I showed a resident how to diagnose a pneumothoraces She asked 'don't you mean a pneumothorax?' I replied 'it's pleural'

As a picu doc it’s my job not to panic or be scared when things are going wrong. I must be calm. I must be strong. I am currently terrified about situation in AB with Covid. If I am scared, I would suggest you should be too. We will do our best, I promise . Can you help us ?

BIG NEWS on school masks. Two studies one from AZ and one from throughout the US. #pedpulm #maskup #medtwitter linkedin.com/posts/growingl…

Sept 27/21 MLA Getson attack on Dr. Verna Yiu (she/her) Letter to Jason Kenney 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇮🇱 here albertazmsa.com/ezmsa Statements by Getson demonstrate his abysmal lack of public health & system understanding Erika MacIntyre Jennine Wismark MD Noel Gibney @GermHunterMD @shazmamithani Dr. Tehseen Ladha (she/her) Shelley Duggan

Please get vaccinated!

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Check out the final podcast in our series on cystic fibrosis! This episode covers the presentation of CF. It was created by Dr. Rose Sun, a pediatrics resident, with support from Drs. Tamizan Kherani and Melinda Solomon, pediatric respirologists. pedscases.com/cystic-fibrosi…

⁦Jason Silverman⁩ All it took was us having a coffee! Think of what we could accomplish if we ran into each other more! cbc.ca/news/health/pf…

Speak out against sexual assault. Survivors will see it. Speak out against transphobia. Trans folks will see it. But don’t speak out because people will see it. Speak out because it’s the right thing to do. Anyway, good morning to all of you using your platforms for good. 🙏

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U.S. Food & Drug Administration approves emergency use of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5-11. It says tests show it is 90.7% effective, comparable to the 16-25 age group. There were no serious side effects among any of the approximately 3,100 children tested.

#MIS-C is a rare, but serious condition in children, adolescents, or young adults who have had #COVID19 in the past 6 weeks. CDC has new resources to help you diagnose and treat MIS-C. Learn more: bit.ly/3AlpspL #pediatrics #healthychildren #children #adolescents

Lung growth and pulmonary function after prematurity and bronchopulmonary dysplasia onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pp… ta: @MSUPedsPulm

Nice work Dr. Casey and Jason Silverman

We're so proud to celebrate the organizers of @GiftsLives, Lindsey Kemp and Christine Post during #NationalPhilanthropyDay. These dedicated Stollery moms have raised funds and awareness of the need for more pediatric heart transplant research in #yeg and across the globe.

Fortunately, a 2018 study looked at real world sleep training and showed that crying peaked on the first day and resolved within a week. Read the full article: How Long Will My Child Cry During Sleep Training? ▸ lttr.ai/pHeT #crying #SleepTraining

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Light exposure 1 hour before bedtime suppresses melatonin levels in pre-school children by as much as 98%. Children are much more sensitive to blue light than adults. Light dimmers or red lights at night are a good solution. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jp…

EDI is so important in medicine. #ATS2022 is offering a post-grad course prior to the conference - check it out!