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Out of 600+ students @ McMaster Med, this is how many Black students there are. 1st pic: when I entered the program. 2nd pic @ end of my MD. We need to show the MD program that the community is behind these asks! Pls share among ur professional networks! forms.gle/mY4LpU1DpdiGYM…

One of the most helpful pieces of feedback I received as a clerk was re language used in documentation (it wasn’t something I had previously given much thought to) - highly recommend this thread for anyone who will be writing patient care notes! Simple changes make a difference.

Here it is. Plainly stated: we are prepared to accept the deaths of migrant farm workers in order to maintain the “integrity” of the supply chain and the profits of a few.

Happy Canada Day to our amazing new PGY1s who just finished their Bootcamp and are ready to hit the wards!! WELCOME TO THE FAMILY ❤️

Our letter to the CMOH was submitted with 769 signers but we're now almost at 1000. Ford and Williams were obfuscating around the danger to migrant agricultural workers and now they are largely ignoring it. Please sign and share. x.com/ShailRawalMD/s…

As of 5 pm Tues., Ontario's regional public health units are reporting 45,866 confirmed or probable COVID-19 cases, with 2,855 deaths. The 7-day avg. is 🔺 to 166 cases/day and flat at 0.7 deaths/day. 184 cases today. The avg. is now most since July 4, passing that July spike.

I fell while making lunch for my children this morning. I’m okay. I got back up as usual. I can’t help but feel anger this time though. I am a #Polio survivor only b/c my parents were against #vaccines. Falling is normal to me but it didn’t have to be. 1/5

Requiring medical trainees to assemble in groups for exams during a pandemic poses unnecessary risks to the health of these trainees and to the health of our entire community. Examinations must be conducted electronically, or they must not be conducted at all. 2/

Vents are still difficult for me. There’s lots of physics and numbers and my brain just does not naturally work like that. I’ve been working through vent details lately, and I thought I’d share some basics. Corrections very welcome—I’m still training my brain in this stuff.

Are you a final-year medical student applying to internal medicine? Tomorrow, October 27, our program director Lori Whitehead will be hosting a Q+A at 7PM, followed by a Q+A with residents at 8PM. Links are available in the AFMC calendar: afmc.ca/en/learners/r1…

the tip to thread your dilator before stabbing with the scalpel = 🤯🤯🤯

Everything you need to know about the mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine. What we know and what questions still remain unanswered! Thank you to The Vaccine Makers Project for the incredible animations! youtu.be/Xzlwhz0MhTw via YouTube

tomorrow marks the start of a perfectly rectangular February, something that we only get on the calendar once every 200 years!!

The Ontario government has announced all residents 18 and older in “hot spot” postal codes will soon be able to get vaccinated. Is your postal code in this database? Check here: torstar.co/fxLV50Ejgz4

The risk of getting COVID and being hospitalized is at its highest Vax are here to help us decrease transmission, BUT most potent role is reducing your risk of hospitalization and death after 2 weeks - all 3 available in Canada after the first shot. Numbers below 1/

Our review of iron supplementation strategies in patients who have had bariatric surgery is live in Obesity Reviews today! Check it out if you’re interested: doi.org/10.1111/obr.13… @Doctor_Doum Pocosan Mark Crowther

Sama Anvari, Y Samarasinghe, N Alotaiby, Pocosan , Mark Crowther & @Doctor_Doum reviewed current strategies for iron supplementation following #bariatric surgery & assessed their relative efficacy in managing iron deficiency/iron deficiency anemia. doi.org/10.1111/obr.13…

Changing Tylenol from Q6 to QID matters Changing nebulizers from Q4 to Q4 while awake matters No vitals from 11PM-6AM matters Glasses&dentures matter Family visits matter Opening blinds matters Delirium is death by a thousand cuts. Every little detail matters

👀Check👀 out our latest pod where we cover the pathophys, history/exam, investigations & management the 🌍world's🌍most common infection: H. Pylori🦠! Written by Sama Anvari (IM Resident) & reviewed by Eric Greenwald (Gastroenterology) & John Neary (GIM) McMaster IM Residency Program

Some great resources for incoming GI fellows! #GITwitter #MedEd Sama Anvari Grace Wang