Pinch-me moment today: I got to moderate and intro @drjengunter.bsky.social at the DA Boyes OB/GYN Clinical Update at UBC. Hearing her tackle #misinfo with patients was eye-opening. We urgently need high-quality, accessible ##womenshealth info that meets people where they are.

Dr Jane Lea on Surgical coaching can be an effective means of improving technical & #nontechnicalskills at all career stages #NTS have a huge impact on surgical outcomes At DA Boyes #ObGyn Clinical Review

Excited to read this! #nontechnicalskills #SurgSky #DecisionMaking #clinicalreasoning

Nondual thinking isn’t abstract philosophy. It is surgical reality. Sun Tzu said it best: “He who relies solely on warlike measures shall be exterminated; he who relies solely on peaceful measures shall perish.” In our world: 1/3

still love this illustration ♥️ #ObGynSky #representation

Starting to fill my January 2026 schedule Which means November and December are pretty much filled

Epistemic dignity I wrote an essay on this important book for @thelancet.com: Do Less Harm: Ethical Questions for Health Historians, edited by Courtney Thompson & Kylie Smith Please read the review here www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... The book is available here www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...

In Canada we do 5 years of residency and have diff concerns than the US. But I 100% agree that GYN surgeons need to be practice ready after residency and reimbursed fairly for the immense value we bring. #ObGynSky

1/ Welcome to Edition 278 of West’s Well-Being Wednesday! Today I’ll briefly discuss the first in a series of papers in Mayo Clinic Proceedings on well-being across the stages of a medical career, starting with residency and fellowship www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S002...

"Spatial intelligence represents the frontier beyond language"... It will be interesting to follow how spatial intelligence & AI will impact #surgery and #surgicaleducation @drfeifei.bsky.social drfeifei.substack.com/p/from-words...

You’re never more vulnerable to a career-derailing complication than in your first 5 years… …and again in your last 5. Vimathalas et al, 2025 Ann Surg put data to & name what many of us have felt in our bones. 1/7 🧵 #SurgerySky

Remembrance Day is a time of reflection on the sacrifice of soldiers and civilians who risked their lives in times of war.  The Royal College expresses our sincere appreciation and gratitude for their service.  #LestWeForget #RemembranceDay

Breaking news: The FDA will ask drug manufacturers to remove a warning on hormone replacement therapies that some doctors say has long prevented women from taking medications aimed at treating the symptoms of menopause.

My thoughts on the FDA announcement today about MHT vajenda.substack.com/p/reaction-t...

Interesting study...there is a need to look at the context and pressures in which these medications are prescribed tho #GlobalSurgery #Ethiopia

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I helped make a film, out this week, called “Rovina’s Choice,” about the deaths this man without conscience or accountability has caused — already 600,000, ⅔ of them children.

In medicine we’re trained to treat disease, not navigate workplace conflict. It can feel like running a Code Blue without any ACLS cards. My book review of Conflict Resilience by @bobbordone.bsky.social & Joel Salinas is out in CJPL ➡️

it's CaRMS reference letter season - annual reminder to use a gender bias checker prior to submitting those letters! The bias is unconcious so it's nice to have a third party to help with blind spots. #MedSky #WomeninMedicine www.tomforth.co.uk/genderbias/

Proud of UBC’s work on this www.med.ubc.ca/news/b-c-dev...

"[McKinsey] finds that Canadian women spend 24 percent more time than men in poor health and with varying degrees of disability." driven by the efficacy gap, care delivery gap and data gap. @sogc.org #womenshealth #CanadaSky www.mckinsey.com/mhi/our-insi...

amazing representation of Branch for Global Surgical Care at Chung Research Day yesterday! @ubcmedicine.bsky.social #MedEdSky #GlobalSurgery #SurgicalEducation globalsurgery.med.ubc.ca/bgsc-gsl-pre...

Full circle moment 💙 Presented our work on Nontechnical Skills for Surgeons at Chung Research Day at VGH — the same hospital where my mom was born 78 years ago today. Grateful for her, this journey, and everyone advancing #MedEd & #SurgicalEducation.

