Garry Laxdal@glaxdal1

former business owner. now a Patient Advisor and advocate for Alberta Health Services

 Canada
Joined November 2016
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Exciting to co chair today’s meeting with Mikie Mork
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At our quarterly PERG meeting.
All cancer patients should be prescribed exercise, Australian guidelines say | CBC News It really does help along with practicing Mindfulness and following ERAS protocols cbc.ca/news/health/chemo-onc…
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Great book! I recommend it to all healthcare professionals and of course Patients
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Only available in the US? Pity... A new wave of genetic-based cancer treatments can cost close to $1 million per patient for drugs and related care—and no one has figured out exactly how to pay for it wsj.com/articles/the-million… via @WSJ

The Million-Dollar Cancer Treatment: Who Will Pay?

A new wave of genetic-based therapies for treating cancer are creating sticker shock, as the drugs and related care for a single patient can run up close to a million dollars.

wsj.com
My wife had emergency Hernia surgery at FMC today. She was scheduled at 3 am for E12 (under 12 hours ). Surgery started within 10 hours. Good Wait Time and in window! It’s all not as bad as the media might present. Thanks AHS @canadiansurgeon @Pts4Chg @tjhockeymom @slitvinch1
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Patient Engagement panel at SCN team meeting
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Faye Furdyk speaking about SCN Communicaitons update at SCN Team meeting
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At the AHS SCN team meeting. Great comments on the Partnership between Patient Advisor and Staff liaisons with Terry Smith and Phil Bobawsky. Well done
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Outstanding and impactful digital stories !
Phil & Finn🇨🇦@philbobawsky
25 Feb 2018
Telling your story can make a change happen, so please tell your story or view 34 digital stories about Albertans @ahs_scn @AHS_media
Can we trial this here in Alberta? BBC News - Cancer blood test ‘enormously exciting’ bbc.com/news/health-42736764
What's wrong with this picture? Why are these never events happening? 'This is torture': Ottawa elder abuse case part of rising incidence of mistreatment in long-term care homes cbc.ca/news/business/elderly…
Just finished reading Better Now by Dr Danielle Martin. Great read on improving patient care and saving $$.
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Check this out! 'Transformative' treatment by Calgary researchers gives patients with rare disease new lease on life cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/s… #Breathagain

'Transformative' treatment by Calgary researchers gives patients with rare disease new lease on...

Researchers at the University of Calgary took part in an international study for a stem cell treatment that can slow or even halt the progress of scleroderma.

cbc.ca
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Connect Care Consult at Surgery SCN meeting. Thanks Rob Hayward.
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Garry Laxdal retweeted
Jon White@canadiansurgeon
10 Jan 2018
We visited the 16 biggest hospitals in Alberta, and connected with hundreds of amazing AHS staff who shared their inspiring stories with us. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Surgery SCN Alberta Surgery Roadtrip! @ahs_scn @JillRobert5 @timbaron70 @slitvinch1 @glaxdal1
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Our wait times may be long, but we're not cancelling surgeries. Theresa May apologizes over severe British health-care crunch cbc.ca/1.4472698
HOS­PI­TAL SUED OVER NUDE PHO­TOS OF PA­TIENT (Calgary Herald), Dec 30, 2017 How many of our Doctors send pictures via texts in the operating rooms? #respectmyprivacy epaper.calgaryherald.com/@Ga…
Sur­gi­cal fires spark re­view (Calgary Herald), Dec 18, 2017 How often should a "Never Event" happen? epaper.calgaryherald.com/@Ga…
'Have a stoma and live or don't have one and die' bbc.co.uk/news/health-421791…

'Have a stoma and live or don't have one and die'

Natalie Toper tells her story of why she wears a stoma and how it has affected her daily life.

bbc.co.uk
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