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Ripudaman S. Minhas, MD MPH FRCPC FAAP
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(he/him) Developmental Paediatrician | Researcher @UnityHealthTO @UofT #ChildDevelopment #Equity ; Settler, Sikh | @Our_KidsHealth @PONDANetwork @PedsOntario
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So excited for this year's #CCYC25 Digital Conference, led by these amazing young advocates!

If you're interested in improving health equity for Canadian Children, Youth+Communities, please join us online October 29-30, 2025!

*Register here and share with your networks! *
www.cpd.utoronto.ca/ccyc/
July 17, 2025 at 7:46 PM
ripudamanminhas.bsky.social
Looking forward to sharing our learnings from Our Kids' Health at the Cundill Centre Speaker Series today with @irynadvoretska.bsky.social & Saisujani Rasiah !

Registration: lnkd.in/gimA4baq

@camhnews.bsky.social
June 16, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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picardonhealth.bsky.social
RFK Jr. has caused irreparable harm to vaccines. Anti-vaccine voices are now advising the CDC. Here’s how public health experts can respond, by Dr. Leana Wen www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202... via @postopinions.bsky.social
Opinion | Kennedy has caused irreparable harm to vaccines
Anti-vaccine voices are now advising the CDC. Here’s how public health experts can respond.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
ripudamanminhas.bsky.social
Join us for the Canadian Paediatric Society / Société canadienne de pédiatrie National #GrandRounds about "The Impact of Armed Conflict on Children and Youth" on June 17th! #healthequity #childhealth #pediatrics #children #youth

Register here:

us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
June 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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* Join our team! *

We are seeking candidates proficient in ENGLISH and FRENCH to support our Black Kids' Health team!

lnkd.in/ebtSzHs

#research #edi #healthpromotion #healthequity #jobs
June 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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canadahealthwatch.ca
Vote for the health of our children canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/04/25/v... by @ripudamanminhas.bsky.social

𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁
Vote for the health of our children
Kids don’t get to vote, but their parents do.
canadahealthwatch.ca
April 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Reposted by Ripudaman S. Minhas, MD MPH FRCPC FAAP
picardonhealth.bsky.social
Don’t be afraid to cry – or to interrupt: Doctors’ tips for making the most of a medical appointment. Be honest about symptoms, voice your concerns, take notes, ask follow-up questions. GPs and surgeons explain how to make every minute count. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle... via @theguardian.com
Don’t be afraid to cry – or to interrupt: doctors’ tips for making the most of your medical appointment
Be honest about your symptoms, voice your concerns, take notes, ask follow-up questions if you need to … GPs and surgeons explain how to make every minute count
www.theguardian.com
March 2, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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For the 1st time in a decade, a child has died of #measles -- a preventable disease.

The current outbreak is mainly among unvaccinated school-aged kids.

The MMR vaccine prevents infection:

1 dose: ~93% effective
2 doses: ~97% effective

Please: Get vaccinated, and your loved ones, too.
One death from a preventable disease is one too many.
February 27, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Election Day in Ontario!
ripudamanminhas.bsky.social Ripudaman S. Minhas, MD MPH FRCPC FAAP @ripudamanminhas.bsky.social · Feb 24
Kids can't vote. We can!

Remember Ontario's kids and youth when completing your ballot this week!

#onpoli @thestar.com @unityhealthto.bsky.social @cmadocs.bsky.social

www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
February 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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ripudamanminhas.bsky.social
Kids can't vote. We can!

Remember Ontario's kids and youth when completing your ballot this week!

#onpoli @thestar.com @unityhealthto.bsky.social @cmadocs.bsky.social

www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
February 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Kids can't vote. We can!

Remember Ontario's kids and youth when completing your ballot this week!

#onpoli @thestar.com @unityhealthto.bsky.social @cmadocs.bsky.social

www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
February 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Excited to be learning today from our friends at the CCLF team, Dr. Liz Attisano and Omar Siddiqui, at our Unity Health St Michael's Pediatrics Academic Rounds!

*Healthcare providers* play an important role in early literacy and impacting health outcomes long-term!
February 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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For anyone eligible to vote in the #Ontario elections, please keep *kids* in mind!

#VoteKids #ontarioVotes #VoteForKids #onpoli #OntarioElection #pediatriciansvote #pediatrics #kids #parents
February 12, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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February 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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"We have to make it so that health equity is not seen as a side show or an add-on; it's the main event. If you care about health and you care about children, you must care about health equity." Dave Chokshi

Great listen 🎧 : nemourswellbeyond.org/episode/chil...
Children’s Health Equity: A Fireside Chat with Dave Chokshi and Kara Odom Walker - Well Beyond Medicine Podcast
"If you care about health, you must care about health equity." This sentiment was shared by Dave Chokshi, MD, former New York City health commissioner, during a day-long child health equity symposium ...
nemourswellbeyond.org
February 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
ripudamanminhas.bsky.social
Check out our team's Canadian Paediatric Society #Blog about how #misinformation and #disinformation impact BIPOC communities and widen #health #inequity !

@cmadocs.bsky.social @unityhealthto.bsky.social
February 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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egruenwoldt.bsky.social
Children & youth are put at unnecessary risk when they do
not have access to pediatric medications or child-friendly
formulations. This is not a challenge unique to TB patients, but sadly quite a common occurrence for Canada's kids.

www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Report flags barriers to accessing child-friendly tuberculosis medications
Doctors say child-friendly versions of TB medications would help treat younger patients, but a new report highlights why they so difficult to obtain in Canada
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 30, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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picardonhealth.bsky.social
Who want the most challenging job in public health in Canada? Public Health Agency is searching for Theresa Tam’s replacement, by @kkirkup.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com #COVID19 #cdnpoli
Public Health Agency searching for Theresa Tam’s replacement
Canada’s chief public health officer, who became a household name during the pandemic, is set to finish her term in June
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Alberta Medical Association statement regarding the report of the Alberta COVID-19 Pandemic Data Review Task Force
January 27, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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To be CRYSTAL clear: this decision puts American lives & health at risk, in both the short and long term.

We wouldn’t have made Covid vaccines so quickly, stopped Ebola, escaped SARS1, or much more, if not for WHO partnership

This is a bad idea for the *US*- never mind for the rest of the world🛟
phillewis.bsky.social Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Jan 27
ATLANTA (AP) — US public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately.
January 27, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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Check out our team’s piece from Our Kids’ Health in @healthydebate.bsky.social about how #misinformation and #disinformation widen health inequity!

Together, we can create safer online information environments for all communities! #healthequity #policy #uspoli

healthydebate.ca/2025/01/topi...
January 27, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Great piece by Dr @ripudamanminhas.bsky.social - doc in Toronto - about who is most affected by misinformation

healthydebate.ca/2025/01/topi...
Health misinformation is rampant and deepens inequities for marginalized communities - Healthy Debate
Health misinformation is more than a communication challenge; it’s a driver of inequity.
healthydebate.ca
January 27, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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caulfieldtim.bsky.social
Given that politicians seem to care less and less about science, this is just gonna get worse...👇

Why aren’t governments using science? www.nature.com/articles/d41...

80% of scientists say science-advice system broken.

80% say "policymakers lack sufficient understanding of science."
December 9, 2024 at 4:00 PM
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Join us live today as we launch the Preemies Hub in collaboration with @ripudamanminhas.bsky.social and Our Kids Health to bring education to 10 communities across Canada. 1pmET on @canadianpreemies.bsky.social you tube channel
#preemies #multilanguages #multicultural #OKHPreemiehub
November 22, 2024 at 5:09 PM