Medical AMA #2 Have medical questions you want to ask a doctor? Unsure of where to turn? medicine related AMA to help you with your problems, /r/Edmonton version.
EDIT: thanks everyone for your participation... I'll be signing off and returning in a few weeks to do this again. Take care.
Hello again everyone, (and thank you to the Mods who are giving me the chance to do this)
I’m really looking forward to giving back to the community once again. Some may know this but for those who don’t know, I’m a new doctor that returned home to Alberta in the hopes of serving the community. I created the first AMA about 3 weeks ago. 1st AMA
I made a few posts on this subreddit about walk in clinics open during the holidays and trying to be kind to health care workers, as well as feedback on what we can do better as health care workers (for more info you can see my submissions when reviewing my reddit account). I really appreciate all of the feedback everyone gave and I learned so much from everyone.
One theme that was important the difficulty with access and not being sure where to turn. Therefore, I am doing a pilot project where, about once a month, I will do this AMA where members of /r/Edmonton can ask me any medical questions or advice for where to turn to. I will promise you that I will do my best to answer as many questions as I can over 1-2 days. I’m hoping we can get a lot of engagement and that I can help a lot of people here.
To set some ground rules in order for us to do this as effectively as possible…
Please allow me time to craft a response. I may not have time to get to everyone’s posts but I will try my absolute best. Please try to keep your posts to the point. I do want to read your stories, but if the post is too long, it may be difficult to properly address your point. If I didn't get to your post, please know that I'm not ignoring you.
Please do not ask questions specific about a provider or ask me questions about whether a doctor was good or bad… unless I am able to see the encounter, I don’t think it would be fair to disparage my colleagues. I also don’t want posts to devolve into a “physician bashing”
Most importantly… no one can provide specific medical advice for a person or condition without an in-person interview and physical examination, and a review of the available medical records and recent and past testing. My replies are for general information purposes only and not specific medical advice that must be followed. You act at your own discretion based on the information shared by me. No physician-patient relationship is implied or established through my replies.
Background: I trained and completed my MD from UofA in 2019 and completed dual residencies in family medicine and my specialty before coming back recently to do my fellowship. I practice part time as a family doctor while doing my fellowship in Edmonton. I am verified on /r/askdocs, a subreddit where physicians, as part of their verification process, must submit photo evidence of their credentials/ degrees.