Mary Scott
@marym_scott
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Healthcare enthusiast 🏥• Nature lover 🌿• Adventurer ⚡• Scholar 📚 •
Joined January 2010
Severe permanent impairments in function and cognition are common among long-term care residents and typically occur near the end of life, although some residents live with these impairments for years.
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"Equity can only be achieved when we move beyond merely acknowledging poor outcomes to understanding the mechanisms that create and perpetuate disparities."
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Many studies focus on describing disparities yet sometimes overlook the bigger picture. But what if we could change that? What if we could transform research into a tool for promoting fairness and...
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"While the existence of health disparities is well-documented, many studies fall short in their analysis, merely describing disadvantaged groups' health outcomes without digging deeper." Read the BGS blog by @marym_scott about her @Age_and_Ageing paper.
bgs.org.uk
Many studies focus on describing disparities yet sometimes overlook the bigger picture. But what if we could change that? What if we could transform research into a tool for promoting fairness and...
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"By embracing more inclusive methodologies and centring the experiences of marginalised communities, we can pave the way for a future where health disparities are a thing of the past. Let's not just talk about equity – let's make it a reality."
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Many studies focus on describing disparities yet sometimes overlook the bigger picture. But what if we could change that? What if we could transform research into a tool for promoting fairness and...
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"Our review builds on the work of scholars who argue research should consider the multiple layers of inequity in how we produce knowledge." Read @marym_scott's @Age_and_Ageing paper via @OUPMedicine @OUPAcademic @OxfordJournals
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People with opioid use disorder are less likely to receive palliative care in communities during the 90 days before death. ➡️ https://t.co/ipPrBisNsv
@JelauPC @marym_scott @Tara_Gomes @ZimmTeamLab @sarina_isenberg @virtualhospice @PCPCRCollab @CIHR_IRSC @bruyerecare
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People with opioid use disorder are dying young from many causes, not just opioid poisonings according to newly published research from Dr. Jenny Lau et al., at @UHN. Learn more in the @CMAJ article https://t.co/BOprWWSCeh
@JelauPC @PCPCRCollab @Tara_Gomes @marym_scott @CIHR_IRSC
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People living with opioid use disorder are significantly less likely to receive palliative care at the end of their lives according to new research from Dr. Jenny Lau et al., at @UHN. Read the @CMAJ article here https://t.co/Jmrln9Jahr
@JelauPC @ZimmTeamLab @sarina_isenberg
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A study led by our clinician investigator @JelauPC discovered that people with opioid use disorder are less likely to receive palliative care at end of life. @UHN @pmcancercentre @UHN_Supportive @UHN_Research >>
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Background: People with opioid use disorder (OUD) are at risk of premature death and can benefit from palliative care. We sought to compare palliative care provision for decedents with and without...
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New: People with opioid use disorder less likely to receive palliative care. Read the study here: https://t.co/tz0nxFOzg4
@CMAJ @PTanuseputro @Tara_Gomes
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A new systematic review analyzing care outcomes in long-term care, found 62% of included studies demonstrated disparities in care outcomes for minoritized groups. https://t.co/VFM8fFc7bt
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"...[To advance health equity] integrate the multiple dynamic layers into methods and decisions on best practices, rather than continuing to describe persistent inequality" https://t.co/6r7TxjGXCi
@bruyerecare @uOttawa @OttawaHospital @Age_and_Ageing @OxfordJournals @CRKN_RCDR
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#PublicationThursday Does receiving home visits from #PrimaryCareProviders near the #EndOfLife result in better outcomes that are aligned w/ patients' preferences? Read today's featured publication, co-authored by several CEP colleagues, for insight @
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Beyond home care, receiving home visits from primary care providers near the end of life may be associated with better outcomes that are aligned with patients' preferences-emphasising the importance...
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In their scoping review, @MayaMurmann and colleagues identified many lessons that may be relevant to future vaccine education. Find out more: https://t.co/OYQHeVIycd
#WhatWorks #Covid19 #research
@marym_scott @vawelch @amytmhsu @AnnaCR_Studies @CarrieHeer @JPresseau
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Home-based, end-of-life care delivered by nurse practitioners and physicians associated with improved patient outcomes. 🏡 Read the full study: https://t.co/2OMIpMwSS3
@BMJ_SPCare
@ICESOntario @bruyerecare @OttawaHospital #PalliativeCare
#homecare #interprofessional #endoflife
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"I Wish I Were Dead" — A thought-provoking discussion on how we respond to suffering presented by @HMChochinov, Dr. John F. Scott, Mary M. Scott, Zelda Freitas. Grateful for the insights shared by our esteemed panelists and moderator, @LeonieHerx. #CHPCA2023
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What is suffering? How do we bear it? Responses to these questions and life-altering health changes impact people's decisions around their own death. Commiting to treat 'total pain' and face the burden together can bring relief #PalliativeCare #MAID
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Access to home visits is limited, even for those referred to homecare and rostered to a family physician. @CMAJ_Open Read it: https://t.co/5IhdrgWyNF Great collaborating with our colleagues at @McMasterU @shuaib_hafid @AaronJonesStats @mhoward101
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