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mloxton
@mloxton@zeroes.ca
mastodon 4.7.3+glitch+0sPrincipal Healthcare Analyst performing process improvement (PI), quality improvement (QI), and measurement & evaluation (M&E) engagements with healthcare systems and medical facilities. Strategic Foresight studies in science & technology in Healthcare
I use a mixture of Knowledge Management and Lean Six Sigma to improve Health IT deployment and administrative and clinical workflow, and combine qualitative and quantitative methods to derive lessons that can be used to replicate effective practices and avoid pitfalls.
I hold a masters degree in Knowledge Management from the university of Canberra
I use MAXQDA, R, RapidMiner, ProM, and Disco to shift data across the spectrum from raw qualitative input, through categorization, to quantification of risk and opportunity.
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Joined April 06, 2026
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Are we surprised?
Futurism: The CDC Fired All Its Cruise Ship Inspectors Before the Hantavirus Outbreak
https://futurism.com/health-medicine/cdc-cruise-ship-inspectors-hantavirus-outbreak
TIL that there is a whole institute studying Excessive Wealth Disorder, and EWD may make it into the DSM and ICD
Without Googling, which of the following are NOT a human body part?
Without Googling, which of the following are NOT a human body part?
I'm now drawing 44% less electricity from the grid than this time last year, simply by putting the washer and dryer on solar power, as well as power tools and all recharging
Replying to
@octothorpe@mastodon.online
That is the dumbest idea I've heard all week, and there have been some real clangers of late
Boosted by @MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social
Hegseth may be in for some surprises with his testosterone testing jag.
One thing, is he may find out that some of the women have higher testosterone than the average man, and some of the top performers may have relatively low testosterone.
One thing he is sure to discover is that a ton of people with high testosterone are in detention or awaiting trial.
You are offered ONE tool to pick off the rack, totally free. You can just pick it up, walk out with a nod, and take it home.
Your choice is
Just reminding everyone that hepatocellular carcinoma is cruel and highly lethal, and the BEST way to avoid this really nasty illness is to get immunized against the hepatitis virus as a child. The second best is as an adult.
Yet, the HHS leadership is whistling and gazing into the clouds and giving new parents the impression that the vaccines are ineffective and risky, while totally ignoring WHY you need the vaccine.
Let's be fucking frank here: driving to the shops is hundreds of times riskier than getting a Hep shot, and primary liver cancer will FUCK YOU UP in ways you cannot imagine.
This has been on the horizon for a while, and one of the things that nativist conservatives are freaking out over.
There are no clear solutions that would be acceptable to them, and none that are, are practical or likely to work.
Population drop is not an insurmountable problem, nor necessarily an evil, but through lack of planning and foresight, it certainly can become one.
We are currently sulking and doing everything humanly possible to make it a giant evil, and we show no signs of waking up
Visual Capitalist: Mapped: Deaths Now Outnumber Births in 17 U.S. States
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-deaths-now-outnumber-births-in-17-states/
Honestly, My Dear Dude, if the prospect of young'uns with noserings is freaking you out, then you CLEARLY don't have enough work or problems in your life
I have the kind of problem that AI agents and computerization *should* be able to solve with ease, but is apparently unable to
The electfic motor on my SunJoe wood chipper died
By inspection the motor brushes are kaput
The SunJoe support AI agent tells me it is beyond its capability to tell me what the part number for the brush set is, or the dimensions
I mic the brushes at ~13mm W x ~8mm H. Original length, dunno, maybe ~20mm?
The Harffington catalog is a mess, and you can't simply filter by dimensions
Also, they list item sometimes in decimal inches, sometimes in fractional inches, and sometimes in mm. Also, sometimes by LxWxH, sometimes by WxHxL, and sometimes by fuck alone knows.
If Uxcell have a catalog, I can't find it. Hardware store online catalogs are no better
Reaching an important agreement with another country, and then disagreeing broadly on key items in the agreement within a day, suggests to me that there is a significant level of incompetence going on.
Maybe just me
So, we are doing about as well with the New World Screwworm outbreak as was predicted by our response to COVID
So far
- Defunding surveillance
- Firing the people who used to do the surveillance
- Ignoring the hazard signals when they first appeared
- Denying it when it was reported
- Implementing half-arsed measures that are voluntary and in the future
Umm... #healthcare professionals, #clinicians, #physicians
You very much need to watch this short video. The system is failing patients, and women especially, and we need to stop this siloed money-driven model and shift to value-based care in a hurry.
