The 62 year old patriarch who was at the cottage was very sick. He was admitted to the ICU in a community hospital in cottage country.

It was clear that his health problems were too complex for the small community hospital.

That was a rational assumption.

We and the family agreed that it would be best if he was flown, possibly by Orange, to a large academic teaching hospital for specialized care.

That seemed simple.

But it was not simple.

We were told that the care in the ICU in the small community hospital was the same care that he would get in a large academic hospital.

That information provided was false. So, no transfer.

We were told that he was out of the catchment area for the large academic centres.

So, no transfer.

We were told that all the beds at all the large academic centres which were canvassed by our team were full.

Possibly true.

Some were only taking COVID patients. No one would accept our patient with his specific complex health crisis.

So the big lesson is ” DO NOT GET SICK IN COTTAGE COUNTRY”.   Put that one your fridge.

Raymond Rupert

health system advocate.

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We used to hae Connaught Labs at Steeles Avenue and Dufferin St in North York. Then it disappeared. No more vaccine capacity of significance in Canada.

Then recently, I learned about Medicago and its greenhouses in Quebec City.

This business is one of the most interesting and innovative organizations that I have ever heard or read about and I have been around for a while.

Medicago uses plants as bioreactors. The plants produce virus like particles (VLP) which resemble Sars-COV-2. Spike proteins and all.

Check this out below. The virus and the virus like particle.

The virus like particles (VLPs) are injected into us humans which results in the development of antibodies to COVID 19.

Medicago has partnered with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to produce the final vaccine which is entering into phase 3 trials at this time.

I am a total supporter of Medicago and wish them well on the way to making 1,000,000,000 vaccines per year.  By the way, they also have a vaccine for Ebola.

High fives all around.

Raymond Rupert patient advocate and disruptor of healthcare for the common good.

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If family doctors give about 50% of all flu vaccines, then why would Public Health not involve family doctors in the distribution of COVID 19 vaccine?

This is a head scratching moment.

Lives depend on this very poor decision about distribution.

Who is making this decision? Public health? Provincial health? The Feds? The bureaucrats? Who?

Has anyone asked the authors of BlitzScaling what to do? That is Reid Hoffman and Chris Yeh.

If you asked Hoffman, of Linkedin fame, and Yeh what to do they would say that we need “SCALEABLE DISTRIBUTION”.

Using hockey rinks and community centres for COVID 19 vaccine distribution is not scaleable distribution.

Using established distribution channels such as family doctor’s offices and pharmacy chains is scaleable distribution.

The Public Health folks should ask logistics experts knowledgeable in healthcare what to do and not those with the knowledge of moving tanks and battalions.

Ask the experts at the Rotman Business school or the Schulich School of Business or the Ivey School of Business about scaleable distribution of COVID 19 vaccine.

Lives depend on how this is done.

Why are we acting like ludites when approaching Vaccine distribution?

And let’s not forget about the vaccine database that is being developed too late to be of any use.

That’s another $16M mistake.

Let’s put the smart and informed decision makers to work fixing this mess.

Raymond Rupert patient advcoate and health system disruptor for the public good.

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Raymond Rupert patient advocate, former family doctor, founder of RCM Health Consultancy.

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This case conference proved to be magical for the family. Raymond Rupert of RCM Health Consultancy was the facilitator. The 3 specialists were able to explain their viewpoints in plain English. The 3 specialists agreed on a neurosurgical procedure for the patient.

The logic and rationale were explained to the family for the first time. The family was able to understand the implications of the surgery including possible side effects and complications but also to understand the possible benefits. Emphasis on possible.

The team at RCM Health Consultancy is committed to organizing case conferences for our clients in order to give patients and their families the opportunity to contribute to the narrative, to understand the basis for decision making and for RCM to advocate for our client’s rights to access appropriate care.

Raymond Rupert patient advocate & healthcare consultant.

info@rcmhealthconsultancy.com

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