On #WorldFamilyDoctorDay celebrate &honor the tireless efforts of family doctors worldwide. Their compassionate care &expertise is the foundation of our healthcare system, ensuring patients receive comprehensive lifelong care. 🙏 for your dedication! Canadian Medical Association The College of Family Physicians of Canada BC College of Family Physicians

“As physicians, we see the harms to people in our communities from the toxic exposures they face and the resulting diseases. We know that people’s health is an indicator of their environments and other social factors.”
Op-ed by Ojistoh Horn & Dr. Melissa Lem
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'Lifetime of worse health': B.C. doctor warns about long-term impacts of wildfire smoke bc.ctvnews.ca/lifetime-of-wo… Alyse Kotyk Dr. Melissa Lem

CanadaHealthwatch.ca — Canada's hub for health news 🍁

Smoke season is on its way.
Good to talk wildfire smoke + health with Keri Adams today, including:
☠️ when air quality is dangerous
👶 long-term impacts on babies + kids
🔥 avoiding gas stoves to keep indoor air clean
⬇️ #fossilfuel use to fight #climatechange
Read + watch 👇

En ce 16 mai, l’AQME est heureuse de célébrer avec Prescri-Nature ses deux ans !

Plus de 2000 professionnel.le.s de la santé du Québec sont désormais inscrit.e.s en tant que prescripteurs officiel.le.s de Prescri-Nature!

“Electric heaters and boilers are more efficient than gas ones, do not generate air pollution or greenhouse gases (if the electricity is sustainably generated), and are often more affordable, said Lem and Martin.”
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Work hard, play harder.
Such a treat to connect with my #PANDATrial co investigators in City of Sydney last week—and fit in some hikes and family time too.
Excited to continue work to research + scale nature prescriptions across Australia.
More here: powerlab.site/research/panda…

Great news!

Making #HeatPumps more affordable, so low & middle income families can make their homes cleaner, safer & more comfortable (& reduce emissions) all year around!

Important investments in people & planet. H/t George Heyman Josie Osborne Steven Guilbeault Laurel Collins 🌎

'Every sign is pointing to another summer of deadly smoke. And we need to start preparing now.'
We must prevent more deaths by:
⬆️ Increasing wildfire smoke protection
⬇️ Decreasing fossil fuel use

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Congratulations to my powerhouse friend Dr Dr. Melissa Lem, Vancouver family doc, climate advocate, and President of @CAPE-ACME, for winning the YWCA Metro Vancouver Women of Distinction award tonight for leadership in Environmental Sustainability! 🌎🔥

#ywcawoda #climateaction

YWCA Metro Vancouver Award Category: Environmental Sustainability
Recipient 🏆 Dr Dr. Melissa Lem

#YWCAWODA YWCA Metro Vancouver

So honored to be nominated alongside so many incredible women leaders. RCH Foundation Dr. Melissa Lem Renee Fernandez, MD Maryam Zeineddin, MD Dr. Nel Wieman

Read this article today.
When I saw >3/4 of the world's top climate scientists saying Earth will warm >2.5C I cried, then thought about how to teach my kid survival skills.
#HappyMothersDay to every mother who holds truth, hope and action in one breath.
theguardian.com/environment/ng…

I talked about this in on Mo Amir 🪬 this week.

It is bonkers that there’s no comprehensive plan to protect human health when a TMX spill happens.

Sign the letter from @CAPE-ACME!