It's important to feel heard and to BE heard. We spoke with adolescents about their experiences having surgery:
1️⃣Adolescents value their autonomy in decision making
2️⃣Repetition helps
3️⃣Caregivers and family still have a role
4️⃣Transparency is important
link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Adolescents can occasionally feel like outsiders when discussions are occurring about issues relating to their own health. Surgical care can be particularly challenging
A great article by Tito Daodu MD
link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Sorry for all the strange tweets today! Turns out I got hacked 😖😱. Now begins the gruelling process of changing all my passwords 😭😭

More Halloween magic at Alberta Children’s Hospital. CAPS Surgeons youtu.be/z-nrW19Kwa4

Did we NEED to make two separate Halloween costumes for two different occasions? Of course not. Did we do it anyway? ABSOLUTELY! instagram.com/p/CkaIte1A7_9/…

1/3 Excited to share our article just published in Medical Education with coauthors @SHernande Tito Daodu MD and @ShannonRuzycki. We performed critical policy analysis of dress code policies from 14 undergraduate medical schools. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/me…

Pediatric surgeons in Canada must be educated about racism and systemic inequity, actively work to promote diversity within the field and practise antiracism in all spheres.

A framework for anti-racist practice for pediatric surgeons: cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.…
#Pediatrics

Shocking data… everyone who takes care of sick children must be aware of this 👇🏻

Canada's first Indigenous Governor General, within months of being appointed to the role, requested government officials outline what departments were doing to allow First Nations to move away from the Indian Act. ctvnews.ca/politics/gov-g…

Listened to a talk today from Dr. Helen Ofosu at the CANPAD Association #BlackHistoryMonth event. So powerful! Trying to build a world where my children don’t have to navigate their Blackness.

Tito Daodu MD

Look what just came in the (e)mail!
Officially completed my Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health MPH. Thanks Dayo Ogunyemi for all the support and Mary Brindle Shahrzad Joharifard MD MPH for encouraging me to do this degree! It feels good to master Public Health!

Sometimes you need to spend an insane amount of time making an epic Halloween video: youtube.com/watch?v=yQcxop…. #jackolanger CAPS Surgeons

Lego Avengers, Assemble! So proud to work with the most awesome team Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation Natalie Yanchar Mary Brindle Steve Lopushinsky. It was so fun making these costumes and dressing up with you!
Happy Halloween #jackolanger #pedsurg CAPS Surgeons

A privilege to work with friends/colleagues/mentors all extraordinary women WXN Lisa Monkman Prof. Meghan Azad, PhD Senator F. Gigi Osler Mary L. Brandt, MD, MDiv Tito Daodu MD Donna May Kimmaliardjuk ChrissyRaiMD Mary Brindle Marcia J. Anderson

Today is a day for reflection and mourning. Let us stand up for #TruthAndReconciliation and do the hard work that is necessary to de-colonialize this country!

Let's use July 1st in 🇨🇦 to address the systems that we are part of that continue to do harm to indigenous peoples. There are concrete opportunities to do better. #TruthAndReconciliation shows us clear steps. For those other HCWs, here are the 7️⃣ steps for health.
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Always a pleasure Shahrzad Joharifard MD MPH

Proud to have penned this article on “The Role of Pediatric Surgeons in Advancing Public Health” in the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Review with my dear friend and colleague Tito Daodu MD. Check it out and let us know what you think:

harvardpublichealthreview.org/32-article-dao…

Donated because I’m endlessly in awe of the commitment and resilience of my African colleagues. Will you? Thanks for leading the charge, Christa Grant, MD
gofund.me/58e98e8b