Karen Okrainec
@drkokrainec
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Internal Med Specialist & Scientist Interested in ⬇️Health Disparities & Improving Patient and Caregiver Experience in and out of hospital.
Toronto
Joined January 2014
Attention healthcare workers: follow this link to better support young caregivers in clinical practice. https://t.co/6fOPTtJXuV Codesigned with Nicole Zhou, @IsabelleCaven + @yonalunsky @HahnGoldberg @marianne saragosa @Caregiving_UofT @suebb934 + CDN caregiving orgs
Young caregivers are challenged with advocating for their own role in supporting loved ones and recognition within the health care system. Hear from #TeamUHN's @drkokrainec on her research and insights in @CdnCaregiving's podcast. 🔊 Listen on Spotify: https://t.co/aza4Killqc
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Young caregivers are challenged with advocating for their own role in supporting loved ones and recognition within the health care system. Hear from #TeamUHN's @drkokrainec on her research and insights in @CdnCaregiving's podcast. 🔊 Listen on Spotify: https://t.co/aza4Killqc
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We are all so happy to see such a strong role model and leader will continue to lead the DOM @moirakapral - big congrats!!!
@AngelaMCheung @moirakapral @UofT_DoM @UofTDoMChair @anitapalepu @DrMarthaGulati @drstaceyrosen @uoftmedicine @JesskelleherLiu @drkokrainec @LianneTile @DrCathyCraven @SuzanneMorinQc @dr_alexandrap @DavidJuurlink Mic drop - best news ever!!! Congrats @moirakapral 🥂
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If you want to hear me sing: come see me and the choir Saturday June 8th, at 4pm at Glenn Gould Studio. If you'd rather not hear me sing: be literally anywhere else in the world but Glenn Gould Studio on Saturday June 8th at 4pm Also, stay out of my shower and my car.....
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How does one evaluate a simple problem and solution (providing written discharge instructions at hospital discharge)? Come see @HahnGoldberg @DrValRac @annafoat and team approach and results wed at 2:30 at #CAHSPR24
Be sure to join us at #CAHSPR24! ICES Scientist Karen Okrainec (@drkokrainec) will be part of a presentation on Health System Performance on May 15, 2024. Join her session at the 3-day conference in-person in Ottawa, Ontario: https://t.co/VZDec8wAzt
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Lovely recognition of @IsabelleCaven on her leadership on our young caregivers research and co-design work with Marianne Saragosa, Kristine Newman, @studiofrew @HahnGoldberg @yonalunsky @suebb934 by @UHN #patientandfamilyexperience
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Our short but sweet summary on #diabetes deprescribing for frail older adults is out! 📣 Avoid #hypoglycemia and use of high risk agents and don’t target a low A1c! @pharmacist_lisa @wadddee @WCHResearch @UofT_DoM @CMAJ
https://t.co/P2Difoj3qk
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Treating to intensive glycemic targets (glycosylated hemoglobin [A1c] < 7%) increases the risk of adverse events and is unlikely to provide benefit given the reduced life expectancy of these patien...
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A testament to early conversations on best ways to drive collective knowledge mobilization of integrated care across Canada and beyond #ICIC24 @CIHR_IRSC @ConnectedCareTO
Fantastic workshop with @CIHR_IRSC #THINC #integratedcare KM & Impact Hub & teams @ #ICIC24 to engage, connect & discuss #collectiveimpact towards evidence-informed integrated care transformation. @JodemeGoldhar @wwodchis @ihspr_isps_cihr @IFICInfo @LorraineLipsc17 @drkokrainec
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Lovely meeting international colleagues with support from @CIHR_IA and sharing @ConnectedCareTO for others looking to evaluate and scale a patient-centered care transition program for individuals with #multimorbidity and #frailty
@drkokrainec Tremendous research and clinical impact presented at ICIC 2024! @UHN @ConnectedCareTO @shiranisaacksz @CarolynEGosse @MSChang
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Im going, can you? Call out to all clinicians across Canada to reach out or to retweet!
Calling all #healthcare providers across Canada! Join a series of workshops at the University Health Network to co-design resources/interventions to support your interactions with youth who are caregivers at point of care. Email isabelle.caven@uhn.ca to learn more.
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This interesting study by @blairgolden found that grabbing a chair and sitting when rounding on inpatients improves patient experience particularly those surrounding perceived communication. Would love to see future studies with objective measures (eg time spent at bedside).
New in @JHospMedicine: IM residents were twice as likely to sit at the bedside on units w/ folding chairs. Patients were also more likely to say that residents spent enough time at the bedside + checked for understanding on units with chairs 🪑.
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That child in the room with your patient may be a young carer. In this @CMAJ article we outline why this is of growing concern, resources and how you can help support them. @yonalunsky @suebb934 @HahnGoldberg @studiofrew
Young carers are a growing proportion of caregivers in Canada. Here are 5 ways to support them ➡️ https://t.co/1B1IHdztUm (earn CPD credits) @drkokrainec
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Honoured to present the results of our Patient Oriented Discharge Summary RCT led through @UHNOpenLab with @HowardBAbrams @HahnGoldberg @chaim_bell @ChristineSoong @JeffsLianne @taimhuynh @iheartmygeek and many not on twitter at #InnovationDay2023
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Attention hospital clinicians: What might social prescribing look like for clinicians working in hospital? @CdnCaregiving #CCCESummit2023 @NathanStall @DrSamirSinha @yonalunsky
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Agree that integrated care and teams will be an important element as we re-envision outpatient care. @ConnectedCareTO @picardonhealth @UHN
Outpatient care requires a major redesign. The starting point needs to be team-based care, by @pentictonrheum
https://t.co/k5QWSQ3sFc via @timescolonist @markroseman
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Its an honour to be leading this work with @mngrinman and such a knowledgeable and supportive team @LapointeShaw @DrValRac @AngelaMCheung @TsoleenA @MSChang @HahnGoldberg @ChrisChanUHN @shiranisaacksz and many more not on twitter @ICESOntario @TGHRI_UHN
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Congrats @AngelaMCheung and @DrValRac
🎉Congratulations to @UHN’s latest Canada Research Chair (@CRC_CRC) awardees! Thank you to the Government of Canada for continuing to support the research conducted at UHN. Learn more about the awardees and how they are creating #AHealthierWorld >> https://t.co/r7OKL1Sngt
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🎉Congratulations to @UHN’s latest Canada Research Chair (@CRC_CRC) awardees! Thank you to the Government of Canada for continuing to support the research conducted at UHN. Learn more about the awardees and how they are creating #AHealthierWorld >> https://t.co/r7OKL1Sngt
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New Canadian research @UAlberta shows inequalities in the distribution of unpaid care work by gender, income, living arrangements, and generational cohort. https://t.co/doP8itLWfl
@AGEWELL_NCE @CaregiversAB @VanierInstitute #CdnCaregiving
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Journal of Family and Economic Issues - The purpose of this paper is to estimate the monetary value of Canadians’ family care work, to highlight inequalities within the family care...
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Complete the @CdnCaregiving survey to help shape the future of care in Canada. Results will be used to advocate for better policies for all those who give care. https://t.co/2nLX4wETO9 #CdnCaregiving
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