Sarah Taber
@sataber.bsky.social
Med Ed leader + part time outdoor adventure fanatic based in Ottawa Canada. Quality, policy, public health, active use infrastructure and social justice. Opinions my own.
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@maxfg98.bsky.social suggests ‘That was good [end]’ is one of the worst feedback you can receive. It suggests that the supervisor knows it wasn’t ‘great’ but doesn’t really believe that you can do better @icreconf.bsky.social #ICRE2025
October 31, 2025 at 1:29 PM
@maxfg98.bsky.social suggests ‘That was good [end]’ is one of the worst feedback you can receive. It suggests that the supervisor knows it wasn’t ‘great’ but doesn’t really believe that you can do better @icreconf.bsky.social #ICRE2025
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Well, here it is:
The scariest part of Halloween is drivers — yet police departments blame bikes and kids
For pedestrians, the message is common-sense — wear bright and reflective clothing, don’t dart into traffic, watch where you’re going — but in its tunnel vision, the overall impression veers into vict...
www.nationalobserver.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Well, here it is:
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Abortion Pill Is Safe. Scientists Fear FDA Will Ignore Science www.scientificamerican.com/article/fda-... by @lizszabo.bsky.social
Me: RFK Jr bolstered his arguments with "questionable sources that merely look real."
"Doubt mongering is a very effective strategy, especially in the health space."
Me: RFK Jr bolstered his arguments with "questionable sources that merely look real."
"Doubt mongering is a very effective strategy, especially in the health space."
Decades of Evidence Show the Abortion Pill Is Safe. So Why Is the FDA Investigating It Again?
Some scientists are concerned that the Trump administration will use “junk science” when reviewing mifepristone’s safety record
www.scientificamerican.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Abortion Pill Is Safe. Scientists Fear FDA Will Ignore Science www.scientificamerican.com/article/fda-... by @lizszabo.bsky.social
Me: RFK Jr bolstered his arguments with "questionable sources that merely look real."
"Doubt mongering is a very effective strategy, especially in the health space."
Me: RFK Jr bolstered his arguments with "questionable sources that merely look real."
"Doubt mongering is a very effective strategy, especially in the health space."
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Psychological safety doesn't mean feeling comfortable all the time - it means being able to speak up and take interpersonal risks without retribution #ICRE2025
October 31, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Psychological safety doesn't mean feeling comfortable all the time - it means being able to speak up and take interpersonal risks without retribution #ICRE2025
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#ICRE2025 Resident co-chairs take the stage - and tell us what’s in store for the next few days at Med Ed “summer camp”! @rwc90.bsky.social @khoshnevis.bsky.social @olamideogunt.bsky.social @icreconf.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 8:28 PM
#ICRE2025 Resident co-chairs take the stage - and tell us what’s in store for the next few days at Med Ed “summer camp”! @rwc90.bsky.social @khoshnevis.bsky.social @olamideogunt.bsky.social @icreconf.bsky.social
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Want a taste of what #ICRE2025 has to offer but can’t make it in person? Register for virtual attendance and sample the conference’s cutting-edge and thought-provoking plenaries on medical education—all from the comfort of your home! icre.royalcollege.ca/en/registrat... #MedEd #MedEdSky
October 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Want a taste of what #ICRE2025 has to offer but can’t make it in person? Register for virtual attendance and sample the conference’s cutting-edge and thought-provoking plenaries on medical education—all from the comfort of your home! icre.royalcollege.ca/en/registrat... #MedEd #MedEdSky
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Complicated is right. I'll keep talking to anyone who will listen. Mining Greenland isn't the best idea.
❄️💙📚
#scicomm
#climate
#UVMresearch
#science
🧪 🌎 🔬 ⚒️
#geosky
#ClimateHealth
#ClimateAction
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❄️💙📚
#scicomm
#climate
#UVMresearch
#science
🧪 🌎 🔬 ⚒️
#geosky
#ClimateHealth
#ClimateAction
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Why Climate Change is Making Greenland Desirable to Trump
Climate change may be opening up new economic and strategic opportunities in Greenland. Reality is more complicated.
time.com
March 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Complicated is right. I'll keep talking to anyone who will listen. Mining Greenland isn't the best idea.
❄️💙📚
#scicomm
#climate
#UVMresearch
#science
🧪 🌎 🔬 ⚒️
#geosky
#ClimateHealth
#ClimateAction
time.com/7271481/clim...
❄️💙📚
#scicomm
#climate
#UVMresearch
#science
🧪 🌎 🔬 ⚒️
#geosky
#ClimateHealth
#ClimateAction
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Make Canada Greater.