Some takeaways from #ICRE2025 💡 Balancing #psychsafety with productive struggle is an ongoing art in learning. 🎭 #Improv helps us embody that balance through vulnerability, curiosity, and play. 💙Trust and connection aren’t extras but essential. Time well spent! @icreconf.bsky.social

Can confirm, improv is fun and brings learning along with it! Thanks #ICRE2025 for having us #nontechnicalskills #medicalimprov

Stories go where data cannot. We need a culture change in healthcare! We deserve to thrive in our medical careers. Wellness and mastery are not opposites. #ICRE2025 #wellness

Kaid presenting our work on #MedicalImprov and Nontechnical Skills for Surgeons #NOTSS in the Top Resident Research session! Such a joy to see the next gen bringing creativity, reflection, and a love of the arts into surgical education. 🎭🔪💡 #MedEdSky #Surgery #ICRE2025 @icreconf.bsky.social

Great plenary session at @icreconf.bsky.social discussing adaptive expertise and psychological safety in the learning space #ICRE2025. Speakers explored the relationship between productive struggle and flexibility and creativity. #MedSky

Faculty tend to teach how they were taught. Concepts like productive struggle are complex & (sometimes) uncomfortable for faculty. Where are safe spaces for faculty to practice these skills, so they can integrate into clinical teaching confidently? A call for engagement with FacDev? #ICRE2025

Situational awareness = more than noticing. It’s about revising your mental model as things change and understanding others’ perspectives. Loved exploring this in today’s #ICRE2025 SimTrek session. #MedEd #Simulation #Nontechnicalskills

Rolled up to the session and found an empty chair next to the one and only @orthopodreg.bsky.social 👀 …AND lecturer from my alma mater on the other side Safe to say my inner #meded nerd is having a moment ❤️ the convos already! #ICRE2025 #Quebec #MedEdSky #SurgSky @icreconf.bsky.social

Took my wind-swept self straight over to the “promoting trust & connection” community of practice session #ICRE2025 #quebec

On my way from west coast! 💃

"Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky" (a study) h/t @colesci.bsky.social

Bonjour Québec! Looking forward to seeing everyone at #ICRE2025 tomorrow!

Maddening how the spread of #misinformation has made work in healthcare even MORE stressful. US Pediatricians’ Reports of Feeling Unsafe at Work: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... "Pediatricians are not immune from workplace harassment and attacks with the growth of misinformation."

If you’re at #ICRE2025 and want authentic, candid, glorious conversations, you should chat to these folk If they’re busy…I guess, I’ll be there too #MedSky #MedEd #mentor @icreconf.bsky.social

Amazing! This will be spoken of for generations. #GlobalSurgery #CanadaSky @heiltsuk-paleo.bsky.social

Yesssss! As I like to quote “Women need equitable surgical care throughout their lives – not just during childbirth.” -Prof Salome Maswime Include #OBGYNs in #GlobalSurgery and vice versa gh.bmj.com/content/10/1...

Managing uncertainty is a crucial #nontechnicalskill. I like that they called it 'foundational' here. We all need to #improv in #medicine

Testing out my new medsky handle with this message: Human needs aren’t an inconvenience—they’re essential. Including rest. May you have a restful weekend!

Some pretty interesting metrics across the #Medsky feeds these last few weeks. We’ve been seeing a steady rise in posting across all the feeds over the last month.

This “a better culture “ curriculum is soo good! 🙏

#CanadaSky Love the hit about rural Canada!

Timflation — a piece I wrote using quotes from news stories, academic papers and online discussions about coffee prices and Tim Hortons in @globeandmail.com today. [gift 🎁 link] www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/e51db13...

The number of clinic patients/and surgeries you’ve seen under supervision with feedback matter more than the number of years that you have been in training. Get feedback on every post op XR. Never miss a case or an opportunity to present a case.

Day 2 of PAW 2025. As a long time Globe subscriber I’m glad to have been able to meet @picardonhealth.bsky.social before his closing keynote on AI and humanity in healthcare. Probably the most optimistic I’ve ever felt about AI applications!

Amazing day at #CHESDay2025 to share ideas and meet my #MedEd heroes. We shared how #QI methods can be used to boost student engagement testing small changes & measuring impact. Love being part of this community pushing education forward. #MedEdSky #QI #SurgEd @ubcmedicine.bsky.social

Dr Darlene Balmer on stories as teachers- “dealing with the unexpected “ is a CORE skill not a soft skill! Why I believe #improv can be such a powerful #MedEd tool #Nontechnicalskills #CHES2025