Gillian Sheppard
@gsheppard.bsky.social
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POCUS enthusiast, physician and educator. Views expressed are my own.
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Gillian Sheppard
Royal College of Emergency Medicine
7 days ago
New analysis by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine reveals that there were 4,757 deaths associated with long ED waits before admission in England last summer (1 June to 30 September 2025). Watch our President Dr Ian Higginson on
@itvnews.bsky.social
's Rebecca Barry:
www.itv.com/news/2026-01...
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Gillian Sheppard
Royal College of Emergency Medicine
14 days ago
With A&Es across the four nations bursting at the seems, Scottish Parliament member Willie Rennie asked Neil Gray what his government was doing to improve patient flow - which refers to the movement of patients through the hospital from arrival to discharge.
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Gillian Sheppard
Royal College of Emergency Medicine
14 days ago
The issue of long waits, and the devastating impact it has on patients, in Northern Irish Emergency Department was raised at Stormont earlier this week. MLA Alan Robinson delivered this speech during a debate on a motion to address this crucial issue
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Gillian Sheppard
André Picard @picardonhealth
14 days ago
Manitoba hires 13 U.S. doctors, Premier calls moves a show of Canadian values. Restructuring of U.S. science, health agencies provided opportunity to attract workers, Wab Kinew says, by
@temurdur.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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@theglobeandmail.com
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Manitoba hires 13 U.S. doctors, Premier calls moves a show of Canadian values
Restructuring of U.S. health, science agencies provided opportunity to attract workers, Wab Kinew says
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-manitoba-hires-13-us-doctors/
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Gillian Sheppard
Sevtap Savas, PhD🫐 🇨🇦🍁
13 days ago
did not imagine I would see this today, but here we are...
vocm.com/2026/01/23/n...
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NL Hydro Issues Power Warning, Island Residents Asked to Conserve Power as Demand Rises
Our electricity supply is getting close to maximum capacity with the province-wide cold snap. Newfoundland and...
https://vocm.com/2026/01/23/nl-hydro-issues-power-watch-for-saturday-morning-as-temperatures-plunge-and-bay-despoir-still-offline/
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Gillian Sheppard
Alan Drummond MD
28 days ago
Delays in Offloading Patients at ERs Means Fewer Ambulances on the Road
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Delays in Offloading Patients at ERs Means Fewer Ambulances on the Road
The entire healthcare system needs to be looked at in order to address the issue of offload delays at the prov...
https://vocm.com/2026/01/08/delays-in-offloading-patients-at-emerge-means-less-ambulances-on-the-road/
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Gillian Sheppard
Dan Kim
about 2 months ago
Happy to share our
@cjemonline.bsky.social
editorial (w/ Paul Olszynski & Colin Bell) on how
#POCUS
improves care and saves money – but system-level reinvestment in POCUS is stalling. "Other people's money: why healthcare systems fail to reinvest in POCUS" 🔗
doi.org/10.1007/s436...
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Gillian Sheppard
JAMA
about 2 months ago
Superficial vein thrombosis is a condition in which blood clots develop within the superficial veins, typically in the legs or arms. This JAMA Patient Page describes its risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments.
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Gillian Sheppard
The Independent
about 2 months ago
Susanna Rumbolt of Mary's Harbour,
#Labrador
says her husband Tim should not have died while seeking cancer treatment in Newfoundland and Labrador’s healthcare system last year. Read the full story from Heidi Atter 👇
theindependent.ca/news/lji/lab...
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Labrador woman calls for nursing reform following husband’s death – The Independent
Susanna Rumbolt says her husband Tim, who was battling cancer, should not have died following appointments with an oncology nurse in St. Anthony
https://theindependent.ca/news/lji/labrador-woman-calls-for-nursing-reform-following-husbands-death/
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Gillian Sheppard
JAMA
2 months ago
Between 2017 and 2024, the percentage of newborns not receiving intramuscular vitamin K for prophylaxis nearly doubled, with refusal rates highest outside hospital births and among certain racial and ethnic groups. #HotTopicsNeo2025
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Gillian Sheppard
The BMJ
2 months ago
We've selected our favourite words from
@drmattmorgan.bsky.social
's medical dictionary. Every day between 1 and 25 December, a new word will appear in the 🔗⬇️
#BMJChristmas
Today's word is Cursorcrawl
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
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Gillian Sheppard
André Picard @picardonhealth
2 months ago
More than half of Ontario doctors eyeing retirement in next five years, survey shows. With primary care in short supply, province tries to make family medicine more appealing, by
@kellygrant1.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
via
@theglobeandmail.com
@ontariosdoctors.bsky.social
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More than half of Ontario doctors eyeing retirement in the next five years, survey shows
With primary care in short supply, province is trying to make family medicine more appealing
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-ontario-doctors-retirement-primary-care-physicians/
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Gillian Sheppard
The BMJ
2 months ago
Social media influencers are a growing source of medical advice but can be misleading. Misleading advice—amplified by parasocial bonds and direct engagement—can cause physical, psychological, financial, and systemic harm, say Raffael Heiss and colleagues
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
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Gillian Sheppard
🇨🇦 Bernice Hillier 🇨🇦
3 months ago
Newspaper The Independent in Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting that another major government-commissioned policy report contains false citations likely generated by artificial intelligence.
