Congratulations Jasmine Mah from your TUTOR-PHC family!

The good news in the new CMAJ study is that cancer mortality in Canada continues to decline. This is the direct result of decades of investment in research, and also in better systems for screening and treatment. Still lots more to do of course.

As ED providers, we are sometimes forced to make risk-tolerant decisions for these “socially” vulnerable patients; either d/c to a place that may be unsafe or admit where risk for delirium and new or worsening symptoms is high; as Catherine Varner points out, the structural and

System failing growing number of seniors who are homeless, need more support: report by Nicole Ireland for The Canadian Press Read the CMAJ article here ➡️cmaj.ca/content/196/19… And the accompanying editorial ➡️cmaj.ca/content/196/19… halifax.citynews.ca/2024/05/21/sys…

22% in Canada don't have access to primary care One of the biggest determinants of access? The province you live in A bigger factor than your income, education, race, immigration status or rurality Findings from our latest paper CMAJ #OurCare🧵 cmaj.ca/content/196/19…

Imagine growing old and becoming #homeless? The problem is growing and seniors need more support CMAJ study cmaj.ca/content/196/19… Hospitals are providing solutions for the unhoused by building residences or transitional homes. Hear about the creation of one- Edmonton's

Dr. Jaspreet Bhangu talking about #falls on the new St. Joseph's Health Care London #DocTalks podcast

New work in which we did not find what we expected. Haptoglobin phenotype and intensive glycemic control for coronary artery disease risk reduction in people with type two diabetes: The Veterans Affairs Diabetes Trial sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

For seniors, a broken hip is more deadly than cancer in many cases. So why don’t we do more to prevent these life-altering fractures? by ⁦André Picard⁩ via ⁦Globe Opinion⁩ ⁦NeglectedNoMore⁩ #osteoporosis #aging theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

Congratulations to Dr. Michael Borrie for winning the Schulich WesternU Faculty Mentorship Award! So glad Drs Clarke (Jo-Anne Clarke) and Peel (Alexandrea Peel) could join us as contributors to Dr. Borrie’s nomination Western University

📝New Publication alert! 🚨 Our recent network meta-analysis 🔬📊compared the efficacy and safety of add-on sotatercept versus other PAH therapies. The study, which included 18 trials and 5777 patients, found that sotatercept significantly reduces clinical worsening compared to

Thank you Canadian Geriatrics for supporting the National Geriatrics Interest Group in organizing the Student Day 2024 in Calgary. We had great discussion RE: topics in geriatric medicine and career building. NGIG is very grateful to our wonderful speakers. Looking forward to next year!

Huge congrats to Kurtis Butt on your moderated poster this afternoon 🎉🩺🤓 ‘Community emergency’ patients are an important population often forgotten about and with bad outcomes if not dispositioned appropriately, we need to do better! Other co-authors: Amber Hodder

Older adults, the ‘social admission,’ and non-specific complaints in the ED; Bottom line is that we shouldn’t use these labels and instead find the acute problem that we’re likely missing, and recognize that this population is high-risk for decline and death. CAEP

Dr. Selena Maxwell is giving a virtual talk on “Frailty and its impact on those living with osteoarthritis,” hosted by The Wisdom Exchange Project on Wednesday June 19, 2024 from 1-2 PM ADT. Anyone can register to attend. #GMR #Frailty wisdomexchangeproject.com/events

Kicking off #27NKG with thought provoking keynote by Vânia de la Fuente-Núñez Karolinska Institutet #Ageism #AgingResearch Summary of session below 👇

A few memorable points from The National Institute on Aging (NIA) 's Dr. Luigi Ferrucci's Luigi Ferrucci keynote address #27NKG Karolinska Institutet #ageing #geroscience

Despite heat-alert warning systems, heat-related mortality in Europe increased in 2022, especially among elderly women in Italy, Spain, and Germany. Here is why ⬇️ #27NKG

.Canadian Medical Association Award winners include Tony Fields, Geneviève Moineau, 𝙹𝚘𝚎 𝚅𝚒𝚙𝚘𝚗𝚍 [email protected], Michelle Graham, Audrey McFarlane, Lynn Ashdown, Hadal El-Hadi, Saadia Sediqzadah, Caley Shukalek, Adom Bondzi-Simpson, MD, MSc, Jasmine Mah, Lotus Alphonsus, Saman Arfaie, MD, CM. An impressive group of physician leaders. cma.ca/get-involved/a…

This week on #CMAJPodcasts, we discuss innovative solutions to a vexing issue: “social admissions,” where emergency departments serve as a last resort for some socially vulnerable patients without an acute medical illness. ➡️ cmaj.ca/transcript-231… Jasmine Mah Andrew Boozary MD