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  • Books I read in 2016, ranked from best to worst

    I was never really one to read for enjoyment. I hated reading comprehension and library classes in elementary school, and continued to hate English class in high school. I avoided the subject all together in university by taking a science degree.

    alainacyr

    December 29, 2016
    books
  • Why do you tweet about your health? [research study]

    I am looking to interview people living with advanced, metastatic, stage IV or chronic cancer who use Twitter to talk, listen, learn, and/or share updates about their health.

    alainacyr

    January 31, 2016
    research, Uncategorized
  • What does all this tweeting about health really mean? Expanding our understanding of Twitter & disease [research study]

    I want to help build our understanding of how Twitter is used in health, particularly around healing. Will you help me by sharing this post? With more than 560 disease-related hashtags registered on Symplur’s Health Care Hashtag Project, it’s clear that people are using Twitter to talk about health. The academic world has recognized this…

    alainacyr

    September 15, 2015
    research, Uncategorized
    healthcare, online community, research, social media, twitter
  • Make Footholds When You Don’t Have Dynamite

    In working in healthcare, I’ve witnessed the systemic issues that work against you when you’re a patient. I’ve been frustrated by how little movement, if any, has been made to improve these issues since I came into the field 5 years ago. But slowly, as the months have gone by, I’ve acclimatized to the system.

    alainacyr

    July 4, 2015
    personal, Uncategorized
    healthcare, patients, work life
  • Things to remember about 2014

    As one typically does at the end of a year, I’ve been thinking back over 2014 and reflecting on some of my highlights. 2014 was a pretty good year as far as they go, and I want remember the highlights as the years go by. So here’s a bit of a recap.

    alainacyr

    December 30, 2014
    personal, Uncategorized
    personal life
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