Christina Reppas-Rindlisbacher
@ChristinaReppas
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Geriatrician @SinaiGeriatrics @UHN | PhD Student Clin Epi @ihpmeuoft | CSTP @UofT_DoM | working on parting ways from X @creppas.bsky.social
Joined April 2015
Our new @AGSJournal study detailing the annual prevalence and disparities in tube feeding among Canadian nursing home residents with advanced dementia: https://t.co/nkF0B6nHbh Overall, the prevalence was low and declined between 2006 and 2022. There was a higher prevalence
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#ICYMI - #WomensAgeLab trainee, @ChristinaReppas, MD PhD(c) recently published a @JAMANetworkOpen paper on the association of non–English language preference with surgical wait time and post-op outcomes in older hip fracture repair patients. Learn more: https://t.co/a2xF9XYUQJ
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#ICESOntario NEW STUDY—Non-English speakers face inequities in hip fracture care. Read more: https://t.co/pIOvY5KYuw
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Our new study showing that non-English speakers face inequities in hip fracture care. Thanks to @LapointeShaw @NathanStall @RochonPaula @ksheehanmd Therese Stukel and Rob Fowler for their guidance and collaboration!
A #NewStudy at Women’s Age Lab at WCH highlights inequities in hip fracture care for non-English-speaking patients, who face higher rates of #delirium, #heartattacks, longer hospital stays and nursing home discharges. Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/IHmbqHXIF4
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Our popular delirium prevention poster is now available in 20 languages including Greek, with thanks to @ChristinaReppas for thoughtful editing😀➡️ https://t.co/4XaLeYwrOH
#sfCare
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With summer now in full swing, @ChristinaReppas, geriatrician at Sinai Health, shares tips with @YahooStyleCA on how seniors can stay cool and healthy in this hot weather. https://t.co/1V5q3vkwyX
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Thrilled to receive this award and recognition from @AmerGeriatrics and so thankful for the support and mentorship of my @ihpmeuoft supervisor Dr.@RochonPaula and my thesis committee @LapointeShaw @ksheehanmd Dr. Rob Fowler and Dr. Therese Stukel.
Congratulations to Dr.@ChristinaReppas, Clin Epi PhD student, who recently received the Scientist-in-Training Research Award from @AmerGeriatrics. Read more: https://t.co/3wyiUVAY8a
#Geriatrics
#ClinEpi
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Managing the tension between dementia as a chronic condition and as a terminal illness requires us to be comfortable with holding uncertainty, and with helping people living with dementia and their loved ones to live with uncertainty #BGSconf
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🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 thank you @AmerGeriatrics its an honour to be recognized and it was a pleasure presenting my work and networking at #AGS2024. Huge thanks to my wonderful supervisor @RochonPaula and @WCHResearch for the support!!
👏Congrats to Dr. Christina Reppas (@christinareppas), PhD student at Women's Age Lab at WCH, for receiving the Scientist-in-Training Research Award from @AmerGeriatrics! Her research is focused on improving #delirium care for #OlderAdults. Learn more ⬇️ https://t.co/GCcDFziuqT
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Editorial of the year. Can we please stop doing this to patients? ⤵️⤵️⤵️🙏
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This piece by @egpayne captures everything - things you can only understand if you work in this system or have tried to navigate it for yourself or someone you love. "I thought I understood the health system. But I really didn’t until my father fell." https://t.co/4tAY2sWonm
ottawacitizen.com
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Here is a one pager on tips to improve the lives of patients, nurses, and your team on GIM. Thx to all who provided feedback on earlier versions, in particular the real dr fralick @richfralick. feedback welcomed on what we are missing here.
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💊 #Xanax, #Valium, #Ativan… Why do doctors prescribe #benzodiazepines (“benzos”) to people living with #dementia, when are they safe and effective, and what treatment alternatives do experts recommend? We asked doctors @rochonpaula & @ChristinaReppas👇
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Cholinesterase inhibitors and adverse events -> Are we properly evaluating risk? Excellent systematic review from @MananAhuja12, @ShaileeS_, @KaitlinLewis_ & @ArianKarimi9 published in @Age_and_Ageing
@JustinLeeMD @EricWong_MD @emma_sood @DeliriumCare
https://t.co/to9WmAoHcJ
academic.oup.com
AbstractBackground. Cholinesterase inhibitors are commonly used to treat patients with neurocognitive disorders, who often have an elevated risk of falling
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Les antipsychotiques devraient être écartés du traitement standard du délirium ➡️ https://t.co/MrTuLDhv6Z
@ChristinaReppas @NathanStall @Sinaihealth @SinaiGeriatrics
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It was a pleasure to join @Being_Patient_ and @ChristinaReppas to talk about the safety of Benzodiazepines for patients with dementia. You can watch the full discussion here: #womensagelab #dementia #benzos #agingwell #aging #medicationsafety
https://t.co/5zNpqM1EYn
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Congrats to Dr. Andrew Perrella & @ArianKarimi9 for a new paper exploring factors associated with unplanned discharges from geriatric #rehabilitation! @ChristinaReppas @JustinLeeMD @GERAScentre News release from @machealthsci: https://t.co/pTkWKDQNPA
https://t.co/sZQaiDZjRR
healthsci.mcmaster.ca
Completing rehabilitation and going home is a major milestone on the path of recovery after hospitalization, especially for older adults. As Canada’s population ages and demand grows for rehab...
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#Antipsychotics, like antibiotics, have many valuable uses, but they're also often Rx'd inappropriately, esp in hospitals and nursing homes. Exhibit A: https://t.co/bDTIH8G07E
@ChristinaReppas Exhibit B: https://t.co/gwiPlopB1C
@JasmineJinjiaoW H/T @MsFreude for the idea!
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#TomorrowsTrial: “Are Antibiotics Helpful for Older Adults with Delirium and Pyuria or Bacteriuria?” by @ChristinaReppas, MD, and Christopher Kandel, MD, PhD. https://t.co/CiRpeNaxnv
#IDTwitter #Delirium @SinaiGeriatrics @UHN @UofT_DoM @MGHToronto
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Must-read <300 words on #Delirium mngmnt by @ChristinaReppas and @NathanStall. Antipsychotics not first line, no demonstrated efficacy at improving outcomes in sys reviews. If must use bc distress or risk harm to self/others, start low/go slow: https://t.co/APUQaN4DBc
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