Canada, this is your moment. Really.
Here is what we need, right now:
Canada, this is your moment. Really.
Here is what we need, right now:
February 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Make Canada Greater.
Canada, this is your moment. Really.
Here is what we need, right now:
Canada, this is your moment. Really.
Here is what we need, right now:
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Elon Musk is a terrible president.
February 3, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Elon Musk is a terrible president.
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Momentum Canada has a petition calling on the GoC to recognize that the US is no longer a "safe third country", to update travel guidance to the US and create a clear and accessible pathway for trans refugees. Please join me in signing.
#TransRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights
#TransRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights
Sign the petition: Canada must update travel guidance and create clear, accessible pathways for trans refugees
Sign the petition: Sign the petition: Canada must update travel guidance and create clear, accessible pathways for trans refugees
www.momentumcanada.net
January 31, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Momentum Canada has a petition calling on the GoC to recognize that the US is no longer a "safe third country", to update travel guidance to the US and create a clear and accessible pathway for trans refugees. Please join me in signing.
#TransRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights
#TransRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights
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“So in exchange for keeping their eggs off their face, they’re sacrificing our eastern slopes and our water,” Lund said on Tuesday.
“Whatever it costs in court is a tiny, tiny fraction of what it’s going to cost the taxpayers years from now to clean this mess up.”
Corb gets it. The UCP does not.
“Whatever it costs in court is a tiny, tiny fraction of what it’s going to cost the taxpayers years from now to clean this mess up.”
Corb gets it. The UCP does not.
Smith says Alberta taxpayers need to be protected from coal lawsuits as moratorium lifted | Globalnews.ca
Smith says the potential liability facing Alberta means the government needs to take the lawsuits seriously and taxpayers need to be protected.
globalnews.ca
January 21, 2025 at 10:28 PM
“So in exchange for keeping their eggs off their face, they’re sacrificing our eastern slopes and our water,” Lund said on Tuesday.
“Whatever it costs in court is a tiny, tiny fraction of what it’s going to cost the taxpayers years from now to clean this mess up.”
Corb gets it. The UCP does not.
“Whatever it costs in court is a tiny, tiny fraction of what it’s going to cost the taxpayers years from now to clean this mess up.”
Corb gets it. The UCP does not.
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We know that mobility in cities is about space. More specifically, more trips in less space. We’ve seen lots of great images reinforcing that point. This one might be my favourite, from #Santiago, because it ALSO shows the inequality of having buses run in mixed traffic.
Dedicated bus-only lanes.
Dedicated bus-only lanes.
December 24, 2024 at 4:54 AM
We know that mobility in cities is about space. More specifically, more trips in less space. We’ve seen lots of great images reinforcing that point. This one might be my favourite, from #Santiago, because it ALSO shows the inequality of having buses run in mixed traffic.
Dedicated bus-only lanes.
Dedicated bus-only lanes.
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There’s no less efficient use of space than designing our cities around cars first. It’s also elitist, as it punishes those who can’t afford cars, making them nothing more than an afterthought.
This iconic Fabian Todorovic cartoon is still one of the best I’ve seen at illustrating the remarkable amount of space we surrender to cars, leaving little space left for everyone and everything else. The text added later makes the bonus point that many drivers still manage to complain about it.
December 20, 2024 at 3:57 PM
There’s no less efficient use of space than designing our cities around cars first. It’s also elitist, as it punishes those who can’t afford cars, making them nothing more than an afterthought.
I find this generational shift fascinating. While I personally find the CEO murder abhorrent, I can’t help but feel a bit of hope and optimism about what important stands Gen Z and younger will take on matters of equity, social justice and climate
New polling on American attitudes about the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO:
Overall: 68% say it was unacceptable, 16.5% acceptable
18-29 year olds: 40% unacceptable, 41% acceptable
70+: 81% unacceptable, 10% acceptable
Overall: 68% say it was unacceptable, 16.5% acceptable
18-29 year olds: 40% unacceptable, 41% acceptable
70+: 81% unacceptable, 10% acceptable
December 2024 National Poll: Young Voters Diverge from Majority on Crypto, TikTok, and CEO Assassination - Emerson Polling
Majority Think Tariffs Will Hurt US Economy Majority oppose Biden’s Pardon of Hunter & Trump’s…Full Release & Results
emersoncollegepolling.com
December 17, 2024 at 8:51 PM
I find this generational shift fascinating. While I personally find the CEO murder abhorrent, I can’t help but feel a bit of hope and optimism about what important stands Gen Z and younger will take on matters of equity, social justice and climate
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This holiday season, Doug Ford is gifting his insider pals a luxury spa and sticking you with the bill: It'll cost $400 for every single household.
