Medical Community Hub

You may have noticed that the community name has changed! Please stay tuned for more updates.

Please see the other pinned post for an organized list of healthcare/medical communities: https://lemmy.ca/post/6611650

Below, you can find the medical related community that is most relevant to you. If you would like to add a community to the list, please comment it below.

/c/Medicine

Description: Official Lemmy community for /r/Medicine. [email protected] is a virtual lounge for physicians and other medical professionals from around the world to talk about the latest advances, controversies, ask questions of each other, have a laugh, or share a difficult moment. This is a highly moderated community. Please read the rules carefully before posting or commenting.

Links:

• mander.xyz/c/medicine
• [email protected]

Medicine Canada

Description: A community for Canadian physicians and medical professionals 🍁 While this community is intended for Canadian discussions, you are free to post about other medical systems. We’re all in this together :)

Links:

• lemmy.ca/c/medicine
• [email protected]

Premed

Description: Whether you are a high school student planning your journey or a university student looking for guidance, this community is here to provide support, share experiences, and exchange valuable insights to help you navigate the challenging path to medical school admission. 🌎 This community is intended for all students on the premed path, regardless of where they are from. We will do our best to keep an organized list of resources for all.

Links:

• lemmy.world/c/premed
• [email protected]

Premed Canada

Description: Whether you are a high school student planning your journey or a university student looking for guidance, this community is here to provide support, share experiences, and exchange valuable insights to help you navigate the challenging path to medical school admission. 🍁 This community is intended for Canadian students (primarily students FROM Canada applying to schools in Canada and abroad).

Links:

• lemmy.ca/c/premed
• [email protected]

Public Health

Description: For issues concerning: Public Health, Global Health, Health Systems & Policy, Environmental Health, Epidemiology, etc. 🩺 This community has a broader scope so please feel free to discuss. When it may not be clear, leave a comment talking about why something is important.

Links:

• mander.xyz/c/publichealth
• [email protected]

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/6509323

You can read the study here: https://www.cmaj.ca/content/195/38/E1291?rss=1

Portion I thought was important:

So far, dietitian colleges that act as regulators have largely allowed members to take money from industry, as long as they follow guidelines for advertising.

But some experts say the current level of oversight is insufficient, or argue that it's not possible for a licensed health-care practitioner to take money from industry without having a conflict of interest.

A recent joint investigation by the Washington Post and health journalism outlet The Examination found a number of American dietitians had posted videos on Instagram where they criticized headlines that questioned the safety of aspartame. It was revealed that the dietitians had been paid by the beverage industry to make the posts, and that in some cases the payment wasn't disclosed.

The same article highlighted paid posts some Canadian dietitians had done for the Canadian Sugar Institute — a non-profit industry group funded by private companies.

I started a neuroscience community for anyone interested in neuroscience, feel free to join :)

A decent discussion which pulls from a few recent reports. Since this is a community of healthcare professionals, you might already know most/all of this, but it's a nice place to start discussions or to share with friends/family :)

June 8, 2023 — The Commonwealth Fund’s 2022 International Health Policy Survey of Primary Care PhysiciansFootnote i focuses on the experiences of family doctors in 10 developed countries, including Canada. The 2022 survey results explore topics such as physicians’ workload, access to care, coordination of care and use of information technologies. These international comparisons provide an important perspective on the state of primary care in Canada and where improvements can still be made.