S., I’d love to come home.
@canadahealthwatch.ca
Every Word Is Permanent: The Shaknovsky Deposition and the Cost of Poor Prep
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Every Word Is Permanent: The Shaknovsky Deposition and the Cost of Poor Prep
The moment the deposition starts, you’re either prepared.... or prey.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Every Word Is Permanent: The Shaknovsky Deposition and the Cost of Poor Prep
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Pro-CRNA Doesn’t Mean Anti-Anyone
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Pro-CRNA Doesn’t Mean Anti-Anyone
Why full-scope anesthesia practice is about patients, not politics
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October 21, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Pro-CRNA Doesn’t Mean Anti-Anyone
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The Grass is Greener Delusion: Why Facilities (and Providers) Chase the Shiny Thing
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The Grass is Greener Delusion: Why Facilities (and Providers) Chase the Shiny Thing
What happens when facilities chase the next anesthesia group like a midlife crisis in scrubs.
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October 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The Grass is Greener Delusion: Why Facilities (and Providers) Chase the Shiny Thing
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This week I met 100 Affiliate RN members of the AANA! ALL affiliate members! Over 1100 affiliate RN members!
This affiliate membership was developed by a small group of CRNAs to provide "One Stop Shop" for learning how to make yourself more competitive for CRNA programs
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This affiliate membership was developed by a small group of CRNAs to provide "One Stop Shop" for learning how to make yourself more competitive for CRNA programs
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April 30, 2025 at 10:08 PM
This week I met 100 Affiliate RN members of the AANA! ALL affiliate members! Over 1100 affiliate RN members!
This affiliate membership was developed by a small group of CRNAs to provide "One Stop Shop" for learning how to make yourself more competitive for CRNA programs
www.aana.com/mem.../becom...
This affiliate membership was developed by a small group of CRNAs to provide "One Stop Shop" for learning how to make yourself more competitive for CRNA programs
www.aana.com/mem.../becom...
@gallego.senate.gov Your Daily Interview was SPOT ON.
February 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
@gallego.senate.gov Your Daily Interview was SPOT ON.
Are you a CRNA looking for your next collaborative practice Arizona anestheisa gig? Here it is! #crna #nurseanesthesiologist
February 5, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Are you a CRNA looking for your next collaborative practice Arizona anestheisa gig? Here it is! #crna #nurseanesthesiologist
Reposted by Mike MacKinnon
TRUDEAU: “I want to speak directly to Americans — our closest friends and neighbors… yes, this will harm Canadians, but it will also have real consequences for you.” #TrumpTradeWar
February 2, 2025 at 3:48 PM
TRUDEAU: “I want to speak directly to Americans — our closest friends and neighbors… yes, this will harm Canadians, but it will also have real consequences for you.” #TrumpTradeWar
anti-vaxxer's who were all ≠ vaccines now all the sudden ecstatic that red dyes were banned in the US.?! don't they want the CHOICE to kill themselevs with red dye?
Cause those are REGULATIONS which last I checked these douche canoes were wholly against
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Cause those are REGULATIONS which last I checked these douche canoes were wholly against
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Redirecting...
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January 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
anti-vaxxer's who were all ≠ vaccines now all the sudden ecstatic that red dyes were banned in the US.?! don't they want the CHOICE to kill themselevs with red dye?
Cause those are REGULATIONS which last I checked these douche canoes were wholly against
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Cause those are REGULATIONS which last I checked these douche canoes were wholly against
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@casinoshiftmd.bsky.social Lots of us Ex-Pat Canadian CRNAs work independently all over the US. 73000 of us, providing care without physician anesthesiologists everyday with the same outcomes and the same care.
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Canadian Anesthesia Shortage: CRNAs Are The Answer
This last year on a trip home to Nova Scotia, Canada I read an article in the Chronicle Herald entitled "Anesthetist shortage postpones surgeries" about a rural 75 bed acute care facility serving a po...
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January 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
@casinoshiftmd.bsky.social Lots of us Ex-Pat Canadian CRNAs work independently all over the US. 73000 of us, providing care without physician anesthesiologists everyday with the same outcomes and the same care.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/canadi...
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3d printed for. Great friend!
December 23, 2024 at 5:42 AM
3d printed for. Great friend!
I do like some darth Vader merch! Thanks Mike Tran!
December 21, 2024 at 3:05 PM
I do like some darth Vader merch! Thanks Mike Tran!
The BEST security is running an ETHICAL corporation.
December 5, 2024 at 10:41 PM
The BEST security is running an ETHICAL corporation.
The Short-Sightedness of Insurance Policy Changes: A Threat to Quality Care👎
December 5, 2024 at 7:06 PM
The Short-Sightedness of Insurance Policy Changes: A Threat to Quality Care👎
Omg I love this 3d printer!
December 3, 2024 at 2:54 AM
Omg I love this 3d printer!
@tylerhoechlin.bsky.social my guy. You are the Superman to play the role. Thanks for bringing my childhood back alive for all these seasons!
a man in a cape is flying through space
ALT: a man in a cape is flying through space
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December 2, 2024 at 1:58 AM
@tylerhoechlin.bsky.social my guy. You are the Superman to play the role. Thanks for bringing my childhood back alive for all these seasons!
Page 16: ASC Service without Subsidy (Hint: Realistic Expectations of service are Key).
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#anesthesiology #anesthesia #crna #nurseanesthesiologist
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#anesthesiology #anesthesia #crna #nurseanesthesiologist
November 25, 2024 at 9:45 PM
Page 16: ASC Service without Subsidy (Hint: Realistic Expectations of service are Key).
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#anesthesiology #anesthesia #crna #nurseanesthesiologist
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Another great pain day!
November 25, 2024 at 12:45 AM
Another great pain day!
This is how I imagine all the people in my rural town yelling conspiracy theories about windmills
Look! Lol
Look! Lol
November 24, 2024 at 10:25 PM
This is how I imagine all the people in my rural town yelling conspiracy theories about windmills
Look! Lol
Look! Lol