theindependent.ca/news/lji/maj...
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Major N.L. healthcare report contains errors likely generated by A.I. – The Independent
$1.6 million Health Human Resources Plan from Deloitte cites research papers that don’t exist, making it the second major government policy paper called into question in as many months
https://theindependent.ca/news/lji/major-n-l-healthcare-report-contains-errors-likely-generated-by-a-i/
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Gillian Sheppard
Krista Elliott
3 months ago
I would be demanding every penny back plus lost time and resources.
add a skeleton here at some point
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Gillian Sheppard
Faculty of Science, Memorial University
3 months ago
During Research Week 2025, the Faculty of Science will host our 2025 Three Minute Thesis (3MT®)! 💡 There's less than one week to apply to present ⏱ application deadline: 12 p.m., Wednesday, November 19, 2025. For more information and to apply, please visit:
www.mun.ca/.../three-mi...
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Gillian Sheppard
The BMJ
3 months ago
Almost one in five patients attending major emergency departments in England were treated on trolleys or chairs in corridors this summer, a new report has found
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
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Gillian Sheppard
Royal College of Emergency Medicine
3 months ago
Corridor care has become a defining feature of the crisis in EM. The report on corridor care by the APPG on Emergency Care, complied by RCEM, reveals the scale of the issue, through a snapshot survey of Clinical Leads. Read here:
rcem.ac.uk/press-rel...
@appgemergencycare.bsky.social
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NL is spending 11 million dollars on virtual care, much more than other Atlantic provinces. Why?
www.cmaj.ca/content/197/...
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Government partnerships with corporate virtual primary care
Key points More than 6.5 million people in Canada do not have access to a regular primary care clinician.[1][1] Health workforce challenges across the country have adversely affected primary care acce...
https://www.cmaj.ca/content/197/37/E1230
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Gillian Sheppard
Alan Drummond MD
3 months ago
Born on waitlist: Nova Scotia Health expands program to help babies without doctors 1 in 5 babies in Nova Scotia need newborn clinic for medical care
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Nova Scotia Health newborn program expands in Central Zone | CBC News
Nova Scotia's health minister says the province is making headway on ensuring babies are receiving proper health care even though about one in five of the province's newborns need a program designed f...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-health-expands-program-to-help-babies-without-doctors-9.6960427?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar
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Gillian Sheppard
The BMJ
4 months ago
New BMJ Research: Restricted sugar intake during early life is linked to lower risks of several heart conditions in adulthood, including heart attack, heart failure, and stroke, finds study using data from the end of UK sugar rationing in 1953
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
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Gillian Sheppard
AEM Education & Training
4 months ago
Feedback is essential to professional development. How can you give effective feedback in the
#EmergencyDepartment
? This EM Download outlines key tips and tricks! Check it out:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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Gillian Sheppard
APTN News
4 months ago
The Jane Goodall Institute announced the primatologist’s death Wednesday in an Instagram post.
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Jane Goodall, renowned for chimpanzee research, has died
Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and environmental advocacy, has died.
https://www.aptnnews.ca?p=277511
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Gillian Sheppard
Australian Women's History Network
5 months ago
Mothers have long been unfairly blamed for their children's autism, as Kate McAnelly recently wrote in
#VIDAblog
. Knowing this history is all the more important following yesterday's scientifically unfounded allegations about paracetamol/tylenol. Read more here ⬇️
www.auswhn.com.au/blog/unreal-...
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Unreal and untrue: Refrigerator mother theory and the historic vilification of the mothers of disabled children | Australian Women's History Network
Dr Kate McAnelly explores how refrigerator mother theory was incorrectly used to blame mothers as being the cause of their children's autism.
https://www.auswhn.com.au/blog/unreal-and-untrue-refrigerator-mother-theory-and-the-historic-vilification-of-the-mothers-of-disabled-children/
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Gillian Sheppard
Chris Levesque
5 months ago
This is just amazing news!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time
One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cevz13xkxpro
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Gillian Sheppard
Alan Drummond MD
5 months ago
‘I might as well die at home’: More Maritimers leave ERs without treatment, study shows
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/art...
