“What does it mean to be an unapologetic leader in healthcare in 2024?'

I was recently giving a talk at a hospital on leadership and I was asked this question.

Here are the 4 key principles that need to be highlighted when discussing unapologetic leadership.

1. Values over…

Food for thought…
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Mental health in AMI-CS survivors
🔍substantial mental health morbidity but no ⬆️new diagnoses vs survivors w/o shock; ⬆️risk of self-harm
⚠️prognostic factors: pre-existing mental health morbidity, female, discharge to long-term hospital/rehab
#ICUrehab
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Studies have shown that people in mid-to-later life who are unable to stand on one leg for 10 seconds are twice as likely to die within 10 years when compared to their counterparts who are able.

These people are practicing for reps.

Train or die. Literally.
Live better.
Choice…

I do see a future where we proactively provide mental health services post critical illness. Thanks for leading this important project Shannon Fernando

Over the past 4 years, I've had the incredible opportunity to take the stage and address critical issues that matter:

1. Diversity
2. Racism
3. Healthcare
4. And the power of unapologetic leadership.

As a healthcare professional, I've witnessed firsthand the importance of…

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Trainees, what #resusTEE view is this and what is the major pathology?

More advanced question: what does the echogenicity of the abnormal finding tell you about chronicity?

#echofirst #meded #foamed #medtwitter

Nice article summarizing the concerns with youth mental health…

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Still think a proper debrief would have a ton of value…

As an ICU physician, I often get asked why I care about the mental health of our youth.

Here are a few reasons why:

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If you want to be an unapologetic leader, you need to embrace diversity.

Diversity Matters.

I'll give you an example. ↓

I was in a meeting during the height of the pandemic...

In this meeting, they were discussing mandating Covid-19 vaccines for school children.…

One person lands in the ICU, how much do you think that costs that healthcare system?

$53,000 (Canadian dollars)

I'm sure the US numbers aren't much different.

This is exactly why I got so focused on prevention when COVID took over.

Just consider what we could do with…

Smartphones Are Damaging Our Kids. “After two or three weeks, those who gave up or reduced their social-media use were less depressed than the control group. “ nationalreview.com/magazine/2024/… #ethicaldigital

Can AI help with triaging care?

Many of our patients in our region are waiting for surgery.

It doesn't have to be like this though.

Imagine if we could plug in our patients and their needs, and have an AI platform tell us who should be seen and when.

And going even…