Presented at #ACC24 :

Hospitalized patients with acute myocardial infarction & preserved EF were assigned to receive open-label long-term beta-blocker therapy or not. Beta-blockers did not lead to a lower risk of death or MI. Full REDUCE-AMI trial results: nej.md/4akVhRx

MSF is horrified that Al-Shifa hospital is in ruins after a 14-day long operation by Israeli forces in and around the facility. Gaza’s largest hospital is now out of service. Given the extent of the destruction, people in the north are left with even fewer healthcare options.

Al-Shifa hospital in #Gaza this morning, following the end of the latest Israeli siege.

I repeat: hospitals must be respected and protected; they must not be used as battlefields.

“People don’t have access to food. They don’t have access to water. They live in crowded conditions.'

More from Amy Potter, a Canadian nurse who recently returned from #Gaza via Ben Cohen and Toronto Star. thestar.com/news/canada/th…

'In December 2020, the virtual ED program was born...in a nutshell, it allows patients to book a time slot to see a health-care provider online that day.'
Read more on how University Health Network and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre are innovating to reduce ED wait times:
thestar.com/news/gta/how-t…

Thanks to Toronto Star Kenyon Wallace for highlighting some of the emerging health solutions, including the University Health Network #VirtualED , designed to meet the needs of patients and support broad health system capacity .

Thank you Kenyon Wallace for highlighting some of the innovative work happening in EDs across the GTA. Ontario Health
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Great article by Kenyon Wallace highlighting some of the work we've been doing in the ED The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and across the GTA to try to address waits and patient experience thestar.com/news/gta/how-t… . Great work Devin Singh Sameer Masood MD, MPH Justin Hall Kyle Vojdani

We hear a lot about Emergency Department (ED) wait times.

Fortunately, technology - from AI to online booking - is providing a ray of light!

#TeamUHN Emergency Physician Sameer Masood MD, MPH discusses the Virtual ED ⬇
thestar.com/news/gta/how-t…

Really only 2 indications in the ED
- SBP
- Large volume paracentesis

We now have RapidAssessmentInNeurosurgery #RAIN clinic open University Health Network Krembil Brain Institute University of Toronto Neurosurgery
This made possible by Doug Ford Ontario Ministry of Health
Scan the QR code/contact information below 👇
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As paediatricians and allied children’s health care providers, we mourn the ongoing devastation and loss of life and security in Gaza, where thousands have died and approximately 1 million children are internally displaced and face imminent starvation and an uncertain future. 1/2

📣Exciting News!📣

UHN's Toronto General Hospital has climbed to third among the world's best hospitals in a global ranking from Newsweek magazine - its highest spot on the prestigious annual list!

Learn more ➡ bit.ly/3OYAsCG

You've probably heard that Bicarbonate has to turn into CO2 to raise the pH. “Don’t give bicarb if you can’t increase ventilation.”

But how much CO2 is there in an amp of sodium bicarbonate?

A bicarb 🧵
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Hot off the Press: Use of Topical Anesthetics in the Management of Patients With Simple Corneal Abrasions: Consensus Guidelines from the American College of Emergency Physicians annemergmed.com/article/S0196-… Ken Milne MD

Original Article: External Validation of a Commercial Acute Kidney Injury Predictive Model nejm.ai/42z48Mn #AIinMedicine

The Gaza Strip is the most dangerous place in the world to be a child.

We need a humanitarian ceasefire. Now. uni.cf/49ckkWq

'All children living in the Gaza Strip have lost their childhood. They are traumatized and will forever live with a permanent impact on their mental health.'

- Ann Skelton, Chair of the UN Child Rights Committee #CRC ⬇️

My testimony to the Toronto Star that what we lack are staffed “hospital beds, hospital beds, hospital beds”. The downstream effect is an inhumane patient experience. Reporting by ⁦Kenyon Wallace⁩

When you see 15/20 patients on an ER shift in the waiting room, you know the system has collapsed. Local solutions can't fix a system wide problem.
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