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‘I might as well die at home’: More Maritimers leave ERs without treatment, study shows
A new study shows more Maritimers are leaving ERs without treatment.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/article/if-im-going-to-die-i-might-as-well-die-at-home-more-maritimers-leave-ers-without-treatment-study-shows/
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Gillian Sheppard
Alan Drummond MD
5 months ago
Nearly 430,000 Quebecers leave emergency rooms without having been treated
montreal.citynews.ca/2025/09/18/q...
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Nearly 430,000 Quebecers leave emergency rooms without having been treated | CityNews Montreal
Hundreds of thousands of Canadians leave emergency rooms every year without receiving treatment, a trend that continues to grow. Quebec is the province with the highest number of patients going home w...
https://montreal.citynews.ca/2025/09/18/quebecers-leave-emergency-rooms/
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Gillian Sheppard
Alan Drummond MD
5 months ago
Nearly 200,000 Albertans left an emergency room without treatment last year
www.airdriecityview.com/local-news/n...
via @AirdrieCityView
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Nearly 200,000 Albertans left an emergency room without treatment last year
Read the full story and comment on AirdrieCityView.com
https://www.airdriecityview.com/local-news/nearly-200000-albertans-left-an-emergency-room-without-treatment-last-year-11229891
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Dr. Margo Wilson joins us in October to discuss volume assessment using POCUS.
5 months ago
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Gillian Sheppard
Alan Drummond MD
5 months ago
South Okanagan General Hospital's ER to close Sunday afternoon to Monday morning - Oliver/Osoyoos News
www.castanet.net/news/Oliver-...
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South Okanagan General Hospital's ER to close Sunday afternoon to Monday morning - Oliver/Osoyoos News
The South Okanagan General Hospital emergency department is closing Sunday afternoon until Monday morning
https://www.castanet.net/news/Oliver-Osoyoos/570943/South-Okanagan-General-Hospital-s-ER-to-close-Sunday-afternoon-to-Monday-morning
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Gillian Sheppard
Dan Kim
6 months ago
It was a privilege to be a small part (with
@gsheppard.bsky.social
&
@rajivthava.bsky.social
) of this amazing new
#POCUS
resource – "Advanced POCUS, a Comprehensive Review" edited by
@mgottliebmd.bsky.social
& Nova Panebianco Book 🔗
doi.org/10.1007/978-...
Ocular chapter 🔗
doi.org/10.1007/978-...
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Ocular Ultrasound
Eye-related complaints are a common presentation to the emergency department and primary care setting. However, examination of the eye can be challenging for the clinician given the limitations of dir...
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-85308-1_15
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Development of a cannabis health literacy questionnaire: preliminary validation using the Rasch model - BMC Public Health
Background As cannabis becomes more integrated into Canadian society for medical and non-medical purposes, public health efforts have aimed to enhance public awareness and knowledge of the potential r...
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-025-23770-5?utm_source=rct_congratemailt&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=oa_20250724&utm_content=10.1186/s12889-025-23770-5
6 months ago
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Gillian Sheppard
Alan Drummond MD
7 months ago
The overlooked role of the home in mass shooting fatalities
injepijournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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The overlooked role of the home in mass shooting fatalities - Injury Epidemiology
Background Prevention efforts for mass shooting fatalities often focus on public events, overlooking where most fatalities occur. This study analyzes a comprehensive database to better inform preventi...
https://injepijournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40621-025-00602-z
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Gillian Sheppard
JAMA
7 months ago
Emergency departments pose heightened risks for older adults, worsened by prolonged stays and systemic issues like bed shortages.
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Why Are Emergency Department Stays Getting Longer for Older Adults?
This Medical News article discusses a recent study that found a concerning increase in prolonged emergency department stays for older adults.
https://ja.ma/40pCamm
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Gillian Sheppard
JAMA
7 months ago
Both high and increasing addictive screen use trajectories were associated with suicidal behaviors, suicidal ideation, and worse mental health in US youths.
https://ja.ma/46NptWi
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Truth. Regularly seeing kids using screens >10 hours a day.
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Gillian Sheppard
Dan Kim
7 months ago
Congratulations to
@rccbc.bsky.social
and team (including Tandi Wilkinson, Jason Curran, Virginia Robinson & Tracey DeLeeuw) for making it onto the cover of
@doctorsofbc.bsky.social
BCMJ for their paper on
#POCUS
in Haida Gwaii! 🔗
bcmj.org/articles/inn...
