The sun is rising out and I just finished my shift. In this #WorldAnaesthesiaDay2025 we keep patients safe at all times! #AnSky

Electronic health record interventions to reduce postoperative pregabalin prescribing: a quality improvement initiative - Canadian Journal of Anesthesia rdcu.be/eITE1 #AnesthesiaResearch #QualityImprovement #EHRInterventions #MedicationSafety #CanadianAnesthesia #ClinicalResearch #PatientSafety

The risks of surgery and anaesthesia. Dr Tim Cook at #NSC25 #AnSky #anesthesiology #PatientSafety

Major trauma is shifting. 🚑 The “typical” patient is now in their 60s, often with frailty & comorbidities. How should anaesthetists adapt to this new reality of silver trauma? Read more in #BJAEd: www.bjaed.org/article/S205...

Alzheimer’s disease, great editorial from @thelancet.com www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... To my Canadian colleagues is p-Tau217 testing available yet?

New work from our AIMS Research Group and The Canadian Prehabilitation Network.

On the spirit of improving communication with our patients in #anesthesiology, this paper provides some useful tips! journals.lww.com/monitor/full... #AnSky

Ethical decision making in airway management: a Difficult Airway Society position statement on good practice - BJA Open www.bjaopen.org/article/S277...

Mi artista favorito de Colombia! 🇨🇴 Carlos Vives en el #TinyDeskConcert @npr.org youtu.be/XerTuv79p2M?...

statement by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

(Autism existed before Tylenol)

Neuraxial anesthesia and pain management for cesarean delivery - American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology www.ajog.org/article/S000...

This is a well thought approach to address #Anesthesiologist shortage while using initiatives to improve patient safety #AnSky #MedSky journals.lww.com/monitor/toc/...

In this study, the in-hospital mortality rate was 0.3% for elective major surgery, whereas among those who were inpatient preoperatively or undergoing nonelective procedures, it was nearly eightfold higher (2.3%). How can we intervene before clinical deterioration? #AnSky #MedSky

The 2025 ASA Practice Advisory for Perioperative Care of Older Adults Scheduled for Inpatient Surgery. TL;DR: GA = RA, TIVA = Volatiles, Consider dexmedetomidine if no contraindications. journals.lww.com/anesthesiolo... #AnSky #MedSky @ontarioanesthesia.bsky.social @casupdate.bsky.social

👋 Hello, Bluesky! We’re the Canadian Paediatric Anesthesia Society (CPAS) — excited to be here! We aim to connect paediatric anesthetists globally, share Canadian QI/research, and improve care for kids. Follow us for updates, insights, and collaboration. 🇨🇦🌍 #PedsAnes #Anesthesia #CPAS

ja.ma/3T651YG This @jama.com article discusses communication and patient expectations #MedSky

Sedation with sevoflurane led to fewer ventilator-free days and lower survival rates compared to propofol in ARDS patients. by Jabaudon M, Quenot JP (...) Constantin JM et 40 al. in JAMA #MedSky 👉 get more here 📖 read the article:

Continuing Professional Development Perioperative anaphylaxis: an update on pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management - Canadian Journal of Anesthesia #CJA #CJA2025 #Anesthesia #Anesthesiology rdcu.be/eiljE #CPD

We are now the United States of Eugenics. They are taking away vaccines, stopping food regulation, restricting access to healthcare, and blocking biomedical research so that only “the strong” will survive. They are culling the herd.

25% of UK anaesthetics use #TIVA. Optimal delivery method - #TCI vs manual TIVA - is unclear. TCI had less post-op cognitive dysfunction, #PONV and lower pain scores but similar cost vs inhalational anaesthesia

Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.

Middle-aged and older adults who sought hospital or emergency room care because of cannabis use were almost twice as likely to develop dementia over the next five years, compared with similar people in the general population, a large Canadian study reported on Monday.

If we prioritize academic achievement, don’t complain when students - pursue exam performance over mastery - prioritize studying over clinical experience - stress over their grades (Prof Kevin Eva at ANZ Selection Symposium) #MedEd #MedSky #AnSky

Physician Health Inclusion is a national community of practice, co-designed for Canadian physicians and medical trainees with disabilities and chronic health conditions. can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Nothing sums up better the current times #HorseLostInTheHospital www.instagram.com/reel/DFsyXbv... @johnmulaney

Here for this content #WhiteLotus🪷

Posting this interesting point of view of a physician who moved from US to Canada 🇨🇦 canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/03/25/i...

Behind almost every leader in the anti-vaccine movement is an alternative medicine grift.

Since the start of COVID, the number of people reporting a disability soared. Yet the majority of the world acts like COVID is over, and Long COVID doesn't exist.

Finished this beauty! Blocked and ready to wear! #DoctorsWhoKnit #Knitting community 💕 Something bright for dark days… the pattern is the Lindgren sweater by Knitting for Olive, yarn acquired at my LYS Wabi Sabi

Happy to welcome a new cohort of anesthesia residents at the University of Ottawa!! #AneSky

Knitting: It’s more than just a hobby—it’s a post-apocalyptic survival skill. 🧶

Voted! 🗳️ very seamless here in Ottawa! In n out in 3 minutes!

Let’s face it. Getting rid of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is to make way for less qualified white men to take positions they don’t deserve.

Nearly 40% of Ontarians we surveyed said they’ve delayed or avoided care because they’ve lost confidence in the system. When people don’t trust they’ll get the care they need, they wait—often until it’s an emergency. This is a crisis that can’t be ignored. #onpoli StopTheHealthCrisis.ca

No comments needed! #Canada #Freedom @rideaucanalskate.bsky.social

Is after-hours surgery associated with increased rates of mortality & morbidity? This cohort study shows that after-hours surgery was associated with: ⬆️ risk of death within 90 days ⬆️ all-cause mortality after 1-year ⬆️ postoperative complications #AnSky #SurgSky #MedSky https://buff.ly/4aXXmE6

In an election that puts Ontario first, your health shouldn’t be second. Ontarians need access to family doctors, reduced wait times in EDs, and better access to specialist care. Ontario needs action on health care. Read more: ow.ly/QF3Q50UPqWY

#AnSky Preoperative estimated glomerular filtration rate to predict cardiac events in major noncardiac surgery: a secondary analysis of two large international studies - British Journal of Anaesthesia www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S000....

Jim Acosta announces on air that he's leaving CNN and says, "it is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant ... don't give in to the lies."

#Knitting 🧶 a #SophieHood Knitting is Joy!

Speaking of healthcare. Let's make @bsky.app the platform that fights misinformation. Some great follows are @drsusanoliver.bsky.social @jsm2334.bsky.social @therealtruther.bsky.social Let's get them more followers and engagement than other platforms and let health science accounts find a home

This is one of my favourite podcasts and this episode is very telling! #InvisibleWomen 99percentinvisible.org/episode/invi...

Thanks for the tag! I have thoughts.🧵 1) Lots of MDs wish we could be salaried with expenses covered by an employer. This is a more attractive model than ppl realize. 2) Municipalities have been left to sort out their MD shortages for decades now. Health care is provincial... except when it isn't.

This clip makes the case for why Canada needs a strong, sovereign military. American moderates weren’t able to contain MAGA crazy. Now allies will have to. Start now by boycotting any US-made goods, particularly those from red states.

For my fabulous friends! Keep fabulous in 2025!

Explanation post: Those who followed me on X know I posted about medical access - including vaccines - the need for masks and the need for dogs. I never posted about politics. Now I’m getting political. I can hope we all are. There’s so much at stake in Canada. This is the tip a huge iceberg: