#MAiD assessments for #frail people are challenging because: 1. #Frailty is dynamic 2. #Frailty is a heterogenous syndrome 3. Bill C-7 ambiguities still exist Outstanding essay by Sally Engelhart! Nathan Stall Allan Detsky MD PhD CM James Downar Ramona Mahtani CMAJ cmaj.ca/content/194/2/…

"Important changes are needed to ensure that all people in Canada have fair and equitable access to their desired end-of-life care." Sally Engelhart, Nathan Stall & Kieran Quinn MD PhD on assessing frail older adults requesting #MedicalAssistanceInDying (MAiD): cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.…

In response to the recommendation that we avoid wearing anything that might signal we work at the hospital when coming and going from work this weekend due to safety concerns and potential for targeted harassment by demonstrators.

After two years doing online sim (and subjecting everyone to the horrors of my cringe-worthy videography skills), it was SO much fun to get back in the Sim Lab today Sinai Health working on getting the UofTGIM U of T PGME PGY1s ready to be code blue team leaders!

Anyone know how to print out a sign-out list on EPIC with the hospital course/active issues/other stuff included?

Just received another message re: staffing shortages. Hoping The Royal College will consider that our cohort of IM residents have completed >189 additional evaluations with the new CBME curriculum that can better showcase our competency over an OSCE taking us away from patient care.

every man who was out there with my body my choice about vaccines better bring that same energy to uphold roe v wade.

If anyone is looking for a spa-like sauna experience I highly recommend the A-wing stairwell at Sunnybrook

Really vibing with these little derangedphysiology.com narrative comments

Full circle back to where this all started 17 years ago. I am beyond grateful to everyone who helped me along the way!

This blog is great, and I refer to the asynchrony section frequently - definitely worth a look pre-exam, its the best resource I've come across on the topic coemv.blog/category/async…

Just discovered a new YouTube channel by Joe Lewis for vent mechanics - very clear and helpful explanations about various modes, settings, disease states and asynchronies youtube.com/c/RespiratoryC…

Stumbled upon a GREAT resource for NDD, has the maneuvers outlined clearly and has actual cutoffs for the confounders. Some of the donor management is no longer reflected in Canadian guidelines (this was from 2016), so grain of salt for that section giftoflife.on.ca/resources/TGL_…

I am extremely grateful for the lessons from so many amazing teachers and colleagues that helped me achieve this milestone!

That 4th revision was the charm!! #MedEd article (finally) accepted thx to great work by Alyssa Louis Christie Lee. We looked at residents' experiences with bedside procedures - anticipation or avoidance?

This awesome group of residents and med students have been SO fun to work with this block - really enthusiastic group of learners led by an amazing senior (and incoming CMR) Eshita Kapoor 👏🏼👏🏼

Remember even though bicarb can temporarily make things look better, it doesn’t fix the problem! As a friend said “bicarb is the Spanx of the ICU” 11/

Very excited for the return of Department of Medicine University of Toronto Story Slam tonight! This year featuring a story by my best friend Sally Engelhart

Such a kind welcome to the TWH MSNICU! I am so grateful to my new colleagues here - truly wonderful people!