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Gillian Sheppard
JAMA
7 months ago
📊 JAMA Data Brief: Despite medical advances, US children's health is worsening with increased mortality and chronic conditions, partly due to inadequate insurance and societal investment.
https://ja.ma/45ZOZrf
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First Trimester Point of Care Ultrasound: Imaging Features and Review Behaviors Associated With Diagnostic Accuracy - Sheppard - Academic Emergency Medicine - Wiley Online Library
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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First Trimester Point of Care Ultrasound: Imaging Features and Review Behaviors Associated With Diagnostic Accuracy
Objectives We aimed to identify the most diagnostically challenging features in first-trimester point-of-care ultrasound (FT-POCUS) images. We also sought to determine the physician image review beh...
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/acem.70094
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Gillian Sheppard
Rebecca Bollwitt
7 months ago
Three women were k*lled this week in BC at the hands of a domestic partner. If this was three stranger attacks, there would be a public emergency.
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If Three Women Had Been Killed by a Stranger, There’d Be a Public Emergency She Was Killed. But the System’s Response Wasn’t Built for Her. Another woman is dead in British Columbia. - BWSS
This week, a U.S. federal jury delivered a partial verdict in the high-profile trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs. He was acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering charges, but convicted of transporting ...
https://www.bwss.org/if-three-women-had-been-killed
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Canadian ERs closed their doors for at least 1.14 million hours since 2019, records show
7 months ago
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Gillian Sheppard
Dan Kim
7 months ago
Pleased to share our new
@cjemonline.bsky.social
#JustTheFacts
piece on pediatric resuscitative
#POCUS
with the amazing Lianne McLean & Jade Seguin as our
#PEMPOCUS
experts
#PEM
@olszynskip.bsky.social
🔗
doi.org/10.1007/s436...
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Gillian Sheppard
Lance Racey (aka CranesfootLance)
7 months ago
BBC News - Inquiry finds British committed genocide on Indigenous Australians
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Inquiry finds British committed genocide on Indigenous Australians
It is the country's first formal "truth-telling" inquiry that ran for four years from 2021.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn413zlld4mo
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Gillian Sheppard
The New Yorker
7 months ago
Pursued relentlessly by the government of Vladimir Putin, the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died in prison. He left behind an account of his final years—and an admonition to his country and the world.
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Alexei Navalny’s Prison Diaries
The Russian opposition leader’s account of his last years and his admonition to his country and the world.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/10/21/alexei-navalny-patriot-memoir?utm_medium=social&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=bluesky&mbid=social_bluesky&utm_brand=tny
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Gillian Sheppard
André Picard @picardonhealth
7 months ago
Primary care in Canada is suffering and doctors want input on how to fix it. Our primary care system — the part of health care meant to be our front door — is not working the way it should, by
@tarakiyee.bsky.social
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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@thestar.com
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Primary care in Canada is suffering and doctors want input on how to fix it
Our primary care system — the part of health care meant to be our front door — is not working the way it should. But we have a chance to
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/primary-care-in-canada-is-suffering-and-doctors-want-input-on-how-to-fix-it/article_042eab25-20ba-45ad-96e3-e4d4e127b275.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-share
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Gillian Sheppard
Alan Drummond MD
7 months ago
Former Montreal Children’s physician David McGillivray ‘was the kind of clinician everyone wanted to be’
www.montrealgazette.com/news/article...
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Obituary: Former Montreal Children’s physician David McGillivray ‘was the kind of clinician everyone wanted to be’
Remembered for his modesty and his grace, he helped lay the foundation for pediatric emergency medicine in Canada.
https://www.montrealgazette.com/news/article1004141.html#storylink=cpy
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Gillian Sheppard
André Picard @picardonhealth
7 months ago
As of Canada Day, Canadian medical schools will no longer be accredited alongside US ones. This will protect Canadian universities from US political interference in medical education and enable a nimbler response to homegrown issues.
www.cma.ca/latest-stori...
via
@cmadocs.bsky.social
#MedEd
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Why it’s important Canada accredits its own medical schools
https://www.cma.ca/latest-stories/why-its-important-canada-accredits-its-own-medical-schools?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=cma-brief&utm_content=en#msdynmkt_trackingcontext=c830b843-932e-40cc-bb13-6257467d0000
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Gillian Sheppard
JAMA
7 months ago
Editorial: Addictive screen use in adolescents poses significant mental health risks beyond total screen time, necessitating targeted interventions.
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