December 11, 2024 at 12:05 AM
This holiday season, Doug Ford is gifting his insider pals a luxury spa and sticking you with the bill: It'll cost $400 for every single household.
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Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA
Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.
usa.streetsblog.org
December 10, 2024 at 7:27 AM
Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
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"The history of major infectious disease outbreaks in Canada is one of missed opportunity after missed opportunity, betting against the house in nature’s casino."
Great one from @drhanwell.bsky.social @mark-ungrin.bsky.social et al #MedSky #IDSky #COVID #H5N1
canadahealthwatch.ca/2024/12/08/g...
Great one from @drhanwell.bsky.social @mark-ungrin.bsky.social et al #MedSky #IDSky #COVID #H5N1
canadahealthwatch.ca/2024/12/08/g...
Gambling with bird flu is asking for trouble — and another pandemic
Canada Healthwatch | The most important health news, in one place. 🍁
canadahealthwatch.ca
December 8, 2024 at 8:09 PM
"The history of major infectious disease outbreaks in Canada is one of missed opportunity after missed opportunity, betting against the house in nature’s casino."
Great one from @drhanwell.bsky.social @mark-ungrin.bsky.social et al #MedSky #IDSky #COVID #H5N1
canadahealthwatch.ca/2024/12/08/g...
Great one from @drhanwell.bsky.social @mark-ungrin.bsky.social et al #MedSky #IDSky #COVID #H5N1
canadahealthwatch.ca/2024/12/08/g...
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14 beams of light illuminate the sky above Mount Royal, lit one at a time as the names of the 14 victims are read out. For the first time this year, a 15th beam has been added in memory of all murdered women.
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Montreal to shine with 15th beam in tribute to all murdered women on Polytechnique anniversary | CBC News
For the first time, an additional beam of light will illuminate the Montreal sky Friday in tribute to all women lost to violence, as the city commemorates the 35th anniversary of the Polytechnique shooting.
www.cbc.ca
December 6, 2024 at 10:36 PM
14 beams of light illuminate the sky above Mount Royal, lit one at a time as the names of the 14 victims are read out. For the first time this year, a 15th beam has been added in memory of all murdered women.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Enough is enough.
It’s patently clear that the herd immunity strategy DOES NOT WORK.
It’s just making us all sicker and sicker…
It’s time to change course.
We need prevention instead of ‘let it rip’…
It’s patently clear that the herd immunity strategy DOES NOT WORK.
It’s just making us all sicker and sicker…
It’s time to change course.
We need prevention instead of ‘let it rip’…
In 2021 in England, public health decided that the way to get well was to get sicker, and that the way to get rid of disease was to catch it.
It's official policy.
They write it down and everything.
Since then...
It's official policy.
They write it down and everything.
Since then...
December 3, 2024 at 3:51 PM
Enough is enough.
It’s patently clear that the herd immunity strategy DOES NOT WORK.
It’s just making us all sicker and sicker…
It’s time to change course.
We need prevention instead of ‘let it rip’…
It’s patently clear that the herd immunity strategy DOES NOT WORK.
It’s just making us all sicker and sicker…
It’s time to change course.
We need prevention instead of ‘let it rip’…
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#WorldAIDSDay2024
"We have the means to eradicate AIDS as a threat to human life. Greed is keeping this from happening."
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"We have the means to eradicate AIDS as a threat to human life. Greed is keeping this from happening."
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Big Pharma Is the Only Reason Anyone Still Dies From HIV
We have the means to eradicate AIDS as a threat to human life. Greed is keeping this from happening.
newrepublic.com
December 1, 2024 at 12:02 AM
#WorldAIDSDay2024
"We have the means to eradicate AIDS as a threat to human life. Greed is keeping this from happening."
newrepublic.com/article/1887...
"We have the means to eradicate AIDS as a threat to human life. Greed is keeping this from happening."
newrepublic.com/article/1887...
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As H5N1 continues to spread among farm animals, we're playing a deadly game of Russian roulette with pandemic risk. H5N1 in pigs creates new risks of mixing among flu variants, which could lead to the emergence of an H5N1 strain capable of human to human transmission. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/o...
Opinion | A Bird Flu Pandemic Would Be One of the Most Foreseeable Catastrophes in History
It’s not too late for President Biden to give the U.S. a life-changing gift.
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2024 at 3:22 PM
As H5N1 continues to spread among farm animals, we're playing a deadly game of Russian roulette with pandemic risk. H5N1 in pigs creates new risks of mixing among flu variants, which could lead to the emergence of an H5N1 strain capable of human to human transmission. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/o...