Questions about trans-competent cervical cancer screening? Check out this excellent video by docs from McMaster Family Med and OB/Gyn, residents, McMaster University Medical Students, and Hamilton Trans Health Coalition at the following link: transpap101.ca #transpap101 #WorldCancerDay

Whoever the writers are for this season of my life need to be fired. 1 emergency ovarian de-torsion surgery? Fine, it's for the plot. But two??? jail.

One of the many reasons why people are not as happy as they wish is simply because they're not allowing themselves to be. Nothing wrong with ambition and setting big goals, but denying yourself happiness until your dream job/promotion/etc. distracts you from the fact that you

There was a superb study of honesty around the world in 2019. Leave 17,000 wallets (with contact email) containing various sums of money in 355 cities across 40 countries. Would finders email the owner? The result: rates of honesty vary a LOT.

Not me getting COVID the day that CaRMS opens… whoever has my voodoo doll, pls put it down 😂

The College of Family Physicians of Canada is increasing residency by an additional year for FamMed training in Canada. What impact do you think that will have on med students interest to apply for FamMed residency? cfpc.ca/en/education-p… Ontario Medical Association Ontario Med Students Dr. Brian Goldman

Sometimes my bf will text me things like “babe, whatever you do, don’t check the Bears score” as if I, a med student in the middle of CaRMS who can’t name single non-Taylor swift related NFL fact, was at risk for that…

Cool #POCUS case of an abscess communicating with bone leading to a diagnosis of osteomyelitis From "Abscess pulsatility: a sonographic sign of osteomyelitis" by Hope Werenski @TheCaseyGlass 🔗doi.org/10.1186/s13089…

Dr Ihab Suliman A little bit history of #Hortons_Disease. From an #Egyptian Tomb dates back to 1350 BC, a stone carving of a “Blind Harpist” is probably the oldest document case of ‘#Temporal_Arteritis’ The Harpist is BLIND, and his Temporal Artery is tortuous and Prominent.

Ovarian torsion is a clinical diagnosis.. and that makes it challenging. Danielle had a personal experience with a twist, leading her to a real deep dive with a very comprehensive post and algorithmic approach to torsion: emottawablog.com/2023/10/experi…

When life gives you lemons (a surgical emergency during clerkship), make lemonade (content in the name of digital scholarship) #FOAMed #MedEd … Thank you EM Ottawa !!!

“normal flow” but pain not better = bad

Ovarian Torsion is such a challenging diagnosis (pain that resolves is tough). Danielle Penney, MD has some personal experience, and has some remarkable insights. She presents a great algorithmic clinical approach to this critical diagnosis: emottawablog.com/2023/10/experi…

Current mood #CaRMS

Our new study is out today in the New England Journal of Medicine! We demonstrate a speech neuroprosthesis that decodes the attempted speech of a man with ALS into text with 97.5% accuracy, enabling him to communicate with his family, friends, and colleagues in his own home. 1/9

Ahead of Resident Doctors Appreciation Week next week, submit a thank you card to a resident doctor you know to show your gratitude for them! 🌟 This initiative is brought to you by the Professional Association of Residents of Ontario. docs.google.com/forms/d/1VoI78…

Fantastic article that delivers poignantly the message we all need to hear in medicine ❤️ “Sometimes, the most healing thing a physician can do is pull up a chair 🪑” 👏Danielle Penney, MD

“Illness radiates outward; it spills into households, friendships, communities… If we don’t ask who’s standing behind a patient when they leave our care, even the best medical care can fall short.” So beautifully said. Thank you for so vulnerably sharing Danielle Penney, MD