Also, if you are an #obgyn then for the love of all that is sane, HELP this lady!
https://youtube.com/shorts/kAfvRAMpI-k
Stay safe ladies #healthy #womenempowerment
Replying to
@TrueNorthSpice@mastodon.world
One of those clear, beneficial, but unacceptable solutions for conservatives
I went through military conscription, and left it vowing never ever ever to do THAT again. I became very against the idea, and all kinds of arguments about how it wastes resources and delivers very little. As part of my service, I broke both knees, cracked my skull, and lost vision and hearing. I did learn a trade, so there's that.
Now that war in Europe has erupted again, and nations that were very stable a decade ago are swaying wildly, I have rethought my position on conscription, but I also think it should be broadened in its use and in its selection
Firstly, ALL critical services should draw from a national pool of conscripts - ambulance staff, emergency workers, military, etc. We should be giving everyone experience and training in things we need during emergencies.
Secondly, it should draw from the entire population: men, women, ENBYs, trans people, etc. ALL people should be selected.
Thirdly, the fitness criteria should be related to function, not arbitrary ableness. A person in a wheelchair can't be a paratrooper, but they sure as hell can take out a tank with a drone, airdrop medical supplies, or do the logistics for flood relief from a wheelchair
It is time to revisit duty and service
My Dudes
THIS is a Steam Controller, not that plastic gadget you use to play games with
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@meredithw
I missread that as "strangler" and I was very intrigued for a while.
Pray do tell me more about this bicentarian murderer!
How deep-red Utah helped launch a portable plug-in solar movement | Grist
https://grist.org/energy/utah-portable-plug-in-solar-law/
So, just checking, but is "teleport to nearest safe WaffleHouse" now part of the evacuation advice from FEMA?
Just asking because fire season has started and I want to make sure my planning aligns with FEMA best practices
Replying to
@MisuseCase
Sounds about right
While it is certainly possible that he got caught the very first time he did something like that, it's very unlikely. Typically, the unsafe acts that result in an incident were carried out dozens or hundreds of times before. I have little doubt that it wasn't his first rodeo
@mekkaokereke
Free online course on Open Scholarship
"For the average price of a car in the US, you could buy 5 new Chinese EVs"
FedEx managed to smash one of my solar panels
Replying to
@artemis
Sure, but that's because people are looking at his relative position.
The alternative was Pierre Poilievre
Replying to
@CStamp@mastodon.social
Silly to sue though.
Once a court, as finder of fact, says that his AI has no freedom of speech, it becomes fact
May it please you to know that there exists a little army of people who suck the very life out of telephone scammers
For example
Rinoa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd-udoMtCLE
IRLRosie: https://youtu.be/8pNsc1crLtA?t=113
Replying to
@jtonline@mastodon.me.uk
I could accept such an LLM, and it would be an improvement on Zuckster
@bodil@social.treehouse.systems
This is used for...
Replying to
@stux
Agreed
Adding an "age restriction" is about as effective as offering a checklist on how not to slice your hand open to a harried meat-packing plant worker
However, it is a good trigger with which to prosecute the platform owners. Fine them into bankruptcy for underage people on their platform.
If you are interested in public health, this online seminar might be for you
Operationalizing One Health: from IHR amendments to the Pandemic Agreement
Wednesday, 29 April 09:00 – 10:15 CEST and
Thursday 30 April 2026, 09:00 – 10:15 CEST
https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lHN09bYASpOflgITQQ6viA#/registration
Yep, it's officially fire season
Replying to
@aram@aoir.social
True, but hear me out here... this is a test, and we should (figuratively) stone to death anyone who fails it.
Replying to
@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social
Or add Googley eyes, a dunce cap, and a "World Biggest Idiot" plaque?
Happy World Safety Day
May your hazards not turn into risks, and your risks not become issues or events
Replying to
@samlitzinger@journa.host
I guess a bunch of Germans feel they just didn't try the Nazi thing hard enough last time
Replying to
@DavidBruchmann@mastodon.world
At this point I'm just watching to see which bloated AI company goes tits-up first.
I would love it to be the one with the most smug CEO
Replying to
@servelan
Because it would strongly disfavor one party, and rather than change to offer a more popular platform, they would rather make it harder to vote
Wait... so Kid Rock, the sometime rocker and all time twat, delivered an address... at the Pentagon