The Canary in the Coal Mine Has Died: CAEP Addresses Canada's Emergency Care Crisis with the EM:POWER Report. Now available. Visit: caep.ca/empower-2/

A big thank you to all those who cycled in support of #WearRedCanada in the HSC Winnipeg William Avenue Mall to raise awareness for Women’s Heart Health #HerHeartMatters Canadian Women's Heart Health Alliance (CWHHA)

“A person-centred approach to health care and its measurement could be the solution that allows us to care for, and design around, the needs of the patients, rather than those of clinicians and systems.”

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Calling University of Manitoba trainees! The MB Chapter of CIHR's IGH Sex and Gender Science Trainee Network is recruiting 3 new trainee leads. Check out the poster (alt text incl & ID in comments) for more details! Email your app to ightnmbUniversity of Manitoba.ca by Aug 1 2023! #umanitoba IGH Trainee Network

1/ I watched Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Joe Rogan yesterday and it gave me an opportunity to look into some of the 'old-school' antivax claims.

First Joe Rogan let's us know that he used to think RFK Jr. was 'kinda loony', but now he's a true believer in RFK's antivax claims.

Frailty is not a contraindication to prescribe exercise therapy, but rather one of the most important reasons to prescribe it.

🛑A message worth spreading 🛑

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#exercise #PhysicalActivity #geriatricians #olderadults

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Our Physician of the Week, Dr. Elizabeth Rhynold Elizabeth Rhynold is a rural geriatrician, committed to her patients & to promoting positive aging. She has been curating a ​positive aging playlist. Get a link to the playlist & read more about Dr. Rhynold at DRMB.ca/mdweek

Physical inactivity is now recognized as the 4th
leading cause of death and is a contributor to 40 chronic diseases. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36283907/

Very excited to be joining the University of Manitoba FRCPC EM Residency family and continuing in the Geri EM space! Big thank you to family, friends and mentors I’ve had along the way.

#CaRMS2023

Clinical Frailty Scale training & correct use resources - from Kenneth Rockwood's own institution, mentioned in my talk at today's #HECTOR training event for NHS Herefordshire & Worcestershire: dal.ca/sites/gmr/our-…

Pain cave set up for CaRMS interview exercise breaks #CFMSMatchContest2023

Canadian Medical Students MD Financial Management

Relative Protein Intake and Physical Function in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30235845/

findings of the present study indicate that a very high (≥1.2 g/kg/day) and high protein intake (≥1.0 g/kg/day) are associated

Frailty in the Geriatric ED-free webinar with international experts-essential viewing everyone working in ED Don Melady The Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative Simon Conroy Kenneth Rockwood gedcollaborative.com/event/frailty-… International Federation for Emergency Medicine British Geriatrics Society RCEMLearning IAEM Irish Gerontological Society EUSEM EuGMS - European Geriatric Medicine Society

Proud of my new emergency geriatric pharmacology 🧓🏻💊 summary from CJEM in collaboration with Don Melady and Joanne Ho! Learn about NSAIDs, benzos, antipsychotics and many more in older adults 🩺
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Dr. Duhamel’s Warm Hearts Study looking to recruit 200+ women (>55 years) to study #HeartDisease risk-assessment techniques🫀🚶‍♀️

Ping UM Faculty of Kinesiology & Recreation Management SBH Research Kevin Boreskie Jacqueline Hay @Taekwondodad66

🛑 Does route of postmenopausal estrogen administration matter?

⁦Dr ⁦Cindy Kalenga⁩ leads this project aimed to help individuals make informed choices to optimize their #cardiovascular health ⁦Libin Cardiovascular Institute⁩ ⁦⁦ frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

The field of Geriatric Cardiology continues to grow - an important new Scientific statement from the AHA on a topic that impacts most older adults: Preventing and Managing Falls in Adults With Cardiovascular Disease ahajournals.org/doi/abs/10.116…

Today med students from across Canada are meeting with Federal MPs to advocate for Universal Access to Contraception! Press Release: bit.ly/CFMSDayOfActio… For Press inquiries, contact our VP Comms Danielle at [email protected] #CFMSDayOfAction #ContraceptionIsHealthCare

The right to choose is a woman’s right and a woman’s right alone. Every woman in Canada has a right to a safe and legal abortion. We’ll never back down from protecting and promoting women’s rights in Canada and around the world.

Every ward should come with a team room dog