type: Health and wellness
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Masking Reference Doc by Texanalysis
Giant document with answers to all your masking questions, both about fit and safety and about making the experience better. Includes info about decoration options, drinking valves, and dealing with exercise, beards, and other situations. Thanks for the tip, Texan Reverend!
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Lisa Praël, physiotherapist
Registered physiotherapist who wears a blue surgical mask for appointments, and a community member suggests she would wear an N95 if you provided one. Thanks for the tip, Star!
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Aaron Jones at Acacia Health
Physiotherapist with a focus on hypermobility and connective tissue disorders. “He said he always wears an N95 mask when seeing patients, has an air filter in his clinic room and was also very accommodating about the gym space at the clinic, saying that there is hardly ever anyone else using it, but that if there…
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Soft Touch Bodies
Personal, somatic intimacy education and embodiment support. Specializing in finding and cultivating pleasure in queer, trans and disabled bodies. Hands-on body work and chat sessions conducted with N95 masks and air filter. Mobile service, virtual options.
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Free mask graphics
Cute free illustrations of respirators with slogans in English and French, by Cas Marotta. Includes N95, KN95, FFP2, and FFP3 masks.
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MyGuide: Long COVID
Audio and text information for long haulers and caregivers, covering best practices for self care and for navigating medical care in BC. Published by the Long Covid Clinic.
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Post-COVID Recovery Clinic
AKA the BC Long Covid Clinic, a province-wide clinic offering virtual group physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and social work sessions as well as research opportunities, and education resources for both patients and primary care doctors. Patients must be referred by a doctor or nurse practitioner. Thanks for the tip, Joan!
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Dr. Ric Arseneau & Dr. R. Jane McKay
Medical doctors who specialize in ME/CFS, fibromyalgia (FM), and Long COVID. Their clinic runs multiple online support groups for patients, and they can prescribe medications for symptom management. Patients must be referred by a doctor or nurse practitioner; appointments can be virtual. Thanks for the tip, Nish!
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Acorn Optometry
Optometry clinic. Staff will wear masks if a patient comes in wearing one. Thanks for the tip, Ley!
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Optomization
Optometry and vision training clinic. A community member reports that when staff saw them wearing a mask, they masked up without being asked. Thanks for the tip, Bailey/Bane!