Ripudaman S. Minhas, MD MPH FRCPC FAAP

So excited for this year's #CCYC25 Digital Conference, led by these amazing young advocates!

If you're interested in improving health equity for Canadian Children, Youth+Communities, please join us online October 29-30, 2025!

*Register here and share with your networks! *
www.cpd.utoronto.ca/ccyc/

Looking forward to sharing our learnings from Our Kids' Health at the Cundill Centre Speaker Series today with @irynadvoretska.bsky.social & Saisujani Rasiah !

Registration: lnkd.in/gimA4baq

@camhnews.bsky.social

Opinion | Kennedy has caused irreparable harm to vaccines Anti-vaccine voices are now advising the CDC. Here’s how public health experts can respond.

RFK Jr. has caused irreparable harm to vaccines. Anti-vaccine voices are now advising the CDC. Here’s how public health experts can respond, by Dr. Leana Wen www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202... via @postopinions.bsky.social

Join us for the Canadian Paediatric Society / Société canadienne de pédiatrie National #GrandRounds about "The Impact of Armed Conflict on Children and Youth" on June 17th! #healthequity #childhealth #pediatrics #children #youth

Register here:

us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

* Join our team! *

We are seeking candidates proficient in ENGLISH and FRENCH to support our Black Kids' Health team!

lnkd.in/ebtSzHs

#research #edi #healthpromotion #healthequity #jobs

Vote for the health of our children Kids don’t get to vote, but their parents do.

Vote for the health of our children canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/04/25/v... by @ripudamanminhas.bsky.social

𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁

Don’t be afraid to cry – or to interrupt: doctors’ tips for making the most of your medical appointment Be honest about your symptoms, voice your concerns, take notes, ask follow-up questions if you need to … GPs and surgeons explain how to make every minute count

Don’t be afraid to cry – or to interrupt: Doctors’ tips for making the most of a medical appointment. Be honest about symptoms, voice your concerns, take notes, ask follow-up questions. GPs and surgeons explain how to make every minute count. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle... via @theguardian.com

One death from a preventable disease is one too many.

For the 1st time in a decade, a child has died of #measles -- a preventable disease.

The current outbreak is mainly among unvaccinated school-aged kids.

The MMR vaccine prevents infection:

1 dose: ~93% effective
2 doses: ~97% effective

Please: Get vaccinated, and your loved ones, too.

Election Day in Ontario!

Kids can't vote. We can!

Remember Ontario's kids and youth when completing your ballot this week!

#onpoli @thestar.com @unityhealthto.bsky.social @cmadocs.bsky.social

www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Kids can't vote. We can!

Remember Ontario's kids and youth when completing your ballot this week!

#onpoli @thestar.com @unityhealthto.bsky.social @cmadocs.bsky.social

www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Excited to be learning today from our friends at the CCLF team, Dr. Liz Attisano and Omar Siddiqui, at our Unity Health St Michael's Pediatrics Academic Rounds!

*Healthcare providers* play an important role in early literacy and impacting health outcomes long-term!

For anyone eligible to vote in the #Ontario elections, please keep *kids* in mind!

#VoteKids #ontarioVotes #VoteForKids #onpoli #OntarioElection #pediatriciansvote #pediatrics #kids #parents

Children’s Health Equity: A Fireside Chat with Dave Chokshi and Kara Odom Walker - Well Beyond Medicine Podcast "If you care about health, you must care about health equity." This sentiment was shared by Dave Chokshi, MD, former New York City health commissioner, during a day-long child health equity symposium ...

"We have to make it so that health equity is not seen as a side show or an add-on; it's the main event. If you care about health and you care about children, you must care about health equity." Dave Chokshi

Great listen 🎧 : nemourswellbeyond.org/episode/chil...

Check out our team's Canadian Paediatric Society #Blog about how #misinformation and #disinformation impact BIPOC communities and widen #health #inequity !

@cmadocs.bsky.social @unityhealthto.bsky.social

Report flags barriers to accessing child-friendly tuberculosis medications Doctors say child-friendly versions of TB medications would help treat younger patients, but a new report highlights why they so difficult to obtain in Canada

Children & youth are put at unnecessary risk when they do
not have access to pediatric medications or child-friendly
formulations. This is not a challenge unique to TB patients, but sadly quite a common occurrence for Canada's kids.

www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Public Health Agency searching for Theresa Tam’s replacement Canada’s chief public health officer, who became a household name during the pandemic, is set to finish her term in June

Who want the most challenging job in public health in Canada? Public Health Agency is searching for Theresa Tam’s replacement, by @kkirkup.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com #COVID19 #cdnpoli

Alberta Medical Association statement regarding the report of the Alberta COVID-19 Pandemic Data Review Task Force

To be CRYSTAL clear: this decision puts American lives & health at risk, in both the short and long term.

We wouldn’t have made Covid vaccines so quickly, stopped Ebola, escaped SARS1, or much more, if not for WHO partnership

This is a bad idea for the *US*- never mind for the rest of the world🛟

Check out our team’s piece from Our Kids’ Health in @healthydebate.bsky.social about how #misinformation and #disinformation widen health inequity!

Together, we can create safer online information environments for all communities! #healthequity #policy #uspoli

healthydebate.ca/2025/01/topi...

Health misinformation is rampant and deepens inequities for marginalized communities - Healthy Debate Health misinformation is more than a communication challenge; it’s a driver of inequity.

Great piece by Dr @ripudamanminhas.bsky.social - doc in Toronto - about who is most affected by misinformation

healthydebate.ca/2025/01/topi...

Given that politicians seem to care less and less about science, this is just gonna get worse...👇

Why aren’t governments using science? www.nature.com/articles/d41...

80% of scientists say science-advice system broken.

80% say "policymakers lack sufficient understanding of science."

Thanks for these insights!!!

Join us live today as we launch the Preemies Hub in collaboration with @ripudamanminhas.bsky.social and Our Kids Health to bring education to 10 communities across Canada. 1pmET on @canadianpreemies.bsky.social you tube channel
#preemies #multilanguages #multicultural #OKHPreemiehub

grateful for the opportunity to bring attention to this important topic - #misinformation and #disinformation are rampant and widen #healthinequity

#pediatrics #healthsky #pedssky #kidshealth #onpoli

What a day! Last week, #OurKidsHealth and the Canadian Association of Science Centres convened the #TogetherAgainstMisinformation Youth Conference 2024 and brought together passionate young minds, dynamic speakers, and impactful conversations, all united in the fight against misinformation. 🎉 💙

Today is World Children’s Day. It’s been 100 years since the League of Nations adopted the first 1924 Declaration on the Rights of the Child.
A new declaration has been written with the intention of globally reaffirming commitment to the rights of kids. declaration2024.org/centenary-of...

Aww - Thanks Rae! Your tireless dedication and fierce advocacy is such an inspiration!